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1,701 Notable deaths
in London
Leo Amery
British politician and journalist (1873-1955).
Born November 22nd, 1873 in Gorakhpur.
Died September 16th, 1955 at 81 years old in London.
Sheila Mercier
British actress (1919-2019).
Born January 1st, 1919 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died December 13th, 2019 at 100 years old in London. [ref]
Buchi Emecheta
Nigerian writer (1944–2017).
Born July 21st, 1944 in Lagos.
Died January 25th, 2017 at 72 years old in London (stroke). [ref]
Lionel Robbins, Baron Robbins
British economist (1898–1984).
Born November 22nd, 1898 in Sipson.
Died May 15th, 1984 at 85 years old in London.
Penelope Fitzgerald
British writer and poet (1916–2000).
Born December 17th, 1916 in Lincoln.
Died April 28th, 2000 at 83 years old in London.
Kate Perugini
British painter and child of charles dickens (1839-1929).
Born October 29th, 1839 in London.
Died May 9th, 1929 at 89 years old in London.
Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
British physicist (1886-1957).
Born April 5th, 1886 in Baden-Baden.
Died July 3rd, 1957 at 71 years old in London.
John Edward Gray
British zoologist (1800–1875).
Born February 12th, 1800 in Walsall.
Died March 7th, 1875 at 75 years old in London.
Charles Blondin
French tightrope walker (1824–1897).
Born February 28th, 1828 in Hesdin.
Died February 22nd, 1897 at 68 years old in London (diabetes).
Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe
British noble (1865–1922).
Born July 15th, 1865 in Dublin.
Died August 14th, 1922 at 57 years old in London (disease).
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel