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October 25th
244 Notable deaths
Naile Sultan
Ottoman noble (1884–1957).
Born January 9th, 1884 in Istanbul.
Died October 25th, 1957 at 73 years old in Istanbul.
Robert Henry Thurston
American mechanical engineer (1839-1903).
Born October 25th, 1839 in Providence.
Died October 25th, 1903 at 64 years old in Ithaca.
Federico Luzzi
Italian tennis player (1980–2008).
Born January 3rd, 1980 in Arezzo.
Died October 25th, 2008 at 28 years old in Arezzo (leukemia). [ref]
Gustave Hervé
French politician (1871-1944).
Born January 2nd, 1871 in Brest.
Died October 25th, 1944 at 73 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Eligio Ayala
President of paraguay (1879–1930).
Born December 4th, 1879 in Mbuyapey.
Died October 25th, 1930 at 50 years old in Asunción.
Gerard Walschap
Belgian writer (1898–1989).
Born July 9th, 1898 in Londerzeel.
Died October 25th, 1989 at 91 years old in Antwerp.
Guillermo Lovell
Boxer (1918–1967).
Born January 14th, 1918 in Dock Sud.
Died October 25th, 1967 at 49 years old
Margit Bara
Hungarian actress (1928-2016).
Born June 21st, 1928 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died October 25th, 2016 at 88 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Viktor Makeyev
Soviet engineer, rocket designer (1924-1985).
Born October 25th, 1924 in Kolomna.
Died October 25th, 1985 at 61 years old in Moscow.
Zé Carlos
Brazilian footballer (1967–2024).
Born November 14th, 1968 in Presidente Bernardes.
Died October 25th, 2024 at 55 years old (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Amadeo de Souza Cardoso
Portuguese artist (1887-1918).
Born November 14th, 1887 in Mancelos.
Died October 25th, 1918 at 30 years old in Espinho (influenza, 1918–1920 flu pandemic).
Håkan Serner
Swedish actor (1933–1984).
Born September 1st, 1933 in Malmö.
Died October 25th, 1984 at 51 years old in Stockholm (hanging to death).
Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer
German composer, conductor and violinist.
Born February 2nd, 1879 in Potsdam. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1878 at -1 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Dorothy Head Knode
Us tennis player (1925-2015).
Born July 4th, 1925 in Richmond.
Died October 25th, 2015 at 90 years old in Novato.
Hanako Muraoka
Japanese novelist and translator (1893–1968).
Died October 25th, 1968 at 75 years old in Ota.
Helen Badgley
Silent film actress (1908–1977).
Born December 1st, 1908 in Saratoga Springs.
Died October 25th, 1977 at 68 years old in Phoenix.
Maphevu Dlamini
Prime minister of swaziland (1922-1979).
Born March 31st, 1922.
Died October 25th, 1979 at 57 years old in Mbabane.
Renzo Burini
Italian footballer (1927-2019).
Born October 10th, 1927 in Palmanova.
Died October 25th, 2019 at 92 years old in Milan. [ref]
Veronika Cherkasova
Belarusian journalist (1959–2004).
Born January 12th, 1959 in Minsk.
Died October 25th, 2004 at 45 years old in Minsk. [ref]
Ernst Feßmann
German general (1881–1962).
Born January 6th, 1881 in Augsburg.
Died October 25th, 1962 at 81 years old in Pullach.
Emilie Mundt
Danish painter (1842-1922).
Born August 22nd, 1842 in Sorø.
Died October 25th, 1922 at 80 years old in Frederiksberg.
Thomas Campbell Eyton
English naturalist and ornithologist (1809–1880).
Born September 10th, 1809 in Wellington.
Died October 25th, 1880 at 71 years old in Shropshire.
Georges Goyau
French historian (1869-1939).
Born May 31st, 1869 in Orléans.
Died October 25th, 1939 at 70 years old in Bernay.
Karl-Heinz Metzner
German footballer (1923-1994).
Born January 9th, 1923 in Kassel.
Died October 25th, 1994 at 71 years old in Kassel.
Karl Bruckner
Austrian writer (1906–1982).
Born January 9th, 1906 in Vienna.
Died October 25th, 1982 at 76 years old in Vienna.
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius