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1,702 Notable deaths
 in London

Leslie Ward

British cartoonist (1851-1922).

Born November 21st, 1851 in London.

Died May 15th, 1922 at 70 years old in London.

Helene Demuth

Housekeeper of karl marx (1820-1890).

Born December 31st, 1820 in Sankt Wendel.

Died November 4th, 1890 at 69 years old in London (cancer).

Machito

Latin jazz musician (1912-1984).

Born February 16th, 1912 in New York City, Havana.

Died April 19th, 1984 at 72 years old in London (stroke).

Basil Dearden

British film director (1911–1971).

Born January 1st, 1911 in Westcliff-on-Sea. [ref]

Died March 23rd, 1971 at 60 years old in London (traffic collision). [ref]

John Lawrence

British viceroy of india (1811-1879).

Born March 4th, 1811 in Richmond.

Died June 27th, 1879 at 68 years old in London.

Ethel Griffies

British actress (1878-1975).

Born April 26th, 1878 in Sheffield.

Died September 9th, 1975 at 97 years old in London (cerebrovascular disease).

Richard Tauber

Austrian tenor (1891-1948).

Born May 16th, 1891 in Linz.

Died January 8th, 1948 at 56 years old in London (lung cancer).

William Henry Hudson

British-argentinian ornithologist (1841-1922).

Born August 4th, 1841 in Quilmes Partido.

Died August 18th, 1922 at 81 years old in London.

Joseph Duveen, 1st Baron Duveen

British art dealer (1869-1939).

Born October 14th, 1869 in Kingston upon Hull.

Died May 25th, 1939 at 69 years old in London.

Tom Hurndall

British photographer and activist (1981–2004).

Born November 27th, 1981 in London.

Died January 13th, 2004 at 22 years old in London.

Deaths 741 to 750 of 1702

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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir