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Henry Foley (12 February 1985 in Southport, England) – severely beaten in police cell by officer, died of injuries in hospital. First time a UK police officer was convicted for a death in custody. Gerard Logue (8 February 1985 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) – shot while sitting in a stolen car. [140]
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in March 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025
London, England 11: 13: An arson attack against a cinema in Clerkenwell by patron who was angry at having to pay entry fee again after leaving. 13 March 1996 Dunblane massacre: Dunblane, Scotland 17: 15: A school shooting/murder–suicide. Deadliest mass shooting in UK history. 7 July 2005 7 July 2005 London bombings: London, England 52: 700 ...
See discussion of death toll estimates at the death toll section: 300,000 to 480,000 [2] Great Irish Famine of 1740–41 (The Great Frost) 1740–1741: Some estimates indicate a death toll as high as 500,000 from starvation and disease. [3] [4] 250,000: 1918 influenza pandemic: 1918 (Sep–Nov) An estimated 200,000 people died in England and ...
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Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, citizenship at birth, nationality (in addition to British), or/and home nation, what subject was noted for, birth year, cause of death (if known), and reference.
It remains the deadliest mass shooting in British history. [29] 2010: Cumbria shootings: 14: 30 sites throughout West Cumbria: Taxi driver Derrick Bird killed 12 people including his twin brother and two other people known to Bird. Bird shot a further 11 who survived with injuries. He died of suicide while being hunted by the police.
Capital punishment is retained in law by 55 UN member states or observer states, with 140 having abolished it in law or in practice.The most recent legal executions performed by nations and other entities with criminal law jurisdiction over the people present within its boundaries are listed below.