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April 25th
219 Notable deaths
Eddie Hopkinson
English footballer (1935-2004).
Born October 29th, 1935 in Wheatley Hill.
Died April 25th, 2004 at 68 years old
Cai Tingkai
Chinese general (1892–1968).
Born April 15th, 1892 in Luoding Zhilizhou.
Died April 25th, 1968 at 76 years old in Beijing.
Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner
German astrophysicist (1834–1882).
Born November 8th, 1834 in Berlin.
Died April 25th, 1882 at 47 years old in Leipzig.
Eugène Isabey
French painter (1803-1886).
Born July 22nd, 1804 in Paris.
Died April 25th, 1886 at 81 years old in Lagny-sur-Marne. [ref]
Ursula Lehr
German academic and politician.
Born June 5th, 1930 in Frankfurt.
Died April 25th, 2022 at 91 years old in Bonn. [ref]
William Dennison Stephens
American politician (1859–1944).
Born December 26th, 1859 in Eaton.
Died April 25th, 1944 at 84 years old in Los Angeles.
Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn
Dutch scholar (1881–1962).
Born October 19th, 1881 in London.
Died April 25th, 1962 at 80 years old in Ascona. [ref]
Margarida Xirgu
Catalan actress.
Born July 17th, 1888 in Molins de Rei. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1969 at 80 years old in Montevideo.
Ricardo Brennand
Brazilian entrepreneur.
Born May 27th, 1927 in Cabo de Santo Agostinho.
Died April 25th, 2020 at 92 years old in Recife (COVID-19). [ref]
Clarine Seymour
American silent film actress (1898–1920).
Born December 9th, 1898 in Brooklyn.
Died April 25th, 1920 at 21 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction, pneumonia).
Niels Viggo Bentzon
Danish composer (1919–2000).
Born August 24th, 1919 in Copenhagen.
Died April 25th, 2000 at 80 years old in Copenhagen.
Saken Seyfullin
Pioneer of modern kazakh literature (1894-1938).
Born October 15th, 1894 in Zhanaarka District. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1938 at 43 years old in Almaty. [ref]
Theo Laseroms
Dutch footballer and manager (1940-1991).
Born March 8th, 1940 in Roosendaal.
Died April 25th, 1991 at 51 years old in Zwolle (myocardial infarction).
Georges Rivière
French actor.
Born July 1st, 1924 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died April 25th, 2011 at 86 years old
Andreas Rett
Austrian writer (1924–1997).
Born January 2nd, 1924 in Fürth.
Died April 25th, 2024 at 100 years old in Vienna.
Edward Newton
British colonial administrator and ornithologist (1832-1897).
Born November 10th, 1832 in Elveden.
Died April 25th, 1897 at 64 years old in Lowestoft.
Gonzalo Rojas
Chilean writer, poet and professor.
Born December 20th, 1917 in Lebu.
Died April 25th, 2011 at 93 years old in Santiago (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Géza Fejérváry
Hungarian politician (1833-1914).
Born March 15th, 1833 in Josefov.
Died April 25th, 1914 at 81 years old in Vienna.
Ivan Mezhlauk
Soviet politician (1891-1938).
Born October 12th, 1891 in Kharkiv.
Died April 25th, 1938 at 46 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
Ernst Büchner
German industrial chemist.
Born March 18th, 1850 in Pfungstadt.
Died April 25th, 1925 at 75 years old in Darmstadt.
Rudolf Stammler
German jurist, law theorist, philosopher (1856-1938).
Born February 19th, 1856 in Alsfeld.
Died April 25th, 1938 at 82 years old in Wernigerode.
Earle Williams
American actor (1880-1927).
Born February 28th, 1880 in Sacramento.
Died April 25th, 1927 at 47 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Otto Hintze
German historian (1861-1940).
Born August 27th, 1861 in Pyrzyce.
Died April 25th, 1940 at 78 years old in Berlin.
William McCrea
English astronomer and mathematician (1904–1999).
Born December 13th, 1904 in Dublin. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1999 at 94 years old in Lewes.
Markus Reiner
Israeli scientist and engineer (1886-1976).
Born January 5th, 1886 in Chernivtsi.
Died April 25th, 1976 at 90 years old
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