John G. Bergen

Leonard Bernstein

1918–1990 (age 72)

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Renowned composer and conductor best known for West Side Story and his tenure with the New York Philharmonic.

Martin E. Thompson

1786–1877 (age 91)

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Martin E. Thompson (1786-1877) was a long-lived 19th-century New Yorker of architectural or artistic prominence.

William Henry Powell

1823–1879 (age 56)

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William Henry Powell was a New York City artist and painter who lived from 1823 to 1879.

Jean-Michel Basquiat

1960–1988 (age 28)

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Neo-expressionist painter who rose to fame in the 1980s New York art scene.

Isaac T. Hopper

1771–1852 (age 81)

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Isaac T. Hopper was a Quaker abolitionist and social reformer who aided fugitive slaves throughout his life.

Silas Stringham

1798–1876 (age 78)

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Silas Stringham (1798-1876) was a U.S. Navy admiral who served during the Civil War era.