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September 25th
218 Notable deaths
Marguerite Clark
American actress (1883–1940).
Born February 22nd, 1883 in Avondale.
Died September 25th, 1940 at 57 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff
German classical philologist (1848-1931).
Born December 22nd, 1848 in Markowice, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Died September 25th, 1931 at 82 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Paul Scherrer
Swiss physicist (1890-1969).
Born February 3rd, 1890 in St. Gallen.
Died September 25th, 1969 at 79 years old in Zurich.
Paul Badura-Skoda
Austrian musician (1927-2019).
Born October 6th, 1927 in Vienna.
Died September 25th, 2019 at 91 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Albert Joseph Moore
English artist (1841–1893).
Born September 4th, 1841 in York.
Died September 25th, 1893 at 52 years old in City of Westminster.
John Ireland
Catholic archbishop (1838–1918).
Born September 11th, 1838 in County Kilkenny.
Died September 25th, 1918 at 80 years old in Saint Paul.
Victoria Kent
Spanish politician (1898–1987).
Born March 6th, 1892 in Málaga.
Died September 25th, 1987 at 95 years old in New York City.
Michael Davies
British teacher and traditionalist catholic writer.
Born March 13th, 1936 in Yeovil.
Died September 25th, 2004 at 68 years old in London (cancer).
George Kingsley Zipf
American statistician (1902–1950).
Born January 7th, 1902 in Freeport.
Died September 25th, 1950 at 48 years old in Newton.
Lucian Mureșan
Romanian greek catholic cardinal (1931–2025).
Born May 23rd, 1931 in Firiza.
Died September 25th, 2025 at 94 years old in Blaj.
Goran Paskaljević
Serbian film director and screenwriter (1947-2020).
Born April 22nd, 1947 in Belgrade.
Died September 25th, 2020 at 73 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Roman Madyanov
Russian actor (1962–2024).
Born July 22nd, 1962 in Dedovsk.
Died September 25th, 2024 at 62 years old (lung cancer). [ref]
Henri Manguin
French painter and engraver (1874-1949).
Born March 23rd, 1874 in Paris.
Died September 25th, 1949 at 75 years old in Saint-Tropez, Gassin.
Kei Tomiyama
Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (1938-1995).
Born October 31st, 1938 in Anshan.
Died September 25th, 1995 at 56 years old in Shinjuku (pancreatic cancer).
Bill Bridges
American basketball player (1939–2015).
Born April 4th, 1939 in Hobbs.
Died September 25th, 2015 at 76 years old in Santa Monica.
Tapio Rautavaara
Finnish athletics competitor, recording artist; singer and film actor.
Born March 8th, 1915 in Pirkkala.
Died September 25th, 1979 at 64 years old in Oulunkylä (cerebral hemorrhage).
Karen Olsen Beck
Minister and first lady of costa rica.
Born January 31st, 1930 in Copenhagen.
Died September 25th, 2025 at 95 years old in San José. [ref]
Claire Adams
Canadian actress (1898-1978).
Born September 24th, 1898 in Winnipeg. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1978 at 80 years old in Melbourne.
Vassula Rydén
Christian mystic.
Born January 18th, 1942 in Cairo.
Died September 25th, 2024 at 82 years old in Rhodes. [ref]
Theodore Gill
American biologist (1837–1914).
Born March 21st, 1837 in New York City.
Died September 25th, 1914 at 77 years old in Washington, D.C..
Yehoshua Bar-Hillel
Israeli philosopher, mathematician, and linguist (1915-1975).
Born September 8th, 1915 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1975 at 60 years old in Jerusalem.
Sulejman Tihić
Bosnian politician (1951-2014).
Born November 26th, 1951 in Šamac.
Died September 25th, 2014 at 62 years old in Sarajevo (cancer).
Carol Rama
Italian painter (1918-2015).
Born April 17th, 1918 in Turin. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2015 at 97 years old in Turin. [ref]
Theyab Awana
Emirati footballer (1990–2011).
Born June 7th, 1990 in Abu Dhabi.
Died September 25th, 2011 at 21 years old in Abu Dhabi (traffic collision). [ref]
Michel Modo
French actor (1937-2008).
Born March 30th, 1937 in Carpentras. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2008 at 71 years old in Vaires-sur-Marne (cancer). [ref]
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks