January 25th
200 Notable deaths
Florence Knoll
American architect (1917-2019).
Born May 24th, 1917 in Saginaw.
Died January 25th, 2019 at 101 years old in Coral Gables. [ref]
Charles Mathias
American politician (1922-2010).
Born July 24th, 1922 in Frederick.
Died January 25th, 2010 at 87 years old in Chevy Chase (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Josef Kammhuber
German general (1896–1986).
Born August 19th, 1896 in Tüßling. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1986 at 89 years old in Munich.
Sveinn Björnsson
Icelandic politician, 1st president of iceland (1881-1952).
Born February 27th, 1881 in Copenhagen.
Died January 25th, 1952 at 70 years old in Reykjavík.
Fatma Ulviye Sultan
Ottoman noble (1892–1967).
Born September 11th, 1892 in Vahdettin Pavilion.
Died January 25th, 1967 at 74 years old in İzmir.
Lilian Bond
British actress (1908–1991).
Born January 18th, 1908 in London.
Died January 25th, 1991 at 83 years old in California (myocardial infarction).
Prince Franz of Bavaria
Bavarian royal and military general (1875–1957).
Born October 10th, 1875 in Starnberg.
Died January 25th, 1957 at 81 years old in Starnberg.
E. Stanley Jones
Methodist missionary and theologian (1884-1973).
Born January 3rd, 1884 in Baltimore.
Died January 25th, 1973 at 89 years old in Bareilly.
Monique van Vooren
American actress (1927–2020).
Born March 25th, 1927 in Brussels.
Died January 25th, 2020 at 92 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
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).
Wilhelm Weitling
German-american socialist (1808–1871).
Born October 5th, 1808 in Magdeburg.
Died January 25th, 1871 at 62 years old in New York City. [ref]
Valerian Kuybyshev
Soviet politician (1888-1935).
Died January 25th, 1935 at 46 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Juan Vucetich
Croatian-born argentine police official, pioneer in fingerprint classification systems.
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.
Died January 25th, 1962 at 76 years old in Paris.
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 (1881–1911).
Died January 25th, 1911 at 29 years old in Ichigaya Prison (hanging to death).
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).
Rita Angus
New zealand artist (1908–1970).
Born March 12th, 1908 in Hastings.
Died January 25th, 1970 at 61 years old in Wellington (ovarian cancer).
Gloria Romero
Filipino actress (1933–2025).
Born December 16th, 1933 in Denver.
Died January 25th, 2025 at 91 years old in Quezon City. [ref]
René Carmille
Comptroller general of the french army and member of french resistance (1886-1945).
Born January 8th, 1886 in Trémolat.
Died January 25th, 1945 at 59 years old in Dachau concentration camp.
Polly Moran
Actress, vaudevillian (1883-1952).
Born June 28th, 1883 in Chicago.
Died January 25th, 1952 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (cardiovascular disease).
Normand Corbeil
Canadian composer (1956-2013).
Born April 6th, 1956 in Montreal.
Died January 25th, 2013 at 56 years old in Montreal (pancreatic cancer).
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As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci