August 25 :: Historical Deaths

Famous Deaths

• 383 - Gratian, Roman Emperor


• 471 - Gennadius I, Patriarch of Constantinople


• 1192 - Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1142)


• 1270 - King Louis IX of France (b. 1214)


• 1282 - Thomas Cantilupe, English saint


• 1330 - Sir James Douglas, Scottish soldier (b. 1286)


• 1482 - Margaret of Anjou, queen of Henry VI of England (b. 1429)


• 1554 - Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, English politician (b. 1473)


• 1632 - Thomas Dekker, English dramatist


• 1650 - Richard Crashaw, English poet


• 1688 - Henry Morgan, Welsh privateer


• 1699 - King Christian V of Denmark (b. 1646)


• 1711 - Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey, English politician


• 1742 - Carlos Seixas, Portuguese composer (b. 1704)


• 1774 - Niccolò Jommelli, Italian composer (b. 1714)


• 1776 - David Hume, Scottish philosopher and historian (b. 1711)


• 1792 - Jacques Cazotte, French writer (b. 1719)


• 1822 - William Herschel, German-born astronomer (b. 1738)


• 1867 - Michael Faraday, English scientist (b. 1791)


• 1900 - Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher (b. 1844)


• 1900 - Kuroda Kiyotaka, Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1840)


• 1904 - Henri Fantin-Latour, French painter (b. 1836)


• 1904 - William Hall, Canadian Royal Naval sailor (b. 1827)


• 1908 - Henri Becquerel, French physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1852)


• 1924 - Mariano Álvarez, Filipino general (b. 1818)


• 1925 - Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, Austro-Hungarian field marshal (b. 1852)


• 1938 - Aleksandr Kuprin, Russian writer (b. 1870)


• 1939 - Babe Siebert, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1904)


• 1942 - George Edward Alexander Windsor, Duke of Kent (b. 1902)


• 1945 - John Birch, American intelligence officer and missionary (b. 1918)


• 1950 - Earl Caddock, professional wrestler (b. 1888)


• 1956 - Alfred Kinsey, American research biologist (b. 1894)


• 1965 - Moonlight Graham, American baseball player


• 1967 - Stanley Bruce, eighth Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1883)


• 1967 - Paul Muni, Polish actor (b. 1895)


• 1967 - George Lincoln Rockwell, American Nazi Party leader (b. 1918)


• 1971 - Ted Lewis, American musician and entertainer (b. 1890)


• 1976 - Eyvind Johnson, Swedish writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1900)


• 1979 - Stan Kenton, American musician and bandleader (b. 1911)


• 1980 - Gower Champion, American dancer, actor, and choreographer (b. 1919)


• 1984 - Truman Capote, American author (b. 1924)


• 1984 - Waite Hoyt, American baseball player (b. 1899)


• 1984 - Viktor Chukarin, Soviet gymnast (b. 1921)


• 1985 - Samantha Smith, American social activist (b. 1972)


• 1990 - Morley Callaghan, Canadian writer (b. 1903)


• 1999 - Rob Fisher, English musician (b. 1956)


• 2000 - Carl Barks, American cartoonist (b. 1901)


• 2000 - Jack Nitzsche, American record producer (b. 1937)


• 2001 - Aaliyah, American singer and actress (b. 1979)


• 2001 - Carl Brewer, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1938)


• 2001 - Ken Tyrrell, former race driver and founder of Tyrrell Racing (b. 1924)


• 2001 - Philippe Léotard, French actor and singer (b. 1940)


• 2002 - Dorothy Hewett, Australian writer (b. 1923)


• 2005 - Peter Glotz, German politician (b. 1939)


• 2007 - Ray Jones, English professional footballer (b. 1988)