January 25th famous deaths

List of celebrities and famous people who died on January 25th

2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on January 25th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2019

• Krishna Sobti

  Renowned Hindi writer known for her novels exploring the themes of women's empowerment and social issues.

• Dusan Makavejev

  Renowned Yugoslav film director known for his provocative and controversial works.

• Krishna Sobti

  Eminent Hindi writer and essayist known for her literary works.

• Krishna Sobti

  Prominent Hindi writer known for her novels and short stories.

2018

• Clarabelle Alegria

  Esteemed poet recognized for her impactful verses.

• Neagu Djuvara

  Romanian historian, essayist, philosopher, journalist, novelist and diplomat (b. 1916)

2017

• John Hurt

  British actor who is widely recognized for his tv roles as quentin crisp, the famous homosexual, in "the naked civil servant" (tv) and caligula, in "i, claudius" (tv). his 1980 performance as "the elephant man" earned him an oscar nomination. he also performed brilliantly in the 1979 film "the alien". his first appearance on screen was in 1962, when hurt …

• Una O'Neill

  Una O'Neill was a British Conservative politician known for her work in local government.

• Marcel Prud'homme

  Canadian politician (b. 1934)

• Mary Tyler Moore

  American actress and producer (b. 1936)

• Harry Mathews

  American novelist and poet (b. 1930)

Robert Garcia

American politician (b. 1933)

Stephen P. Cohen

Canadian academic (b. 1945)

2016

• Thornton Dial

  African-American artist known for his vibrant and expressive artwork.

• Conception Picciotto

  Known for her long-standing peace vigil outside the White House.

2015

• Elenie Roussos

  Greek singer known for her distinctive voice and emotional performances.

• Bharat Inder Singh

  Bharat Inder Singh was an Indian hockey player who represented India in the 1956 and 1960 Olympics.

• Bill Monbouquette

  American baseball player and coach (b. 1936)

• Demis Roussos

  Egyptian-greek singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2015)

• John Leggett

  American author and academic (b. 1917)

Richard McBrien

American priest, theologian, and academic (b. 1936)

2014

• Sage Beverly

  Sage Beverly was a renowned mathematician known for her work in number theory.

• Arthur Doyle

  American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and flute player (b. 1944)

• Heini Halberstam

  Czech-english mathematician and academic (b. 1926)

• Dave Strack

  American basketball coach and player (d. 2014).

2013

• Kevin Heffernan

  Irish footballer and manager (b. 1929)

• Martial Asselin

  Canadian lawyer and politician, 25th lieutenant governor of quebec (d. 2013)

• Aase Nordmo Løvberg

  Norwegian soprano and actress (b. 1923)

2012

• Gilberte Brasseur

  Gilberte Brasseur was a French actress who appeared in numerous films and television shows throughout her career.

• Paavo Berglund

  Finnish violinist and conductor (b. 1929)

• Jacques Maisonrouge

  French businessman (b. 1924)

• Franco Pacini

  Italian astrophysicist and academic (b. 1939)

• Robert Sheran

  American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1916)

2011

• Vincent Cronin

  Welsh historian and author (b. 1924)

• Vassilis C. Constantakopoulos Greek captain and businessman (b. 1935)

2010

• Ali Hassan al-Majid

  Iraqi general and politician, iraqi minister of defence (b. 1941)

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on January 25th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2009

• Ennis Rees

  Welsh author known for his novels and short stories.

• Ewald Kooiman

  Dutch organist and educator (b. 1938)

• Kim Manners

  American television producer and director (born 1951).

• Eleanor F. Helin

  American astronomer (b. 1932)

2008

• Christopher Allport

  American actor (born 1947).

• Evelyn Barbirolli

  English musician (born 1911)

2006

• Anna Malle

  American porn actress and director (d.2006)

2005

• Philip Johnson

  American architect. his list of architectural accomplishments aeur", corporate skyscrapers and performing arts centers, houses and cathedrals, museums, universities buildings, gardens, and malls aeur", he is undoubtedly one of the twentieth centuryaeur (tm) most prominent, celebrated, and revered exemplars in his field.

