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Madge Kennedy

American actress (1891-1987).

Born April 19th, 1891 in Chicago.

Died June 9th, 1987 at 96 years old in Woodland Hills (respiratory failure).

Clifford Jordan

American jazz saxophone player (1931–1993).

Born September 2nd, 1931 in Chicago.

Died March 27th, 1993 at 61 years old in Manhattan (lung cancer).

Susan Hockfield

American neuroscientist.

Born March 24th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Chicago.

Rod La Rocque

American actor (1898-1969).

Born November 29th, 1898 in Chicago.

Died October 15th, 1969 at 70 years old in Beverly Hills (disease).

Herblock

American editorial cartoonist (1909–2001).

Born October 13th, 1909 in Chicago.

Died October 7th, 2001 at 91 years old in Washington, D.C..

Natalie Jaresko

Minister of finance of ukraine.

Born April 24th, 1965 (age 61 years) in Chicago.

Gary Rydstrom

American sound engineer.

Born June 29th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Chicago.

Lee Shulman

American educational psychologist.

Born September 28th, 1938 in Chicago. [ref]

Died December 30th, 2024 at 86 years old in Stanford. [ref]

Martin Chalfie

American biochemist, cell biologist, and university teacher (born 1947).

Born January 15th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Chicago. [ref]

Nicholas Metropolis

Greek american physicist (1915–1999).

Born June 11th, 1915 in Chicago.

Died October 17th, 1999 at 84 years old in Los Alamos.

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