October 25th
184 Notable deaths
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 of America.
Nirmal Verma
Indian writer.
Born August 3rd, 1929 in Shimla. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2005 at 76 years old in New Delhi (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ariel Durant
Russian-jewish american writer.
Born May 10th, 1898 in Khmelnytskyi.
Died October 25th, 1981 at 83 years old in Los Angeles.
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.
Yukio Seki
Japanese kamikaze pilot.
Born August 29th, 1921 in Saijō.
Died October 25th, 1944 at 23 years old in Leyte Gulf.
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.
Robert Scholl
Württembergian politician (1891-1973).
Born April 13th, 1891 in Mainhardt.
Died October 25th, 1973 at 82 years old in Munich.
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]
Fofi Gennimata
Greek politician.
Born November 17th, 1964 in Ampelokipoi, Athens.
Died October 25th, 2021 at 56 years old in Athens (ileus). [ref]
Henri Pirenne
Belgian historian (1862-1935).
Born December 23rd, 1862 in Verviers. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1935 at 72 years old in Uccle. [ref]
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine