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August 25th
210 Notable deaths
Salim al-Huss
Lebanese statesman (1929–2024).
Born December 20th, 1929 in Beirut.
Died August 25th, 2024 at 94 years old in Beirut. [ref]
John George
Syrian-american actor (1898-1968).
Born January 20th, 1898 in Aleppo.
Died August 25th, 1968 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema).
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.
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).
Yan Frenkel
Ukrainian composer (1920-1989).
Born November 21st, 1920 in Kyiv.
Died August 25th, 1989 at 68 years old in Riga.
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]
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.
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.
Rakuten Kitazawa
Japanese manga artist (1876-1955).
Born July 20th, 1876 in Ōmiya-ku. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1955 at 79 years old [ref]
Miyoko Asō
Japanese actress and voice actress.
Born April 17th, 1940 in Tokyo.
Died August 25th, 2018 at 78 years old (dementia).
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.
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.
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.
Maria Troncatti
Italian missionary (1883–1969).
Born February 16th, 1883 in Corteno Golgi.
Died August 25th, 1969 at 86 years old in Sucúa.
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.
Robert Pinget
Franco-swiss writer (1919–1997).
Born July 19th, 1919 in Geneva.
Died August 25th, 1997 at 78 years old in Tours.
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.
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]
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).
Ivan Bahrianyi
Ukrainian writer and politician (1906–1963).
Born October 2nd, 1906 in Okhtyrka. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1963 at 56 years old in Neu-Ulm.
Georg Thomalla
German actor (1915-1999).
Born February 14th, 1915 in Katowice.
Died August 25th, 1999 at 84 years old in Starnberg.
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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Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson