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The Web site hosts obituaries and memorials for more than 70 percent of all U.S. deaths. [4] Legacy.com hosts obituaries for more than three-quarters of the 100 largest newspapers in the U.S., by circulation. [5] The site attracts more than 30 million unique visitors per month and is among the top 40 trafficked websites in the world. [4]
Postmaster of Chicago and managing editor of the Illinois Staats-Zeitung: Lived and died in Chicago Janet Jagan: Oct 20, 1920: Mar 28, 2009: Prime Minister and President of Guyana: Born in Chicago Byron L. Johnson: Oct 12, 1917: Jan 6, 2000: Economist and U.S. Representative from Colorado Born in Chicago Peter Karađorđević: Feb 5, 1980
The following is a list of deaths in June 2009.. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), what subject was known for, cause of death (if known), and reference.
James A. Davis, chair of sociology department, Harvard University, and professor, University of Chicago; Arnold Krammer, historian, resided in Rockford from 1970 to 1974 while on the faculty of Rockford College; at Texas A&M University from 1974 to retirement in 2015; James Lindgren, law professor and sociologist, Northwestern University
Oscar Brashear (August 18, 1944 – July 7, 2023) was an American jazz trumpeter [1] and session musician from Chicago, Illinois.. After studying at DuSable High School and Wright Jr. College (currently known as Wilbur Wright College) under John DeRoule he worked briefly with Woody Herman before going on to join Count Basie in 1968–69, returning to freelance in Chicago with Sonny Stitt, Gene ...
The following notable deaths in the United States occurred in 2023.Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order as set out in WP:NAMESORT.A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth and subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, year of birth (if known), and reference.
2019 in jazz, deaths of Alvin Fielder, Chris Wilson, Ethel Ennis, Joseph Jarman, Ken Nordine, Kofi Burbridge, Michel Legrand, Marcel Azzola, Oliver Mtukudzi, Willie ...
An 1870 advertisement for Chicago Tribune subscriptions The lead editorial in the Chicago Tribune following the Great Chicago Fire. The Tribune was founded by James Kelly, John E. Wheeler, and Joseph K. C. Forrest, publishing the first edition on June 10, 1847. Numerous changes in ownership and editorship took place over the next eight years.