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October 25th
197 Notable deaths
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.
Born March 27th, 1860 in Odesa. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1930 at 70 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Alfonsina Storni
Argentine writer.
Born May 29th, 1892 in Capriasca. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1938 at 46 years old in Mar del Plata. [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.
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.
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
Ottoman turkish poet, writer (1876-1924).
Born March 23rd, 1876 in Diyarbakır, Çermik.
Died October 25th, 1924 at 48 years old in Istanbul.
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius