April 25th
180 Notable deaths
Vera Krepkina
Athletics competitor.
Born April 16th, 1933 in Kotelnich.
Died April 25th, 2023 at 90 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Osman Durali
Turkish wrestler (1939–2011).
Born January 15th, 1939 in Vladimirovtsi.
Died April 25th, 2011 at 72 years old in Istanbul.
Anna Proclemer
Italian actress.
Born May 30th, 1923 in Trento.
Died April 25th, 2013 at 89 years old in Rome.
Zenta Mauriņa
Latvian writer (1897–1978).
Born December 15th, 1897 in Gulbene.
Died April 25th, 1978 at 80 years old in Basel.
August Kopff
German astronomer (1882-1960).
Born February 5th, 1882 in Heidelberg.
Died April 25th, 1960 at 78 years old in Heidelberg.
Viktor Bannikov
Soviet footballer (1938-2001).
Born April 28th, 1938 in Luhyny.
Died April 25th, 2001 at 62 years old in Kyiv.
Alfred J. Goulding
American film director (1885–1972).
Born January 26th, 1887 in Melbourne.
Died April 25th, 1972 at 85 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Doug Anakin
Canadian bobsledder (1930–2020).
Born November 6th, 1930 in Chatham-Kent.
Died April 25th, 2020 at 89 years old in British Columbia. [ref]
Paul Kornfeld
Playwright (1889–1942).
Born December 11th, 1889 in Prague.
Died April 25th, 1942 at 52 years old in Łódź Ghetto.
Nikolay Gikalo
Soviet politician (1897-1938).
Born March 20th, 1897 in Odesa.
Died April 25th, 1938 at 41 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).
Deaths 141 to 150 of 180
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson