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August 25th
210 Notable deaths
Aleksandr Kuprin
Russian writer (1870–1938).
Born September 7th, 1870 in Narovchat.
Died August 25th, 1938 at 67 years old in Saint Petersburg (cancer).
Henryk Sławik
Polish politician, social worker, activist, and diplomat (1894–1944).
Born July 15th, 1894 in Szeroka.
Died August 25th, 1944 at 50 years old in Mauthausen concentration camp (execution).
Salim al-Huss
Lebanese statesman (1929–2024).
Born December 20th, 1929 in Beirut.
Died August 25th, 2024 at 94 years old in Beirut. [ref]
Enzo Garinei
Italian film actor (1926–2022).
Born May 4th, 1926 in Rome. [ref]
Died August 25th, 2022 at 96 years old in Rome. [ref]
Arnold Rosé
Austrian musician (1863–1946).
Born October 24th, 1863 in Iași.
Died August 25th, 1946 at 82 years old in London.
Egon Albrecht-Lemke
German fighter ace and knight's cross recipient (1918–1944).
Born May 19th, 1918 in Curitiba.
Died August 25th, 1944 at 26 years old in Saint-Claude.
Yan Frenkel
Ukrainian composer (1920-1989).
Born November 21st, 1920 in Kyiv.
Died August 25th, 1989 at 68 years old in Riga.
Vera Belik
Soviet air force navigator, heroine of the soviet union (1921–1944).
Born June 12th, 1921 in Yakymivka Raion, Okhrimivka.
Died August 25th, 1944 at 23 years old in Zambrów.
Miyoko Asō
Japanese actress and voice actress.
Born April 17th, 1940 in Tokyo.
Died August 25th, 2018 at 78 years old (dementia).
Odo Russell, 1st Baron Ampthill
British diplomat (1829-1884).
Born February 20th, 1829 in Florence.
Died August 25th, 1884 at 55 years old in Potsdam.
Max Abegglen
Swiss footballer (1902-1970).
Born April 11th, 1902 in Neuchâtel.
Died August 25th, 1970 at 68 years old in Zermatt. [ref]
Chen Guofu
Chinese politician (1892-1951).
Born October 5th, 1892 in Wuxing District.
Died August 25th, 1951 at 58 years old in Taipei.
Rakuten Kitazawa
Japanese manga artist (1876-1955).
Born July 20th, 1876 in Ōmiya-ku. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1955 at 79 years old [ref]
Charles Baudouin
French-swiss psychoanalyst (1893–1963).
Born July 26th, 1893 in Nancy.
Died August 25th, 1963 at 70 years old in Plan-les-Ouates.
Ginetta Sagan
Human rights activist (1925–2000).
Died August 25th, 2000 at 75 years old in Atherton.
Aly Maher Pasha
Egyptian politician and prime minister (1882–1960).
Born November 9th, 1881 in Cairo.
Died August 25th, 1960 at 78 years old in Geneva.
Anne Grete Preus
Norwegian musician (1957-2019).
Born May 22nd, 1957 in Haugesund hospital.
Died August 25th, 2019 at 62 years old (kidney neoplasm). [ref]
Carl Richard Jacobi
American writer (1908-1997).
Born July 10th, 1908 in Minneapolis.
Died August 25th, 1997 at 89 years old in St. Louis Park.
Tatyana Makarova
Russian aviator and hero of the soviet union (1920–1944).
Born September 25th, 1920 in Moscow.
Died August 25th, 1944 at 23 years old in Ostrołęka.
Robert Pinget
Franco-swiss writer (1919–1997).
Born July 19th, 1919 in Geneva.
Died August 25th, 1997 at 78 years old in Tours.
Georg Thomalla
German actor (1915-1999).
Born February 14th, 1915 in Katowice.
Died August 25th, 1999 at 84 years old in Starnberg.
Leo Blech
German opera composer and conductor (1871–1958).
Born April 21st, 1871 in Aachen. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1958 at 87 years old in Berlin. [ref]
John Blankenstein
Dutch football referee (1949-2006).
Born February 12th, 1949 in De Bilt.
Died August 25th, 2006 at 57 years old in The Hague (hepatitis C). [ref]
Abdulla Aliş
Soviet tatar poet, playwright, writer and resistance fighter (1908-1944).
Born September 15th, 1908 in Köyek.
Died August 25th, 1944 at 35 years old in Plötzensee Prison (decapitation).
Karolina Lanckorońska
Polish world war ii resistance fighter, historian and art historian (1898-2002).
Born August 11th, 1898 in Gars am Kamp.
Died August 25th, 2002 at 104 years old in Rome.
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