August 25th

164 Notable deaths

Morris Travers

English chemist (1872–1961).

Born January 24th, 1872 in London.

Died August 25th, 1961 at 89 years old in Stroud.

Leo Perutz

Austrian mathematician and writer (1882-1957).

Born November 2nd, 1882 in Prague.

Died August 25th, 1957 at 74 years old

Gylmar dos Santos Neves

Brazilian footballer (1930-2013).

Born August 22nd, 1930 in Santos.

Died August 25th, 2013 at 83 years old in São Paulo (stroke).

Édouard Michelin

French industrialist.

Born June 23rd, 1859 in Clermont-Ferrand. [ref]

Died August 25th, 1940 at 81 years old in Orcines. [ref]

Johan Petter Johansson

Swedish inventor (1853-1943).

Born December 12th, 1853 in Södra Härene parish. [ref]

Died August 25th, 1943 at 89 years old in Enköping parish. [ref]

Reinhard Libuda

German footballer (1943-1996).

Born October 10th, 1943 in Wendlinghausen.

Died August 25th, 1996 at 52 years old in Gelsenkirchen (cancer).

Edward L. Cahn

American film director and film editor (1899–1963).

Born February 12th, 1899 in Brooklyn.

Died August 25th, 1963 at 64 years old in Hollywood.

Ludwig Borchardt

German egyptologist (1863–1938).

Born October 5th, 1863 in Berlin.

Died August 25th, 1938 at 74 years old in Paris.

Joseph Kane

American film director.

Born May 19th, 1894 in San Diego. [ref]

Died August 25th, 1975 at 81 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]

Clark Wissler

American anthropologist (1870–1947).

Born September 18th, 1870 in Hagerstown.

Died August 25th, 1947 at 76 years old in New York City.

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