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

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2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on August 25th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2022

2019 - 2010

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

2019

  • Renowned sculptor known for his innovative works.

  • Former chairman of Volkswagen Group, credited for transforming the company into a global automotive powerhouse.

2018

  • John McCain was a United States Senator from Arizona and the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, who also served as a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy.

  • Leida Lewis was a prolific author who wrote several best-selling novels during her lifetime.

  • American captain and politician (d. 2018)

2017

  • Renowned chemist who made significant contributions to the field of organic chemistry.

  • Anitra Steffen was a successful model in the 1960s and 1970s.

  • American bodybuilder (b. 1971)

2016

2015

2014

  • Jamaican sprinter who won gold medals in the 4x100m relay at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.

  • Renowned Brazilian sportscaster known for his work in football broadcasting.

  • Canadian educator and politician, 29th canadian minister of national defence (d. 2014)

  • American director and producer (b. 1926)

  • Dutch chemist and academic (b. 1938)

2013

2012

  • American astronaut and the first man to walk on the moon. he did so on 7/20/1969 at 10:56 edt. on 8/13/1969, he returned to new york city and was greeted by a new york city flag-tape parade.

  • First person to walk on the moon.

  • Paraguayan footballer, coach, and actor (b. 1935)

  • Mexican banker and businessman (b. 1930)

  • Scottish politician (b. 1933)

2011

2010

  • Noted physicist known for her research in quantum mechanics and particle physics.

2009 - 2000

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

2009

  • American politician, member a notable family, the fabled kennedy clan, and the youngest member u.s. senate. ted kennedy, the youngest of nine children from joseph and rose kennedy, was a privilege child. harvard was his education, but he was suddenly suspended in 1951 for cheating on an exam. he enlisted in the army in short order and served in france …

  • Long-serving U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and member of the Kennedy political dynasty.

  • Long-serving United States Senator and member of the Kennedy political dynasty.

  • Long-serving U.S. Senator and member of the famous Kennedy political family.

  • American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2009)

2008

  • American basketball player (born 1964).

  • Prominent Urdu poet known for his romantic and revolutionary poetry.

  • Prominent Pakistani Urdu poet and scholar.

  • Slovenian photographer and mountaineer (d. 2008).

2007

2006

2005

  • Renowned actress known for her roles in classic Hollywood films.

  • Celebrated poet whose works continue to inspire readers worldwide.

  • Czech-german academic and politician (b. 1939)

  • German politician (born 1939)

2003

2002

2001

  • Aaliyah was an American singer, actress, and model who was a major influence on contemporary R&B, pop, and hip hop music.

  • Multi-talented artist known for her music and acting career.

  • Renowned R&B singer known for hits like 'Try Again' and 'Are You That Somebody'.

  • Aalliyah was an American singer, actress, and model who was a major influence on contemporary R&B, pop, and hip hop music.

  • Aaliyah was a talented singer known for hits like 'Try Again' and 'Are You That Somebody'.

2000

  • Garl Barks was an American cartoonist who is best known for his work on the Donald Duck comic book series.

  • American screenwriter and illustrator (d. 2000).

  • American bass player and songwriter (the allman brothers band, gov't mule). (d. 2000).

  • American singer-songwriter and pianist (crazy horse), (d. 2000).

  • American soldier and pilot (b. 1918)

1999 - 1990

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

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

1994

  • At 52, a politician and leader of the indies hindu community was killed.

1993

  • At 26 years old, a us activist in south-africa was murdered

1992

1991

1990

1989 - 1980

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

1989

1988

  • American football coach and player founded the pittsburgh steelers (d. 1988).

  • American politician, a democratic u.s. the 38th governor of texas, senator. president lyndon b. johnson appointed him to serve as a member of national security council, director of office of emergency preparedness and assistant to president for federal-state relation. daniel was also an associate justice on the texas supreme court. at 77 years old, he died from a stroke in …

1986

  • American television actor. he is most well-known for his role as deputy clay mccord on nbc's "the deputy", (1959aeur)1961. henry fonda was also a regular, but received less attention.

