Famous Deaths In August - 25

1908  On August - 25 death of henri Becquerel, French physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1852)   

1924  Death of Mariano Álvarez, Filipino general (b. 1818) on this day in history.   

1925  Death of Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, Austro-Hungarian field marshal (b. 1852) on this day in history.   

1929  On August - 25 frederick Burton, cricketer (Australian wicketkeeper 1886-87), dies   

1930  On this day in history siegfried Wagner, composer, dies at 61   

1936  Grogorij J Zinovjev, Russian revolutionary, dies on August - 25.   

1938  On August - 25 aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Jama), dies at 67   

1939  On this day in history death of babe Siebert, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1904)   

1942  George EAE, English prince/earl of St Andrews, dies in battle at 39 on August - 25.   

1944  On this day in history death of krijn van den Helm, resistance fighter (KP Leeuwarden), shot to death   

1945  Death of John Birch, American intelligence officer and missionary (b. 1918) on August - 25.   

1947  Clark Wissler, US cultural anthropologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1950  Death of Earl Caddock, professional wrestler (b. 1888) on August - 25.   

1956  On August - 25 alfred C Kinsey, US sexologist (Kinsey Report), dies   

1965  On August - 25 death of moonlight Graham, American baseball player   

1967  On August - 25 death of george Lincoln Rockwell, head of American Nazi Party, assassinated   

1968  On August - 25 john George, actor (Kolb-Adventures of Fu Manchu), dies at 70   

1971  Ted Lewis, [Theodore L Friedman], bandleader, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1972  On August - 25 juan Carlos Paz, composer, dies at 71   

1975  Frans van Amelsvoort, choir conductor, dies at 75 on August - 25.   

1976  On this day in history eyvind Johnson, Swedish author (Nobel-1974), dies at 76   

1979  Stan Kenton, orch leader (Music 55), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history gower Champion, dancer (Marge & Gower Champion Show), dies at 60   

1982  Death of John AM "Hans" van Tongeren, actor (Hunk), commits suicide at 27 on this day in history.   

1984  Truman Capote, author (In Cold Blood), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1985  Samantha Smith, actress (Elizabeth-Lime Street), dies in plane at 13 on August - 25.   

1986  On August - 25 allen Case, actor (Deputy, Legend of Jesse James), dies at 51   

1988  On August - 25 price Daniel, (Gov/Sen-D-Texas), dies at 77   

1989  Gunnar Johnsen Berg, composer, dies at 80 on August - 25.   

1990  Death of Morley Callaghan, Canadian writer (b. 1903) on August - 25.   

1991  Don Nute, entertainer, dies of AIDS at 56 on August - 25.   

1992  Alma Graciela Haro Esmerelda, singer, dies of diabetes at 65 on August - 25.   

1993  On August - 25 death of amy Biehl, US activist in South-Africa, murdered at 26   

1994  On August - 25 ramdas Nayak, Indies hindu leader/politician, murdered at about 52   

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1530  On August - 25 birth of ivan IV (the Terrible), 1st tsar of Russia (1533-84)   

1561  Philippe van Lansberge, Dutch astronomer (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.   

1624  François de la Chaise, French confessor of Louis XIV of France (d. 1709) was born on this day in history.   

1662  On August - 25 birth of john Leverett the Younger, American educator (d. 1724)   

1664  Johan van de Bergh, Leids regent was born on August - 25.   

1718  Johann Jacob Rowalt, composer was born on this day in history.   

1724  George Stubbs, England, animal painter (House Frightened by Lion) was born on this day in history.   

1741  Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian (d. 1792) was born on this day in history.