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In the year 1925
1,061 Notable birthdays
Jorge Rafael Videla
Argentinian dictator between 1976 and 1981.
Born August 2nd, 1925 in Mercedes.
Died May 17th, 2013 at 87 years old in Marcos Paz, Buenos Aires (cardiac arrest).
Eric Fleming
American actor (1925-1966).
Born July 4th, 1925 in Santa Paula. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1966 at 41 years old in Tingo María (drowning). [ref]
Bill Haley
American rock and roll music pioneer (1925–1981).
Born July 6th, 1925 in Highland Park. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1981 at 55 years old in Harlingen (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Maureen Stapleton
American actress (1925–2006).
Born June 21st, 1925 in Troy. [ref]
Died March 13th, 2006 at 80 years old in Lenox (lung disease). [ref]
Katherine MacGregor
American actress (1925-2018).
Born January 12th, 1925 in Glendale.
Died November 13th, 2018 at 93 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Wes Montgomery
American jazz guitarist (1923–1968).
Born March 6th, 1925 in Indianapolis.
Died June 15th, 1968 at 43 years old in Indianapolis (myocardial infarction).
Lucien Carr
American journalist (1925–2005).
Born March 1st, 1925 in New York City.
Died January 28th, 2005 at 79 years old in Washington, D.C. (bone cancer). [ref]
Etel Adnan
Lebanese-american writer and artist (1925-2021).
Born February 24th, 1925 in Beirut. [ref]
Died November 14th, 2021 at 96 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Edward Gorey
American writer, artist, and illustrator (1925-2000).
Born February 22nd, 1925 in Chicago. [ref]
Died April 15th, 2000 at 75 years old in Hyannis (heart failure).
Olof Thunberg
Swedish actor.
Born May 21st, 1925 in Västerås Municipality. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2020 at 94 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Virginia E. Johnson
American sexologist and writer (1925-2013).
Born February 11th, 1925 in Springfield.
Died July 24th, 2013 at 88 years old in St. Louis (disease). [ref]
Dickie Moore
American actor (1925–2015).
Born September 12th, 1925 in Los Angeles.
Died September 7th, 2015 at 89 years old in Wilton (dementia).
B. B. King
American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter (1925–2015).
Born September 16th, 1925 in Itta Bena, Berclair.
Died May 14th, 2015 at 89 years old in Las Vegas (diabetes, stroke). [ref]
Douglas Engelbart
American engineer and inventor (1925–2013).
Born January 30th, 1925 in Portland. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 2013 at 88 years old in Atherton (kidney failure). [ref]
Lola Albright
American actress and singer (1924-2017).
Born July 20th, 1925 in Akron. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 2017 at 91 years old in Toluca Lake. [ref]
Ernie Wise
English comedian (1925-1999).
Born November 27th, 1925 in Bramley.
Died March 21st, 1999 at 73 years old in Wexham.
Pierre Boulez
French composer, conductor and writer (1925–2016).
Born March 26th, 1925 in Montbrison.
Died January 5th, 2016 at 90 years old in Baden-Baden.
John Ehrlichman
American lawyer, watergate co-conspirator, writer (1925-1999).
Born March 20th, 1925 in Tacoma.
Died February 14th, 1999 at 73 years old in Atlanta (diabetes).
Joan Leslie
American actress (1925-2015).
Born January 26th, 1925 in Detroit.
Died October 12th, 2015 at 90 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Alija Izetbegović
Bosnian politician, lawyer, philosopher and author (1925–2003).
Born August 8th, 1925 in Šamac. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2003 at 78 years old in Sarajevo (cardiovascular disease).
Tony Hillerman
Novelist (1925-2008).
Born May 27th, 1925 in Pottawatomie County.
Died October 26th, 2008 at 83 years old in Albuquerque (respiratory failure). [ref]
Morgan Woodward
American actor (1925-2019).
Born September 16th, 1925 in Fort Worth.
Died February 22nd, 2019 at 93 years old in Hollywood Hills (cancer). [ref]
Cathy O'Donnell
American actress.
Born July 6th, 1925 in Shelby County. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1970 at 44 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Maria Tallchief
American ballerina (1925–2013).
Born January 24th, 1925 in Fairfax.
Died April 11th, 2013 at 88 years old in Chicago (falling from height).
Zygmunt Bauman
Polish philosopher and sociologist (1925-2017).
Born November 19th, 1925 in Poznań. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2017 at 91 years old in Leeds. [ref]
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