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February 25th
239 Notable deaths
Bill Paxton
American actor and filmmaker (1955–2017).
Born May 17th, 1955 in Fort Worth.
Died February 25th, 2017 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (stroke). [ref]
Elijah Muhammad
American religious leader (1897-1975).
Born October 7th, 1897 in Sandersville.
Died February 25th, 1975 at 77 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Tennessee Williams
American playwright (1911–1983).
Born March 26th, 1914 in Columbus.
Died February 25th, 1985 at 70 years old in New York City (choking).
Russell Bufalino
American mobster (1903-1994).
Born October 29th, 1903 in Montedoro. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1994 at 90 years old in Kingston (myocardial infarction).
Don Bradman
Australian cricketer (1908–2001).
Born August 27th, 1908 in Cootamundra.
Died February 25th, 2001 at 92 years old in Kensington Park (pneumonia).
Hosni Mubarak
President of egypt from 1981 to 2011.
Born May 4th, 1928 in Kafr el-Muṣīlḥa.
Died February 25th, 2020 at 91 years old in Cairo (surgical complications). [ref]
Darren McGavin
American actor (1922–2006).
Born May 7th, 1922 in Spokane.
Died February 25th, 2006 at 83 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Mark Rothko
American painter of latvian-jewish descent (1903-1970).
Born September 25th, 1903 in Daugavpils. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1970 at 66 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Suze Rotolo
American artist (1943-2011).
Born November 20th, 1943 in Sunnyside. [ref]
Died February 25th, 2011 at 67 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Lynn Compton
Easy company soldier turned noted jurist (1921-2012).
Born December 31st, 1921 in Los Angeles.
Died February 25th, 2012 at 90 years old in Burlington (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Tony Burton
American actor (1937–2016).
Born March 23rd, 1937 in Flint.
Died February 25th, 2016 at 78 years old in Menifee (pneumonia). [ref]
Andrew Koenig
American actor and film editor (1968–2010).
Born August 17th, 1968 in Los Angeles.
Died February 25th, 2010 at 41 years old in Vancouver (hanging to death).
Static Major
American musician (1974–2008).
Born November 11th, 1974 in Louisville.
Died February 25th, 2008 at 33 years old in Louisville (dyspnea). [ref]
Bugs Moran
Chicago gangster (1893–1957).
Born August 21st, 1893 in Saint Paul.
Died February 25th, 1957 at 63 years old in United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth (lung cancer).
Lisa Sheridan
American actress (1974-2019).
Born December 5th, 1974 in Macon.
Died February 25th, 2019 at 44 years old in New Orleans. [ref]
Haing S. Ngor
Cambodian-american physician and actor (1940–1996).
Born March 22nd, 1940 in French Indochina.
Died February 25th, 1996 at 55 years old in Los Angeles.
Mark Hollis
British singer (1955–2019).
Born January 4th, 1955 in Tottenham.
Died February 25th, 2019 at 64 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Baruch Goldstein
American-israeli doctor, perpetrator of the cave of the patriarchs massacre (1956-1994).
Born December 9th, 1956 in Brooklyn.
Died February 25th, 1994 at 37 years old in Hebron (lynching, blunt trauma).
Lidia Poët
Italian lawyer.
Born August 26th, 1855 in Perrero.
Died February 25th, 1949 at 93 years old in Diano Marina.
Neil Fingleton
British basketball player (1980-2017).
Born December 18th, 1980 in Durham.
Died February 25th, 2017 at 36 years old in Durham (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Glenn T. Seaborg
American chemist (1912–1999).
Born April 19th, 1912 in Ishpeming.
Died February 25th, 1999 at 86 years old in Lafayette (stroke).
Farrah Forke
American actress.
Born January 12th, 1968 in Corpus Christi.
Died February 25th, 2022 at 54 years old in Houston (cancer).
Roberto Orci
American screenwriter producer (1973—2025).
Born July 20th, 1973 in Mexico City.
Died February 25th, 2025 at 51 years old in Los Angeles (kidney disease). [ref]
Jersey Joe Walcott
American boxer (1914-1994).
Born January 31st, 1914 in New Jersey, Merchantville. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1994 at 80 years old in Camden. [ref]
C. Everett Koop
American pediatric surgeon and public health administrator (1916–2013).
Born October 14th, 1916 in Brooklyn.
Died February 25th, 2013 at 96 years old in Hanover (kidney failure).
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