Famous Deaths In June - 25

1898  Ferdinand J Cohn, German botanist/publicist, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history death of stanford White, Architect, shot dead atop Madison Square Garden which he designed by Harry Thaw jealous husband of Evelyn Nesbit   

1912  On June - 25 louis Antoine, Belgian miner/sect leader, dies at about 65   

1916  On this day in history death of thomas Eakins, American artist (b. 1844)   

1918  On this day in history death of jake Beckley, baseball player (b. 1867)   

1926  On June - 25 death of symon Petljoera, pres Ukraine (pogroms), murdered in Paris   

1929  Georges Courteline [Moineaux], French playwright, dies on June - 25.   

1937  On this day in history colin Clive, actor (Bride of Frankenstein, Jane Eyre), dies at 39   

1942  Hans Lietzman, German theologist/church historian, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1943  On June - 25 spencer Charters, actor (Big Town Girl, St Louis Kid), dies at 68   

1944  On June - 25 death of lucha Reyes, Mexican singer (b. 1906)   

1948  Death of William C. Lee, U.S. general (b. 1895) on this day in history.   

1949  Death of Buck Freeman, baseball player (b. 1871) on this day in history.   

1953  Algy Gehrs, cricketer (6 Tests for Australia 1904-11), dies on June - 25.   

1954  Eduard M Meijers, Dutch lawyer (Civil Code), dies at 74 on June - 25.   

1956  Alfred C Kinsey, US zoologist/sexologist, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history death of charles Starkwether, murderer, executed   

1960  WH Walter Baade, German/US astronomer (Andromeda), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1962  On June - 25 ephraim Lisitsky, Hebrew poet, dies   

1964  On this day in history gerrit T Rietveld, Dutch architect (Sonsbeekpaviljoen), dies at 76   

1968  Tony Hancock, actor/writer (Call Me Genius, Rebel), dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1971  On June - 25 charles Vildrac, Paris France, poet/playwright, dies at 88   

1974  On June - 25 death of cornelius Lanczos, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1893)   

1976  Johnny Mercer, US songwriter (That old Black Magic), dies at 66 on June - 25.   

1977  On this day in history endre Szervanszky, composer, dies at 65   

1978  Death of Hussein al-Ghasjmi, president of North-Yemen, murdered on this day in history.   

1979  Death of Philippe Halsman, American photographer (b. 1906) on this day in history.   

1983  Alberto Evaristo Ginastera, Argentine composer (Panambi), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1984  On June - 25 michel Foucault, philosoph (History of Sexuality), dies of AIDs at 57   

1985  On June - 25 death of morris Mason, American murderer (b. 1954)   

1986  On this day in history gery Florizoone, Flemish poet, dies at 63   

1987  Boudleaux Bryant, song writer (for Everly Bros), dies at 67 on June - 25.   

1988  Axis Sally, [Mildred E Gillars], US nazi propagandist (WW II), dies on this day in history.   

1990  Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Australian composer (Triad), dies at 77 on June - 25.   

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1242  On June - 25 birth of beatrice of England, Duchess of Brittanny (d. 1275)   

1328  William Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, English military leader (d. 1397) was born on this day in history.   

1373  Johanna II, Queen of Naples (1414-35) was born on June - 25.   

1560  Wilhelm Fabry, German surgeon (d. 1634) was born on June - 25.   

1612  On June - 25 birth of john Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (d. 1634)   

1709  Francesco Araja, composer was born on this day in history.   

1715  Joseph-François Foulon, French politician (d. 1789) was born on this day in history.   

1726  On this day in history birth of thomas Pennant, British naturalist