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 in Detroit

Jack Daniels

American coach and modern pentathlete.

Born April 26th, 1933 in Detroit.

Died September 12th, 2025 at 92 years old in Cortland. [ref]

Curtis Fuller

American jazz musician (1932–2021).

Born December 15th, 1934 in Detroit.

Died May 8th, 2021 at 86 years old [ref]

Dave Marsh

American music critic, author, editor and radio talk show host.

Born March 1st, 1950 (age 76 years) in Detroit.

Walter Pitts

American logician and computational neuroscientist (1923-1969).

Born April 23rd, 1923 in Detroit.

Died May 14th, 1969 at 46 years old in Cambridge.

Barbara Tarbuck

American actress (1942–2016).

Born January 15th, 1942 in Detroit.

Died December 26th, 2016 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (neurological disorder).

Ray McCallum Jr.

American basketball player.

Born June 12th, 1991 (age 35 years) in Detroit.

Mark Cendrowski

American television director.

Born August 5th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Detroit.

Herbert Stein

American economist (1916–1999).

Born August 8th, 1916 in Detroit.

Died September 9th, 1999 at 83 years old in Washington, D.C..

Daniel Licht

American film composer and musician (1957–2017).

Born March 13th, 1957 in Detroit.

Died August 2nd, 2017 at 60 years old in Topanga (cancer). [ref]

Megan Abbott

American writer.

Born August 21st, 1971 (age 54 years) in Detroit.

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