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253 Notable deaths
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 (1933–2017).
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 (1897–1958).
Born December 4th, 1897 in Chicago.
Died October 17th, 1958 at 60 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Wayne C. Booth
American academic.
Born February 22nd, 1921 in American Fork. [ref]
Died October 10th, 2005 at 84 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Cyril M. Kornbluth
American science fiction author (1923-1958).
Born July 2nd, 1923 in Manhattan.
Died March 21st, 1958 at 34 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rudolf Dreikurs
American austrian-born md.
Born February 8th, 1897 in Vienna.
Died May 25th, 1972 at 75 years old in Chicago.
Leo Kadanoff
American physicist.
Born January 14th, 1937 in New York City.
Died October 26th, 2015 at 78 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Antoni Zygmund
Polish-american mathematician (1900-1992).
Born December 26th, 1900 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1992 at 91 years old in Chicago.
Albert Ammons
American jazz pianist, recording artist (1907–1949).
Born September 23rd, 1907 in Chicago.
Died December 5th, 1949 at 42 years old in Chicago.
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