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1,213 Notable deaths
in London
Jack London
British athlete.
Born January 13th, 1905 in British Guiana.
Died May 2nd, 1966 at 61 years old in London.
Marian Hemar
Polish writer.
Born April 6th, 1901 in Lviv. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1972 at 70 years old in London.
Kenneth Armitage
British sculptor (1916-2002).
Born July 18th, 1916 in Leeds. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 2002 at 85 years old in London. [ref]
Malcolm Guthrie
British linguist.
Born February 10th, 1903 in Ipswich. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1972 at 69 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
James Theodore Bent
British archaeologist.
Born March 30th, 1852 in Bradford. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1897 at 45 years old in London. [ref]
Napier Shaw
English meteorologist.
Born March 4th, 1854 in Birmingham.
Died March 23rd, 1945 at 91 years old in London.
Eliška Misáková
Czech gymnast (1926-1948), only athlete to win an olympic medal after her death.
Born October 12th, 1925 in Kojetice. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1948 at 22 years old in London (poliomyelitis).
Lena Ashwell
British actress and acting manager (1872-1957).
Born September 28th, 1872 in River Tyne.
Died March 13th, 1957 at 84 years old in London.
Hilde Holger
Austrian british dancer and choreographer (1905-2001).
Born October 18th, 1905 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 24th, 2001 at 95 years old in London (cough).
Gordon Lowe
English tennis player.
Born June 21st, 1884 in Edgbaston.
Died May 17th, 1972 at 87 years old in London.
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