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10 Notable deaths
in London
Ian Charleson
Scottish actor (1949-1990).
Born August 11th, 1949 in Edinburgh.
Died January 6th, 1990 at 40 years old in London (death from AIDS-related complications).
Betsy Blair
American actress (1923–2009).
Born December 11th, 1923 in Cliffside Park.
Died March 13th, 2009 at 85 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]
Clement Freud
English broadcaster, writer, politician and chef (1924-2009).
Born April 24th, 1924 in Berlin.
Died April 15th, 2009 at 84 years old in London. [ref]
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).
Vaslav Nijinsky
Polish-russian ballet dancer and choreographer.
Born March 12th, 1890 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1950 at 60 years old in London (kidney failure).
Eugen Sandow
German bodybuilder and strongman (1867–1925).
Born April 2nd, 1867 in Königsberg.
Died October 14th, 1925 at 58 years old in London (aortic aneurysm).
Janet Munro
English actress (1934-1972).
Born September 28th, 1934 in Blackpool.
Died December 6th, 1972 at 38 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Joseph Chamberlain
British politician (1836-1914).
Born July 8th, 1836 in London.
Died July 2nd, 1914 at 77 years old in London (stroke).
Allan Hume
British ornithologist and founder of the indian national congress (1829–1912).
Born June 6th, 1829 in Bryanston Square. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1912 at 83 years old in London.
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