• Netti Witziers-Timmer

  Dutch runner (b. 1923)

• Stanisław Albinowski

  Polish journalist and economist (d. 2005).

• Manuel Lopes

  Cape verdean poet and writer (born in 1907)

• Ray Peterson

  American pop singer (d. 2005)

William Augustus Bootle

American lawyer and judge (b. 1902)

Nettie Witziers-Timmer

Dutch athlete (born 1923)

Stanis?aw Albinowski

Polish journalist and economist (born in 1923)

William Augustus Bootle

American judge (born in 1902)

2004

• Miklos Feher

  Miklos Feher was a Hungarian soccer player who played as a forward and spent most of his career with Ferencvaros TC.

• Fanny Blankers-Koen

  Dutch track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1948 Olympics.

• Miklós Fehér

  Hungarian footballer (d. 2004)

• Miklos Feher

  Hungarian footballer (born 1979)

2003

• Sheldon Reynolds

  American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1923)

• Samuel Weems

  American lawyer and author (b. 1936)

• Sheldon Reynolds

  American television producer (born in 1923)

2002

• Cliff Baxter

  Employee at enron (b. 1958)

2001

• Alice Ambrose

  American philosopher and logician (b. 1906)

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on January 25th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

• Robert Shaw

  Co-founder of Shaw Industries, a leading flooring manufacturer.

• Sadie Delany

  American educator. she was the first african-american teacher in new york. she was the second child in the family. a pretty girl, she was known as "sweet sadie", and was more adept at manipulating systems with quiet determination than tackling them head-on.

• Sarah Louise Delany

  American author and educator (b. 1889)

• Robert Shaw

  American conductor (b. 1916)

• Sarah Delany

  American author and physician (d. 1999).

1998

• Atiya Hosain

  Pakistani-British writer known for her novel 'Sunlight on a Broken Column.'

1997

• Jean Dixon

  Famous for her astrology columns and predictions, Dixon was a well-known figure in the media.

• Dan Barry

  American author and illustrator (b. 1923)

• Herbert Eugene Caen

  Columnist dies at the age of 80.

1996

• Johathon Larson

  Renowned composer of the musical Rent.

• Jonathan Larson

  Jonathan Larson was an American composer and playwright, known for creating the musical Rent, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Musical.

• Johanthan Larson

  American composer and playwright best known for the musical Rent.

• Johnathan Larson

  Renowned playwright known for the musical 'Rent'.

• Ruth Berghaus

  Choreographer/director, dies at age 68.

1995

• William Sylvester

  American actor in television and film. his most notable film credit was as dr. heywood floyd in stanley kubrick’s 2001 a space odyssey (1968). he died 25 january 1995.

• Tom Brugman

  Brave dodo, a dutch puppeteer, dies at the age of 62.

• Peter Black

  Television critic, died at the age of 82.

1994

• Stephen Cole Kleene

  American mathematician, computer scientist, and academic (b. 1909)

• Stephen Cole Kleene

  American mathematician (regular expressions), died at 85 years old (born 1909).

1992

• Mir Khalil ur Rehman

  Founder and editor of the jang group of newspapers (b. 1927)

• Vernon William Reed Sr

  Singer dies at 73 after a long battle with cancer

• Nico Schuyt

  Dutch composer dies at the age of 70

• Mahmoud Riad

  Died as secretary-general of the arab league (1972-1979).

• John Touchstone

  Actor (across five marchs), dies from cirrhosis in 59

1991

• Frank Soo

  English footballer and manager (b. 1914)

• Stanley Brock

  Actor tin men, dies at 59 from a heart attack

1990

• Ava Gardiner

  An American actress who was one of the most popular and glamorous film stars of the 1940s and 1950s.

