People who died on March 25 109
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Li Kening
d. 908
Li Kening, Chinese general
Taira no Masakado
d. 940
Taira no Masakado, Japanese samurai
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Kenneth III of Scotland
d. 1005
King Kenneth III of Scotland (in battle)
Hugh IV, Count of Maine
d. 1051
Hugh IV, Count of Maine
Frederick, Duke of Bohemia
d. 1189
Frederick, Duke of Bohemia
Afonso II of Portugal
d. 1223 (b. 1185)
Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223)
Kō no Moronao
d. 1351
Kō no Moronao, Japanese samurai
Kō no Moroyasu
d. 1351
Kō no Moroyasu, Japanese samurai
Hosokawa Yoriyuki
d. 1392
Hosokawa Yoriyuki, Japanese samurai
Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana
d. 1458 (b. 1398)
Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana, Spanish poet and politician (d. 1458)
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Marcos de Niza
d. 1558 (b. 1495)
Marcos de Niza, French friar and explorer (b. 1495)
Ikoma Chikamasa
d. 1603 (b. 1526)
Ikoma Chikamasa, Japanese daimyo (b. 1526)
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Olaus Martini
d. 1609 (b. 1557)
Olaus Martini, Swedish archbishop (b. 1557)
Isabelle de Limeuil
d. 1609 (b. 1535)
Isabelle de Limeuil, French noble (b. 1535)
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Johannes Nucius
d. 1620 (b. 1556)
Johannes Nucius, German composer and theorist (b. 1556)
Giambattista Marino
d. 1625 (b. 1569)
Giambattista Marino, Italian poet and author (b. 1569)
Wenceslaus Hollar
d. 1677 (b. 1607)
Wenceslaus Hollar, Czech-English painter and illustrator (d. 1677)
Jean Regnault de Segrais
d. 1701 (b. 1624)
Jean Regnault de Segrais, French author and poet (d. 1701)
Nehemiah Grew
d. 1712 (b. 1641)
Nehemiah Grew, English plant anatomist and physiologist (d. 1712)
Lucy Filippini
d. 1732 (b. 1672)
Lucy Filippini, Italian saint (b. 1672)
Nicholas Hawksmoor
d. 1736 (b. 1661)
Nicholas Hawksmoor, English architect, designed Easton Neston and Christ Church (b. 1661)
Turlough O'Carolan
d. 1738 (b. 1670)
Turlough O'Carolan, Irish harp player and composer (b. 1670)
Frederick I of Sweden
d. 1751 (b. 1676)
Frederick I of Sweden (d. 1751)
Novalis
d. 1801 (b. 1772)
Novalis, German author and poet (d. 1801)
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Caspar Wessel
d. 1818 (b. 1745)
Caspar Wessel, Norwegian-Danish mathematician and cartographer (d. 1818)
James Braid (surgeon)
d. 1860 (b. 1795)
James Braid, Scottish-English surgeon (d. 1860)
Wilhelm Marstrand
d. 1873 (b. 1810)
Wilhelm Marstrand, Danish painter and illustrator (b. 1810)
Ernst von Bergmann
d. 1907 (b. 1836)
Ernst von Bergmann, Latvian-German surgeon and academic (b. 1836)
Durham Stevens
d. 1908 (b. 1851)
Durham Stevens, American lawyer and diplomat (d. 1908)
Frédéric Mistral
d. 1914 (b. 1830)
Frédéric Mistral, French poet and lexicographer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1914)
Elizabeth Storrs Mead
d. 1917 (b. 1832)
Elizabeth Storrs Mead, American academic (b. 1832)
Claude Debussy
d. 1918 (b. 1862)
Claude Debussy, French pianist and composer (d. 1918)
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Peter Martin (footballer)
d. 1918 (b. 1875)
Peter Martin, Australian footballer and soldier (b. 1875)
Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas
d. 1927 (b. 1843)
Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas, Palestinian nun and Catholic Saint (d. 1927)
Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
d. 1931 (b. 1890)
Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, Indian journalist and politician (b. 1890)
Ida B. Wells
d. 1931 (b. 1862)
Ida B. Wells, American journalist and activist (d. 1931)
