People who died on June 25 115
Emperor Gaozu of Tang
d. 635 (b. 566)
Gao Zu, Chinese emperor (b. 566)
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Gerard, Count of Auvergne
d. 841
Gerard of Auvergne, Frankish nobleman
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Ricwin of Nantes
d. 841
Ricwin of Nantes, Frankish nobleman
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Sunderolt
d. 891
Sunderolt, archbishop of Mainz
An Chonghui
d. 931
An Chonghui, general of Later Tang
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Æthelstan Ætheling
d. 1014
Æthelstan Ætheling, eldest son of Æthelred the Unready
Niels, King of Denmark
d. 1134 (b. 1064)
Niels, king of Denmark (b. 1064)
Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester
d. 1218 (b. 1160)
Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, French politician, Lord High Steward (b. 1160)
Eleanor of Provence
d. 1291 (b. 1223)
Eleanor of Provence (b. 1223)
Frederick III of Sicily
d. 1337 (b. 1272)
Frederick III of Sicily (b. 1272)
Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers
d. 1483 (b. 1440)
Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers, English courtier and translator(b. 1440)
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Richard Grey
d. 1483 (b. 1458)
Richard Grey, half brother of Edward V of England (b. 1458)
Franchinus Gaffurius
d. 1522 (b. 1451)
Franchinus Gaffurius, Italian composer and theorist (b. 1451)
Mary Tudor, Queen of France
d. 1533 (b. 1496)
Mary Tudor, Queen of France (b. 1496)
Hatano Hideharu
d. 1579 (b. 1541)
Hatano Hideharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1541)
Michele Mercati
d. 1593 (b. 1541)
Michele Mercati, Italian physician and archaeologist (b. 1541)
John Marston (poet)
d. 1634 (b. 1576)
John Marston, English poet and playwright (d. 1634)
Juan Pérez de Montalbán
d. 1638 (b. 1602)
Juan Pérez de Montalbán, Spanish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1602)
Sigismund Francis, Archduke of Austria
d. 1665 (b. 1630)
Sigismund Francis, Archduke of Austria (b. 1630)
François de Vendôme, Duke of Beaufort
d. 1669 (b. 1616)
François de Vendôme, Duke of Beaufort (b. 1616)
Giovanni Battista Riccioli
d. 1671 (b. 1598)
Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Italian priest and astronomer (b. 1598)
Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan
d. 1673 (b. 1611)
Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan, French captain (b. 1611)
Simon Ushakov
d. 1686 (b. 1626)
Simon Ushakov, Russian painter and educator (b. 1626)
Jean-Baptiste du Casse
d. 1715 (b. 1646)
Jean-Baptiste du Casse, French admiral and buccaneer (d. 1715)
Georg Philipp Telemann
d. 1767 (b. 1681)
Georg Philipp Telemann, German composer and theorist (b. 1681)
Thomas Sandby
d. 1798 (b. 1721)
Thomas Sandby, English cartographer, painter, and architect (b. 1721)
E. T. A. Hoffmann
d. 1822 (b. 1776)
E. T. A. Hoffmann, German composer, critic, and jurist (b. 1776)
François-Nicolas-Benoît Haxo
d. 1838 (b. 1774)
François-Nicolas-Benoît Haxo, French general and engineer (b. 1774)
Abdülmecid I
d. 1861 (b. 1823)
Abdülmecid I, Ottoman sultan (b. 1823)
Alexander von Nordmann
d. 1866 (b. 1803)
Alexander von Nordmann, Finnish biologist and paleontologist (b. 1803)
Carlo Matteucci
d. 1868 (b. 1811)
Carlo Matteucci, Italian physicist and neurophysiologist (b. 1811)
David Heaton
d. 1870 (b. 1823)
David Heaton, American lawyer and politician (b. 1823)
Antoine-Louis Barye
d. 1875 (b. 1796)
Antoine-Louis Barye, French sculptor and educator (d. 1875)
James Calhoun (soldier)
d. 1876 (b. 1845)
James Calhoun, American lieutenant (d. 1876)
Boston Custer
d. 1876 (b. 1848)
Boston Custer, American civilian army contractor (b. 1848)
George Armstrong Custer
d. 1876 (b. 1839)
George Armstrong Custer, American general (b. 1839)
Thomas Custer
d. 1876 (b. 1845)
Thomas Custer, American officer, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1845)
Myles Keogh
d. 1876 (b. 1840)
Myles Keogh, Irish-American officer (b. 1840)
François Jouffroy
d. 1882 (b. 1806)
François Jouffroy, French sculptor (b. 1806)
Hans Rott
d. 1884 (b. 1858)
Hans Rott, Austrian organist and composer (d. 1884)
Jean-Louis Beaudry
d. 1886 (b. 1809)
Jean-Louis Beaudry, Canadian businessman and politician, 11th Mayor of Montreal (b. 1809)
Marie François Sadi Carnot
d. 1894 (b. 1837)
Marie François Sadi Carnot, French engineer and politician, 4th President of the French Republic (d. 1894)
Stanford White
d. 1906 (b. 1853)
Stanford White, American architect, designed the Washington Square Arch (b. 1853)
Lawrence Alma-Tadema
d. 1912 (b. 1836)
Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Dutch-British painter (b. 1836)
Thomas Eakins
d. 1916 (b. 1844)
Thomas Eakins, American painter, sculptor, and photographer (d. 1916)
Géza Gyóni
d. 1917 (b. 1884)
Géza Gyóni, Hungarian soldier and poet (b. 1884)
Jake Beckley
d. 1918 (b. 1867)
Jake Beckley, American baseball player and coach (d. 1918)
Satyendranath Dutta
d. 1922 (b. 1882)
Satyendranath Dutta, Indian poet and author (b. 1882)
Colin Clive
d. 1937 (b. 1900)
Colin Clive, British actor (b. 1900)
Richard Seaman
d. 1939 (b. 1913)
Richard Seaman, English race car driver (b. 1913)
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Arthur Goldstein
d. 1943
Arthur Goldstein, German Jewish left-wing activist (c. 1887)
Dénes Berinkey
d. 1944 (b. 1871)
Dénes Berinkey, Hungarian jurist and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1871)
Lucha Reyes (Mexican singer)
d. 1944 (b. 1906)
Lucha Reyes, Mexican singer and actress (b. 1906)
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Jimmy Doyle
d. 1947 (b. 1924)
Jimmy Doyle, American boxer (b. 1924)
William C. Lee
d. 1948 (b. 1895)
William C. Lee, American general (b. 1895)
Buck Freeman
d. 1949 (b. 1871)
Buck Freeman, American baseball player (b. 1871)
James Steen (water polo)
d. 1949 (b. 1876)
James Steen, American water polo player (b. 1876)
Maurice O'Sullivan
d. 1950 (b. 1904)
Maurice O'Sullivan, Irish police officer and author (b. 1904)
Alfred Noyes
d. 1958 (b. 1880)
Alfred Noyes, English author, poet, and playwright (d. 1958)
Charles Starkweather
d. 1959 (b. 1938)
Charles Starkweather, American spree killer (b. 1938)
Tommy Corcoran (baseball)
d. 1960 (b. 1869)
Tommy Corcoran, American baseball player and manager (b. 1869)
Tony Hancock
d. 1968 (b. 1924)
Tony Hancock, English comedian and actor (b. 1924)
John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr
d. 1971 (b. 1880)
John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr, Scottish biologist, physician, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)
Jan Matulka
d. 1972 (b. 1890)
Jan Matulka, Czech-American painter and illustrator (b. 1890)
Cornelius Lanczos
d. 1974 (b. 1893)
Cornelius Lanczos, Hungarian mathematician and physicist (b. 1893)
Johnny Mercer
d. 1976 (b. 1909)
Johnny Mercer, American singer-songwriter, co-founded Capitol Records (b. 1909)
Olave Baden-Powell
d. 1977 (b. 1889)
Olave Baden-Powell, British Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting leader (b. 1889)
Endre Szervánszky
d. 1977 (b. 1911)
Endre Szervánszky, Hungarian pianist and composer (b. 1911)
Dave Fleischer
d. 1979 (b. 1894)
Dave Fleischer, American animator, director, and producer (d. 1979)
Philippe Halsman
d. 1979 (b. 1906)
Philippe Halsman, Latvian-American photographer (b. 1906)
Felipe Cossío del Pomar
d. 1981 (b. 1888)
Felipe Cossío del Pomar, Peruvian painter and political activist (b. 1888)
Alberto Ginastera
d. 1983 (b. 1916)
Alberto Ginastera, Argentinian pianist and composer (b. 1916)
Michel Foucault
d. 1984 (b. 1926)
Michel Foucault, French historian and philosopher (b. 1926)
Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
d. 1987 (b. 1925)
Felice Bryant, American songwriter (d. 2003)
Hillel Slovak
d. 1988 (b. 1962)
Hillel Slovak, Israeli-American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1962)
Ronald Gene Simmons
d. 1990 (b. 1940)
Ronald Gene Simmons, American sergeant and convicted murderer (d. 1990)
Jerome Brown
d. 1992 (b. 1965)
Jerome Brown, American football player (b. 1965)
Ernest Walton
d. 1995 (b. 1903)
Ernest Walton, Irish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)
Arthur Snelling
d. 1996 (b. 1914)
Arthur Snelling, English civil servant and diplomat, British Ambassador to South Africa (b. 1914)
Jacques Cousteau
d. 1997 (b. 1910)
