At 87 years old, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher passed away this morning on April 8th, 2013. She suffered from several strokes since her retirement in 2002, which caused her death.

Not only is Thatcher the only female Prime Minister, but she served for three terms  – the longest time in office since before the 19th century.

Leading the Conservative Party, Thatcher privatized many industries and ended government subsidies to pay off the country’s massive debt. According to The Economist,

Her enthusiasm for privatization launched a global revolution and her willingness to stand up to tyranny helped to bring an end to the Soviet Union.

Thatcher worked closely with Reagan and supported Gorbachev’s rise to power, but argued against the reunification of East and West Germany. 

While social media is lamenting over Thatcher’s death, its also mourning the passing of another icon: Cher.

A website called “Is Thatcher Dead Yet?” changed its home page from a big NO to a big YES as of today. It also provides a Spotify playlist, a search result to finding parties on Facebook, and a link to the official Twitter hashtag, “#nowthatchersdead.”

Unfortunately, many are confused and reading the trend as “now that Cher’s dead,” which completely brings the focus away from the actual point of the hashtag. But it seems that more people are correcting the misleading link than lamenting Cher.

Here’s the philosophical question of the day: who would get more media attention if they died on the same day… Margaret Thatcher, or Cher?