John Birks Gillespie

1917 — 1993

A longtime resident of Englewood, New Jersey, Dizzy Gillespie died of pancreatic cancer on January 6, 1993, at the age of 75.

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1917 — 1993

A longtime resident of Englewood, New Jersey, Dizzy Gillespie died of pancreatic cancer on January 6, 1993, at the age of 75.

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John Birks Gillespie Obituary (1917 – 1993)