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264 Notable deaths
in Chicago
June Travis
American actress (1914-2008).
Born August 7th, 1914 in Chicago.
Died April 14th, 2008 at 93 years old in Chicago (stroke). [ref]
Bud Freeman
American musician.
Born April 13th, 1906 in Chicago. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1991 at 84 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Henry Burr
Canadian singer, radio performer and producer (1882-1941).
Born January 15th, 1882 in St. Stephen.
Died April 6th, 1941 at 59 years old in Chicago (esophageal cancer).
Michael Silverstein
American linguist, anthropologist (1945–2020).
Born September 12th, 1945 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2020 at 74 years old in Chicago (brain tumor). [ref]
Zona Gale
American author and playwright.
Born August 26th, 1874 in Portage. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1938 at 64 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Carey Bell
American blues musician (1936–2007).
Born November 14th, 1936 in Macon.
Died May 6th, 2007 at 70 years old in Chicago (heart failure). [ref]
Edward Shils
American sociologist.
Born July 1st, 1910 in Chicago.
Died January 23rd, 1995 at 84 years old in Chicago.
Leigh Van Valen
American biologist.
Born August 12th, 1935 in Albany.
Died October 16th, 2010 at 75 years old in Chicago (leukemia). [ref]
Edmund Jacobson
American physiologist.
Born April 22nd, 1888 in Chicago. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1983 at 94 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Ludwig Hilberseimer
German architect (1885–1967).
Born September 14th, 1885 in Karlsruhe. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1967 at 81 years old in Chicago. [ref]
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