Died On April 25th
Discover the most famous people who died on April 25. The list includes people like Ginger Rogers, Jane Jacobs, Anders Celsius, Carol Reed, William Cowper. Famous personalities featured on this list, include poets, directors, physicists and astronomers and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France & Italy and many more countries.
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Lisa Lopes(Rapper, Singer and Member of the R&B Girl Group 'TLC')
Birthdate: May 27, 1971
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2002
Lisa Lopes, popularly known as “Left Eye,” was a member of the Grammy-winning hip-hop/R&B girl band TLC. Apart from rapping and singing, she also co-wrote songs and managed the band’s outfits, album titles, and artworks. Lopes died in a car accident in Honduras, leaving behind her incomplete second solo album.
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Bea Arthur(Actress and Comedian Known for Her Popular Sitcoms: ‘All in the Family’, ‘Maude’ and ‘The Golden Girls’)
Birthdate: May 13, 1922
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City, United States
Died: 2009
American actress Bea Arthur worked extensively in television and was hailed for her comic timing. All in the Family, Maude and The Golden Girls are some of her acclaimed series. In her long career, she also worked in films like Lovers and Other Strangers, History of the World 1 and For Better or Worse. She won many accolades, including two Emmy awards.
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Ginger Rogers(Actress and Dancer Best Known for Her Film ‘Kitty Foyle’)
Birthdate: July 16, 1911
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Independence, Missouri, United States
Died: 1995
Ginger Rogers was an American actress, singer, and dancer. Often regarded as an American icon, Rogers played an important role in popularizing the Golden Age of Hollywood. After winning the Academy Award for portraying the title character in Kitty Foyle, Rogers became one of the highest-paid actresses during the 1940s. Her life inspired a musical titled Backwards in High Heels.
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George Sanders(Actor Known for His Films: 'Rebecca', 'Foreign Correspondent' and 'All About Eve')
Birthdate: July 3, 1906
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1972
George Sanders was a British actor, music composer, singer-songwriter, and author. Characterized by his smooth bass voice and heavy English accent, Sanders often portrayed sophisticated but villainous roles. For his contribution to the film and TV industry, George Sanders was honored with a couple of stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Birthdate: December 22, 1946
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Weed, California, United States
Died: 1974
Pamela Courson was the girlfriend of legendary singer Jim Morrison of the iconic rock band The Doors. She was the one who found Morrison dead in the bathtub of their Paris apartment in 1971. She inherited his fortune and was dragged into court battles for 2 years.
Birthdate: November 29, 1951
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Died: 1999
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David A. Kennedy
(Robert F. Kennedy's son)
Birthdate: June 15, 1954
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Died: 1984
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Jane Jacobs(Journalist and Author Best Known for Her Book ‘The Death and Life of Great American Cities’)
Birthdate: May 4, 1916
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2006
American-Canadian journalist Jane Jacobs is best known for her book The Death and Life of Great American Cities. A specialist in urban culture and its issues, she was one of the few women who excelled in a male-dominated field. The Vincent Scully Prize winner was initially scorned at as a housewife.
Birthdate: November 27, 1701
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Uppsala
Died: 1744
Inventor of the centigrade or the Celcius scale of temperature, Swedish astronomer and scientist Anders Celsius was no stranger to science, being the son of an astronomy professor and the grandson of mathematician Magnus Celsius. His expeditions confirmed Isaac Newton's belief that the earth was flattened at the poles.
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Art Fleming
(Television host, Actor who hosted the first version of the television game show Jeopardy!, which aired on NBC from 1964 until 1975)
Birthdate: May 1, 1924
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 1995
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
Birthdate: November 26, 1731
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Berkhamsted
Died: 1800
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Amānullāh Khān
(King of Afghanistan from 1926 to 1929)
Birthdate: June 1, 1892
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paghman, Afghanistan
Died: 1960
Amānullāh Khān reigned as the Emir of Afghanistan from 28 February 1919 to 9 June 1926. He then went on to rule as the King of Afghanistan from 9 June 1926 to 14 January 1929. Amanullah Khan's reign was marked by dramatic social and political change. His attempts to modernize Afghanistan failed due to a revolt by Habibullah Kalakani.
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Tito Vilanova
(Spanish Professional Football Central Midfielder and Manager)
Birthdate: September 17, 1968
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bellcaire d'Empordà, Spain
Died: 2014
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: July 3, 1957
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bromley, England
Died: 2011
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Dexter Gordon
(Saxophonist)
Birthdate: February 27, 1923
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 1990
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
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Earl Morrall
(American football player)
Birthdate: May 17, 1934
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Muskegon, Michigan, United States
Died: 2014
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: February 14, 1404
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Genoa, Italy
Died: 1472
Born into an affluent banker family of Florence, Leon Battista Alberti was rumored to be an illegitimate son of his father and a Bolognese widow. The ideal Renaissance man, he later applied mathematical precision to his paintings and architectural work. His written work on art remains invaluable.
Birthdate: December 30, 1906
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Putney, London, England
Died: 1976
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Alan Ball Jr.
(Footballer)
Birthdate: May 12, 1945
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Farnworth, England
Died: 2007
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Birthdate: August 29, 1929
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Gravesend
Died: 2004
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Don Wilson
(American Announcer and Actor)
Birthdate: September 1, 1900
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Died: 1982
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William Beaumont
(American Surgeon and the First Person to Observe and Study Human Digestion as It Occurs in the Stomach)
Birthdate: November 21, 1785
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Lebanon, Connecticut, United States
Died: 1853
Nineteenth-century U.S. Army surgeon William Beaumont pioneered the study of human digestion. While treating a person named Alexis St. Martin, who had been near-fatally shot in the stomach, Beaumont discovered a lot of gastric processes and later published them as a treatise on the physiology of digestion.
