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242 Notable deaths
in Chicago
Augustine Tolton
American priest.
Born April 1st, 1854 in Ralls County.
Died July 9th, 1897 at 43 years old in Chicago.
Fazlur Rahman Malik
Pakistani philosopher.
Born September 21st, 1919 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1988 at 68 years old in Chicago.
Margaret Walker
American poet and writer (1915-1998).
Born July 7th, 1915 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1998 at 83 years old in Chicago (breast cancer). [ref]
Otis Clay
American r&b and soul singer.
Born February 11th, 1942 in Waxhaw.
Died January 8th, 2016 at 73 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Walter Sande
American actor.
Born July 9th, 1906 in Denver.
Died February 22nd, 1972 at 65 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Marion Mahony Griffin
American architect and artist.
Born February 14th, 1871 in Chicago. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1961 at 90 years old in Chicago.
Haddon Sundblom
American artist (1899-1976).
Born June 22nd, 1899 in Muskegon.
Died March 10th, 1976 at 76 years old in Chicago.
David Edwards
American blues guitarist and singer.
Born June 28th, 1915 in Shaw. [ref]
Died August 29th, 2011 at 96 years old in Chicago (heart failure). [ref]
August Vincent Theodore Spies
American upholsterer, radical labor activist, and newspaper editor (1855-1887).
Born December 10th, 1855 in Burg Landeck. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1887 at 31 years old in Chicago (hanging). [ref]
Otto Kerner, Jr.
33rd governor of illinois (1908-1976).
Born August 15th, 1908 in Chicago. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1976 at 67 years old in Chicago (cancer). [ref]
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