Harriet Backer
d. 1932 (b. 1845)
Harriet Backer, Norwegian painter (b.1845)
William Carr (rower)
d. 1942 (b. 1876)
William Carr, American rower (d. 1942)
Eddie Collins
d. 1951 (b. 1887)
Eddie Collins, American baseball player and manager (d. 1951)
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Lou Moore
d. 1956 (b. 1904)
Lou Moore, American race car driver (d. 1956)
Robert Newton
d. 1956 (b. 1905)
Robert Newton, English-American actor (d. 1956)
Max Ophüls
d. 1957 (b. 1902)
Max Ophüls, German-American director and screenwriter (d. 1957)
Tom Brown (trombonist)
d. 1958 (b. 1888)
Tom Brown, American trombonist (b. 1888)
Charles Benjamin Howard
d. 1964 (b. 1885)
Charles Benjamin Howard, Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1964)
Billy Cotton
d. 1969 (b. 1899)
Billy Cotton, English singer, drummer, and bandleader (b. 1899)
Max Eastman
d. 1969 (b. 1883)
Max Eastman, American author and poet (d. 1969)
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Jakob Sildnik
d. 1973 (b. 1883)
Jakob Sildnik, Estonian photographer and director (b. 1883)
Edward Steichen
d. 1973 (b. 1879)
Edward Steichen, Luxembourger-American painter and photographer (d. 1973)
Juan Gaudino
d. 1975 (b. 1893)
Juan Gaudino, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1893)
Faisal of Saudi Arabia
d. 1975 (b. 1906)
Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabian king (d. 1975)
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Deiva Zivarattinam
d. 1975 (b. 1894)
Deiva Zivarattinam, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1894)
Josef Albers
d. 1976 (b. 1888)
Josef Albers, German-American painter and educator (b. 1888)
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Benjamin Miessner
d. 1976 (b. 1890)
Benjamin Miessner, American radio engineer and inventor (d.1976)
Robert Madgwick
d. 1979 (b. 1905)
Robert Madgwick, Australian colonel and academic (b. 1905)
Akinoumi Setsuo
d. 1979 (b. 1914)
Akinoumi Setsuo, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 37th Yokozuna (d. 1979)
Milton H. Erickson
d. 1980 (b. 1901)
Milton H. Erickson, American psychiatrist and psychologist (b. 1901)
Walter Susskind
d. 1980 (b. 1913)
Walter Susskind, Czech-English pianist, conductor, and educator (d. 1980)
Goodman Ace
d. 1982 (b. 1899)
Goodman Ace, American comedian and writer (b. 1899)
Bob Waterfield
d. 1983 (b. 1920)
Bob Waterfield, American football player and coach (d. 1983)
Gloria Blondell
d. 1986 (b. 1910)
Gloria Blondell, American actress (d. 1986)
A. W. Mailvaganam
d. 1987 (b. 1906)
A. W. Mailvaganam, Sri Lankan physicist and academic (b. 1906)
Robert Joffrey
d. 1988 (b. 1930)
Robert Joffrey, American dancer, choreographer, and director, co-founded the Joffrey Ballet (b. 1930)
Marcel Lefebvre
d. 1991 (b. 1905)
Marcel Lefebvre, French-Swiss archbishop (b. 1905)
Nancy Walker
d. 1992 (b. 1922)
Nancy Walker, American actress, singer, and director (d. 1992)
Angelines Fernández
d. 1994 (b. 1922)
Angelines Fernández, Spanish-Mexican actress (b. 1922)
Bernard Kangro
d. 1994 (b. 1910)
Bernard Kangro, Estonian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1994)
Max Petitpierre
d. 1994 (b. 1899)
Max Petitpierre, Swiss jurist and politician, 54th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1994)
James Samuel Coleman
d. 1995 (b. 1926)
James Samuel Coleman, American sociologist and academic (b. 1926)
John Hugenholtz
d. 1995 (b. 1914)
John Hugenholtz, Dutch engineer (b. 1914)
John Snagge
d. 1996 (b. 1904)
John Snagge, English journalist (d. 1996)
Max Green (lawyer)
d. 1998 (b. 1952)
Max Green, Australian lawyer (b. 1952)
Steven Schiff
d. 1998 (b. 1947)
Steven Schiff, American lawyer and politician (b. 1947)
Cal Ripken, Sr.
