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241 Notable deaths
in Chicago
Studs Terkel
American author, historian and broadcaster (1912-2008).
Born May 16th, 1912 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 31st, 2008 at 96 years old in Chicago (fall). [ref]
Norman Maclean
American author and scholar.
Born December 23rd, 1902 in Clarinda.
Died August 2nd, 1990 at 87 years old in Chicago.
Frances Xavier Cabrini
Italian-american saint (1850-1917).
Born July 15th, 1850 in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano.
Died December 22nd, 1917 at 67 years old in Chicago (malaria).
Blind Lemon Jefferson
American blues singer and guitarist.
Born October 26th, 1894 in Coutchman.
Died December 19th, 1929 at 35 years old in Chicago.
Del Close
Actor, writer, teacher (1934-1999).
Born March 9th, 1934 in Manhattan.
Died March 4th, 1999 at 64 years old in Chicago (pulmonary emphysema).
Bob Love
American basketball player (1942–2024).
Born December 8th, 1942 in Bastrop.
Died November 18th, 2024 at 81 years old in Chicago (cancer). [ref]
Claude McKay
Jamaican american writer, poet.
Born September 15th, 1989 in Clarendon Parish. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1948 at -42 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Emanuel Steward
American boxer, trainer, and commentator.
Born July 7th, 1944 in Bottom Creek.
Died October 25th, 2012 at 68 years old in Chicago (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Elmore James
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and bandleader.
Born January 27th, 1918 in Richland. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1963 at 45 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Cynthia Plaster Caster
American artist.
Born May 24th, 1947 in Chicago.
Died April 21st, 2022 at 74 years old in Chicago.
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