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In the year 1925
313 Notable deaths
Alexandra of Denmark
Queen consort of the united kingdom from 1901 to 1910 (1844–1925).
Born December 1st, 1844 in Yellow Palace.
Died November 20th, 1925 at 80 years old in Sandringham House (heart failure).
Sun Yat-sen
Chinese politician, physician, and revolutionary (1866–1925).
Born November 12th, 1866 in Cuiheng. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1925 at 58 years old in Peking Union Medical College Hospital (liver cancer). [ref]
William Jennings Bryan
American politician (1860–1925).
Born March 18th, 1860 in Salem.
Died July 26th, 1925 at 65 years old in Dayton.
Erik Satie
French composer and pianist (1866-1925).
Born May 17th, 1866 in Honfleur.
Died July 1st, 1925 at 59 years old in rue Pierre-Larousse (liver cirrhosis).
Rudolf Steiner
Austrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist (1861–1925).
Born February 25th, 1861 in Donji Kraljevec. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1925 at 64 years old in Dornach. [ref]
John Singer Sargent
American painter (1856–1925).
Born January 12th, 1856 in Florence.
Died April 15th, 1925 at 69 years old in London (cardiovascular disease).
John French, 1st Earl of Ypres
Anglo-irish officer in the british army (1852-1925).
Born September 28th, 1852 in Kent.
Died May 22nd, 1925 at 72 years old in Deal (bladder cancer).
Henri Fayol
French mining engineer and executive, developer a general theory of business administration fayolism (1841-1925).
Born July 29th, 1841 in Istanbul.
Died November 19th, 1925 at 84 years old in Paris.
Friedrich Ebert
German politician, president of germany (1871-1925).
Born February 4th, 1871 in Heidelberg.
Died February 28th, 1925 at 54 years old in Berlin (peritonitis).
George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
Viceroy of india and british foreign secretary (1859–1925).
Born January 11th, 1859 in Kedleston Hall.
Died March 20th, 1925 at 66 years old in London.
Wong Fei-hung
Chinese martial artist and physician (1847-1924).
Born August 19th, 1847 in Nanhai District.
Died April 17th, 1925 at 77 years old in Guangzhou (disease).
Eugen Sandow
German bodybuilder and strongman (1867–1925).
Born April 2nd, 1867 in Königsberg.
Died October 14th, 1925 at 58 years old in London (aortic aneurysm).
Fritz Haarmann
German serial killer (1879–1925).
Born October 25th, 1879 in Hanover.
Died April 15th, 1925 at 45 years old in Hanover (decapitation).
Gottlob Frege
German philosopher, logician, and mathematician (1848–1925).
Born November 8th, 1848 in Wismar.
Died July 26th, 1925 at 76 years old in Bad Kleinen.
Christy Mathewson
American major league baseball player, manager (1880-1925).
Born August 12th, 1880 in Factoryville.
Died October 7th, 1925 at 45 years old in Saranac Lake (tuberculosis).
Sidney Reilly
Russian-born adventurer and secret agent (1873–1925).
Born March 24th, 1873 in Odesa.
Died November 5th, 1925 at 52 years old in Moscow (execution).
Vincenzo Peruggia
Italian thief (1881-1925).
Born October 8th, 1881 in Dumenza. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1925 at 44 years old in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Thomas R. Marshall
Vice president of the united states from 1913 to 1921.
Born March 14th, 1854 in North Manchester.
Died June 1st, 1925 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Vajiravudh
King of siam from 1910 to 1925.
Born January 1st, 1881 in Grand Palace.
Died November 25th, 1925 at 44 years old in Chakraphat Phiman Throne Hall (gastrointestinal system disease).
James Buchanan Duke
American businessman (1856-1925).
Born December 23rd, 1856 in Durham. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1925 at 68 years old in New York City. [ref]
Oliver Heaviside
Electrical engineer, mathematician and physicist (1850–1925).
Born May 18th, 1850 in Camden Town.
Died February 3rd, 1925 at 74 years old in Mount Stuart Hospital.
H. Rider Haggard
English adventure novelist (1856–1925).
Born June 22nd, 1856 in Bradenham.
Died May 14th, 1925 at 68 years old in London.
Sergei Yesenin
Russian poet (1895–1925).
Born October 3rd, 1895 in Konstantinovo.
Died December 28th, 1925 at 30 years old in Saint Petersburg (hanging to death).
Robert M. La Follette
American progressive politician from wisconsin (1855–1925).
Born June 13th, 1855 in Primrose.
Died June 18th, 1925 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C. (cardiovascular disease).
Chittaranjan Das
Bengali lawyer, politician, author and leader of the bengali swaraj party (1870-1925).
Born November 5th, 1870 in Bikrampur.
Died June 16th, 1925 at 54 years old in Step Aside.
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