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  • 2010: Football Coach Malcolm Allison Dies

    Manchester City announced the death of former coach and manager Malcolm Allison on 15 October 2010. He was 83. Contemporary obituaries recorded 15 October as the date of death, although Crystal Palace later gave 14 October. Allison was born in Dartford on 5 September 1927. He played as a defender for Charlton Athletic before making…

  • 2016: Sir Neville Marriner dies aged 92

    Sir Neville Marriner died on 2 October 2016, aged 92. The English violinist and conductor had founded the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. He remained associated with the orchestra for more than half a century. Born in Lincoln in 1924, Marriner studied at the Royal College of Music and the Paris Conservatoire. He…

  • 2022: Queen Elizabeth II dies at Balmoral

    Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on 8 September 2022. She was 96 and had been Queen for more than 70 years. Earlier that day, Buckingham Palace issued an unusual statement saying that the Queen’s doctors were concerned for her health and had recommended that she remain under medical supervision. She was…

  • 2022: Hilary Mantel Dies Aged 70

    Hilary Mantel died on 22 September 2022 at age 70. She published novels for nearly four decades but became best known for her trilogy about the Tudor politician Thomas Cromwell. Born Hilary Mary Thompson in Glossop, Derbyshire, in 1952, Mantel published her first novel, Every Day Is Mother’s Day, in 1985. Her earlier work included…