August 25th
210 Notable deaths
Aaliyah
American r&b singer (1979–2001).
Born January 16th, 1979 in Brooklyn.
Died August 25th, 2001 at 22 years old in Marsh Harbour (aviation accident).
John McCain
American politician (1936–2018).
Born August 29th, 1936 in Coco Solo.
Died August 25th, 2018 at 81 years old in Cornville (glioblastoma). [ref]
Neil Armstrong
American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012).
Born August 5th, 1930 in Wapakoneta. [ref]
Died August 25th, 2012 at 82 years old in Cincinnati (surgical complications). [ref]
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900).
Born October 15th, 1844 in Röcken.
Died August 25th, 1900 at 55 years old in Weimar (neurosyphilis).
Ted Kennedy
United states senator from massachusetts from 1962 to 2009.
Born February 22nd, 1932 in Dorchester.
Died August 25th, 2009 at 77 years old in Hyannis Port (brain tumor, brain cancer). [ref]
Truman Capote
American author (1924-1984).
Born September 30th, 1924 in New Orleans.
Died August 25th, 1984 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (liver failure).
Prince George, Duke of Kent
Royal navy admiral (1902–1942), member of the house of windsor.
Born December 20th, 1902 in York Cottage.
Died August 25th, 1942 at 39 years old in Caithness (August 1942 Dunbeath Air Crash).
Rich Piana
American bodybuilder and internet personality/entrepreneur (1970–2017).
Born September 26th, 1970 in Los Angeles.
Died August 25th, 2017 at 46 years old in Clearwater. [ref]
George Lincoln Rockwell
American founder of the american nazi party (1918–1967).
Born March 9th, 1918 in Bloomington.
Died August 25th, 1967 at 49 years old in Arlington County.
Alfred Kinsey
American sexologist (1894–1956).
Born June 23rd, 1894 in Hoboken.
Died August 25th, 1956 at 62 years old in Bloomington (pneumonia).
Samantha Smith
American peace activist and child actress (1972–1985).
Born June 29th, 1972 in Houlton.
Died August 25th, 1985 at 13 years old in Auburn (aircraft crash).
Paul Muni
Austrian-born american stage and film actor (1895-1967).
Born September 22nd, 1895 in Lviv.
Died August 25th, 1967 at 71 years old in Montecito (cardiovascular disease).
Margarete Himmler
German nurse, wife of reichsführer-ss heinrich himmler (1893–1967).
Born September 9th, 1893 in Bydgoszcz, Goncarzewy.
Died August 25th, 1967 at 73 years old in Munich.
Lev Kamenev
Russian revolutionary and soviet politician (1883–1936).
Born July 18th, 1883 in Moscow.
Died August 25th, 1936 at 53 years old in Lubyanka Building (gunshot wound).
Grigory Zinoviev
Ukrainian revolutionary (1883-1936).
Born September 23rd, 1883 in Kropyvnytskyi.
Died August 25th, 1936 at 52 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Jack Nitzsche
American musician, arranger, songwriter, composer and record producer (1937-2000).
Born April 22nd, 1937 in Chicago.
Died August 25th, 2000 at 63 years old in Hollywood (infectious disease).
Henri Becquerel
French physicist (1852–1908).
Born December 15th, 1852 in Paris. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1908 at 55 years old in manoir de Pen Castel.
Lewis F. Powell Jr.
American jurist (1907–1998); us supreme court justice from 1972 to 1987.
Born September 19th, 1907 in Suffolk.
Died August 25th, 1998 at 90 years old in Richmond (pneumonia).
Ferdinand Piëch
Austrian manager (1937-2019).
Born April 17th, 1937 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 25th, 2019 at 82 years old in Rosenheim.
Elizabeth Inglis
English actress (1913–2007).
Born July 10th, 1913 in Colchester.
Died August 25th, 2007 at 94 years old in Santa Barbara.
Carl Barks
American cartoonist (1901-2000).
Born March 27th, 1901 in Oregon, Merrill.
Died August 25th, 2000 at 99 years old in Grants Pass (chronic lymphocytic leukemia).
Marpessa Dawn
French actress, singer, and dancer (1934-2008).
Born January 3rd, 1934 in Redstone Township.
Died August 25th, 2008 at 74 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Stan Kenton
American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader (1911-1979).
Born December 15th, 1911 in Wichita.
Died August 25th, 1979 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Gower Champion
American actor and dancer.
Born June 22nd, 1921 in Geneva.
Died August 25th, 1980 at 59 years old in Manhattan.
Joe E. Tata
American actor (1936–2022).
Born September 13th, 1936 in Pittsburgh.
Died August 25th, 2022 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
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Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer