On Sept. 28, 1891 he died in New York City after a whale of a life
... Death Melville died at his home in New York City early on the 
morning of... [DOC] [TLE] Herman Melville (August 1, 1819  September 28, 1891), American ... [PAR] Melville was born in New York City on August 1, 1819, the third of eight children 
of Allan and ...