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February 25th
175 Notable deaths
Johnny Burke
American lyricist (1908-1964).
Born October 3rd, 1908 in Antioch.
Died February 25th, 1964 at 55 years old in New York City.
Melville J. Herskovits
American anthropologist (1895–1963).
Born September 10th, 1895 in Bellefontaine. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1963 at 67 years old in Evanston. [ref]
Victor Kravchenko
Defector soviet diplomat (1905-1966).
Born October 11th, 1905 in Dnipro.
Died February 25th, 1966 at 60 years old in Manhattan.
Nikolai Luzin
Russian mathematician (1883–1950).
Born December 9th, 1883 in Irkutsk.
Died February 25th, 1950 at 66 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Mário Coluna
Portuguese footballer (1935-2014).
Born August 6th, 1935 in Maputo.
Died February 25th, 2014 at 78 years old in Maputo. [ref]
Zong Qinghou
Chinese businessman.
Born October 11th, 1945 in Suqian.
Died February 25th, 2024 at 78 years old in Hangzhou (lung cancer). [ref]
Maurice André
French trumpeter born in occitania (1933-2012).
Born May 21st, 1933 in Alès. [ref]
Died February 25th, 2012 at 78 years old in Bayonne. [ref]
Andrei Sinyavsky
Russian writer, dissident, political prisoner, emigrant, professor of sorbonne university, magazine founder and publisher (1925–1997).
Born October 8th, 1925 in Moscow.
Died February 25th, 1997 at 71 years old in Paris.
Ian Carr
British trumpeter.
Born April 21st, 1933 in Dumfries.
Died February 25th, 2009 at 75 years old in London. [ref]
William O'Brien
Irish nationalist journalist and politician.
Born October 2nd, 1852 in Mallow.
Died February 25th, 1928 at 75 years old in London.
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