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1,701 Notable deaths
in London
Ivor Guest, 1st Viscount Wimborne
British politician (1873-1939).
Born January 16th, 1873 in London.
Died June 14th, 1939 at 66 years old in London.
Evelyn Laye
Actress (1900-1996).
Born July 10th, 1900 in Bloomsbury.
Died February 17th, 1996 at 95 years old in London (respiratory failure).
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
English sculptor and natural history artist (1807-1894).
Born February 8th, 1807 in London.
Died January 27th, 1894 at 86 years old in London.
Borislav Pekić
Serbian writer (1930–1992).
Born February 4th, 1930 in Podgorica.
Died July 2nd, 1992 at 62 years old in London (lung cancer).
Yusuf Dadoo
South african activist (1909-1983).
Born September 5th, 1909 in Krugersdorp.
Died September 19th, 1983 at 74 years old in London (prostate cancer).
Henry McMahon
British military officer, colonial official and diplomat (1862–1949).
Born November 28th, 1862 in Shimla.
Died December 29th, 1949 at 87 years old in London.
Wilhelm Stekel
Austrian physician and psychologist (1868-1940).
Born March 18th, 1868 in Boiany.
Died June 25th, 1940 at 72 years old in London (poisoning).
Stuart Freeborn
British make-up artist.
Born September 5th, 1914 in Leytonstone.
Died February 5th, 2013 at 98 years old in London. [ref]
Philip Burne-Jones
English artist (1861–1926).
Born October 1st, 1861 in London.
Died June 21st, 1926 at 64 years old in London.
Edmund Clerihew Bentley
British writer (1875-1956).
Born July 10th, 1875 in London.
Died March 30th, 1956 at 80 years old in London.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon