Deaths in...
248 Notable deaths
in Chicago
Adlai Stevenson III
Democratic u.s. senator from illinois from 1970 to 1981.
Born October 10th, 1930 in Chicago.
Died September 6th, 2021 at 90 years old in Chicago (dementia).
Loleatta Holloway
American singer (1946–2011).
Born November 5th, 1946 in Chicago.
Died March 21st, 2011 at 64 years old in Chicago (heart failure). [ref]
George Stigler
American economist.
Born January 17th, 1911 in Seattle, Renton.
Died December 1st, 1991 at 80 years old in Chicago (heart failure).
Koko Taylor
American chicago blues musician.
Born September 28th, 1928 in Memphis.
Died June 3rd, 2009 at 80 years old in Chicago (surgical complications). [ref]
Henry Hyde
American member of the united states house of representatives.
Born April 18th, 1924 in Chicago.
Died November 29th, 2007 at 83 years old in Chicago.
Nathaniel Clifton
American basketball player-coach (1922-1990).
Born October 13th, 1922 in Little Rock.
Died August 31st, 1990 at 67 years old in Chicago.
Junior Wells
American chicago blues vocalist, harmonica player, and recording artist.
Born December 9th, 1934 in Memphis. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1998 at 63 years old in Chicago (lymphoma). [ref]
Jimmy Rogers
American chicago blues musician.
Born June 3rd, 1924 in Ruleville. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1997 at 73 years old in Chicago (colorectal cancer). [ref]
James R. Thompson
American politician in illinois (1936-2020).
Born May 8th, 1936 in Chicago.
Died August 14th, 2020 at 84 years old in Chicago (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Marshall Sahlins
American anthropologist (1930-2021).
Born December 27th, 1930 in Chicago.
Died April 5th, 2021 at 90 years old in Chicago. [ref]
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