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319 Notable deaths
in Chicago
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 (1915–2011).
Died August 29th, 2011 at 96 years old in Chicago (heart failure). [ref]
Greene Vardiman Black
American dentistry academic.
Born August 3rd, 1836 in Winchester.
Died August 31st, 1915 at 79 years old in Chicago.
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).
Earl Hooker
American chicago blues guitarist (1929–1970).
Born January 15th, 1929 in Clarksdale.
Died April 21st, 1970 at 41 years old in Chicago (tuberculosis).
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