Famous People Who Died on January 25
Discover the most famous people who died on January 25. The list includes people like Al Capone, Ava Gardner, Philip Johnson, Mamadou Dia, Ferdinand II of Aragon. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, mathematicians, philosophers and sociologists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, Germany and many more countries.
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Mary Tyler Moore(Known for Her Role in TV Sitcoms ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show’ and 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show')
Birthdate: December 29, 1936
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Brooklyn Heights, New York, United States
Died: 2017
Actress and producer, Mary Tyler Moore, was well known for appearing in popular sitcoms in the 1960s and 1970s. She also appeared in a few movies and was nominated for an Academy Award. She advocated for animal rights and diabetes prevention and was the international chairman of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Birthdate: December 24, 1922
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Grabtown, North Carolina, United States
Died: 1990
Ava Gardner was one of the top stars of the 1950s. She was also considered one of the leading Hollywood actresses of her time. In 1999, she was ranked 25th in the greatest female screen legends list issued by The American Film Institute. A truly international figure, a statue of Gardner has been erected in Tossa de Mar, Spain.
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Cindy Williams(Actress and Producer Known for Her Role as ‘Shirley Feeney’ on the TV Sitcom ‘Happy Days’)
Birthdate: August 22, 1947
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 2023
Cindy Williams is best known for her Golden Globe-nominated role of Shirley Feeney in the series Laverne and Shirley. Fans also loved her as Laurie Henderson in the film American Graffiti, a role that earned her a BAFTA nomination. She has authored a memoir and promoted Visiting Angels.
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Adele Astaire(American Dancer, Actress and Singer)
Birthdate: September 10, 1896
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Died: 1981
Birthdate: July 8, 1906
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Cleveland
Died: 2005
Philip Johnson was an American architect who organized the Modern architecture's first exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in 1932. A highly influential and respected architect, Johnson was honored with the prestigious AIA Gold Medal in 1978. The following year, he was honored with the first Pritzker Architecture Prize.
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Demis Roussos(Singer Known for His Solo Hits in the 1970s and 80s, Including 'Forever and Ever', 'Goodbye')
Birthdate: June 15, 1946
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Alexandria, Egypt
Died: 2015
Demis Roussos was a Greek singer-songwriter remembered for his work with the band Aphrodite's Child. He also had an illustrious career as a vocal soloist and sold over 60 million albums worldwide. His works have inspired musicians all over the world, including Bollywood music director R. D. Burman, whose song Mehbooba Mehbooba is based on Roussos' Say You Love Me.
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Fanny Blankers-Koen(Dutch Track and Field Athlete)
Birthdate: April 26, 1918
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Lage Vuursche, Netherlands
Died: 2004
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg(Aristocrat)
Birthdate: July 20, 1835
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Langenburg, Germany
Died: 1900
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Miklós Fehér(Hungarian Professional Footballer Who Played as a Striker)
Birthdate: July 20, 1979
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tatabánya, Hungary
Died: 2004
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Colleen Moore(Actress)
Birthdate: August 19, 1899
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Port Huron, Michigan, U.S.
Died: 1988
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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Joseph Wheeler(Military Commander)
Birthdate: September 10, 1836
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Augusta, Georgia, United States
Died: 1906
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Princess Ludovika of Bavaria(Aristocrat)
Birthdate: August 30, 1808
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: 1892
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Irene Castle(Dancer)
Birthdate: April 17, 1893
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New Rochelle, New York ,United States
Died: 1969
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Diana Turbay(Colombian Journalist Who Was Kidnapped and by the Medellín Cartel and Later Killed)
Birthdate: March 9, 1950
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bogotá, Colombia
Died: 1991
Diana Turbay was a Colombian journalist best remembered as the victim of the Medellín Cartel, a highly organized Colombian terrorist organization and drug cartel, which kidnapped her in 1990. She then became a victim of a botched rescue attempt by the Colombia National Police in which she was killed. Turbay's story has been adapted into a book and TV series.
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Lady Caroline Lamb(Aristocrat and Novelist Best Known for Her Gothic Novel ‘Glenarvon’)
Birthdate: November 13, 1785
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Died: 1828
Better known as one of Lord Byron’s lovers, Lady Caroline Lamb met a 24-year-old Byron when she was 26, married, and has an autistic son with her husband, future British prime minister William Lamb. An author, too, she is known for her anonymously published Gothic novel Glenarvon.
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Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton
Birthdate: December 3, 1830
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Died: 1896
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Carl T. Hayden(Senator)
Birthdate: October 2, 1877
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tempe, Arizona, United States
Died: 1972
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Jeane Dixon(Psychic)
Birthdate: January 5, 1904
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Medford, Wisconsin, United States
Died: 1997
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Liang Wudong(Physician)
Birthdate: 1959
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: China
Died: 2020
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Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen(Russian Cartographer, Naval Officer, and Explorer)
Birthdate: September 20, 1778
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lahetaguse, Estonia
Died: 1852
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen was a Russian cartographer, naval officer, and explorer. He is best remembered for his role in Russia's first circumnavigation of the world. Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen also led another circumnavigation that led to the discovery of Antarctica.
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Stephen Cole Kleene(Mathematician, Computer scientist, Philosopher, University teacher)
Birthdate: January 5, 1909
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hartford
Died: 1994
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Robert Shaw(American Conductor)
Birthdate: April 30, 1916
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Red Bluff, California, United States
Died: 1999
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Albert W. Tucker(Mathematician, Topologist, University teacher)
Birthdate: November 28, 1905
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ontario
Died: 1995
Canadian mathematician Albert W. Tucker is remembered for his contribution to the field of operations research, primarily non-linear programming and game theory. The Princeton alumnus was also associated with Harvard as a research fellow and later taught math at Princeton. John Nash was one of his PhD students.
