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In the year 1925
215 Notable deaths
Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro
Italian mathematician (1853–1925).
Born January 12th, 1853 in Lugo.
Died August 6th, 1925 at 72 years old in Bologna.
Michel Verne
French writer.
Born August 3rd, 1861 in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1925 at 63 years old in Toulon (stomach cancer).
Agustín de Iturbide y Green
Prince of mexico (1863-1925).
Born April 2nd, 1863 in Mexico City.
Died March 3rd, 1925 at 61 years old in Washington, D.C..
J. M. E. McTaggart
British philosopher (1866-1925).
Born September 3rd, 1866 in London. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1925 at 58 years old in London. [ref]
Arthur Moeller van den Bruck
German historian (1876–1925).
Born April 23rd, 1876 in Solingen.
Died May 30th, 1925 at 49 years old in Berlin.
A. C. Benson
English essayist and poet, 1862–1925 (1862–1925).
Born April 24th, 1862 in Crowthorne. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1925 at 63 years old in Oxford. [ref]
William Massey
Prime minister of new zealand (1856–1925).
Born March 26th, 1856 in Limavady.
Died May 10th, 1925 at 69 years old in Wellington (cancer).
Fanny Bullock Workman
American geographer, cartographer, explorer, travel writer, and mountaineer (1859–1925).
Born January 8th, 1859 in Worcester.
Died January 22nd, 1925 at 66 years old in Cannes.
Christian Krohg
Norwegian painter (1852-1925).
Born August 13th, 1852 in Vestre Aker. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1925 at 73 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Pancho Villa
Filipino boxer (1901-1925).
Born August 1st, 1901 in Ilog.
Died July 14th, 1925 at 23 years old in San Francisco.
Léon Bourgeois
French statesman (1851-1925).
Born May 21st, 1851 in former 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1925 at 74 years old in Épernay. [ref]
Charles Mangin
General from france.
Born July 6th, 1866 in Sarrebourg. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1925 at 58 years old in Paris. [ref]
Elwood Haynes
American inventor (1857–1925).
Born October 14th, 1857 in Portland.
Died April 13th, 1925 at 67 years old in Kokomo (infectious disease).
Louis Feuillade
French film director of the silent era (1873-1925).
Born February 19th, 1873 in Lunel.
Died February 26th, 1925 at 52 years old in Nice (peritonitis).
Antonio Ascari
Racecar driver (1888–1925).
Born September 15th, 1888 in Sorgà.
Died July 26th, 1925 at 36 years old in Montlhéry (traffic collision).
Juan Vucetich
Anthropologis, police official and inventor.
Born July 20th, 1858 in Hvar. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1925 at 66 years old in Dolores.
Karl Abraham
German psychoanalyst.
Born May 3rd, 1877 in Bremen. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1925 at 48 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Zishe Breitbart
Strongman and circus performer (1893-1925).
Born February 22nd, 1893 in Stryków.
Died October 12th, 1925 at 32 years old in Berlin (sepsis).
Aristide Bruant
French singer.
Born May 6th, 1851 in Courtenay. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1925 at 73 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Pablo Iglesias Posse
Trade unionist (1850-1925).
Born October 18th, 1850 in Ferrol. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1925 at 75 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Bajram Curri
Albanian politician (1862-1925).
Born January 16th, 1862 in Gjakova. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1925 at 63 years old in Tropojë District.
Eric Tigerstedt
Finnish inventor.
Born August 14th, 1886 in Helsinki.
Died April 20th, 1925 at 38 years old in New York City (kidney failure).
Charles Lanrezac
French general.
Born July 30th, 1852 in Pointe-à-Pitre. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1925 at 72 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Alice Heine
Second wife of prince albert i of monaco (1858-1925).
Born February 10th, 1858 in New Orleans.
Died December 22nd, 1925 at 67 years old in Paris.
Grigory Kotovsky
Soviet general (1881-1925).
Born June 24th, 1881 in Hîncești.
Died August 6th, 1925 at 44 years old in Hvardiiske.
Deaths 51 to 75 of 215
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