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Mordecai Kaplan
Lithuanian american rabbi (1881-1983).
Born June 11th, 1881 in Švenčionys.
Died November 8th, 1983 at 102 years old in New York City.
Wilfrid Voynich
Polish revolutionary, antiquarian, bibliophile, historian and eponym of voynich manuscript (1865-1930).
Born November 12th, 1865 in Telšiai.
Died March 19th, 1930 at 64 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Orison Swett Marden
American writer (1848-1924).
Born June 11th, 1848 in New Hampshire.
Died March 10th, 1924 at 75 years old in New York City.
Robert La Tourneaux
American actor (1945–1986).
Born August 10th, 1945 in St. Louis.
Died June 3rd, 1986 at 40 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications).
Néstor Almendros
Spanish director of photography and director (1930–1992).
Born October 30th, 1930 in Barcelona.
Died March 4th, 1992 at 61 years old in New York City (lymphoma).
Lee Falk
American comics writer.
Born April 28th, 1911 in St. Louis.
Died March 13th, 1999 at 87 years old in New York City.
David Ausubel
American psychologist (1918–2008).
Born October 25th, 1918 in New York City.
Died July 9th, 2008 at 89 years old in New York City.
John Joseph O'Connor
American cardinal, archbishop of new york (1920–2000).
Born January 15th, 1920 in Philadelphia.
Died May 3rd, 2000 at 80 years old in New York City (brain cancer).
Rachel Pollack
American science fiction author, comic book writer, and expert on divinatory tarot (1945–2023).
Born August 17th, 1945 in Brooklyn.
Died April 7th, 2023 at 77 years old in New York City (Hodgkin lymphoma). [ref]
Charles Alston
African-american visual artist (1907-1977).
Born November 28th, 1907 in Charlotte.
Died April 27th, 1977 at 69 years old in New York City (cancer).
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