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319 Notable deaths
in Chicago
Florence Price
American composer (1887-1953).
Born April 9th, 1887 in Little Rock.
Died June 3rd, 1953 at 66 years old in Chicago (stroke).
George Crook
United states army general during american civil war and indian wars (1828–1890).
Born September 8th, 1828 in Dayton.
Died March 21st, 1890 at 61 years old in Chicago.
Jane Byrne
American politician (1933–2014).
Born May 24th, 1934 in Chicago.
Died November 14th, 2014 at 80 years old in Chicago (stroke).
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]
Emanuel Steward
American boxer, trainer, and commentator (1944–2012).
Born July 7th, 1944 in Bottom Creek.
Died October 25th, 2012 at 68 years old in Chicago (colorectal cancer). [ref]
László Moholy-Nagy
Hungarian artist (1895–1946).
Born July 20th, 1895 in Bácsborsód. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1946 at 51 years old in Chicago (leukemia). [ref]
Cyrus McCormick
American inventor and businessman (1809–1884).
Born February 15th, 1809 in Raphine.
Died May 13th, 1884 at 75 years old in Chicago (stroke).
Allan Bloom
American philosopher, classicist, and academician (1930–1992).
Born September 14th, 1930 in Indianapolis.
Died October 7th, 1992 at 62 years old in Chicago (death from AIDS-related complications).
Thomas A. Dorsey
American musician, composer, and christian evangelist influential in the development of early blues and 20th-century gospel music.
Born July 1st, 1899 in Villa Rica.
Died January 23rd, 1993 at 93 years old in Chicago.
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