Died On June 25th
Discover the most famous people who died on June 25. The list includes people like Michael Jackson, Michel Foucault, Thomas Eakins, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Philippe Halsman. Famous personalities featured on this list, include artists, biologists, actors and composers and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, France, United Kingdom and many more countries.
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Michael Jackson(One of the Most Significant Cultural Figures of the 20th Century Popularly Known as the 'King of Pop')
Birthdate: August 29, 1958
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Gary, Indiana, United States
Died: 2009
The King of Pop and an international superstar, Michael Jackson was a musical entertainer whose work – both with Jackson 5 and solo – won accolades and hearts worldwide. Equally popular were his unique dance moves that created sensation and shaped future dance styles. Amongst the most successful entertainers of all time, Jackson was later accused of child molestation.
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Farrah Fawcett(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Jill Munroe’ in the TV Series ‘Charlie's Angels’)
Birthdate: February 2, 1947
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Died: 2009
Farrah Fawcett is best remembered for posing for the iconic red swimsuit poster, which sold over 12 million copies and is regarded as a symbol of the late-1970s and a modern icon. Known for her good looks, Farrah was a popular Playboy model. The actress was also named in Men's Health magazine's 100 Hottest Women of All-Time list in 2011.
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Jacques Cousteau(Co-Inventor of the First Open-Circuit, Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus 'Aqua-Lung')
Birthdate: June 11, 1910
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Saint-André-de-Cubzac, France
Died: 1997
Jacques Cousteau was a French explorer, naval officer, filmmaker, conservationist, scientist, photographer, researcher, and author. Renowned for his exploration of various forms of life in water, Jacques Cousteau is credited with pioneering marine conservation and co-developing the Aqua-Lung, the first underwater breathing apparatus to achieve popularity and commercial success.
Birthdate: March 4, 1941
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Danville, Virginia, United States
Died: 2018
Businessman Richard Benjamin Harrison became famous as a reality TV personality when he started appearing in the History Channel series Pawn Stars as the co-owner of the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop. His already successful business started thriving following the show’s success. He was nominated for the 2012 Time 100 list.
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George Armstrong Custer(United States Army Officer and Cavalry Commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars)
Birthdate: December 5, 1839
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New Rumley, Ohio, United States
Died: 1876
George Armstrong Custer was a US Army officer. He played an important role as a cavalry commander in the American Indian Wars and the American Civil War. His death at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, commonly referred to as Custer's Last Stand, went on to become a well-known episode of the American Indian Wars.
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Fred Trump(American Real Estate Developer and Father of Former US President 'Donald Trump')
Birthdate: October 11, 1905
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
Died: 1999
Fred Trump, father of Donald Trump, was a well-known real estate developer who built more than 27 thousand apartments in New York. Having lost his father early, Fred ventured into construction business with his mother when he was fifteen. Determined, he built himself a huge fortune but controversies surrounded him too including an investigation for not renting to black families.
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Patrick Macnee
(Former Actor in role of secret agent John Steed in the British television series The Avengers)
Birthdate: February 5, 1922
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paddington, London, United Kingdom
Died: 2015
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: March 18, 1496
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Died: 1533
Mary Tudor, Queen of France was an English princess who served as the Queen consort of France from 9 October 1514 to 1 January 1515. She was the third wife of Louis XII, who was 30 years her senior. After his death, Mary married Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk. Her life and career have inspired several historical fiction novels.
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Michel Lotito(French Entertainer Known for Consuming Indigestible Objects)
Birthdate: June 15, 1950
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Grenoble, France
Died: 2007
Featured on Ripley’s 100 Best BIONS, Michel Lotito was known for his bizarre diet, consisting of glass and metal parts, TV sets, bicycles, and even a Cessna 150 airplane. The Guinness record holder was nicknamed Monsieur Mangetout, meaning Mr. Eat-All. The French entertainer died of natural causes later.
Birthdate: September 17, 1907
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saint Paul, Minnesota
Died: 1995
Birthdate: April 13, 1962
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Haifa, Israel
Died: 1988
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: January 24, 1776
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Königsberg, Germany
Died: 1822
E. T. A. Hoffmann was a German author, jurist, artist, composer, and music critic. His stories served as an inspiration and laid the foundation for The Tales of Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach. The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is also based on Hoffmann's The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. Hoffmann is among the most influential authors of the Romantic Movement.
