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  On this day in history death of franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, Austro-Hungarian field marshal (b. 1852)   

1929  Frederick Burton, cricketer (Australian wicketkeeper 1886-87), dies on August - 25.   

1930  On August - 25 siegfried Wagner, composer, dies at 61   

1936  On August - 25 grogorij J Zinovjev, Russian revolutionary, dies   

1938  Aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Jama), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1939  Death of Babe Siebert, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1904) on this day in history.   

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

1944  Death of Krijn van den Helm, resistance fighter (KP Leeuwarden), shot to death on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history death of john Birch, American intelligence officer and missionary (b. 1918)   

1947  Clark Wissler, US cultural anthropologist, dies at 76 on August - 25.   

1950  On this day in history death of earl Caddock, professional wrestler (b. 1888)   

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

1965  Death of Moonlight Graham, American baseball player on August - 25.   

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

1968  John George, actor (Kolb-Adventures of Fu Manchu), dies at 70 on August - 25.   

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

1972  Juan Carlos Paz, composer, dies at 71 on August - 25.   

1975  Frans van Amelsvoort, choir conductor, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1976  On August - 25 eyvind Johnson, Swedish author (Nobel-1974), dies at 76   

1979  On August - 25 stan Kenton, orch leader (Music 55), dies at 67   

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

1982  Death of John AM "Hans" van Tongeren, actor (Hunk), commits suicide at 27 on August - 25.   

1984  Truman Capote, author (In Cold Blood), dies at 59 on August - 25.   

1985  On August - 25 samantha Smith, actress (Elizabeth-Lime Street), dies in plane at 13   

1986  Allen Case, actor (Deputy, Legend of Jesse James), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history price Daniel, (Gov/Sen-D-Texas), dies at 77   

1989  Gunnar Johnsen Berg, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history death of morley Callaghan, Canadian writer (b. 1903)   

1991  On August - 25 don Nute, entertainer, dies of AIDS at 56   

1992  On August - 25 alma Graciela Haro Esmerelda, singer, dies of diabetes at 65   

1993  Death of Amy Biehl, US activist in South-Africa, murdered at 26 on August - 25.   

1994  Ramdas Nayak, Indies hindu leader/politician, murdered at about 52 on this day in history.   

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1530  On this day in history birth of ivan IV (the Terrible), 1st tsar of Russia (1533-84)   

1561  On August - 25 birth of philippe van Lansberge, Dutch astronomer (d. 1632)   

1624  On August - 25 birth of françois de la Chaise, French confessor of Louis XIV of France (d. 1709)   

1662  John Leverett the Younger, American educator (d. 1724) was born on this day in history.   

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

1718  On August - 25 birth of johann Jacob Rowalt, composer   

1724  On August - 25 birth of george Stubbs, England, animal painter (House Frightened by Lion)   

1741  On this day in history birth of karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian (d. 1792)