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October 25th
197 Notable deaths
Marvin Harris
American anthropologist (1927-2001).
Born August 18th, 1927 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2001 at 74 years old in Gainesville. [ref]
Ariel Durant
Russian-jewish american writer.
Born May 10th, 1898 in Khmelnytskyi.
Died October 25th, 1981 at 83 years old in Los Angeles.
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]
Yukio Seki
Japanese kamikaze pilot.
Born August 29th, 1921 in Saijō.
Died October 25th, 1944 at 23 years old in Leyte Gulf.
René Schneider
Chilean general (1913–1970).
Born December 31st, 1913 in Concepción.
Died October 25th, 1970 at 56 years old in Santiago.
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.
Antonia Bird
Film director.
Born May 27th, 1951 in Princess Beatrice Hospital.
Died October 25th, 2013 at 62 years old in Aldringham (thyroid cancer). [ref]
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]
Rayhaneh Jabbari
Iranian who executed.
Born November 5th, 1987 in Tehran.
Died October 25th, 2014 at 26 years old in Tehran, Gohardasht Prison (hanging to death). [ref]
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.
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