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Clifford D. Simak
(Fiction writer)
Birthdate: August 3, 1904
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Millville, Wisconsin, United States
Died: 1988
Birthdate: November 4, 1944
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Died: 2007
Birthdate: October 1, 1903
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Manchester, Lancashire, England
Died: 1989
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: January 16, 1907
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Strathroy, Canada
Died: 1995
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Birthdate: June 24, 1936
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Everett, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 2012
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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David Teniers the Younger
(Painter)
Birthdate: December 15, 1610
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Antwerp, Belgium
Died: 1690
David Teniers the Younger was a Flemish Baroque painter, draughtsman, printmaker, staffage painter, miniaturist painter, copyist, and art curator. A prolific and versatile artist, Teniers was considered an innovator in a variety of genres such as genre painting, history painting, portrait, landscape painting, and still life. Today, he is remembered as the most important Flemish genre painter of his generation.
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Mario Bava
(Film director, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Writer, Responsible for special effects)
Birthdate: July 31, 1914
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sanremo
Died: 1980
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Siméon Denis Poisson
(Mathematician)
Birthdate: June 21, 1781
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Pithiviers, France
Died: 1840
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Anna Sewell
(Writer, Novelist, Children's writer)
Birthdate: March 30, 1820
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Great Yarmouth
Died: 1878
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Torquato Tasso
(16th Century Italian Poet Best Known for His 1591 Poem 'Gerusalemme Liberata')
Birthdate: March 11, 1544
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Sorrento, Italy
Died: 1595
Torquato Tasso was a 16th-century Italian poet. He is best remembered for his poem Gerusalemme liberata (Jerusalem Delivered). The son of a prominent poet, Tasso grew up to be a brilliant young man. Even though his father wanted him to become a lawyer, he decided to become a poet and achieved considerable fame. His poems were widely translated.
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Humphrey Lyttelton
(Former Jazz musician most famous for his 1956 jazz trumpet hit single, "Bad Penny Blues")
Birthdate: May 23, 1921
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Died: 2008
Birthdate: March 4, 1928
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Nottingham, England
Died: 2010
Birthdate: 1835 AD
Birthplace: Payajouk, Qajar Persia
Died: 1888
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Mike Davis
(American football player)
Birthdate: April 15, 1956
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Berkeley, California, United States
Died: 2021
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Tanzan Ishibashi
(Prime Minister,politician,journalist)
Birthdate: September 25, 1884
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Died: 1973
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Alfonso II of Aragon
(King of Aragon)
Birthdate: 1157
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Huesca, Spain
Died: 1196
Birthdate: December 22, 1178
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Died: 1185
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T.V. Soong
(Former President of the Executive Yuan)
Birthdate: December 4, 1894
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Shanghai, China
Died: 1971
Born to industrialist Charlie Soong, T.V. Soong was educated at Harvard. He initially funded the Nationalist Party and set up the Central Bank of China. He later served as the foreign minister and finance minister of China. He choked to death on a piece of chicken at a dinner party.
Birthdate: February 20, 1920
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Sialkot, Punjab, India
Died: 1951
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Lygia Clark
(Painter, Sculptor, University teacher, Performance artist)
Birthdate: October 23, 1920
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Belo Horizonte
Died: 1988
Lygia Clark was a Brazilian artist best remembered for her installation work and painting. Clark discovered methods for viewers to interact with her work that dealt with the relationship between self and the outside world. Along with other important Brazilian artists, Clark is credited with co-founding the Neo-Concrete Movement. In 2014, one of her works was sold for $1.2 million.
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Johann Konrad Dippel
(Theologian)
Birthdate: August 10, 1673
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Mühltal, Germany
Died: 1734
Remembered as the “mad scientist,” Johann Konrad Dippel is considered by many as the person who had inspired Mary Shelley to write Frankenstein. He used the pseudonym Christianus Democritus to write various scientific texts and claimed his concoction Dippel's oil was the "elixir of life" that promised immortality.
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David Merrick
(Theatrical Producer)
Birthdate: November 27, 1911
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: 2000
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William McCrea
(Astronomer)
Birthdate: December 13, 1904
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: 1999
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Elena Rzhevskaya
(Soviet Writer & Former War Interpreter)
Birthdate: October 27, 1919
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Gomel, Soviet Union
Died: 2017
Elena Rzhevskaya was a writer who also worked as a war interpreter for the Soviet Union. She is best remembered for her memoir, Memories of a War-time Interpreter, according to which she was part of the Soviet unit that was tasked with finding Adolf Hitler's corpse. According to Rzhevskaya, Hitler's body was found on 4 May 1945 by Ivan Churakov.
Birthdate: April 9, 1936
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ventnor City, New Jersey, United States
Died: 1988
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Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky
(Author)
Birthdate: September 17, 1864
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Vinnytsia, Ukraine
Died: 1913
Birthdate: January 19, 1906
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States
Died: 1988
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Ellen Key
(Swedish Difference Feminist Writer)
Birthdate: December 11, 1849
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sundsholm, Sweden
Died: 1926
Mostly educated at home by her mother and her governess, Ellen Key grew up to be a well-known difference feminist author, concurrently playing important role in the Modern Breakthrough movement. Also a suffragist, she wrote on varied subjects including family life, ethics and education, advocating child centric teaching as well as parenting, inspiring many authors and educators including Maria Montessori.