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1,150 Notable deaths
 in London

Margaret Thatcher

British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013).

Born October 13th, 1925 in Grantham. [ref]

Died April 8th, 2013 at 87 years old in London (transient cerebral isolation). [ref]

Alan Rickman

English actor (1946–2016).

Born February 21st, 1946 in Hammersmith.

Died January 14th, 2016 at 69 years old in London (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Sigmund Freud

Austrian neurologist known as the founding father of psychoanalysis.

Born May 6th, 1856 in Příbor. [ref]

Died September 23rd, 1939 at 83 years old in London (laryngeal cancer). [ref]

Helen McCrory

English actress.

Born August 17th, 1968 in London.

Died April 16th, 2021 at 52 years old in London (cancer). [ref]

George Orwell

English author and journalist (1903–1950).

Born June 25th, 1903 in Motihari. [ref]

Died January 21st, 1950 at 46 years old in London (tuberculosis). [ref]

Sinéad O'Connor

Irish singer-songwriter.

Born December 8th, 1966 in Glenageary.

Died July 26th, 2023 at 56 years old in London. [ref]

Harold Wilson

Prime minister of the united kingdom (1964–1970, 1974–1976).

Born March 11th, 1916 in Huddersfield. [ref]

Died May 24th, 1995 at 79 years old in London (Alzheimer's disease, colorectal cancer). [ref]

Ingrid Bergman

Swedish actress (1915–1982).

Born August 29th, 1915 in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]

Died August 29th, 1982 at 67 years old in London (breast cancer). [ref]

Sylvia Plath

American poet and writer (1932–1963).

Born October 27th, 1932 in Boston. [ref]

Died February 11th, 1963 at 30 years old in London (carbon monoxide poisoning). [ref]

Diana Rigg

British actress (1938-2020).

Born July 20th, 1938 in Doncaster.

Died September 10th, 2020 at 82 years old in London (cancer). [ref]

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