• Ava Gardner

  American actress. she was onscreen since 1941, in more than 60 films. her life was full of passion and beauty. legend tells us that her first film test was a failure. the studio heads told her, "she couldn't act, she didn’t talk, but she's sensational." on the morning of 8/23/1941 she arrived in hollywood along with her oldest sister, and …

• Ian Dudley Hardy

  Entertainer

• Alexander Lockwood

  Actor (duel)

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on January 25th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1988

• Colleen Moore

  Colleen Moore was a silent film actress known for her bobbed haircut and successful film career.

• Colleen Moore

  Port huron, michigan -- actress. scarlet letter

1987

• Frank J. Lynch

  American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1922)

• Emil Hlobil

  Composer dies at 85

• Frank J Lynch

  American jurist and state legislator (born in 1922)

1986

• Ernst Schnabel

  Writer dies at 72

1985

• Ilias Iliou

  Greek jurist and politician (b. 1904)

• Ilias Iliou

  Greek politician (born 1904)

1984

• Branston Pickles

  Famous for his mystery novels set in the English countryside.

1982

• Mihail Suslov

  Soviet politician and the second most powerful man in the Soviet Union after Leonid Brezhnev.

• Mikhail Suslov

  Russian soldier, economist, and politician (d. 1982)

• Mihail A Suslov

  Soviet party ideologyst, dies aged 79 (born in 1902).

• Mikhail Suslov

  Russian soldier economist and politician (d.82)

1981

• Richard Talmadge

  Actor (speed reporter)

• Tuesday Lobsang Rampa

  British author known for his books on spiritualism and the occult.

• Adele Astaire

  American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1896)

• Adele Marie Astaire

  Actress/sister to fred astaire (last man on earth millie), passes away at the age of 82.

• Adele Astaire

  American actress and dancer (d.81)

1980

• Queenie Watts

  English singer and actress (d. 1980).

• David Newell

  Actor (dangerous curves and white heat), dies at the age of 75

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on January 25th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

• J Robertson Hare

  Actor (fighting stock), passes away at 87

1978

• Skender Kulenović

  Bosnian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1910)

• Tango Duke

  The oldest thoroughbred horse known to be in australia is the dies at 42

1977

• Effie Greene

  Effie Greene was an American astronomer known for her work on variable stars.

• Donald Kerr

  Actor (devil bat, killer bats), dies at 85

1976

• Chris Kenner

  American singer-songwriter (born 1929).

1975

• Charlotte Whitton

  Canadian journalist and politician, 46th mayor of ottawa (b. 1896)

• Vivien Kellems

  Television hostess, the power of women, dies at 78

• Charlotte Whitton

  Canadian politician and journalist 46th mayor of ottawa

1972

• Erhard Milch

  German military officer who served as a nazi field marshal and luftwaffe chief. he basically created the german air force. erhard was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to prison after the war.

1971

• Barry III

  Guinean lawyer and politician (b. 1923)

1970

• Jane Bathori

  French mezzo-soprano (born 1877)

• Eiji Tsuburaya

  Producer and japanese cinematographer (d. 1970).

• Marie Benavente

  Actress (paradise) dies at 84

• Eunice Hunton Carter

  At 70, the first female black district attorney in new york dies.

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on January 25th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

• Irene Castle

  English dancer (born 1887)

1968

• Yvor Winters

  American poet and literary critic (b. 1900)

• Louie Myfanwy Thomas

  Welsh writer (b. 1908)

• Virginia Maskell

  Actress (only two can play), is killed at 31

1966

• Saul Adler

  Saul adler, a belarusian-english captain and parasitologist (d. 1966).

1965

• Staff Nees

  Flemish composer maria-oratorio, dies at the age of 63.

1964

• Edman Sven

  Edman Sven was a Swedish chemist who made contributions to the field of organic chemistry.