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Johnny Mercer
(Lyricist, songwriter,)
Birthdate: November 18, 1909
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia, United States
Died: 1976
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John Fiedler
(American Actor)
Birthdate: February 3, 1925
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Platteville, Wisconsin, United States
Died: 2005
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
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Stanford White
(Architect, Painter)
Birthdate: November 9, 1853
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 1906
Stanford White was an American architect who designed several important monuments including the Washington Square Arch. He also helped construct Nikola Tesla's Wardenclyffe Tower, which happens to be his last design. Although White was an influential and prominent designer of his time, he is best remembered for his illicit relationship with Evelyn Nesbit which has inspired several works of art.
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Abdülmecid I
(Sultan of the Ottoman Empire)
Birthdate: April 23, 1823
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ä°stanbul Eyaleti
Died: 1861
Abdülmecid I reigned as the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 2 July 1839 until his death on 25 June 1861. During his reign, Abdülmecid I tried to set up alliances with France and the United Kingdom. He also played an important role in the Crimean War against the Russians.
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Jerome Brown
(American football player)
Birthdate: February 4, 1965
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Brooksville, Florida, United States
Died: 1992
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: August 12, 1924
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 1947
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Ernest Joseph King
(Naval Officer)
Birthdate: November 23, 1878
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lorain, Ohio, United States
Died: 1956
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Georg Philipp Telemann
(Composer)
Birthdate: March 14, 1681
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Magdeburg, Germany
Died: 1767
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John B. Goodenough
(Physicist Known for Pioneering Work in the Development of Lithium-Ion Battery)
Birthdate: July 25, 1922
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Jena, Germany
Died: 2023
John B. Goodenough is an American solid-state physicist and materials scientist. He is credited with developing the lithium-ion battery. In 2019, he became the oldest person to receive a Nobel Prize when he was honored with the prestigious award for his work on lithium-ion batteries. He is also a recipient of the Copley Medal and the National Medal of Science.
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Thomas Eakins(American Photographer, Realist Painter, Fine Arts Educator, and Sculptor)
Birthdate: July 25, 1844
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1916
Thomas Eakins was an American photographer, realist painter, fine arts educator, and sculptor. Often counted among the most prominent American artists of all time, Eakins painted several hundred portraits during his lifetime. As an educator, Thomas Eakins played an important role in influencing the American art during his generation.
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Judith Wright(Poet, Environmentalist, Campaigner for Aboriginal Land Rights)
Birthdate: May 31, 1915
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Armidale, Australia
Died: 2000
Judith Wright was an Australian environmentalist, poet, and campaigner for Indigenous land rights. Wright is credited with founding one of the earliest environmental conservation movements in Australia. Best remembered for her poetry skills, Judith Wright won the prestigious Christopher Brennan Award in 1976. In 1991, she was honored with the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry.
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Isabel Sarli
(Argentine Actress and Model)
Birthdate: July 9, 1929
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Concordia, Entre RÃos, Argentina
Died: 2019
Isabel Sarli was an Argentine glamor model and actress best remembered for starring in popular sexploitation films in the 1960s and 1970s. After being crowned as Miss Argentina in 1955, Sarli went on to debut as an actress. She collaborated with Armando Bó, becoming the quintessential sex symbol of Argentina. Isabel Sarli also achieved international recognition during her illustrious career.
Birthdate: January 8, 1836
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dronrijp, Netherlands
Died: 1912
Lawrence Alma-Tadema was a Dutch classical subject painter whose painting about luxury and decadence of the Roman Empire became very well known. Regarded a prominent Victorian painter, he was successful, admired, famous and highly paid during his lifetime. However, his popularity waned after his death and saw a resurgence only in the second half of the 20th century.
Birthdate: May 2, 1906
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Riga
Died: 1979
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Ephraim McDowell
(American Physician and Pioneer Surgeon Known for First Successful Ovariotomy)
Birthdate: November 11, 1771
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States
Died: 1830
Considered the founder of operative gynecology, Ephraim McDowell was also the first person to perfect lithotomy, a surgical technique for removing stones obstructing urinary bladder. He came to limelight when he successfully removed a 20-pound tumor from Jane Todd Crawford’s ovary, later performing twelve more ovariotomies, out of which seven were successful, thus demonstrating the viability of elective abdominal surgery.
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Lucy Webb Hayes
(American first lady)
Birthdate: August 28, 1831
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chillicothe, Ohio , United States
Died: 1889
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Alberto Ginastera
(Composer)
Birthdate: April 11, 1916
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died: 1983
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Abiola Ajimobi
(Nigerian Politician Who Became the First Oyo State Governor to Serve 2 Terms)
Birthdate: December 16, 1949
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Oja'ba, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Died: 2020
Former senator from Oyo State in Nigeria, Abiola Ajimobi was previously an oil tycoon who headed the National Oil and Chemical Marketing Company as its MD/CEO. The first Oyo State governor to successfully serve 2 terms, he died of COVID-19 in 2020 at age 70.
