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October 25th
184 Notable deaths
Pierre Soulages
French painter and engraver.
Born December 24th, 1919 in Rodez. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2022 at 102 years old in Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nîmes. [ref]
Werner Naumann
Nazi politician (1909-1982).
Born June 16th, 1909 in Góra. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1982 at 73 years old in Lüdenscheid (heart failure). [ref]
Jacques Barzun
French-born american historian (1907-2012).
Born November 30th, 1907 in Créteil. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2012 at 104 years old in San Antonio. [ref]
Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia
Eldest child of grand duke kirill vladimirovich of russia and princess victoria melita of saxe-coburg-gotha; wife of karl, 6th prince of leiningen (1907-1951).
Born February 2nd, 1907 in Coburg.
Died October 25th, 1951 at 44 years old in Madrid.
Raymond Queneau
French poet (1903-1976).
Born February 21st, 1903 in Le Havre. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1976 at 73 years old in Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
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.
Lisa Jardine
British historian (1944-2015).
Born April 12th, 1944 in Oxford.
Died October 25th, 2015 at 71 years old in London (breast cancer).
Fritz Darges
German ss-officer.
Born February 8th, 1913 in Diesdorf.
Died October 25th, 2009 at 96 years old in Celle. [ref]
Marvin Harris
American anthropologist (1927-2001).
Born August 18th, 1927 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2001 at 74 years old in Gainesville. [ref]
Gerald Templer
British army general (1898–1979).
Born September 11th, 1898 in Colchester.
Died October 25th, 1979 at 81 years old in Chelsea.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 184
For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker