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August 25th
147 Notable deaths
Mack Swain
Actor, vaudevillian (1876-1935).
Born February 16th, 1876 in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1935 at 59 years old in Tacoma. [ref]
Josef Tal
Israeli composer (1910–2008).
Born September 18th, 1910 in Pniewy.
Died August 25th, 2008 at 97 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Metin Çekmez
Turkish actor.
Born July 26th, 1945 in Istanbul.
Died August 25th, 2021 at 76 years old in Aydın (cancer). [ref]
Silva Kaputikyan
Armenian poet, writer and political activist.
Born January 20th, 1919 in Yerevan.
Died August 25th, 2006 at 87 years old in Yerevan (stroke).
Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach
German politician (1875-1943).
Born February 9th, 1875 in Wahn.
Died August 25th, 1943 at 68 years old in Linz am Rhein.
Liao Zhongkai
Chinese politician (1877-1925).
Born April 23rd, 1877 in San Francisco.
Died August 25th, 1925 at 48 years old in Guangzhou.
Morris Travers
English chemist.
Born January 24th, 1872 in London.
Died August 25th, 1961 at 89 years old in Stroud.
Musa Cälil
Soviet poet.
Born February 15th, 1906 in Mostafa. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1944 at 38 years old in Plötzensee Prison (guillotine). [ref]
Leo Perutz
Austrian mathematician and writer (1882-1957).
Born November 2nd, 1882 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1957 at 74 years old in Bad Ischl. [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]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 147
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