In the year 1925
215 Notable deaths
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 19th, 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. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1925 at 59 years old in Arcueil (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Rudolf Steiner
Austrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist (1861–1925).
Born February 27th, 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).
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.
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).
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.
Born May 18th, 1850 in London, Camden Town. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1925 at 74 years old in Torquay, Mount Stuart Hospital. [ref]
H. Rider Haggard
English writer of adventure novels.
Born June 22nd, 1856 in Bradenham. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1925 at 68 years old in London. [ref]
Sergei Yesenin
Russian poet (1895–1925).
Born October 3rd, 1895 in Konstantinovo.
Died December 28th, 1925 at 30 years old in Saint Petersburg (hanging).
Robert M. La Follette
American politician (1855-1925).
Born June 14th, 1855 in Primrose. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1925 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C. (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
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.
Pier Giorgio Frassati
Italian dominican tertiary and social activist (1901–1925).
Born April 6th, 1901 in Turin.
Died July 4th, 1925 at 24 years old in Turin (poliomyelitis).
Johanna van Gogh-Bonger
Dutch artist and art collector, widow of theo van gogh (1863-1925).
Born October 4th, 1862 in Amsterdam.
Died September 2nd, 1925 at 62 years old in Amsterdam.
Hidesaburō Ueno
Japanese agricultural scientist (1872-1925).
Born January 19th, 1872 in Moto.
Died May 21st, 1925 at 53 years old in University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus (intracranial hemorrhage).
Walter Camp
American football player and coach, college athletics administrator (1859-1925).
Born April 7th, 1859 in New Britain.
Died March 14th, 1925 at 65 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
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I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino