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In the year 2025
1,418 Notable deaths
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
Kenyan writer (1938–2025).
Born January 5th, 1938 in Kamirithu.
Died May 28th, 2025 at 87 years old in Buford. [ref]
Gary Mounfield
British bassist (1962–2025).
Born November 16th, 1962 in Crumpsall. [ref]
Died November 20th, 2025 at 63 years old in Manchester. [ref]
Roy Ayers
American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer (1940–2025).
Born September 10th, 1940 in Los Angeles.
Died March 4th, 2025 at 84 years old in New York City. [ref]
Bill Moyers
American journalist.
Died June 26th, 2025 at 91 years old in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (prostate cancer). [ref]
Dave Parker
American hall of fame baseball player (1951–2025).
Born June 9th, 1951 in Grenada. [ref]
Died June 28th, 2025 at 74 years old in Cincinnati (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Duke Cunningham
Former u.s. house of representatives member, convicted and sentenced for conspiracy to commit bribery, mail fraud, wire fraud and tax evasion.
Born December 8th, 1941 in Los Angeles.
Died August 27th, 2025 at 83 years old in Little Rock. [ref]
Vince Zampella
American video game designer (1970–2025).
Born October 1st, 1970. [ref]
Died December 21st, 2025 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision). [ref]
Rick Hurst
American actor and voice artist.
Born January 1st, 1946 in Houston.
Died June 26th, 2025 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Kim Yong-nam
North korean politician (1928–2025).
Born February 4th, 1928 in Pyongyang.
Died November 3rd, 2025 at 97 years old in Pyongyang (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Terry Reid
British musician (1949–2025).
Born November 13th, 1949 in Huntingdon.
Died August 4th, 2025 at 75 years old in Rancho Mirage. [ref]
Ken Dryden
Canadian ice hockey goaltender and politician.
Born August 8th, 1947 in Hamilton.
Died September 5th, 2025 at 78 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Cleo Laine
English jazz singer and actress (1927–2025).
Born October 28th, 1927 in Southall.
Died July 24th, 2025 at 97 years old in Wavendon. [ref]
Charles B. Rangel
Former congressman from harlem, new york.
Born June 11th, 1930 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died May 26th, 2025 at 94 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Wayne Osmond
American musician (1951–2025).
Born August 28th, 1951 in Ogden.
Died January 1st, 2025 at 73 years old in Salt Lake City (stroke). [ref]
Paul Ekman
American evolutionary and social psychologist (1934-2025).
Born February 15th, 1934 in Washington, D.C..
Died November 17th, 2025 at 91 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Lynne Marie Stewart
American actress (1946–2025).
Born December 14th, 1946 in Lynwood.
Died February 21st, 2025 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (liver cancer, gallbladder cancer). [ref]
John Lodge
British musician (1943–2025).
Born July 20th, 1943 in Birmingham.
Died October 10th, 2025 at 82 years old [ref]
Paul Tagliabue
5th commissioner of the national football league (1940–2025).
Born November 24th, 1940 in Jersey City.
Died November 9th, 2025 at 84 years old in Chevy Chase (heart failure).
Clive Revill
New zealand actor (1930—2025).
Born April 18th, 1930 in Wellington.
Died March 11th, 2025 at 94 years old in Sherman Oaks. [ref]
Gailard Sartain
American actor (1943–2025).
Born September 18th, 1943 in Tulsa. [ref]
Died June 19th, 2025 at 81 years old in Tulsa. [ref]
Fauja Singh
British-indian centenarian marathon runner.
Born April 1st, 1911 in Jalandhar.
Died July 14th, 2025 at 114 years old in Jalandhar (traffic collision). [ref]
Leslie Charleson
American actress (1945–2025).
Born February 22nd, 1945 in Kansas City.
Died January 12th, 2025 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Alan Simpson
American politician (1931–2025).
Born September 2nd, 1931 in Denver.
Died March 14th, 2025 at 93 years old in Cody. [ref]
Lynn Hamilton
American actress (1930-2025).
Born April 25th, 1930 in Yazoo City.
Died June 19th, 2025 at 95 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Stanley Baxter
British actor (1926–2025).
Born May 24th, 1926 in Kelvinside.
Died December 11th, 2025 at 99 years old in London. [ref]
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That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson