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February 25th
239 Notable deaths
Gordon Pinsent
Actor and film director from canada (1930–2023).
Born July 12th, 1930 in Grand Falls-Windsor.
Died February 25th, 2023 at 92 years old in Toronto. [ref]
James Coco
Actor (1930-1987).
Born March 2nd, 1930 in New York City.
Died February 25th, 1987 at 56 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Henri Désiré Landru
Sentenced to death in france.
Born April 12th, 1869 in 19th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 25th, 1922 at 52 years old in Versailles (decapitation by guillotine). [ref]
John Joseph McGraw
American baseball player, manager (1873-1934).
Born April 7th, 1873 in Truxton.
Died February 25th, 1934 at 60 years old in New Rochelle (prostate cancer).
Jung Bahadur Rana
Nepalese prime minister and maharaja of lamjung and kaski (1817–1877).
Born June 18th, 1817 in Kathmandu.
Died February 25th, 1877 at 59 years old in Borlang (disease).
Dmitry Yazov
Soviet minister of defence (1924-2020).
Born November 8th, 1924 in Yazovo. [ref]
Died February 25th, 2020 at 95 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Charles Dierkop
American actor.
Born September 11th, 1936 in La Crosse.
Died February 25th, 2024 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Michael Somare
Papua new guinean political figure, former prime minister.
Born April 9th, 1936 in Rabaul.
Died February 25th, 2021 at 84 years old in Port Moresby (pancreatic cancer).
Philip José Farmer
American writer (1918–2009).
Born January 26th, 1918 in Terre Haute.
Died February 25th, 2009 at 91 years old in Peoria. [ref]
Webb Pierce
American country musician (1921–1991).
Born August 8th, 1921 in West Monroe.
Died February 25th, 1991 at 69 years old (pancreatic cancer).
Horace de Vere Cole
Irish prankster (1881–1936).
Born May 5th, 1881 in Ballincollig.
Died February 25th, 1936 at 54 years old in Honfleur.
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Grand duke of luxembourg from 1905 to 1912.
Born April 22nd, 1852 in Biebrich Palace.
Died February 25th, 1912 at 59 years old in Berg Castle.
Ann Lowe
African american fashion designer (1898–1981).
Born December 14th, 1898 in Clayton.
Died February 25th, 1981 at 82 years old in Queens. [ref]
Paul Reuter
German-jewish-born british entrepreneur and news agency founder (1816–1899).
Born July 21st, 1821 in Kassel.
Died February 25th, 1899 at 77 years old in Nice.
Antonio Tejero
Spanish lieutenant-colonel (1932–2026).
Born April 30th, 1932 in Alhaurín el Grande. [ref]
Died February 25th, 2026 at 93 years old in Alzira. [ref]
Vehbi Koç
Turkish businessperson (1901–1996).
Born July 20th, 1901 in Ankara.
Died February 25th, 1996 at 94 years old in Antalya (myocardial infarction).
Laurel Goodwin
American actress.
Born August 11th, 1942 in Wichita.
Died February 25th, 2022 at 79 years old in Cathedral City.
Janet Asimov
Author, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst (1926–2019).
Born August 6th, 1926 in Ashland. [ref]
Died February 25th, 2019 at 92 years old in New York City.
Eddie Constantine
American-born french actor and singer (1913–1993).
Born October 29th, 1917 in Los Angeles.
Died February 25th, 1993 at 75 years old in Wiesbaden (myocardial infarction).
Edgar Snow
American journalist (1905–1972).
Born July 17th, 1905 in Kansas City.
Died February 25th, 1972 at 66 years old in Eysins.
Eugenie Clark
American ichthyologist (1922–2015).
Born May 4th, 1922 in New York.
Died February 25th, 2015 at 92 years old in Mallorca (ovarian cancer).
Chao Yuen Ren
Chinese-american linguist and educator (1892–1982).
Born November 3rd, 1892 in Tianjin.
Died February 25th, 1982 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
Mario Bunge
Argentine-canadian philosopher (1919-2020).
Born September 21st, 1919 in Florida Oeste.
Died February 25th, 2020 at 100 years old in Montreal. [ref]
Hannu Mikkola
Finnish rally driver, winner of the 1983 world rally championship for drivers (1942–2021).
Born May 24th, 1942 in Joensuu.
Died February 25th, 2021 at 78 years old in Helsinki (cancer). [ref]
Peter Benenson
English human rights activist (1921-2005).
Born July 31st, 1921 in London.
Died February 25th, 2005 at 83 years old in Oxford (pneumonia).
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