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64 Notable deaths
in Brighton
Herbert Spencer
English philosopher and political theorist (1820–1903).
Born April 28th, 1820 in Derby.
Died December 8th, 1903 at 83 years old in Brighton.
Sebastian Shaw
British actor and author (1905–1994).
Born May 29th, 1905 in Norfolk.
Died December 23rd, 1994 at 89 years old in Brighton.
Charles Stewart Parnell
Irish politician (1846-1891).
Born June 27th, 1846 in County Wicklow.
Died October 6th, 1891 at 45 years old in Brighton.
Paul Scofield
British actor (1922–2008).
Born January 21st, 1922 in Hurstpierpoint.
Died March 19th, 2008 at 86 years old in Brighton (leukemia). [ref]
Raymond Briggs
English cartoonist, illustrator (1934-2022).
Born January 18th, 1934 in Wimbledon, London. [ref]
Died August 9th, 2022 at 88 years old in Brighton. [ref]
Nigel Green
English actor (1924–1972).
Born October 15th, 1924 in Pretoria.
Died May 15th, 1972 at 47 years old in Brighton (drug overdose).
C. J. Sansom
British author of crime fiction (1952–2024).
Born December 9th, 1952 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2024 at 71 years old in Brighton. [ref]
Flora Robson
English actress (1902-1984).
Born March 28th, 1902 in South Shields.
Died July 7th, 1984 at 82 years old in Brighton (cancer).
William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor
American politician (1848-1919).
Born March 31st, 1848 in New York City.
Died October 18th, 1919 at 71 years old in Brighton (heart failure).
Douglas Mawson
Australian geologist and explorer of the antarctic (1882-1958).
Born May 5th, 1882 in Shipley. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1958 at 76 years old in Brighton. [ref]
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson