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1,701 Notable deaths
in London
Amos Burn
British chess player (1848-1925).
Born December 31st, 1848 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died November 25th, 1925 at 76 years old in London.
Elizabeth Haffenden
British costume designer (1906-1976).
Born April 18th, 1906 in Croydon.
Died May 29th, 1976 at 70 years old in London.
Napier Shaw
English meteorologist (1854–1945).
Born March 4th, 1854 in Birmingham.
Died March 23rd, 1945 at 91 years old in London.
James Carew
American stage and film actor (1876-1938).
Born February 5th, 1876 in Goshen.
Died April 4th, 1938 at 62 years old in London (disease).
Anthony Madigan
Australian boxer (1930-2017).
Born February 4th, 1930 in Sydney.
Died October 29th, 2017 at 87 years old in London (pneumonia). [ref]
Friedrich Welwitsch
Austrian botanist and explorer (1806-1872).
Born February 25th, 1806 in Maria Saal. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1872 at 66 years old in London. [ref]
Frank Dobson
British artist (1886–1963).
Born November 18th, 1886 in London.
Died July 22nd, 1963 at 76 years old in London.
Efua Dorkenoo
Ghanaian activist (1949-2014).
Born September 6th, 1949 in Cape Coast.
Died October 18th, 2014 at 65 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Edward Newman
English entomologist, botanist and writer (1801-1876).
Born May 13th, 1801 in London.
Died June 12th, 1876 at 75 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).
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Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter. Albert Camus