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 in Chicago

Andrew Davis

American film director (born 1946).

Born November 21st, 1946 (age 79 years) in Chicago.

Gilbert Strang

American mathematician.

Born November 27th, 1934 (age 91 years) in Chicago.

Lana Wachowski

Polish-american film director.

Born June 21st, 1965 (age 60 years) in Chicago.

Ron Dean

American actor.

Born August 15th, 1938 in Chicago. [ref]

Died October 5th, 2025 at 87 years old in Chicago. [ref]

Paul Raci

American character actor.

Born April 7th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Chicago.

Nazr Mohammed

American basketball player.

Born September 5th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Chicago.

Judy Chicago

American artist, author, and teacher (born 1939).

Born July 20th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Chicago.

Fritz Leiber

American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction (1910–1992).

Born December 24th, 1910 in Chicago.

Died September 5th, 1992 at 81 years old in San Francisco (neurological disorder).

James Eckhouse

American actor, director.

Born February 14th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Chicago.

Anita O'Day

American jazz singer (1919–2006).

Born October 18th, 1919 in Chicago.

Died November 23rd, 2006 at 87 years old in West Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]

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