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263 Notable deaths
in Chicago
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]
Philip Gossett
American musicologist (1941–2017).
Born September 27th, 1941 in New York City.
Died June 13th, 2017 at 75 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Ignace Gelb
American historian (1907-1985).
Born October 14th, 1907 in Tarnów.
Died December 22nd, 1985 at 78 years old in Chicago.
Virginia Lee Corbin
American actress (1910-1942).
Born December 5th, 1910 in Prescott.
Died June 5th, 1942 at 31 years old in Chicago (tuberculosis).
Peter Freund
American physicist.
Born September 7th, 1936 in Timișoara.
Died March 6th, 2018 at 81 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Robert John Braidwood
American anthropologist and archaeologist.
Born July 29th, 1907 in Detroit. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2003 at 95 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Myrtle Bachelder
American chemist and women's army corps officer.
Born March 13th, 1908 in Orange.
Died May 22nd, 1997 at 89 years old in Chicago.
Vladimir Ipatieff
American-russian chemist.
Born November 21st, 1867 in Moscow. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1952 at 85 years old in Chicago.
Frank Rattray Lillie
American zoologist.
Born June 27th, 1870 in Toronto.
Died November 5th, 1947 at 77 years old in Chicago.
George Lott
Us tennis player (1906–1991).
Born October 16th, 1906 in Springfield.
Died December 3rd, 1991 at 85 years old in Chicago.
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