1960

• Diana Barrymore

  American notable family, the daughter john barrymore and michael strange. she had the barrymore talent for plays but also had the barrymore love of liquor and the high-life. her autobiography, too much, too soon, was published in 1957. it describes her unhappy childhood, failed marriages, bouts with alcoholism, and attempted suicide attempts. later, the book was made into a movie. …

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on January 25th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1958

• Cemil Topuzlu

  Turkish surgeon and politician, mayor of istanbul (b. 1866)

• Robert R. Young

  American businessman and financier (b. 1897)

1957

• Ichizō Kobayashi

  Hankyu hanshin holdings was founded by a japanese businessman and collector of art.

• Kiyoshi Shiga

  Japanese physician and bacteriologist (born in 1871)

• Ichizo Kobayashi

  Japanese industrialist (born 1873)

1954

• Manabendra Nath Roy

  Indian political activist (born in 1887).

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on January 25th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1949

• Linden Elliott

  Renowned for his landscape paintings.

• Makino Nobuaki

  Japanese politician, 15th japanese minister for foreign affairs (b. 1861)

• Makino Nobuaki

  Japanese statesman (born in 1861)

• Emil Axman

  Composer dies at 61

1947

• Al Capone

  Al Capone was a notorious American gangster who became the boss of the Chicago Outfit during the Prohibition era.

• Alano Capone

  Renowned for his crime novels set in the 1920s Chicago underworld.

• Alphonse Capone

  Infamous American gangster known as Scarface.

• Alfonse Capone

  Infamous American gangster known as Scarface.

• Alphonse Gabriel Capone

  Alphonse Gabriel Capone, also known as Al Capone, was a notorious American gangster and businessman during the Prohibition era.

Al Capone

Italian-american gangster, who was chicago's number one enemy. he was a tough gangster who was raised in brooklyn. he moved into organized crime via corruption, pay-offs and bribery. capone, at the height of his career, in the 1920s, built up 700 guns for himself, making him one of the most dangerous mobsters.

1943

• Armour Winslow

  Armour Winslow was an American entrepreneur who founded the Armour Fertilizer Works, a leading producer of fertilizers in the early 20th century.

1942

• Eugene Samuel-Holeman

  Composer dies at 78

1940

• Elias Simojoki

  Finnish politician and clergyman (born 1899).

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on January 25th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1939

• Charles Davidson Dunbar

  Scottish soldier and bagpipe player (b. 1870)

• Charles Davidson Dunbar

  British military piper (born in 1870).

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on January 25th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1929

• Flora Shaw

  Flora Shaw was a British journalist and colonial correspondent for The Times.

1925

• Juan Vucetich

  Croatian-argentinian anthropologist and police officer (b. 1858)

• Ivan Vucetic

  Croatian anthropologist (born in 1858).

1921

• Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych composer

  At the age of 43, he dies.

1920

• Amadeo Modigliani Italian sculptor/painter

  At the age of 35, he dies.

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on January 25th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1914

• Frank Avery Hutchins

  American librarian and educator (b. 1851)

1912

• Dmitry Milyutin

  Russian field marshal and politician (b. 1816)

• Dmitry Milyutin

  Russian field marshal (born in 1816).

1910

• W. G. Read Mullan

  American jesuit and academic (1860)

1909 - 1900

Famous deaths on January 25th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900

1908

• Ouida

  English-italian author (b. 1839)

• Mikhail Chigorin

  Russian chess player and theoretician (d. 1908).

• Ouida

  British writer and popular novelist who began writing in 1859. her first novel, "held in bondage," was published in 1863. from 1868 her series of popular novels increased in popularity.

1907

• René Pottier

  French racing cyclist, who was regarded as the best climber of tour de france. he won it in 1906.

• Rene Pottier

  French cyclist (born 1879)

1906

• Joseph Wheeler

  Confederate general during the American Civil War.

• Pierre L Goossens Belgian archbishop of Malines/Cardinal

  At the age of 78, he dies.

• Joseph Wheeler II Confederate General

  At the age of 70, she dies.