September 25th
163 Notable deaths
Dmitry Bogrov
Ukrainian assassin.
Born February 10th, 1887 in Kyiv.
Died September 25th, 1911 at 24 years old in Kyiv (hanging).
Kurt Wintgens
German flying ace.
Born August 1st, 1894 in Prudnik.
Died September 25th, 1916 at 22 years old in Villers-Carbonnel.
Jean Françaix
French composer and pianist.
Born May 23rd, 1912 in Le Mans. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1997 at 85 years old in Paris. [ref]
Nikolay Semyonov
Soviet physical chemist (1896-1986).
Born April 15th, 1896 in Saratov.
Died September 25th, 1986 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Stuff Smith
American musician (1909-1967).
Born August 14th, 1909 in Portsmouth. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1967 at 58 years old in Munich. [ref]
Paul Badura-Skoda
Austrian musician (1927-2019).
Born October 6th, 1927 in Vienna.
Died September 25th, 2019 at 91 years old in Vienna. [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. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1928 at 65 years old in Flushing. [ref]
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).
Paul Scherrer
Swiss physicist (1890-1969).
Born February 3rd, 1890 in St. Gallen.
Died September 25th, 1969 at 79 years old in Zürich.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 163
That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis