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October 25th
244 Notable deaths
Ariel Durant
Russian-jewish american writer.
Born May 10th, 1898 in Khmelnytskyi.
Died October 25th, 1981 at 83 years old in Los Angeles.
Nirmal Verma
Indian writer (1929–2005).
Born August 3rd, 1929 in Shimla.
Died October 25th, 2005 at 76 years old in New Delhi (myocardial infarction).
Yukio Seki
Japanese kamikaze pilot (1921–1944).
Born August 29th, 1921 in Saijō-shi.
Died October 25th, 1944 at 23 years old in Leyte Gulf.
René Schneider
Chilean general (1913–1970).
Born December 31st, 1913 in Concepción.
Died October 25th, 1970 at 56 years old in Santiago.
Karl von Terzaghi
Austrian geotechnical engineer known as the "father of soil mechanics" (1883–1963).
Born October 2nd, 1883 in Prague.
Died October 25th, 1963 at 80 years old in Winchester.
Antonia Bird
Film director (1951–2013).
Born May 27th, 1951 in Princess Beatrice Hospital.
Died October 25th, 2013 at 62 years old in Aldringham (thyroid cancer). [ref]
Diane di Prima
American poet (1934-2020).
Born August 6th, 1934 in Brooklyn.
Died October 25th, 2020 at 86 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Rayhaneh Jabbari
Iranian who executed.
Born November 5th, 1987 in Tehran.
Died October 25th, 2014 at 26 years old in Tehran, Gohardasht Prison (hanging to death). [ref]
Frank J. Sprague
American naval officer and railroad pioneer (1857-1934).
Born July 25th, 1857 in Milford.
Died October 25th, 1934 at 77 years old in United States.
Eric Larson
American animator (1905–1988).
Born September 3rd, 1905 in Cleveland.
Died October 25th, 1988 at 83 years old in La Cañada Flintridge.
Robert Scholl
Württembergian politician and german opponent of nazism (1891-1973).
Born April 13th, 1891 in Mainhardt.
Died October 25th, 1973 at 82 years old in Munich.
Henri Pirenne
Belgian historian (1862-1935).
Born December 23rd, 1862 in Verviers.
Died October 25th, 1935 at 72 years old in Uccle. [ref]
Lawrence Halprin
American landscape architect (1916–2009).
Born July 1st, 1916 in New York City, Brooklyn.
Died October 25th, 2009 at 93 years old in New York City, Kentfield. [ref]
René Thom
French mathematician (1923–2002).
Born September 2nd, 1923 in Montbéliard.
Died October 25th, 2002 at 79 years old in Bures-sur-Yvette.
Susan Strange
British international political economist (1923–1998).
Born June 9th, 1923 in Dorset.
Died October 25th, 1998 at 75 years old in Aylesbury. [ref]
Fofi Gennimata
Greek politician (1964–2021).
Born November 17th, 1964 in Ampelokipoi, Athens.
Died October 25th, 2021 at 56 years old in Athens (ileus). [ref]
Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen
First person born on south georgia (1913–1996).
Born October 8th, 1913 in Grytviken. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1996 at 83 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Philip Wylie
American writer (1902–1971).
Born May 12th, 1902 in Beverly.
Died October 25th, 1971 at 69 years old in Miami (myocardial infarction).
Stuart Lewis-Evans
Racecar driver (1930-1958).
Born April 20th, 1930 in Luton.
Died October 25th, 1958 at 28 years old in East Grinstead.
Paul Terry
Cartoonist, screenwriter, film director (1887-1971).
Born February 19th, 1887 in San Mateo.
Died October 25th, 1971 at 84 years old in New York City (disease).
Frederick Rolfe
British writer, photographer and historian (1860-1913).
Born July 22nd, 1860 in London.
Died October 25th, 1913 at 53 years old in Venice (cerebrovascular disease).
Gérard Encausse
Spanish-born french physician, hypnotist, and popularizer of occultism, who founded the modern martinist order (1865-1916).
Born July 13th, 1865 in A Coruña.
Died October 25th, 1916 at 51 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Frank Puglia
Italian actor (1892–1975).
Born March 9th, 1892 in Linguaglossa.
Died October 25th, 1975 at 83 years old in South Pasadena.
Hamilton Smith
American microbiologist (1931–2025).
Born August 23rd, 1931 in New York City.
Died October 25th, 2025 at 94 years old in Ellicott City. [ref]
John Connelly
English footballer (1938-2012).
Born July 18th, 1938 in St Helens.
Died October 25th, 2012 at 74 years old in Barrowford. [ref]
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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman