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1,143 Notable deaths
in London
Rudyard Kipling
English writer and poet.
Born December 30th, 1865 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1936 at 70 years old in London (ulcer). [ref]
Robin Gibb
English singer (1949–2012).
Born December 22nd, 1949 in Douglas. [ref]
Died May 20th, 2012 at 62 years old in London (cancer, colorectal cancer, liver cancer). [ref]
MF DOOM
British-american rapper (1971–2020).
Born July 13th, 1971 in London. [ref]
Died October 31st, 2020 at 49 years old in London. [ref]
George Best
Northern irish association football player (1946-2005).
Born May 22nd, 1946 in Belfast.
Died November 25th, 2005 at 59 years old in London (kidney failure). [ref]
H.G. Wells
English writer (1866–1946).
Born September 21st, 1866 in Bromley. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1946 at 79 years old in London (liver tumor). [ref]
Charlie Watts
British drummer of the rolling stones.
Born June 2nd, 1941 in London. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2021 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
Albert Speer
German architect, minister of armaments and war production for nazi germany (1905-1981).
Born March 19th, 1905 in Mannheim. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1981 at 76 years old in London (stroke). [ref]
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Pakistani musician, primarily a singer of qawwali (1948-1997).
Born October 13th, 1948 in Faisalabad. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1997 at 48 years old in London (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Ian Holm
British actor (1931–2020).
Born September 12th, 1931 in Goodmayes.
Died June 19th, 2020 at 88 years old in London (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Christine McVie
British musician (1943–2022).
Born July 12th, 1943 in Bouth.
Died November 30th, 2022 at 79 years old in London. [ref]
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde