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1,702 Notable deaths
in London
George Cohen
English footballer (1939-2022).
Born October 22nd, 1939 in London.
Died December 23rd, 2022 at 83 years old in London. [ref]
Richard Owen
English biologist and paleontologist (1804–1892).
Born July 20th, 1804 in Lancaster.
Died December 18th, 1892 at 88 years old in London.
William Holman Hunt
Pre-raphaelite artist (1827-1910).
Born April 2nd, 1827 in London.
Died September 7th, 1910 at 83 years old in London.
Al Bowlly
South african–british vocalist (1899–1941).
Born January 7th, 1899 in Maputo.
Died April 17th, 1941 at 42 years old in London (explosion).
Kathy Kirby
British singer (1938–2011).
Born October 20th, 1938 in Chadwell Heath.
Died May 19th, 2011 at 72 years old in London. [ref]
Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
British army general (1861-1936).
Born April 23rd, 1861 in Nottinghamshire.
Died May 14th, 1936 at 75 years old in London (cerebral hemorrhage).
Eric Woolfson
Scottish songwriter, lyricist, vocalist, executive producer, pianist (1945–2009).
Born March 18th, 1945 in Glasgow.
Died December 2nd, 2009 at 64 years old in London (kidney cancer). [ref]
Mansfield Smith-Cumming
Chief of the secret intelligence service (1859–1923).
Born April 1st, 1859 in South London.
Died June 14th, 1923 at 64 years old in London. [ref]
Eunice Gayson
English actress (1928–2018).
Born March 17th, 1928 in Croydon. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2018 at 90 years old in London. [ref]
Gregory Itzin
American actor (1948–2022).
Born April 20th, 1948 in Washington, D.C..
Died July 8th, 2022 at 74 years old in London (surgical complications). [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