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April 25th
180 Notable deaths
Uku Masing
Estonian philosopher (1909-1985).
Born August 11th, 1909 in Lipa. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1985 at 75 years old in Tartu. [ref]
George Melford
American actor and director (1877–1961).
Born February 19th, 1877 in Rochester.
Died April 25th, 1961 at 84 years old in Hollywood (heart failure).
Gerardo Matos Rodríguez
Uruguayan musician, songwriter.
Born March 18th, 1897 in Montevideo. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1948 at 51 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Shalva Loladze
Soviet air force officer (1916-1945).
Born April 16th, 1916 in Tbilisi.
Died April 25th, 1945 at 29 years old in Texel.
Adebayo Adedeji
Nigerian politician.
Born December 21st, 1930 in Ijebu Ode.
Died April 25th, 2018 at 87 years old in Lagos.
Alexander Brailowsky
Ukrainian-born french pianist (1896-1976).
Born February 16th, 1896 in Kyiv.
Died April 25th, 1976 at 80 years old in New York City.
Khaled Abdul-Wahab
Tunisian official (1911-1997).
Born April 11th, 1911.
Died April 25th, 1997 at 86 years old
Jēkabs Peterss
Latvian revolutionary (1886–1938).
Born December 3rd, 1886 in Aizpute.
Died April 25th, 1938 at 51 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
Boris Andreyev
Soviet actor (1915-1982).
Born February 9th, 1915 in Saratov.
Died April 25th, 1982 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Jankel Adler
Jewish-polish painter and printmaker (1895-1949).
Born July 26th, 1895 in Tuszyn. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1949 at 53 years old in Aldbourne. [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 180
I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather