September 25th
218 Notable deaths
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.
Lota de Macedo Soares
Brazilian architect and urban planner.
Born March 16th, 1910 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1967 at 57 years old in New York City.
Alejandra Pizarnik
Argentinian poet (1936-1972).
Born April 29th, 1936 in Avellaneda.
Died September 25th, 1972 at 36 years old in Buenos Aires (drug overdose).
Hubertus Strughold
German scientist and perpetrator of nazi-sponsored medical torture; participant in operation paperclip.
Born June 15th, 1898 in Hamm. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1986 at 88 years old in San Antonio.
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]
Thomas Ashe
Irish revolutionary and politician (1885–1917).
Born January 12th, 1885 in Lispole.
Died September 25th, 1917 at 32 years old in Dublin.
Louise Johnson
British biochemist and protein crystallographer (1940-2012).
Born September 26th, 1940 in Worcester.
Died September 25th, 2012 at 71 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Helen Broderick
American actress (1891–1959).
Born August 11th, 1891 in Philadelphia.
Died September 25th, 1959 at 68 years old in Beverly Hills.
Heinz Günther Guderian
German army general in the german army from 1962-1974 and former nazi army officer in the nazi military (1914–2004).
Born August 23rd, 1914 in Goslar.
Died September 25th, 2004 at 90 years old in Bonn.
Kamla Bhasin
Social scientist.
Born April 24th, 1946 in Shaheedanwali. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2021 at 75 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
Robert W. Floyd
American computer scientist (1936-2001).
Born June 8th, 1936 in New York City.
Died September 25th, 2001 at 65 years old in Stanford.
Alicia de Larrocha
Spanish pianist.
Born May 28th, 1923 in Barcelona.
Died September 25th, 2009 at 86 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Georg Lindemann
German general (1884–1963).
Born March 8th, 1884 in Osterburg.
Died September 25th, 1963 at 79 years old in Freudenstadt.
Jan Tříska
Czech actor (1936–2017).
Born November 4th, 1936 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2017 at 80 years old in Central Military Hospital Prague (falling from height). [ref]
Ludwig Crüwell
German general (1892–1958).
Born March 20th, 1892 in Dortmund.
Died September 25th, 1958 at 66 years old in Essen.
Jana Krishnamurthi
Indian politician (1928-2007).
Born May 24th, 1928 in Madurai.
Died September 25th, 2007 at 79 years old in Chennai. [ref]
Jimmy Wakely
American actor, songwriter, country western music vocalist, and one of the last singing cowboys (1914-1982).
Born February 16th, 1914 in Howard County.
Died September 25th, 1982 at 68 years old in Mission Hills (pulmonary emphysema).
Dmitry Bogrov
Ukrainian assassin.
Born February 10th, 1887 in Kyiv.
Died September 25th, 1911 at 24 years old in Kyiv (hanging).
Jean Françaix
French composer and pianist (1912–1997).
Born May 23rd, 1912 in Le Mans.
Died September 25th, 1997 at 85 years old in Paris.
Nikolay Semyonov
Soviet physical chemist (1896-1986).
Born April 15th, 1896 in Saratov. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1986 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Kurt Wintgens
German flying ace (1894–1916).
Born August 1st, 1894 in Prudnik.
Died September 25th, 1916 at 22 years old in Villers-Carbonnel.
Stuff Smith
American musician (1909-1967).
Born August 14th, 1909 in Portsmouth.
Died September 25th, 1967 at 58 years old in Munich.
Eugenio Calabi
Italian american mathematician (1923–2023).
Died September 25th, 2023 at 100 years old in Bryn Mawr. [ref]
Michael D. Coe
American mesoamericanist (1929-2019).
Born May 14th, 1929 in New York City.
Died September 25th, 2019 at 90 years old in New Haven.
Richard F. Outcault
American cartoonist (1863-1928).
Born January 14th, 1863 in Lancaster.
Died September 25th, 1928 at 65 years old in Flushing.
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We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk