Deaths
- 1 March - Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto (born 1845)
- 2 May - John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, husband of Princess Louise of the United Kingdom (born 1845)
- 19 June - Brandon Thomas, actor and playwright (born 1850)
- 2 July - Joseph Chamberlain, politician (born 1836)
- 7 August - Charles Davis Lucas, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1834)
- 11 November - A. E. J. Collins, cricketer and soldier (born 1885)
- 14 November - Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar, field marshal (born 1832)
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Famous quotes containing the word deaths:
“On almost the incendiary eve
Of deaths and entrances ...”
—Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)
“Death is too much for men to bear, whereas women, who are practiced in bearing the deaths of men before their own and who are also practiced in bearing life, take death almost in stride. They go to meet death—that is, they attempt suicide—twice as often as men, though men are more “successful” because they use surer weapons, like guns.”
—Roger Rosenblatt (b. 1940)
“There is the guilt all soldiers feel for having broken the taboo against killing, a guilt as old as war itself. Add to this the soldier’s sense of shame for having fought in actions that resulted, indirectly or directly, in the deaths of civilians. Then pile on top of that an attitude of social opprobrium, an attitude that made the fighting man feel personally morally responsible for the war, and you get your proverbial walking time bomb.”
—Philip Caputo (b. 1941)