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Buchi Emecheta(Nigerian-born Novelist)
Birthdate: July 21, 1944
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Yaba Department
Died: 2017
Nigerian-born novelist Buchi Emecheta OBE, who was based in the UK since 1962, gained critical-acclaim and recognition for her literary works with themes including child-slavery, female independence, motherhood and freedom through education. Notable works of Emecheta include novels like Second Class Citizen, The Bride Price, The Joys of Motherhood and The Slave Girl. The latter won her Jock Campbell Award.
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Neagu Djuvara(Romanian Historian, Journalist, Academic, Diplomat, and Writer)
Birthdate: August 18, 1916
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bucharest, Romania
Died: 2018
Romanian historian, journalist, and author Neagu Djuvara had also been a diplomat. His political activities got him exiled, and he remained in Paris for a while and then settled in Niger as a foreign ministry advisor. He also taught at the University of Niamey and, later, at the University of Bucharest.
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Herman Wedemeyer(Actor)
Birthdate: May 20, 1924
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hilo, Hawaii, United States
Died: 1999
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Heinrich Suso(German Dominican Friar and the Most Popular Vernacular Writer of the Fourteenth Century)
Birthdate: March 21, 1295
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Überlingen, Germany
Died: 1366
German mystic Heinrich Suso was a significant leader of the Friends of God movement. Best known for his work Little Book of Eternal Wisdom, he faced a lot of issues for his support of mystic Meister Eckhart. He apparently practiced austerity by wearing a shirt with 150 nails inside it.
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Grigor Parlichev(Bulgarian Writer, Educator and Translator Best Known for His Works ‘O Armatolos’ and ‘1762 leto’)
Birthdate: January 18, 1830
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ohrid, North Macedonia
Died: 1893
Macedonian-Bulgarian writer, teacher and translator Grigor Parlichev is best-known for works like O Armatolos and 1762 leto. O Armatolos, written in Greek, won Parlichev 1st prize at Athens University Poetry Competition (1860). He held several academic positions, was an initiator of Bulgarian Men's High School of Thessaloniki, part of the Bulgarian Renaissance and since the late-1860’s wrote only in Bulgarian.
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Lucas Cranach the Younger(Painter)
Birthdate: October 4, 1515
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Wittenberg, Germany
Died: 1586
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Maria Anna Thekla Mozart(Homekeeper)
Birthdate: September 25, 1758
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Augsburg, Germany
Died: 1841
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Ouida(Novelist)
Birthdate: January 1, 1839
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bury Saint Edmunds, England
Died: 1908
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Thornton Dial(Artist)
Birthdate: September 28, 1928
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Emelle, Alabama
Died: 2016
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Sonny Schmidt(Bodybuilder)
Birthdate: September 9, 1953
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New Zealand
Died: 2004
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John J. Pettus(Lawyer)
Birthdate: October 9, 1813
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Wilson County, Tennessee, United States
Died: 1867
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Kim Manners(Film director, Film producer)
Birthdate: January 13, 1951
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: United States
Died: 2009
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Kanno Sugako(Journalist)
Birthdate: 1881 AD
Birthplace: Osaka, Japan
Died: 1911
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Ross Milne(Australian Alpine Skier)
Birthdate: October 4, 1944
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Victoria, Australia
Died: 1964
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Rodney Soher(British Bobsledder and Olympic Silver Medalist)
Birthdate: November 27, 1893
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Brighton, England
Died: 1983
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Robin Coombs(Immunologist)
Birthdate: January 9, 1921
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 2006
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Oscar Underwood(Politician)
Birthdate: May 6, 1862
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Died: 1929
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Chico Borja(Soccer player)
Birthdate: August 24, 1959
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Quito, Ecuador
Died: 2021
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Sir Isaac Shoenberg(Inventor)
Birthdate: March 1, 1880
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Pinsk, Belarus
Died: 1963
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Werner Aspenström(Poet)
Birthdate: November 13, 1918
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Norrbarke, Sweden
Died: 1997
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Beno Gutenberg(Seismologist)
Birthdate: June 4, 1889
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Darmstadt, Germany
Died: 1960
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Jonathan Larson(American Composer, Lyricist and Playwright)
Birthdate: February 4, 1960
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: White Plains, New York, United States
Died: 1996
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Eiji Tsuburaya(Japanese Special Effects Director, Filmmaker and Cinematographer)
Birthdate: July 7, 1901
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sukagawa, Fukushima, Japan
Died: 1970
Best known for creating the special effects in the Godzilla series of films, Japanese special-effects director Eiji Tsuburaya had earned the nickname The Father of Tokusatsu. He later formed his own SFX company, which created the Ultra of superhero TV shows. He also nursed a lifelong love for airplanes.
Birthdate: July 18, 1910
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Senegal
Died: 2009
Mamadou Dia was a Senegalese politician best remembered for his service as the Prime Minister of Senegal from 18 May 1957 to 18 December 1962. Dia was forced to resign from his post as Prime Minister and was imprisoned amid allegations that he was preparing to enforce a military coup to depose the then-President Léopold Sédar Senghor.
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Elias Parish Alvars(Composer)
Birthdate: February 28, 1808
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Devon, England
Died: 1849
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Robert Burton(Scholar)
Birthdate: February 8, 1577
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Leicestershire,
Died: 1640
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Christian II of Denmark(King)
Birthdate: July 1, 1481
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nyborg, Denmark
Died: 1559
