September 25th
218 Notable deaths
Théoneste Bagosora
Rwandan convicted of genocide (1941–2021).
Born August 16th, 1941 in Gisenyi.
Died September 25th, 2021 at 80 years old in Bamako (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Tony Booth
English actor (1931-2017).
Born October 9th, 1931 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2017 at 85 years old in Todmorden (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Urie Bronfenbrenner
Russian american developmental psychologist (1917–2005).
Born April 29th, 1917 in Moscow.
Died September 25th, 2005 at 88 years old in Ithaca (diabetes). [ref]
Paul Ehrenfest
Austrian and dutch theoretical physicist (1880–1933).
Born January 18th, 1880 in Vienna.
Died September 25th, 1933 at 53 years old in Amsterdam (gunshot wound).
Emily Post
American writer and etiquette expert.
Born October 27th, 1872 in Baltimore.
Died September 25th, 1960 at 87 years old in New York City.
Chris Dreja
English guitarist.
Born November 11th, 1945 in Surbiton.
Died September 25th, 2025 at 79 years old in London. [ref]
Agnes von Kurowsky
American nurse and muse for ernest hemingway (1892–1984).
Born January 5th, 1892 in Germantown.
Died September 25th, 1984 at 92 years old in Gulfport.
Stanisław Sosabowski
Polish general (1892-1967).
Born May 8th, 1892 in Ivano-Frankivsk.
Died September 25th, 1967 at 75 years old in London Borough of Hillingdon.
Abba Kovner
Jewish hebrew poet, writer, and partisan leader (1918–1987).
Born March 14th, 1918 in Ašmiany.
Died September 25th, 1987 at 69 years old in Ein HaHoresh (laryngeal cancer).
Lewis Milestone
Russian-american film director (1895-1980).
Born September 30th, 1895 in Chișinău.
Died September 25th, 1980 at 84 years old in Los Angeles.
Liz Dawn
English actress (1939-2017).
Born November 8th, 1939 in Leeds.
Died September 25th, 2017 at 77 years old in Whitefield (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
César Manrique
Spanish artist, sculptor, architect and nature activist (1919–1992).
Born April 24th, 1919 in Arrecife. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1992 at 73 years old in Arrecife (traffic collision). [ref]
Viktor Schauberger
Austrian philosopher and inventor.
Born June 30th, 1885 in Schwarzenberg am Böhmerwald.
Died September 25th, 1958 at 73 years old in Linz.
Cornell Woolrich
American author and screenwriter (1903–1968).
Born December 4th, 1903 in New York City.
Died September 25th, 1968 at 64 years old in New York City (stroke).
Zoleka Mandela
South african writer.
Born April 9th, 1980 in Johannesburg.
Died September 25th, 2023 at 43 years old in Johannesburg (cancer). [ref]
Franco Modigliani
Italian-american economist (1918–2003).
Died September 25th, 2003 at 85 years old in Cambridge.
Miller Huggins
American baseball player (1878–1929).
Born March 27th, 1878 in Cincinnati.
Died September 25th, 1929 at 51 years old in New York City (sepsis).
Wangari Muta Maathai
Kenyan environmentalist and politician who won the nobel peace prize in 2004 (1940–2011).
Born April 1st, 1940 in Nyeri. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2011 at 71 years old in Nairobi (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Emlyn Williams
Welsh writer, dramatist and actor (1905-1987).
Born November 26th, 1905 in Mostyn.
Died September 25th, 1987 at 81 years old in London (cancer).
Kurt Zeitzler
German general (1895–1963).
Born June 9th, 1895 in Heideblick.
Died September 25th, 1963 at 68 years old in Aschau im Chiemgau (lung cancer).
Hans F. K. Günther
German eugenicist (1891–1968).
Born February 16th, 1891 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died September 25th, 1968 at 77 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Julius Fučík
Czech composer (1872–1916).
Born July 18th, 1872 in Prague.
Died September 25th, 1916 at 44 years old in Berlin, Litoměřice (sarcoma). [ref]
James Florio
American politician and lawyer (1937–2022).
Born August 29th, 1937 in Brooklyn.
Died September 25th, 2022 at 85 years old in Voorhees Township. [ref]
R. S. Thomas
Welsh poet (1913–2000).
Born March 29th, 1913 in Cardiff.
Died September 25th, 2000 at 87 years old in Criccieth.
Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria
Austrian archduke (1895-1957).
Born March 28th, 1895 in Brno.
Died September 25th, 1957 at 62 years old in Freguesia de Carcavelos.
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs