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In the year 1925

1,061 Notable birthdays

Margaret Thatcher

British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013).

Born October 13th, 1925 in Grantham.

Died April 8th, 2013 at 87 years old in The Ritz London (stroke).

Malcolm X

American human rights activist (1925-1965).

Born May 19th, 1925 in Omaha. [ref]

Died February 21st, 1965 at 39 years old in Manhattan (shot to the chest). [ref]

Dick Van Dyke

American actor and comedian (born 1925).

Born December 13th, 1925 (age 100 years) in West Plains.

Robert F. Kennedy

American politician and lawyer.

Born November 20th, 1925 in Brookline.

Died June 6th, 1968 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (gunshot wound).

Paul Newman

American actor (1925–2008).

Born January 26th, 1925 in Shaker Heights.

Died September 26th, 2008 at 83 years old in Westport (lung cancer). [ref]

Angela Lansbury

British–american actress (1925–2022).

Born October 16th, 1925 in London, St Pancras.

Died October 11th, 2022 at 96 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Rock Hudson

American actor (1925–1985).

Born November 17th, 1925 in Winnetka.

Died October 2nd, 1985 at 59 years old in Marina del Rey (AIDS related disease, lung cancer).

Audie Murphy

American soldier, actor, songwriter (1925–1971).

Born June 20th, 1925 in Hunt County. [ref]

Died May 28th, 1971 at 45 years old in Roanoke (aviation accident). [ref]

Tony Curtis

American film actor (1925–2010).

Born June 3rd, 1925 in Flower Hospital. [ref]

Died September 29th, 2010 at 85 years old in Henderson (heart failure). [ref]

Johnny Carson

American talk show host and comedian (1925–2005).

Born October 23rd, 1925 in Corning.

Died January 23rd, 2005 at 79 years old in West Hollywood (pulmonary emphysema).

Richard Burton

Welsh actor (1925–1984).

Born November 10th, 1925 in Pontrhydyfen.

Died August 5th, 1984 at 58 years old in Céligny (cerebral hemorrhage).

Sammy Davis Jr.

American entertainer (1925–1990).

Born December 8th, 1925 in New York City.

Died May 16th, 1990 at 64 years old in Beverly Hills (head and neck cancer).

Peter Sellers

English actor and comedian (1925–1980).

Born September 8th, 1925 in Southsea. [ref]

Died July 24th, 1980 at 54 years old in Middlesex Hospital (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Barbara Bush

First lady of the united states (1989—1993).

Born June 8th, 1925 in Manhattan. [ref]

Died April 17th, 2018 at 92 years old in Houston (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]

Lenny Bruce

American comedian and social critic (1925–1966).

Born October 13th, 1925 in Mineola.

Died August 3rd, 1966 at 40 years old in Hollywood (drug overdose).

Jack Lemmon

American actor (1925–2001).

Born February 8th, 1925 in Newton. [ref]

Died June 27th, 2001 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (bladder cancer). [ref]

Doris Roberts

American actress (1925–2016).

Born November 4th, 1925 in St. Louis. [ref]

Died April 17th, 2016 at 90 years old in Los Angeles (stroke). [ref]

Lee Van Cleef

American actor (1925–1989).

Born January 9th, 1925 in Somerville.

Died December 16th, 1989 at 64 years old in Oxnard (myocardial infarction).

Mahathir Mohamad

Prime minister of malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and 2018 to 2020.

Born December 20th, 1925 (age 100 years) in Alor Setar. [ref]

Gore Vidal

American writer (1925–2012).

Born October 3rd, 1925 in West Point.

Died July 31st, 2012 at 86 years old in Hollywood Hills (pneumonia). [ref]

Yukio Mishima

Japanese author (1925–1970).

Born January 14th, 1925 in Tokyo.

Died November 25th, 1970 at 45 years old in Tokyo (seppuku, stabbing).

Oona O'Neill

American actress.

Born May 13th, 1925 in Warwick Parish.

Died September 27th, 1991 at 66 years old in Corsier-sur-Vevey (pancreatic cancer).

Yogi Berra

American baseball player, manager, coach.

Born May 12th, 1925 in St. Louis.

Died September 22nd, 2015 at 90 years old in Montclair.

John DeLorean

American engineer and executive in the u.s. automobile industry (1925–2005).

Born January 6th, 1925 in Detroit.

Died March 19th, 2005 at 80 years old in Summit (stroke).

Patrice Lumumba

Prime minister (1960 to 1961) of the democratic republic of the congo.

Born July 2nd, 1925 in Katakokombe. [ref]

Died January 17th, 1961 at 35 years old in Katanga Province (execution by shooting). [ref]

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