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1,210 Notable deaths
in London
Ian Hunter
British actor.
Born June 13th, 1900 in Cape Town. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1975 at 75 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon
British politician (1873-1954).
Born February 28th, 1873 in Manchester. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1954 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard
Royal flying corps commander and first royal air force chief of the air staff (1873-1956).
Born February 3rd, 1873 in Taunton.
Died February 10th, 1956 at 83 years old in London.
Slim Gaillard
American musician.
Born January 4th, 1916 in Detroit. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1991 at 75 years old in London. [ref]
Dave Swarbrick
English folk musician and singer-songwriter.
Born April 5th, 1941 in New Malden.
Died June 3rd, 2016 at 75 years old in London (pneumonia).
Arthur Henderson
British politician (1863-1935).
Born September 13th, 1863 in Glasgow.
Died October 20th, 1935 at 72 years old in London.
Nigel Kneale
British screenwriter.
Born April 18th, 1922 in Barrow-in-Furness. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2006 at 84 years old in London (stroke). [ref]
L. P. Hartley
British novelist and short story writer.
Born December 30th, 1895 in Whittlesey.
Died December 13th, 1972 at 76 years old in London.
Karl Mannheim
Hungarian-german philosopher and sociologist (1893-1947).
Born March 27th, 1893 in Budapest. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1947 at 53 years old in London. [ref]
Emily Hobhouse
British welfare campaigner.
Born April 9th, 1860 in St Ive.
Died June 8th, 1926 at 66 years old in London.
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