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319 Notable deaths
in Chicago
Rolf Singer
German mycologist (1906–1994).
Born June 23rd, 1906 in Schliersee.
Died January 18th, 1994 at 87 years old in Chicago.
Joseph Lyman Silsbee
American architect (1848–1913).
Born November 25th, 1848 in Salem.
Died January 31st, 1913 at 64 years old in Chicago.
William Lorimer
U.s. politician born in england (1861-1934).
Born April 27th, 1861 in Manchester.
Died September 13th, 1934 at 73 years old in Chicago.
Frederick Stock
German composer (1872–1942).
Born November 11th, 1872 in Jülich.
Died October 20th, 1942 at 69 years old in Chicago.
Samuel Wendell Williston
American paleontologist (1851–1918).
Born July 10th, 1852 in Boston.
Died August 30th, 1918 at 66 years old in Chicago.
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 (1936–2018).
Born September 7th, 1936 in Timișoara.
Died March 6th, 2018 at 81 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Robert John Braidwood
American anthropologist and archaeologist (1907–2003).
Born July 29th, 1907 in Detroit.
Died January 15th, 2003 at 95 years old in Chicago.
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