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1,701 Notable deaths
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George Ernest Shelley
English geologist and ornithologist (1840–1910).
Born May 15th, 1840 in Brighton.
Died November 29th, 1910 at 70 years old in London.
William Lutley Sclater
British zoologist and museum director (1863–1944).
Born September 23rd, 1863 in Kensington.
Died July 4th, 1944 at 80 years old in London.
William Simpson
Scottish artist and war correspondent (1823-1899).
Born October 28th, 1823 in Glasgow.
Died August 17th, 1899 at 75 years old in London.
Gianni Mascolo
Italian singer (1940–2016).
Born November 3rd, 1940 in Milan.
Died December 21st, 2016 at 76 years old in London.
Harry Watson
Ice hockey player (1898–1957).
Born September 11th, 1898 in St. John's.
Died September 11th, 1957 at 59 years old in London.
Edman Ayvazyan
Iranian-armenian painter.
Born August 10th, 1932 in Tehran. [ref]
Died March 25th, 2020 at 87 years old in London (COVID-19).
Annie Lorrain Smith
British mycologist and lichenologist (1854-1937).
Born October 23rd, 1854 in Liverpool, Half Morton.
Died September 7th, 1937 at 82 years old in London.
Ian Heilbron
British chemist (1886–1959).
Born November 6th, 1886 in Glasgow.
Died September 14th, 1959 at 72 years old in London.
Antoni Pająk
Polish politician (1893-1965).
Born July 31st, 1893 in Bestwina.
Died November 25th, 1965 at 72 years old in London.
Roman Odzierzyński
Polish politician (1892-1975).
Born February 28th, 1892 in Lviv.
Died July 9th, 1975 at 83 years old in London.
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