October 25th
177 Notable deaths
René Thom
French mathematician.
Born September 2nd, 1923 in Montbéliard. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2002 at 79 years old in Bures-sur-Yvette. [ref]
René Schneider
Chilean general (1913-1970).
Born December 31st, 1913 in Concepción.
Died October 25th, 1970 at 56 years old in Santiago.
Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen
First person born on south georgia.
Born October 8th, 1913 in Grytviken. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1996 at 83 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Susan Strange
British academic.
Born June 9th, 1923 in Dorset.
Died October 25th, 1998 at 75 years old in Aylesbury. [ref]
Peter Rice
Irish engineer.
Born June 16th, 1935 in Dundalk.
Died October 25th, 1992 at 57 years old in London (brain cancer). [ref]
Philip Wylie
American writer.
Born May 12th, 1902 in Beverly.
Died October 25th, 1971 at 69 years old in Miami (myocardial infarction).
Frederick Rolfe
British writer, photographer and historian (1860-1913).
Born July 22nd, 1860 in London. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1913 at 53 years old in Venice (cerebrovascular disease).
Stuart Lewis-Evans
Racecar driver (1930-1958).
Born April 20th, 1930 in Luton.
Died October 25th, 1958 at 28 years old in East Grinstead.
Thomas Oppermann
German politician.
Born April 27th, 1954 in Freckenhorst.
Died October 25th, 2020 at 66 years old in Göttingen. [ref]
Dick Higgins
English composer and poet (1938-1998).
Born March 15th, 1938 in Cambridge. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1998 at 60 years old in Quebec (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 177
Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin