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October 25th
197 Notable deaths
Sheridan Downey
American politician.
Born March 11th, 1884 in Laramie.
Died October 25th, 1961 at 77 years old in San Francisco.
Kenneth McKellar
American politician (1869–1957).
Born January 29th, 1869 in Richmond. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1957 at 88 years old in Memphis. [ref]
Ronald Breslow
American chemist.
Born March 14th, 1931 in Rahway.
Died October 25th, 2017 at 86 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer).
Vladimir Herzog
Brazilian journalist.
Born June 27th, 1937 in Osijek. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1975 at 38 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Rohini Godbole
Indian physicist.
Born November 12th, 1952 in Pune.
Died October 25th, 2024 at 71 years old in Bengaluru. [ref]
Thomas Oppermann
German politician.
Born April 27th, 1954 in Freckenhorst.
Died October 25th, 2020 at 66 years old in Göttingen. [ref]
Victor Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton
British politician and colonial administrator (1876-1947).
Born August 9th, 1876 in Shimla. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1947 at 71 years old in Exeter. [ref]
Peggy Moran
Actress (1918-2002).
Born October 23rd, 1918 in Clinton.
Died October 25th, 2002 at 84 years old in Camarillo (traffic collision).
Manuel Lapuente Díaz
Mexican footballer and trainer (1944–2025).
Born May 15th, 1944 in Mexico City.
Died October 25th, 2025 at 81 years old in Puebla City (pneumonia). [ref]
Mikhail Yangel
Soviet engineer and missile designer.
Born November 7th, 1911 in Kirensky Uyezd.
Died October 25th, 1971 at 59 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
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