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January 25th
144 Notable deaths
Neagu Djuvara
Romanian historian.
Born August 31st, 1916 in Bucharest.
Died January 25th, 2018 at 101 years old in Bucharest (pneumonia). [ref]
Mikhail Chigorin
Russian chess player.
Born November 12th, 1850 in Gatchina.
Died January 25th, 1908 at 57 years old in Lublin (diabetes).
Valerian Kuybyshev
Soviet politician (1888-1935).
Died January 25th, 1935 at 46 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Juan Vucetich
Anthropologis, police official and inventor.
Born July 20th, 1858 in Hvar. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1925 at 66 years old in Dolores.
André Lhote
French sculptor and painter (1885-1962).
Born July 5th, 1885 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1962 at 76 years old in Paris. [ref]
Paul Smith
American film composer, violinist, conductor (1906–1985).
Born October 30th, 1906 in Houghton County.
Died January 25th, 1985 at 78 years old in Glendale (Alzheimer's disease).
Anastasios Giannoulatos
Former primate of orthodox autocephalous church of albania, member of academy of athens, president of world council of churches, honorary president of religions for peace.
Born November 4th, 1929 in Piraeus.
Died January 25th, 2025 at 95 years old in Athens. [ref]
Kanno Sugako
Japanese journalist.
Died January 25th, 1911 at 29 years old in Ichigaya Prison (hanging).
Harry Mathews
American author (1930 – 2017).
Born February 14th, 1930 in New York City.
Died January 25th, 2017 at 86 years old in Key West (disease).
Deaths 51 to 60 of 144
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