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242 Notable deaths
 in Chicago

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.

Born September 14th, 1920 in Mendoza. [ref]

Died April 16th, 1998 at 77 years old in Chicago. [ref]

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]

Karl Llewellyn

American legal scholar.

Born May 22nd, 1893 in Seattle.

Died February 13th, 1962 at 68 years old in Chicago.

Robert Redfield

American anthropologist.

Born December 4th, 1897 in Chicago. [ref]

Died October 16th, 1958 at 60 years old in Chicago. [ref]

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