Jacques Cousteau, French oceanographer and explorer (b. 1910)
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Jean Corbeil
d. 2002 (b. 1934)
Jean Corbeil, Canadian politician, 29th Canadian Minister of Labour (b. 1934)
Lester Maddox
d. 2003 (b. 1915)
Lester Maddox, American businessman and politician, 75th Governor of Georgia (d. 2003)
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Morton W. Coutts
d. 2004 (b. 1904)
Morton W. Coutts, New Zealand inventor (b. 1904)
John Fiedler
d. 2005 (b. 1925)
John Fiedler, American actor and voice artist (b. 1925)
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Kâzım Koyuncu
d. 2005 (b. 1971)
Kâzım Koyuncu, Turkish singer-songwriter and activist (b. 1971)
Jaap Penraat
d. 2006 (b. 1918)
Jaap Penraat, Dutch-American humanitarian (b. 1918)
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J. Fred Duckett
d. 2007 (b. 1933)
J. Fred Duckett, American journalist and educator (b. 1933)
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Jeeva (director)
d. 2007 (b. 1963)
Jeeva, Indian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (b. 1963)
Lyall Watson
d. 2008 (b. 1939)
Lyall Watson, South African anthropologist and ethologist (b. 1939)
Farrah Fawcett
d. 2009 (b. 1947)
Farrah Fawcett, American actress and producer (b. 1947)
Michael Jackson
d. 2009 (b. 1958)
Michael Jackson, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actor (d. 2009)
Sky Saxon
d. 2009 (b. 1937)
Sky Saxon, American singer-songwriter and bassist (d. 2009)
Alan Plater
d. 2010 (b. 1935)
Alan Plater, English playwright and screenwriter (b. 1935)
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Richard B. Sellars
d. 2010 (b. 1915)
Richard B. Sellars, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1915)
Annie Easley
d. 2011 (b. 1933)
Annie Easley, American computer scientist and mathematician (b. 1933)
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Goff Richards
d. 2011 (b. 1944)
Goff Richards, English composer and conductor (b. 1944)
Margaret Tyzack
d. 2011 (b. 1931)
Margaret Tyzack, English actress (d. 2011)
Shigemitsu Dandō
d. 2012 (b. 1913)
Shigemitsu Dandō, Japanese academic and jurist (b. 1913)
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Campbell Gillies
d. 2012 (b. 1990)
Campbell Gillies, Scottish jockey (b. 1990)
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George Randolph Hearst, Jr.
d. 2012 (b. 1927)
George Randolph Hearst, Jr., American businessman (b. 1927)
Lucella MacLean
d. 2012 (b. 1921)
Lucella MacLean, American baseball player (b. 1921)
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Edgar Ross
d. 2012 (b. 1949)
Edgar Ross, American boxer (b. 1949)
George Burditt (writer)
d. 2013 (b. 1923)
George Burditt, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2013)
Catherine Gibson
d. 2013 (b. 1931)
Catherine Gibson, Scottish swimmer (b. 1931)
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Robert E. Gilka
d. 2013 (b. 1916)
Robert E. Gilka, American photographer and journalist (b. 1916)
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Harry Parker (rower)
d. 2013 (b. 1935)
Harry Parker, American rower and coach (b. 1935)
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Mildred Ladner Thompson
d. 2013 (b. 1918)
Mildred Ladner Thompson, American journalist (b. 1918)
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Green Wix Unthank
d. 2013 (b. 1923)
Green Wix Unthank, American soldier and judge (b. 1923)
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Nigel Calder
d. 2014 (b. 1931)
Nigel Calder, English journalist, author, and screenwriter (b. 1931)
Ana María Matute
d. 2014 (b. 1925)
Ana María Matute, Spanish author and academic (d. 2014)
Paul Patterson (neuroscientist)
d. 2014 (b. 1943)
Paul Patterson, American neuroscientist and academic (b. 1943)
Ivan Plyushch
d. 2014 (b. 1941)
Ivan Plyushch, Ukrainian agronomist and politician (b. 1941)
Patrick Macnee
d. 2015 (b. 1922)
Patrick Macnee, English actor (b. 1922)
Alejandro Romay
d. 2015 (b. 1927)
Alejandro Romay, Argentinian businessman (b. 1927)
Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni
d. 2015 (b. 1940)
Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni, Egyptian-Armenian patriarch (b. 1940)