March 25th
150 Notable deaths
Uta Ranke-Heinemann
German catholic theologian and author; world's first woman to hold a chair in catholic theology.
Born October 2nd, 1927 in Essen.
Died March 25th, 2021 at 93 years old in Essen. [ref]
Ivan Ivanov-Vano
Soviet film director (1900-1987).
Born February 8th, 1900 in Moscow.
Died March 25th, 1987 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Vladimir Minorsky
Russian historian, orientalist, iranist.
Born February 5th, 1877 in Korcheva. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1966 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
Andranik Margaryan
Armenian prime minister (1951-2007).
Born June 12th, 1951 in Yerevan.
Died March 25th, 2007 at 55 years old in Yerevan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Inna Makarova
Soviet and russian actress.
Born July 28th, 1926 in Tayga. [ref]
Died March 25th, 2020 at 93 years old in Moscow. [ref]
John Hugenholtz
Dutch racetrack designer.
Born October 31st, 1914 in Westerveld.
Died March 25th, 1995 at 80 years old in Zandvoort (traffic collision).
Paul Nitsche
German psychiatrist (1876-1948).
Born November 25th, 1876 in Colditz.
Died March 25th, 1948 at 71 years old in Dresden (guillotine, decapitation).
Arnulf Øverland
Norwegian writer (1889-1968).
Born April 27th, 1889 in Kristiansund.
Died March 25th, 1968 at 78 years old in Oslo.
Raúl Cárdenas
Mexican footballer (1929-2016).
Born October 30th, 1928 in Mexico City.
Died March 25th, 2016 at 87 years old in Cuernavaca. [ref]
Ben Gascoigne
Australian optical astronomer.
Born November 11th, 1915 in Napier.
Died March 25th, 2010 at 94 years old in Canberra. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 150
That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis