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John Shae Perring
British academic (1813-1869).
Born January 24th, 1813 in Boston.
Died January 16th, 1869 at 55 years old in Manchester.
Philip Leslie Hale
American impressionist painter (1865-1931).
Born May 21st, 1865 in Boston.
Died February 2nd, 1931 at 65 years old in Boston.
Theodore Lyman
American physicist (1874–1954).
Born November 23rd, 1874 in Boston.
Died October 11th, 1954 at 79 years old in Cambridge.
Sumner Paine
American sport shooter (1868–1904).
Born May 13th, 1868 in Boston.
Died April 18th, 1904 at 35 years old in Boston.
Wilhelm Berger
German composer, pianist and conductor (1861-1911).
Born August 9th, 1861 in Boston.
Died January 16th, 1911 at 49 years old in Jena.
William Stimpson
American marine biologist (1832–1872).
Born February 14th, 1832 in Boston.
Died May 26th, 1872 at 40 years old in Ilchester (tuberculosis).
David Browning
American diver (1931-1956).
Born June 5th, 1931 in Boston.
Died March 13th, 1956 at 24 years old in Rantoul (aircraft crash).
Phil Napoleon
American jazz musician (1901–1990).
Born September 2nd, 1901 in Boston.
Died October 1st, 1990 at 89 years old in North Miami. [ref]
James Jackson Putnam
American neurologist (1846–1918).
Born October 3rd, 1846 in Boston.
Died November 4th, 1918 at 72 years old in Boston (myocardial infarction).
Gladys Walton
American actress (1903–1993).
Born February 21st, 1904 in Boston.
Died November 15th, 1993 at 89 years old in Morro Bay (cancer).
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