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320 Notable deaths
in Chicago
June Travis
American actress (1914-2008).
Born August 7th, 1914 in Chicago.
Died April 14th, 2008 at 93 years old in Chicago (stroke). [ref]
Dankmar Adler
Architect (1844-1900).
Born July 3rd, 1844 in Stadtlengsfeld.
Died April 16th, 1900 at 55 years old in Chicago.
Sunnyland Slim
American blues pianist (1906–1995).
Born September 5th, 1907 in Vance. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1995 at 87 years old in Chicago (kidney failure).
Ruth Hanna McCormick
American politician (1880–1944).
Born March 27th, 1880 in Cleveland.
Died December 31st, 1944 at 64 years old in Chicago.
Bud Freeman
American musician (1906–1991).
Born April 13th, 1906 in Chicago.
Died March 15th, 1991 at 84 years old in Chicago.
Sophonisba Breckinridge
American lawyer, social reformer, social scientist and civil rights activist (1866-1948).
Born April 1st, 1866 in Lexington.
Died July 30th, 1948 at 82 years old in Chicago.
Henry Burr
Canadian singer, radio performer and producer (1882-1941).
Born January 15th, 1882 in St. Stephen.
Died April 6th, 1941 at 59 years old in Chicago (esophageal cancer).
Morton Kaplan
American editor (1921-2017).
Born May 9th, 1921 in Philadelphia.
Died September 26th, 2017 at 96 years old in Chicago.
Michael Silverstein
American linguist, anthropologist (1945–2020).
Born September 12th, 1945 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2020 at 74 years old in Chicago (brain tumor). [ref]
Zona Gale
American author and playwright (1874-1938).
Born August 26th, 1874 in Portage.
Died December 27th, 1938 at 64 years old in Chicago.
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