may 14, 1881 - Mary Seacole dies in London aged 75.

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Mary died in London in 1881. Unfortunately, she was then lost to history for around 100 years until nurses from the Caribbean visited her grave in North West London, where the local MP, now Lord Clive Soley, promised to raise money for a statue for Mary. In 2004, Mary was voted the Greatest Black Briton. Lord Soley launched the campaign for a statue after leaving the House of Commons. In 2016, the statue was finally unveiled in the grounds of St Thomas’ Hospital on London’s Southbank.

14 May 1881 (age 75 years)

Source: https://www.maryseacoletrust.org.uk/learn-about-mary/

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