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1,530 Notable deaths
 in New York City

Jerry Orbach

American actor and singer (1935-2004).

Born October 20th, 1935 in New York City. [ref]

Died December 28th, 2004 at 69 years old in New York City (prostate cancer). [ref]

Woody Guthrie

American singer-songwriter (1912–1967).

Born July 14th, 1912 in Okemah. [ref]

Died October 3rd, 1967 at 55 years old in New York City (Huntington's disease). [ref]

Lena Horne

American singer, actress, civil rights activist and dancer (1917-2010).

Born June 30th, 1917 in New York City. [ref]

Died May 9th, 2010 at 92 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]

Arthur Ashe

American tennis player.

Born July 10th, 1943 in Richmond. [ref]

Died February 6th, 1993 at 49 years old in New York City (pneumonia, AIDS related disease). [ref]

Hannah Arendt

German-american philosopher and political theorist.

Born October 14th, 1906 in Lindener Marktplatz 2 (Hannover). [ref]

Died December 4th, 1975 at 69 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Gloria Grahame

American actress (1923-1981).

Born November 28th, 1923 in Los Angeles. [ref]

Died October 5th, 1981 at 57 years old in New York City (cancer, breast cancer). [ref]

Marsha P. Johnson

American gay liberation activist and transgender woman (1945-1992).

Born August 24th, 1945 in Elizabeth.

Died July 6th, 1992 at 46 years old in New York City. [ref]

Charlie Parker

American jazz musician (1920–1955).

Born August 29th, 1920 in Kansas City. [ref]

Died March 12th, 1955 at 34 years old in New York City (pneumonia, lobar pneumonia, perforated ulcer). [ref]

Rudolph Valentino

Italian silent film actor (1895-1926).

Born May 6th, 1895 in Castellaneta. [ref]

Died August 24th, 1926 at 31 years old in New York City (peritonitis). [ref]

Walter Cronkite

American broadcast journalist (1916-2009).

Born November 4th, 1916 in St. Joseph. [ref]

Died July 17th, 2009 at 92 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]

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