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April 25th
219 Notable deaths
Clifford D. Simak
American writer, journalist (1904–1988).
Born August 3rd, 1904 in Millville.
Died April 25th, 1988 at 83 years old in Minneapolis.
Alan Sillitoe
British writer.
Born March 4th, 1928 in Nottingham.
Died April 25th, 2010 at 82 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Kevin A. Lynch
American urban planner and architect (1918-1984).
Born January 7th, 1918 in Chicago.
Died April 25th, 1984 at 66 years old in Martha's Vineyard.
Michael Kühnen
German neo-nazi leader (1955-1991).
Died April 25th, 1991 at 35 years old in Kassel (death from AIDS-related complications).
Indra Devi
Latvian yoga teacher (1899–2002).
Died April 25th, 2002 at 102 years old in Buenos Aires.
Emilio Salgari
Italian writer.
Born August 21st, 1862 in Verona.
Died April 25th, 1911 at 48 years old in Turin (stabbing).
Thom Gunn
English poet (1929-2004).
Born August 29th, 1929 in Gravesend.
Died April 25th, 2004 at 74 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Otis Spann
American chicago blues pianist (1930–1970).
Born March 21st, 1930 in Jackson, Belzoni.
Died April 25th, 1970 at 40 years old in Chicago (hepatocellular carcinoma).
G. M. Syed
Political leader (1904-1995).
Born January 17th, 1904 in Sann.
Died April 25th, 1995 at 91 years old in Karachi.
Katia Mann
German writer, thomas mann's wife and alfred pringsheim's daughter.
Born July 24th, 1883 in Feldafing.
Died April 25th, 1980 at 96 years old in Kilchberg.
Virginia Gibson
American actress, dancer, singer (1928–2013).
Born April 9th, 1928 in St. Louis.
Died April 25th, 2013 at 85 years old in Newtown (disease).
Hermann Gundert
German missionary, scholar, and linguist (1814–1893) who wrote the first malayalam-english dictionary..
Born February 4th, 1814 in Stuttgart.
Died April 25th, 1893 at 79 years old in Calw.
Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin
Irish journalist and president of the ioc (1914-1999).
Born July 30th, 1914 in London.
Died April 25th, 1999 at 84 years old in Dublin.
Constance Collier
British actress (1878-1955).
Born January 22nd, 1878 in Windsor.
Died April 25th, 1955 at 77 years old in Manhattan.
Saloma
Singapore-malaysian singer and actress (1935-1983).
Born January 22nd, 1935 in Pasir Panjang.
Died April 25th, 1983 at 48 years old in Assunta Hospital.
Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás
Hungarian noble and academic (1877-1933).
Died April 25th, 1933 at 55 years old in Vienna (gunshot wound).
Władysław Bartoszewski
Polish politician and activist (1922–2015).
Born February 19th, 1922 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died April 25th, 2015 at 93 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Pierre Hadot
French historian and philosopher (1922–2010).
Born February 21st, 1922 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 25th, 2010 at 88 years old in Orsay. [ref]
Frank Merriam
Governor of california (1865-1955).
Born December 22nd, 1865 in Hopkinton.
Died April 25th, 1955 at 89 years old in Long Beach.
Tanzan Ishibashi
Prime minister of japan from 1956 to 1957.
Born September 25th, 1884 in Shiba-ku.
Died April 25th, 1973 at 88 years old in Osaka (cerebral infarction).
Takeda Sōkaku
Japanese martial artist (1859-1943).
Born October 10th, 1859 in Aizu.
Died April 25th, 1943 at 83 years old in Japan.
Richard Benedict
American actor (1920–1984).
Born January 8th, 1920 in Palermo.
Died April 25th, 1984 at 64 years old in Studio City (myocardial infarction).
Joseph Seligman
American banker (1819-1880).
Born November 22nd, 1819 in Baiersdorf.
Died April 25th, 1880 at 60 years old in New Orleans.
Eric von Rosen
Swedish explorer (1879-1948).
Born June 2nd, 1879 in Skeppsholm church parish. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1948 at 68 years old
Madeeha Gauhar
Pakistani actress, playwright, theater director and women's rights activist (1956-2018).
Born September 21st, 1956 in Karachi.
Died April 25th, 2018 at 61 years old in Lahore (cancer).
Deaths 51 to 75 of 219
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi