Alan Rickman's remains are cremated at the West London Crematorium in Kensal Green.

Alan Rickman died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 69.

The play My Name Is Rachel Corrie, co-written and directed by Rickman, opens off-Broadway.

Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman was born in the Acton district of London.

Japan surrenders, ending World War II. (Added from external knowledge)

The Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union is finished. (Added from external knowledge)

Germany surrenders, marking the end of World War II in Europe. (Added from external knowledge)

Hitler commits suicide. (Added from external knowledge)

Allied forces invade Normandy. (Added from external knowledge)

The 900-day Siege of Leningrad is broken. (Added from external knowledge)

Germany invades Poland, starting World War II in Europe. (Added from external knowledge)

Nazi leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany. (Added from external knowledge)

Japan invades Manchuria, starting the Second Sino-Japanese War. (Added from external knowledge)