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1,701 Notable deaths
in London
Eric Hobsbawm
British academic historian and marxist historiographer (1917–2012).
Born June 9th, 1917 in Alexandria.
Died October 1st, 2012 at 95 years old in London (pneumonia). [ref]
Stuart Hall
Jamaican-born british sociologist and cultural theorist.
Born February 3rd, 1932 in Kingston.
Died February 10th, 2014 at 82 years old in London (kidney failure).
Robert Donat
English actor (1905–1958).
Born March 18th, 1905 in Withington.
Died June 9th, 1958 at 53 years old in London (brain tumor).
Anthony Quayle
British actor (1913–1989).
Born September 7th, 1913 in Sefton.
Died October 20th, 1989 at 76 years old in London (liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma).
David Bohm
American theoretical physicist.
Born December 20th, 1917 in Wilkes-Barre.
Died October 27th, 1992 at 74 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Peter Bowles
English actor (1936–2022).
Born October 16th, 1936 in London.
Died March 17th, 2022 at 85 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Haydn Gwynne
British actress (1957–2023).
Born March 21st, 1957 in Hurstpierpoint. [ref]
Died October 20th, 2023 at 66 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Melita Norwood
British civil servant and spy for the soviet union (1912–2005).
Born March 25th, 1912 in Bournemouth.
Died June 2nd, 2005 at 93 years old in London. [ref]
Michael Kamen
American composer (1948–2003).
Born April 15th, 1948 in New York City.
Died November 18th, 2003 at 55 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Countess of strathmore and kinghorne (1862-1938); mother of queen elizabeth the queen mother; maternal grandmother of elizabeth ii.
Born September 11th, 1862 in London.
Died June 23rd, 1938 at 75 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
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