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263 Notable deaths
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]
Blind Lemon Jefferson
American blues singer and guitarist (1893–1929).
Born October 26th, 1894 in Wortham, Coutchman.
Died December 19th, 1929 at 35 years old in Chicago.
Ramsey Lewis
American jazz composer (1935–2022).
Born May 27th, 1935 in Chicago.
Died September 12th, 2022 at 87 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Jay Pritzker
American businessman; uncle of j.b. pritzker.
Born August 26th, 1922 in Chicago.
Died January 23rd, 1999 at 76 years old in Chicago.
Claude McKay
Jamaican american writer, poet (1889–1948).
Born September 15th, 1989 in Clarendon Parish.
Died May 22nd, 1948 at -42 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Elmore James
American blues musician (1918–1963).
Born January 27th, 1918 in Richland.
Died May 24th, 1963 at 45 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Florence Price
American composer (1887-1953).
Born April 9th, 1887 in Little Rock. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1953 at 66 years old in Chicago (stroke). [ref]
Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Author, a radio show host and producer, and filmmaker.
Born April 29th, 1965 in Chicago.
Died March 13th, 2017 at 51 years old in Chicago (ovarian cancer).
Ronald Coase
British economist and nobel laureate (1910–2013).
Born December 29th, 1910 in Willesden.
Died September 2nd, 2013 at 102 years old in Chicago. [ref]
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