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October 25th
244 Notable deaths
Jerzy Popieluszko
Polish catholic priest, martyr, blessed (1947–1984).
Born September 14th, 1947 in Okopy.
Died October 25th, 1984 at 37 years old in Włocławek (asphyxiation, blunt trauma).
Amélie of Orléans
Queen consort of portugal (1889 - 1908).
Born September 28th, 1865 in Twickenham.
Died October 25th, 1951 at 86 years old in Le Chesnay.
Cleo Moore
American actress (1924–1973).
Born October 31st, 1929 in Baton Rouge.
Died October 25th, 1973 at 43 years old in Inglewood (myocardial infarction).
Terence MacSwiney
Irish playwright, author and nationalist politician (1879-1920).
Born March 28th, 1879 in Cork.
Died October 25th, 1920 at 41 years old in HM Prison Brixton (starvation).
Kevin Curran
Television writer (1957–2016).
Born February 27th, 1957 in Hartford.
Died October 25th, 2016 at 59 years old in West Hollywood (cancer). [ref]
William Merritt Chase
American painter (1849–1916).
Born November 1st, 1849 in Nineveh.
Died October 25th, 1916 at 66 years old in New York City.
Werner Naumann
Nazi politician (1909-1982).
Died October 25th, 1982 at 73 years old in Lüdenscheid (heart failure).
Arthur Coleman Danto
American art critic and philosopher (1924–2013).
Born January 1st, 1924 in Ann Arbor.
Died October 25th, 2013 at 89 years old in New York City, Manhattan. [ref]
Frank Norris
American journalist and novelist (1870-1902).
Born March 5th, 1870 in Chicago.
Died October 25th, 1902 at 32 years old in San Francisco (peritonitis).
Eduard Einstein
Second son of albert einstein and his first wife mileva marić (1910–1965).
Born July 28th, 1910 in Zurich.
Died October 25th, 1965 at 55 years old in Zurich, Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik Zürich (stroke).
Pierre Soulages
French painter and engraver (1919–2022).
Born December 24th, 1919 in Rodez. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2022 at 102 years old in Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nîmes. [ref]
Franz von Werra
Recipient of the knights cross (1914-1941).
Died October 25th, 1941 at 27 years old in Katwijk.
Fritz Darges
German ss-officer (1913–2009).
Born February 8th, 1913 in Dülseberg.
Died October 25th, 2009 at 96 years old in Celle. [ref]
Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia
Eldest child of grand duke kirill vladimirovich of russia and princess victoria melita of saxe-coburg and gotha (1907-1951); wife of karl, 6th prince of leiningen.
Born February 2nd, 1907 in Coburg.
Died October 25th, 1951 at 44 years old in Madrid.
Waldemar Haffkine
Bacteriologist (1856–1930).
Born March 15th, 1856 in Berdiansk. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1930 at 74 years old in Lausanne.
Alfonsina Storni
Argentine writer and poet.
Born May 29th, 1892 in Capriasca.
Died October 25th, 1938 at 46 years old in Mar del Plata (drowning).
Harry Ferguson
Irish engineer and inventor (1884–1960).
Born November 4th, 1884 in County Down.
Died October 25th, 1960 at 75 years old in Stow-on-the-Wold.
Raymond Queneau
French novelist and poet (1903–1976).
Born February 21st, 1903 in Le Havre.
Died October 25th, 1976 at 73 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer).
Gerald Templer
British army general (1898–1979).
Born September 11th, 1898 in Colchester.
Died October 25th, 1979 at 81 years old in Chelsea.
Thomas Keating
American trappist monk (1923–2018).
Born March 7th, 1923 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2018 at 95 years old in Spencer (respiratory failure). [ref]
Jacques Barzun
French-american historian (1907–2012).
Born November 30th, 1907 in Créteil. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2012 at 104 years old in San Antonio. [ref]
Lisa Jardine
British historian (1944-2015).
Born April 12th, 1944 in Oxford.
Died October 25th, 2015 at 71 years old in London (breast cancer).
Ziya Gökalp
Turkish sociologist and writer (1876–1924).
Born March 23rd, 1876 in Çermik district.
Died October 25th, 1924 at 48 years old in Istanbul.
Marvin Harris
American anthropologist (1927-2001).
Born August 18th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died October 25th, 2001 at 74 years old in Gainesville.
Henry van de Velde
Belgian painter, architect and interior designer (1863-1957).
Born April 3rd, 1863 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1957 at 94 years old in Oberägeri. [ref]
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht