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August 25th
210 Notable deaths
Frederic Creswell
South african politician (1866–1948).
Born November 13th, 1866 in Gibraltar.
Died August 25th, 1948 at 81 years old in Cape Town.
Lodewijk Woltjer
Dutch astronomer (1930-2019).
Born April 26th, 1930 in Noordwijk.
Died August 25th, 2019 at 89 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Ruth Aaronson Bari
American mathematician (1917–2005).
Born November 19th, 1917.
Died August 25th, 2005 at 87 years old in Rockville.
Ivan Štraus
Yugoslav architect (1928–2018).
Born June 24th, 1928 in Kremna, Užice.
Died August 25th, 2018 at 90 years old in Sarajevo. [ref]
Charles Auguste Frossard
French general (1807–1875).
Born April 26th, 1807 in Versailles.
Died August 25th, 1875 at 68 years old in Châteauvillain.
Irene Morales Infante
Chilean soldier.
Born April 1st, 1865 in La Chimba. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1890 at 25 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Valeriy Priyomykhov
Soviet and russian actor, film director, screenwriter, writer (1943-2000).
Born December 26th, 1943 in Belogorsk.
Died August 25th, 2000 at 56 years old in Moscow (brain cancer).
Florencio Amarilla
Paraguayan footballer (1935–2012).
Born January 3rd, 1935 in Coronel Bogado.
Died August 25th, 2012 at 77 years old in Vélez-Rubio.
Jean Brunhes
French professor (1869-1930).
Born October 25th, 1869 in Toulouse.
Died August 25th, 1930 at 60 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Ben F. Wilson
Film director, film producer, screenwriter (1876-1930).
Born July 7th, 1876 in Corning.
Died August 25th, 1930 at 54 years old in Glendale.
Mandé Sidibé
Malian economist (1940-2009).
Born January 20th, 1940 in Bafoulabé. [ref]
Died August 25th, 2009 at 69 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Boris Annenkov
Russian military personnel (1889-1927).
Born February 9th, 1889 in Drabivka.
Died August 25th, 1927 at 38 years old in Semey (gunshot wound).
Maria von Linden
German bacteriologist, zoologist and university teacher (1869-1936).
Born July 18th, 1869 in Schloss Burgberg.
Died August 25th, 1936 at 67 years old in Schaan (pneumonia).
Lucien Quélet
French mycologist and naturalist (1832–1899).
Born July 14th, 1832 in Montécheroux.
Died August 25th, 1899 at 67 years old in Hérimoncourt.
Shahriyar Rahimov
Azerbaijani footballer (1989-2023).
Died August 25th, 2023 at 34 years old in Turkey (cancer). [ref]
Marcelo González Martín
Catholic cardinal (1918–2004).
Born January 16th, 1918 in Villanubla.
Died August 25th, 2004 at 86 years old in Fuentes de Nava.
Jacques Castelot
Belgian-french actor (1914-1989).
Born July 11th, 1914 in Antwerp.
Died August 25th, 1989 at 75 years old in Paris.
Jan Vos
Dutch footballer and manager (1888-1939).
Born April 17th, 1888 in Utrecht.
Died August 25th, 1939 at 51 years old in Dordrecht.
Charlotte Birch-Pfeiffer
German actress and writer (1800–1868).
Born June 23rd, 1800 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1868 at 68 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei
Romanian fencer (1946-2021).
Born June 12th, 1946 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died August 25th, 2021 at 75 years old in Oradea. [ref]
Leo Barnhorst
American basketball player (1924–2000).
Born May 11th, 1924 in Indianapolis.
Died August 25th, 2000 at 76 years old in Indianapolis (lymphoma).
Mónica Jiménez
Chilean politician (1940–2020).
Born December 25th, 1940 in Santiago.
Died August 25th, 2020 at 79 years old in Santiago (cancer). [ref]
Ekaterine Chavchavadze
Last ruling princess of the western georgian principality of mingrelia (1816–1882).
Born March 19th, 1816 in Tsinandali.
Died August 25th, 1882 at 66 years old in Zugdidi.
Frank Henry
American equestrian (1909–1989).
Born December 15th, 1909 in Cambridge.
Died August 25th, 1989 at 79 years old in Chesterfield.
Pavel Ponedelin
Soviet general (1893–1950).
Born March 4th, 1893 in Ivanovo Oblast.
Died August 25th, 1950 at 57 years old in Moscow.
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson