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263 Notable deaths
in Chicago
Charles Emil Ruthenberg
American politician (1882-1927).
Born July 9th, 1882 in Cleveland.
Died March 2nd, 1927 at 44 years old in Chicago (appendicitis).
Merton Miller
American economist.
Born May 16th, 1923 in Boston. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 2000 at 77 years old in Chicago. [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]
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.
Died November 11th, 1887 at 31 years old in Chicago (hanging to death).
Chuck Willis
American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter (1926-1958).
Born January 31st, 1928 in Atlanta.
Died April 10th, 1958 at 30 years old in Chicago (peritonitis).
Edward H. Levi
Jewish american politician (1911-2000).
Born June 26th, 1911 in Chicago.
Died March 7th, 2000 at 88 years old in Chicago (Alzheimer's disease).
John Pople
Nobel prize winning british chemist (1925-2004).
Born October 31st, 1925 in Burnham-on-Sea.
Died March 15th, 2004 at 78 years old in Chicago (liver cancer).
Otis Clay
American r&b and soul singer (1942–2016).
Born February 11th, 1942 in Waxhaw.
Died January 8th, 2016 at 73 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
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