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Kenneth Griffith
(Actor, Activist)
Birthdate: October 12, 1921
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Died: 2006
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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James Stirling
(Greatest architects of the latter 20th century and was known for drawing from all of architectural history)
Birthdate: April 22, 1926
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Glasgow, United Kingdom
Died: 1992
James Stirling was a British architect best remembered for his collaboration with fellow architects, James Gowan and Michael Wilford. Stirling is credited with overseeing prestigious projects like the University of Cambridge's History Faculty Library. Over the course of his illustrious career, James Stirling was honored with several prestigious awards, such as the Pritzker Prize and the Alvar Aalto Medal.
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Ernest Walton(Irish Physicist and Winner of the 1951 Nobel Prize in Physics)
Birthdate: October 6, 1903
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Abbeyside, Ireland
Died: 1995
Nobel Prize-winning physicist Ernest Walton was the first person to split the atom. He boasted of a PhD from Cambridge and, with Sir John Douglas Cockcroft, developed the world’s first nuclear particle accelerator, or the Cockcroft-Walton generator, with which they conducted the first artificial nuclear reaction without radioactive substances.
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Arif Mardin
(Music Producer)
Birthdate: March 15, 1932
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ä°stanbul, Turkey
Died: 2006
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Margaret Maud Tyzack
(Actress)
Birthdate: September 9, 1931
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: West Ham, Essex, England
Died: 2011
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers
(Nobleman)
Birthdate: 1440 AD
Birthplace: Grafton Regis, England
Died: 1483
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Igor Gouzenko
(Cipher clerk known for exposing Joseph Stalin's efforts to steal nuclear secrets)
Birthdate: January 26, 1919
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dmitrov, Russia
Died: 1982
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Lounés Matoub
(Algerian Singer, Thinker, Poet, and Mandole Player)
Birthdate: January 24, 1956
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Béni-Aïssi, Algeria
Died: 1998
Lounés Matoub was an Algerian singer, thinker, poet, and mandole player. An ardent advocate of human rights, secularism, and the Berber cause in Algeria, Matoub sparked an intellectual revolution. Lounès Matoub remained unpopular among the Muslim population for his secular and atheist politics and was assassinated on June 25, 1998.
Birthdate: July 28, 1934
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Guangzhou, China
Died: 2013
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
Birthdate: March 26, 1895
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Vallejo, California, United States
Died: 1990
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Frederick III of Sicily
(King)
Birthdate: December 13, 1272
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Barcelona, Spain
Died: 1337
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Antoine-Jean Gros
(Painter)
Birthdate: March 16, 1771
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1835
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Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy
(Aristocrat)
Birthdate: March 2, 1843
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Royal Palace of Turin, Turin, Italy
Died: 1911
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Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester
(Nobleman)
Birthdate: 1160 AD
Birthplace: Montfort-l'Amaury, France
Died: 1218
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Carl Gustaf Wrangel
(Statesman)
Birthdate: December 23, 1613
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Uppsala, Sweden
Died: 1676
Swedish military commander Carl Gustaf Wrangel is best known for his exploits during the Thirty Years’ War. When Swedish king Charles XI was a minor, Wrangel served the Regency Council. As the governor-general of Swedish Pomerania, he gained a lot of fortune, which he spent on books and palaces.
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William Fothergill Cooke
(Inventor)
Birthdate: May 4, 1806
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ealing,London, England
Died: 1879
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Antoine-Louis Barye
(French Sculptor Most Famous for His Work as an Animalier, a Sculptor of Animals)
Birthdate: September 24, 1795
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1875
Antoine-Louis Barye was a French sculptor best remembered for his work as a sculptor of animals. He also served as a professor at the Museum of Natural History and was inducted into the Académie des beaux-arts in 1868. Antoine-Louis Barye is credited with mentoring his son Alfred Barye, who went on to become a respected sculptor in his own right.
Birthdate: August 29, 1965
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 2001
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
Birthdate: October 7, 1576
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Coventry,England
Died: 1634
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Irving Kaplansky
(Canadian Mathematician Famous for His Contributions to 'Ring Theory', 'Group Theory' and 'Field Theory')
Birthdate: March 22, 1917
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Toronto, Canada
Died: 2006
Born to working-class Polish immigrants in Canada, Irving Kaplansky later became one of the first to get a Putnam Fellowship to Harvard University. A mathematics professor, he made major contributions to areas such as group theory. A skilled musician, too, he had played in bands and composed math-themed songs.