Deaths in...
219 Notable deaths
in San Francisco
Arno Allan Penzias
German-born american physicist.
Born April 26th, 1933 in Munich.
Died January 22nd, 2024 at 90 years old in San Francisco (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Edward Van Sloan
American film character actor (1882–1964).
Born November 1st, 1882 in Chaska.
Died March 8th, 1964 at 81 years old in San Francisco.
Frank Norris
American journalist and novelist (1870-1902).
Born March 5th, 1870 in Chicago.
Died October 25th, 1902 at 32 years old in San Francisco (peritonitis).
Imogen Cunningham
American photographer (1883-1976).
Born April 12th, 1883 in Portland.
Died June 23rd, 1976 at 93 years old in San Francisco.
T. V. Soong
Chinese businessman and politician (1894-1971).
Born December 4th, 1893 in Shanghai.
Died April 26th, 1971 at 77 years old in San Francisco.
Robert Duncan
American poet (1919-1988).
Born January 7th, 1919 in Oakland.
Died February 3rd, 1988 at 69 years old in San Francisco (kidney disease).
Tony Lazzeri
American baseball player and coach (1903-1946).
Born December 6th, 1903 in San Francisco.
Died August 6th, 1946 at 42 years old in San Francisco (falling from height).
William F. Dean
United states army medal of honor recipient (1899–1981).
Born August 1st, 1899 in Carlyle.
Died August 24th, 1981 at 82 years old in San Francisco.
Hessy Levinsons Taft
German-jewish model and chemist (1934–2026).
Born May 17th, 1934 in Berlin. [ref]
Died January 1st, 2026 at 91 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Feng-Shan Ho
Chinese diplomat whose actions during the second world war earned him the title "righteous among the nations" (1901–1997).
Born September 10th, 1901 in Yiyang prefecture.
Died September 28th, 1997 at 96 years old in San Francisco (disease).
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