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October 25th
244 Notable deaths
Holger Pedersen
Danish linguist (1867-1953).
Born April 7th, 1867 in Gelballe.
Died October 25th, 1953 at 86 years old in Hellerup.
José Padilla
Spanish composer, pianist (1889-1960).
Born May 23rd, 1889 in Almería.
Died October 25th, 1960 at 71 years old in Madrid.
Odoardo Beccari
Italian botanist and naturalist (1843-1920).
Born November 16th, 1843 in Florence.
Died October 25th, 1920 at 76 years old in Florence.
John Sartain
American engraver and publisher (1808–1897).
Born October 24th, 1808 in London.
Died October 25th, 1897 at 89 years old in Philadelphia.
Sara Anzanello
Italian volleyball player (1980-2018).
Born July 30th, 1980 in San Donà di Piave.
Died October 25th, 2018 at 38 years old in Milan (leukemia). [ref]
Mina Rees
American mathematician (1902–1997).
Born August 2nd, 1902 in Cleveland.
Died October 25th, 1997 at 95 years old in New York City.
Alberto da Costa Pereira
Portuguese footballer (1929–1990).
Born December 22nd, 1929 in Nacala.
Died October 25th, 1990 at 60 years old in Lisbon.
José Gustavo Guerrero
Salvadoran diplomat and jurist (1876-1958).
Born June 26th, 1876 in San Salvador.
Died October 25th, 1958 at 82 years old in Nice.
Adolf Wild von Hohenborn
German general (1860-1925).
Born July 8th, 1860 in Kassel.
Died October 25th, 1925 at 65 years old in Hohenborn.
Björn Þórðarson
Prime minister of iceland (1879-1963).
Born February 6th, 1879.
Died October 25th, 1963 at 84 years old
Édouard André
French horticulturalist, landscape designer, as well as a leading landscape architect (1840-1911).
Born July 17th, 1840 in Bourges.
Died October 25th, 1911 at 71 years old in La Croix-en-Touraine.
Aleksandar Shalamanov
Bulgarian footballer (1941–2021).
Born September 4th, 1941 in Boyana.
Died October 25th, 2021 at 80 years old in Boyana. [ref]
Adelino da Palma Carlos
Portuguese politician (1905-1992).
Born March 3rd, 1905 in Faro. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1992 at 87 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Adolf Schwarz
Austro-hungarian chess player.
Born October 31st, 1836 in Sečovce.
Died October 25th, 1910 at 73 years old in Vienna.
Rudolf Walden
Finnish industrialist, general and politician (1878–1946).
Born December 1st, 1878 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1946 at 67 years old in Sysmä.
Lauri Ingman
Finnish priest, theologian and politician (1868-1934).
Born June 30th, 1868 in Teuva.
Died October 25th, 1934 at 66 years old in Turku.
Shō Iku
King of ryūkyū.
Born August 19th, 1813 in Shuri Castle.
Died October 25th, 1847 at 34 years old in Shuri Castle.
Bill Eckersley
English footballer (1925-1982).
Born July 6th, 1925 in Southport.
Died October 25th, 1982 at 57 years old in Blackburn.
Roger Désormière
French composer and conductor (1898–1963).
Born September 13th, 1898 in Vichy.
Died October 25th, 1963 at 65 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer).
Vesna Parun
Croatian poet and translator (1922–2010).
Born October 4th, 1922 in Zlarin.
Died October 25th, 2010 at 88 years old in Stubičke Toplice. [ref]
Kamran Baghirov
Soviet politician (1933–2000).
Born January 24th, 1933 in Shusha.
Died October 25th, 2000 at 67 years old in Baku.
Ennio De Giorgi
Italian mathematician (1928-1996).
Born February 8th, 1928 in Lecce.
Died October 25th, 1996 at 68 years old in Pisa.
Wilhelm Lexis
German statistician and economist (1837–1914).
Born July 17th, 1837 in Eschweiler.
Died October 25th, 1914 at 77 years old in Göttingen. [ref]
Puntsagiin Jasrai
Former prime minister of mongolia (1933-2007).
Born November 26th, 1933 in Bugat.
Died October 25th, 2007 at 73 years old in Ulaanbaatar.
Heinrich Eduard Jacob
German writer (1889–1967).
Born October 7th, 1889 in Berlin.
Died October 25th, 1967 at 78 years old in Salzburg.
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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus