Famous Deaths In August - 25

0079  Gaius Plinius Secundus, [Plinius Maior], Roman admiral/writer, dies on this day in history.  

0383  Death of Flavius Gratianus, Emperor of Rome (375-383), murdered at 25 on this day in history.  

0882  On August - 25 louis III, King of France (879-82), dies at 19  

1192  On this day in history death of hugh III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1142)  

1227  Ghengis Khan, [Temudjin], founded Mongolia, dies on this day in history.  

1270  On this day in history 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 August - 25.  

1330  On August - 25 death of sir James Douglas, Scottish soldier (b. 1286)  

1346  On August - 25 louis of Nevers, Count of Flanders, dies in battle  

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

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1556  David Jorisz, Flemish glass blower/sect leader, dies at about 54 on August - 25.  

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  Death of Henry Morgan, Welsh lt-governor of Jamaica on August - 25.  

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

1711  Death of Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey, English politician on August - 25.  

1742  On August - 25 jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer, dies at 38  

1773  Franz Nikolaus Novotny, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.  

1774  Nicolo Jommelli, composer, dies at 59 on August - 25.  

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

1789  Mary Ball Washington, mother of George, dies on this day in history.  

1791  Pietro Domenico Paradisi, composer, dies on this day in history.  

1792  Death of Jacques Cazotte, French writer (b. 1719) on this day in history.  

1822  F William Herschel, German astronomer (discovered Uranus), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1835  Ann Rutledge, said to be Lincoln's true love, dies in Ill at 22 on August - 25.  

1840  On August - 25 k L Immermann, writer, dies at 44  

1842  On this day in history jerome-Joseph de Momigny, composer, dies at 80  

1846  Giuseppe Acerbi, Italian nature investigator/diplomat, dies at 73 on August - 25.  

1867  Death of Michael Faraday, English scientist (b. 1791) on this day in history.  

1868  On August - 25 costache Negruzzi, Romanian author/poet, dies at about 60  

1900  On this day in history friedrich Nietschze, philosopher (Also sprach Zarathustra), dies at 55  

1901  On this day in history death of clara Maass, army nurse sacrificied her life at 25 to prove that the mosquito carries yellow fever  

1904  On August - 25 death of william Hall, Canadian Royal Naval sailor (b. 1827)  

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1530  Ivan IV (the Terrible), 1st tsar of Russia (1533-84) was born on August - 25.  

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  On August - 25 birth of johann Jacob Rowalt, composer  

1724  George Stubbs, England, animal painter (House Frightened by Lion) was born on August - 25.  

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