1985

  • Samantha Smith was an American peace activist known for her efforts to promote peace between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

  • Samantha Smith

    American actress/activist (elizabeth lime street), who dies at the age of 13 (born 1972).

1984

  • American author, whose books include "other voices, other rooms", 1948, "in cold blood," 1996, and "answered prayers", 1976. at 18 he was awarded the o'henry memorial award.

  • American author known for 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' and 'In Cold Blood'.

  • American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1899)

  • Ussr -- gymnist (1952-56 olympics - gold medalist).

  • American sportscaster and baseball player (d. 1984).

1982

1981

1980

1979 - 1970

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

1979

  • American composer, musician and bandleader. his progressive influence on music made him controversial for almost 40 years.

  • American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1911)

1977

  • Hungarian architect, ethnologist, and politician (b. 1883)

1976

  • Swedish novelist and short story writer, nobel prize laureate (b. 1900)

  • Swedish nobel prize laureate and author (d. 1976).

1975

1973

1972

1971

1970

  • Japanese architect and engineer, designed the tokyo tower (b. 1886)

  • Japanese architect (born 1886).

1969 - 1960

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

1969

  • Renowned botanist known for his work on plant genetics.

  • Known for his theory of sea-floor spreading.

  • Australian politician, 30th premier of tasmania (b. 1884)

1968

  • Australian cricketer and coach (b. 1910)

  • Actor (kolb adventures of fu manchu), died at 70

1967

  • Founding member of the american nazi party (d. 1967).

  • Paul Muni

    Paul muni was an american actor known for his roles in scarface, the story of louis pasteur, and the life of emile zola.

  • Known for his work on designing the famous glider, the Bowlus sailplane.

  • American commander, politician, and activist, founded the american nazi party (b. 1918)

  • Argentinian racing driver (d. 1967)

1966

  • Chinese dramatist and novelist. he is best remembered for his 1937 novel rickshaw boy and 1957 play teahouse. manchu descent was his heritage. his vivid use of the beijing dialect is a hallmark of his works. he married hu jieqing, a famous painter. they had four children: one son and three girls. lao she, 67, died at taiping lake in …

1965

1959 - 1950

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

1958

  • British crime writer and judge, known for his detective novels.

1956

  • American biologist, entomologist and human behaviorist kinsey was first to study and research human sexual behavior through thousands of interviews with men and women.

  • Renowned for his research on human sexuality.

1950

1949 - 1940

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

1947

1945

  • Physicist known for his work in the field of nuclear physics.

  • American intelligence officer and missionary (born 1918).

1944

1942

1940

  • Adalei Fitzgerald was a celebrated American novelist who captured the essence of the Jazz Age in her novels.

  • Duke of guise (b. 1874)

  • Duc de guise, orleanist pretender for the french throne (born 1874)

1939 - 1930

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

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1930

1929 - 1920

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

1926

  • Thomas Moran was an American painter and printmaker who is best known for his large landscape paintings of the American West.

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1922

  • British suffragist and politician who was the first woman to serve as a Member of Parliament.

1921

1919 - 1910

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

1918

1916

1915

  • Patricio Ferrari was an Italian astronomer known for his work on comets and asteroids.

1909 - 1900

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

1908

  • French physicist and chemist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1852)

  • Nobel prize winner for chemistry and physicist in france (d. 1908)

  • French physicist. he was the son of alexander edmond becquerel as well as the grandson and great-grandson of antoine cesar becquerel who were also physicists. in 1892, he taught physics at paris' museum of natural history and occupied the same chair with his granddad and dad. his first studies focused on the magnetic and polarization characteristics of light. he discovered …

  • Discovered radioactivity, sharing the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 with Pierre and Marie Curie.

1904

  • French painter and lithographer, best known for his flower paintings as well as group portraits of parisian writers and artists.

  • William Hall

    Canadian soldier victoria cross recipient (d. 1904)

1901

  • A nurse in the army gave her life to prove yellow fever was transmitted by mosquitoes at 25

1900

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