Famous Deaths In August - 25

1908  On August - 25 death of henri Becquerel, French physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1852)   

1924  On August - 25 death of mariano Álvarez, Filipino general (b. 1818)   

1925  On August - 25 death of franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, Austro-Hungarian field marshal (b. 1852)   

1929  Frederick Burton, cricketer (Australian wicketkeeper 1886-87), dies on this day in history.   

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

1936  Grogorij J Zinovjev, Russian revolutionary, dies on this day in history.   

1938  Aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Jama), dies at 67 on August - 25.   

1939  On August - 25 death of babe Siebert, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1904)   

1942  On this day in history george EAE, English prince/earl of St Andrews, dies in battle at 39   

1944  On this day in history death of krijn van den Helm, resistance fighter (KP Leeuwarden), shot to death   

1945  Death of John Birch, American intelligence officer and missionary (b. 1918) on August - 25.   

1947  On this day in history clark Wissler, US cultural anthropologist, dies at 76   

1950  On August - 25 death of earl Caddock, professional wrestler (b. 1888)   

1956  On this day in history alfred C Kinsey, US sexologist (Kinsey Report), dies   

1965  On this day in history death of moonlight Graham, American baseball player   

1967  On this day in history death of george Lincoln Rockwell, head of American Nazi Party, assassinated   

1968  On August - 25 john George, actor (Kolb-Adventures of Fu Manchu), dies at 70   

1971  On this day in history ted Lewis, [Theodore L Friedman], bandleader, dies at 80   

1972  On August - 25 juan Carlos Paz, composer, dies at 71   

1975  On August - 25 frans van Amelsvoort, choir conductor, dies at 75   

1976  Eyvind Johnson, Swedish author (Nobel-1974), dies at 76 on August - 25.   

1979  Stan Kenton, orch leader (Music 55), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1980  On August - 25 gower Champion, dancer (Marge & Gower Champion Show), dies at 60   

1982  On August - 25 death of john AM "Hans" van Tongeren, actor (Hunk), commits suicide at 27   

1984  On this day in history truman Capote, author (In Cold Blood), dies at 59   

1985  On this day in history samantha Smith, actress (Elizabeth-Lime Street), dies in plane at 13   

1986  On this day in history allen Case, actor (Deputy, Legend of Jesse James), dies at 51   

1988  On August - 25 price Daniel, (Gov/Sen-D-Texas), dies at 77   

1989  On this day in history gunnar Johnsen Berg, composer, dies at 80   

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

1991  On this day in history don Nute, entertainer, dies of AIDS at 56   

1992  Alma Graciela Haro Esmerelda, singer, dies of diabetes at 65 on this day in history.   

1993  Death of Amy Biehl, US activist in South-Africa, murdered at 26 on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history ramdas Nayak, Indies hindu leader/politician, murdered at about 52   

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1530  On August - 25 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  On this day in history birth of françois de la Chaise, French confessor of Louis XIV of France (d. 1709)   

1662  On August - 25 birth of john Leverett the Younger, American educator (d. 1724)   

1664  On August - 25 birth of johan van de Bergh, Leids regent   

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

1724  George Stubbs, England, animal painter (House Frightened by Lion) was born on this day in history.   

1741  Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian (d. 1792) was born on this day in history.