Famous Deaths In August - 25

0079  On August - 25 gaius Plinius Secundus, [Plinius Maior], Roman admiral/writer, dies  

0383  On this day in history death of flavius Gratianus, Emperor of Rome (375-383), murdered at 25  

0882  Louis III, King of France (879-82), dies at 19 on this day in history.  

1192  Death of Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1142) on August - 25.  

1227  On this day in history ghengis Khan, [Temudjin], founded Mongolia, dies  

1270  On August - 25 louis IX, the Saint, King of France (1226-70), dies from plague at 56  

1282  Death of Thomas Cantilupe, English saint (b. ca 1218) on this day in history.  

1330  On this day in history death of sir James Douglas, Scottish soldier (b. 1286)  

1346  Louis of Nevers, Count of Flanders, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1554  On August - 25 thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, English great admiral, dies  

1556  On August - 25 david Jorisz, Flemish glass blower/sect leader, dies at about 54  

1580  Frederick Schenk van Toutenburg, last archbishop of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.  

1632  Death of Thomas Dekker, English dramatist (b. ca. 1572) on this day in history.  

1649  On this day in history richard Crashaw, English clergyman/poet, dies at about 36  

1688  On this day in history death of henry Morgan, Welsh lt-governor of Jamaica  

1699  Death of King Christian V of Denmark (b. 1646) on this day in history.  

1711  On this day in history death of edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey, English politician  

1742  Jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.  

1773  On this day in history franz Nikolaus Novotny, composer, dies at 29  

1774  On August - 25 nicolo Jommelli, composer, dies at 59  

1776  Death of David Hume, Scottish philosopher and historian (b. 1711) on August - 25.  

1789  Mary Ball Washington, mother of George, dies on August - 25.  

1791  Pietro Domenico Paradisi, composer, dies on August - 25.  

1792  On August - 25 death of jacques Cazotte, French writer (b. 1719)  

1822  On this day in history f William Herschel, German astronomer (discovered Uranus), dies at 85  

1835  On this day in history ann Rutledge, said to be Lincoln's true love, dies in Ill at 22  

1840  K L Immermann, writer, dies at 44 on August - 25.  

1842  Jerome-Joseph de Momigny, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1846  On August - 25 giuseppe Acerbi, Italian nature investigator/diplomat, dies at 73  

1867  Death of Michael Faraday, English scientist (b. 1791) on August - 25.  

1868  Costache Negruzzi, Romanian author/poet, dies at about 60 on this day in history.  

1900  Friedrich Nietschze, philosopher (Also sprach Zarathustra), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1901  Death of Clara Maass, army nurse sacrificied her life at 25 to prove that the mosquito carries yellow fever on this day in history.  

1904  On this day in history death of william Hall, Canadian Royal Naval sailor (b. 1827)  

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1530  On this day in history 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 August - 25.  

1662  John Leverett the Younger, American educator (d. 1724) was born on August - 25.  

1664  Johan van de Bergh, Leids regent was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1741  On August - 25 birth of karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian (d. 1792)