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1,904 Notable deaths
in New York City
Edward A. Murphy, Jr.
American engineer, coiner of murphy's law (1918–1990).
Born January 11th, 1918 in Panama Canal Zone.
Died July 17th, 1990 at 72 years old in New York City.
Isabelle Collin Dufresne
French-american artist and author (1935–2014).
Born September 6th, 1935 in La Tronche.
Died June 14th, 2014 at 78 years old in New York City (cancer).
Walter Wanger
American film producer (1894-1968).
Born July 11th, 1894 in San Francisco.
Died November 18th, 1968 at 74 years old in New York City (disease).
Michael Zaslow
American actor.
Born November 1st, 1942 in Inglewood.
Died December 6th, 1998 at 56 years old in New York City (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Al Shean
Comedian (1868-1949).
Born May 12th, 1868 in Dornum.
Died August 12th, 1949 at 81 years old in New York City.
Johnny Hodges
American alto saxophonist (1907–1970).
Born July 25th, 1907 in Cambridge.
Died May 11th, 1970 at 62 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Roland Young
British actor (1887–1953).
Born November 11th, 1887 in London.
Died June 5th, 1953 at 65 years old in New York City.
Antonino Rocca
Italian professional wrestler (1921–1977).
Born April 13th, 1921 in Treviso.
Died May 15th, 1977 at 56 years old in New York City.
Miller Huggins
American baseball player (1878–1929).
Born March 27th, 1878 in Cincinnati.
Died September 25th, 1929 at 51 years old in New York City (sepsis).
Elliott Carter
American composer (1908-2012).
Born December 11th, 1908 in Manhattan.
Died November 5th, 2012 at 103 years old in New York City. [ref]
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