Deaths in...
322 Notable deaths
in Washington, D.C.
William Borah
American politician (1865–1940).
Born June 29th, 1865 in Fairfield. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1940 at 74 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Arthur Goldberg
American lawyer, politician and civil servant (1908-1990).
Born August 8th, 1908 in Chicago.
Died January 19th, 1990 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure).
Harlan F. Stone
Chief justice of the united states from 1941 to 1946.
Born October 11th, 1872 in Chesterfield.
Died April 22nd, 1946 at 73 years old in Washington, D.C. (cerebral hemorrhage).
Kenneth Waltz
American political scientist and international relations theoretician (1924-2013).
Born June 8th, 1924 in Ann Arbor.
Died May 12th, 2013 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C. (pneumonia).
Harris Wofford
American politician (1926-2019).
Born April 9th, 1926 in New York City.
Died January 21st, 2019 at 92 years old in Washington, D.C. (fall). [ref]
Helen Herron Taft
First lady to william howard taft (1861-1943).
Born June 2nd, 1861 in Cincinnati.
Died May 22nd, 1943 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C..
Russell B. Long
American politician (1918–2003).
Born November 3rd, 1918 in Shreveport.
Died May 9th, 2003 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Neil Sheehan
American writer, historian, soldier (1936-2021).
Born October 27th, 1936 in Holyoke.
Died January 7th, 2021 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Louise Slaughter
American politician and activist (1929–2018).
Born August 14th, 1929 in Lynch.
Died March 16th, 2018 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C. (fall).
John Marshall Harlan II
Us supreme court justice from 1955 to 1971.
Born May 20th, 1899 in Chicago. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1971 at 72 years old in Washington, D.C. (spinal cord neoplasm). [ref]
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon