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March 25th
166 Notable deaths
Martha Sleeper
Actress (1910-1983).
Born June 24th, 1910 in Lake Bluff.
Died March 25th, 1983 at 72 years old in Beaufort (disease). [ref]
Wilhelm Lehmbruck
German sculptor (1881–1919).
Born January 4th, 1881 in Duisburg.
Died March 25th, 1919 at 38 years old in Berlin.
Hans von Tschammer und Osten
German sports official and nazi politician (1887-1943).
Born October 25th, 1887 in Dresden.
Died March 25th, 1943 at 55 years old in Berlin (pneumonia).
Robert Ridgway
American ornithologist (1850-1929).
Born July 2nd, 1850 in Mount Carmel. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1929 at 78 years old in Olney. [ref]
Paul Goma
Romanian writer (1935–2020).
Born October 2nd, 1935 in Mana.
Died March 25th, 2020 at 84 years old in Paris (COVID-19). [ref]
Lyman James Briggs
American engineer.
Born May 7th, 1874 in Assyria Township.
Died March 25th, 1963 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C..
Vladimir Minorsky
Russian historian, orientalist, iranist (1877–1966).
Born February 6th, 1877 in Korcheva. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1966 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
Lynn Merrick
American actress (1919-2007).
Born November 19th, 1919 in Fort Worth.
Died March 25th, 2007 at 87 years old in West Palm Beach (disease).
Sid Catlett
American musician (1910–1951).
Born January 17th, 1910 in Evansville.
Died March 25th, 1951 at 41 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
John Hugenholtz
Dutch racetrack designer (1914-1995).
Born October 31st, 1914 in Westerveld.
Died March 25th, 1995 at 80 years old in Zandvoort (traffic collision).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 166
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