Margaret Thatcher Death Date
Thatchers policies and actions continue to be debated by detractors and supporters alike illustrating the indelible impression that she has left on britain and nations worldwide.
Margaret thatcher death date. Thatchers policies and actions continue to be debated by detractors and. The first sign that margaret thatcher was losing her vice like grip on world affairs came shortly before the 1997 general election which ended 18 years of tory rule and brought tony blair to power. Margaret thatcher in full margaret hilda thatcher baroness thatcher of kesteven nee margaret hilda roberts born october 13 1925 grantham lincolnshire englanddied april 8 2013 london british conservative party politician and prime minister 197990 europes first woman prime minister.
She was survived by her two children daughter carol and son sir mark. Baroness thatcher died on 8 april 2013 at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke. Able to win the support of the popular classes while defending economic power the iron lady lived a life of continuous contrasts that led her from being the most powerful woman in the world to consume herself in the solitude of dementia that eaten her until his death in 2013.
Plaques on the graves of margaret and denis thatcher at the royal hospital chelsea. Death and funeral of margaret thatcher. On 8 april 2013 former british prime minister margaret thatcher died of a stroke in london at the age of 87.
Death of margaret thatcher margaret thatcher who made history as britains first female prime minister died on this day in 2013 at the age of 87. Margaret thatcher passed away on april 8 2013 aged 87. Thatchers coffin being carried up the steps of st pauls cathedral.
Thatcher died on april 8 2013 at the age of 87. The coffin resting in the crypt chapel of st mary undercroft beneath the houses of parliament on the eve of her funeral on april 16. On 17 april she was honoured with a ceremonial funeral.
Today in history april 8.