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1,904 Notable deaths
in New York City
Augusta Savage
American sculptor (1892–1962).
Born February 29th, 1892 in Green Cove Springs. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1962 at 70 years old in New York City. [ref]
Joseph Sweeney
American actor (1884–1963).
Born July 26th, 1884 in Philadelphia.
Died November 25th, 1963 at 79 years old in New York City.
Alain LeRoy Locke
American philosopher and writer (1885–1954).
Born September 13th, 1885 in Philadelphia.
Died June 9th, 1954 at 68 years old in New York City.
Arif Mardin
Turkish-american record producer (1932–2006).
Born March 15th, 1932 in Istanbul.
Died June 25th, 2006 at 74 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
John Taylor Gatto
American teacher and author (1935–2018).
Born December 15th, 1935 in Monongahela.
Died October 25th, 2018 at 82 years old in New York City. [ref]
Fred Ebb
American musical theatre composer (1928-2004).
Born April 8th, 1932 in New York City.
Died September 12th, 2004 at 72 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Canada Lee
American actor.
Born March 3rd, 1907 in Manhattan.
Died May 9th, 1952 at 45 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Glenn Branca
American composer and guitarist (1948-2018).
Born October 6th, 1948 in Harrisburg.
Died May 13th, 2018 at 69 years old in New York City (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Wassily Leontief
Russian economist (1906-1999).
Born August 5th, 1906 in Munich. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1999 at 92 years old in New York City.
Marianne Moore
American poet (1887–1972).
Born November 15th, 1887 in Kirkwood. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1972 at 84 years old in New York City.
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