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242 Notable deaths
in Chicago
Jack Sepkoski
American paleontologist (1948-1999).
Born July 26th, 1948 in Presque Isle.
Died May 1st, 1999 at 50 years old in Chicago.
Frederick Stock
German composer.
Born November 11th, 1872 in Jülich. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1942 at 69 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Rolf Singer
German mycologist (1906-1994).
Born June 23rd, 1906 in Schliersee.
Died January 18th, 1994 at 87 years old in Chicago.
Philip Gossett
American musicologist.
Born September 27th, 1941 in New York City.
Died June 13th, 2017 at 75 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Israel Nathan Herstein
American mathematician.
Born March 28th, 1923 in Lublin.
Died February 9th, 1988 at 64 years old in Chicago.
Abraham Adrian Albert
American mathematician (1905-1972).
Born November 9th, 1905 in Chicago.
Died June 6th, 1972 at 66 years old in Chicago.
Peter Freund
American physicist.
Born September 7th, 1936 in Timișoara.
Died March 6th, 2018 at 81 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Ignace Gelb
American historian (1907-1985).
Born October 14th, 1907 in Tarnów. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1985 at 78 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Samuel Wendell Williston
American paleontologist (1851-1918).
Born July 10th, 1851 in Boston. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1918 at 67 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Virginia Lee Corbin
American actress (1910-1942).
Born December 5th, 1910 in Prescott.
Died June 5th, 1942 at 31 years old in Chicago (tuberculosis).
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