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1,142 Notable deaths
in London
Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013).
Born October 13th, 1925 in Grantham. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2013 at 87 years old in London (transient cerebral isolation). [ref]
Alan Rickman
English actor (1946–2016).
Born February 21st, 1946 in Hammersmith.
Died January 14th, 2016 at 69 years old in London (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Sigmund Freud
Austrian neurologist known as the founding father of psychoanalysis.
Born May 6th, 1856 in Příbor. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1939 at 83 years old in London (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Helen McCrory
English actress.
Born August 17th, 1968 in London.
Died April 16th, 2021 at 52 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
George Orwell
English author and journalist (1903–1950).
Born June 25th, 1903 in Motihari. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1950 at 46 years old in London (tuberculosis). [ref]
Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter.
Born December 8th, 1966 in Glenageary.
Died July 26th, 2023 at 56 years old in London. [ref]
Harold Wilson
Prime minister of the united kingdom (1964–1970, 1974–1976).
Born March 11th, 1916 in Huddersfield. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1995 at 79 years old in London (Alzheimer's disease, colorectal cancer). [ref]
Ingrid Bergman
Swedish actress (1915–1982).
Born August 29th, 1915 in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1982 at 67 years old in London (breast cancer). [ref]
Sylvia Plath
American poet and writer (1932–1963).
Born October 27th, 1932 in Boston. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1963 at 30 years old in London (carbon monoxide poisoning). [ref]
Diana Rigg
British actress (1938-2020).
Born July 20th, 1938 in Doncaster.
Died September 10th, 2020 at 82 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
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