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249 Notable deaths
in Chicago
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]
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).
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).
Ernest Burgess
American sociologist.
Born May 16th, 1886 in Tilbury. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1966 at 80 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Earl Hooker
American chicago blues guitarist.
Born January 15th, 1929 in Clarksdale. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1970 at 41 years old in Chicago (tuberculosis). [ref]
John Wellborn Root
American architect.
Born January 10th, 1850 in Georgia. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1891 at 41 years old in Chicago (pneumonia). [ref]
Lorado Taft
American sculptor, writer, and educator.
Born April 29th, 1860 in Elmwood.
Died October 30th, 1936 at 76 years old in Chicago.
Alberto Calderón
Argentine mathematician (1920–1998).
Born September 14th, 1920 in Mendoza.
Died April 16th, 1998 at 77 years old in Chicago.
Lonnie Brooks
American blues singer and guitarist.
Born December 18th, 1933 in St. Landry Parish.
Died April 1st, 2017 at 83 years old in Chicago. [ref]
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