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August 25th
210 Notable deaths
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).
Charles Auguste Frossard
French general (1807–1875).
Born April 26th, 1807 in Versailles.
Died August 25th, 1875 at 68 years old in Châteauvillain.
Elizabeth Maria Molteno
Prominent early advocate of civil and women's rights in south africa (1852-1927).
Born September 24th, 1852 in Beaufort West.
Died August 25th, 1927 at 74 years old in Trevone.
Ruth Aaronson Bari
American mathematician (1917–2005).
Born November 19th, 1917.
Died August 25th, 2005 at 87 years old in Rockville.
Irene Morales Infante
Chilean soldier.
Born April 1st, 1865 in La Chimba. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1890 at 25 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Lodewijk Woltjer
Dutch astronomer (1930-2019).
Born April 26th, 1930 in Noordwijk.
Died August 25th, 2019 at 89 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Ivan Štraus
Yugoslav architect (1928–2018).
Born June 24th, 1928 in Kremna, Užice.
Died August 25th, 2018 at 90 years old in Sarajevo. [ref]
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]
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.
Jan Vos
Dutch footballer and manager (1888-1939).
Born April 17th, 1888 in Utrecht.
Died August 25th, 1939 at 51 years old in Dordrecht.
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.
Lucien Quélet
French mycologist and naturalist (1832–1899).
Born July 14th, 1832 in Montécheroux.
Died August 25th, 1899 at 67 years old in Hérimoncourt.
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).
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.
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]
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.
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]
Jacques Castelot
Belgian-french actor (1914-1989).
Born July 11th, 1914 in Antwerp.
Died August 25th, 1989 at 75 years old in Paris.
Shahriyar Rahimov
Azerbaijani footballer (1989-2023).
Died August 25th, 2023 at 34 years old in Turkey (cancer). [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]
Viktor Knorre
Astronomer (1840-1919).
Born October 4th, 1840 in Mykolaiv.
Died August 25th, 1919 at 78 years old in Berlin.
Claude F. A. Schaeffer
French archaeologist (1898–1982).
Born March 6th, 1898 in Strasbourg.
Died August 25th, 1982 at 84 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
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