d. 1999 (b. 1936)
Cal Ripken, Sr., American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1936)
Helen Martin
d. 2000 (b. 1909)
Helen Martin, American actress (b. 1909)
Brian Trubshaw
d. 2001 (b. 1924)
Brian Trubshaw, English cricketer and pilot (b. 1924)
Kenneth Wolstenholme
d. 2002 (b. 1920)
Kenneth Wolstenholme, English journalist and sportscaster (b. 1920)
Paul Henning
d. 2005 (b. 1911)
Paul Henning, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2005)
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Bob Carlos Clarke
d. 2006 (b. 1950)
Bob Carlos Clarke, Irish photographer (b. 1950)
Rocío Dúrcal
d. 2006 (b. 1944)
Rocío Dúrcal, Spanish singer and actress (d. 2006)
Richard Fleischer
d. 2006 (b. 1916)
Richard Fleischer, American film director (b. 1916)
Andranik Margaryan
d. 2007 (b. 1951)
Andranik Margaryan, Armenian engineer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Armenia (d. 2007)
Ben Carnevale
d. 2008 (b. 1915)
Ben Carnevale, American basketball player and coach (b. 1915)
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Thierry Gilardi
d. 2008 (b. 1958)
Thierry Gilardi, French journalist and sportscaster (b. 1958)
Abby Mann
d. 2008 (b. 1927)
Abby Mann, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1927)
Herb Peterson
d. 2008 (b. 1919)
Herb Peterson, American businessman (d. 2008)
Johnny Blanchard
d. 2009 (b. 1933)
Johnny Blanchard, American baseball player (b. 1933)
Kosuke Koyama
d. 2009 (b. 1929)
Kosuke Koyama, Japanese-American theologian and academic (b. 1929)
Dan Seals
d. 2009 (b. 1948)
Dan Seals, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009)
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Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu
d. 2009 (b. 1954)
Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu, Turkish politician and member of the Parliament of Turkey (b. 1954)
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Len E. Blaylock
d. 2012 (b. 1918)
Len E. Blaylock, American businessman and politician (b. 1918)
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Priscilla Buckley
d. 2012 (b. 1921)
Priscilla Buckley, American journalist and author (b. 1921)
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Hal E. Chester
d. 2012 (b. 1921)
Hal E. Chester, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1921)
John Crosfield
d. 2012 (b. 1915)
John Crosfield, English businessman, founded Crosfield Electronics (b. 1915)
Edd Gould
d. 2012 (b. 1988)
Edd Gould, English animator and voice actor, founded Eddsworld (b. 1988)
Antonio Tabucchi
d. 2012 (b. 1943)
Antonio Tabucchi, Italian author and academic (b. 1943)
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Léonce Bernard
d. 2013 (b. 1943)
Léonce Bernard, Canadian politician, 26th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island (b. 1943)
Ben Goldfaden
d. 2013 (b. 1913)
Ben Goldfaden, American basketball player and educator (b. 1913)
Anthony Lewis
d. 2013 (b. 1927)
Anthony Lewis, American journalist and academic (d. 2013)
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Jean Pickering
d. 2013 (b. 1929)
Jean Pickering, English runner and long jumper (b. 1929)
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Jean-Marc Roberts
d. 2013 (b. 1954)
Jean-Marc Roberts, French author and screenwriter (d. 2013)
John F. Wiley
d. 2013 (b. 1920)
John F. Wiley, American football player and coach (d. 2013)
Lorna Arnold
d. 2014 (b. 1915)
Lorna Arnold, English historian and author (b. 1915)
Hank Lauricella
d. 2014 (b. 1930)
Hank Lauricella, American football player, lieutenant, and politician (d. 2014)
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Jon Lord (politician)
d. 2014 (b. 1956)
Jon Lord, Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1956)
Sonny Ruberto
d. 2014 (b. 1946)
Sonny Ruberto, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2014)
Jonathan Schell
d. 2014 (b. 1943)
Jonathan Schell, American journalist and author (d. 2014)
Ralph Wilson
d. 2014 (b. 1918)
Ralph Wilson, American businessman, founded the Buffalo Bills (b. 1918)
George Fischbeck
d. 2015 (b. 1922)
George Fischbeck, American journalist and educator (b. 1922)
Shannon Bolin
d. 2016 (b. 1917)
Shannon Bolin, American actress and singer (d. 2016)