Deaths on 25 October
2000s
Satish Shah
2025
Indian actor and comedian (1951–2025)
Rolf Dupuy
2025
French anarchist and historian (1946–2025)
Phil Lesh
2024
American musician (1940–2024)
Kim Soo-mi
2024
South Korean actress (1949–2024)
Dilip Parikh
2019
Indian politician and industrialist (1937–2019)
Thomas Keating
2018
American Cistercian monk and teacher of centering prayer
Carlos Alberto Torres
2016
Brazilian footballer and manager (1944–2016)
Bob Hoover
2016
American aviator (1922–2016)
David Cesarani
2015
British historian (1956-2015)
Lisa Jardine
2015
British historian (1944–2015)
Cecil Lolo
2015
South African soccer player
Flip Saunders
2015
American basketball player and coach (1955–2015)
Jack Bruce
2014
Scottish musician (1943–2014)
Carlos Morales Troncoso
2014
Dominican Republic politician (1940–2014)
Ron Ackland
2013
NZ RL coach and former NZ international rugby league footballer
Arthur Danto
2013
American art critic and philosopher (1924–2013)
Nicholas Hunt
2013
Royal Navy Admiral (1930–2013)
Hal Needham
2013
American stunt performer and film director (1931–2013)
Paul Reichmann
2013
Canadian businessman (1930–2013)
Bill Sharman
2013
American basketball player and coach (1926–2013)
Marcia Wallace
2013
American actress and comedienne (1942–2013)
Jacques Barzun
2012
French-American historian (1907–2012)
Jaspal Bhatti
2012
Indian actor (1955–2012)
John Connelly (footballer, born 1938)
2012
English footballer (1938–2012)
Emanuel Steward
2012
American boxer, trainer, and commentator
Lisa Blount
2010
American actress (1957–2010)
Gregory Isaacs
2010
Jamaican reggae musician (1951–2010)
Vesna Parun
2010
Croatian poet
John Peel
2004
English DJ and radio presenter (1939–2004)
Pandurang Shastri Athavale
2003
Indian spiritual leader and activist
Veikko Hakulinen
2003
Finnish forestry technician and cross country skier
Richard Harris
2002
Irish actor and singer (1930–2002)
René Thom
2002
French mathematician (1923–2002)
Paul Wellstone
2002
American politician (1944–2002)
Mochitsura Hashimoto
2000
Japanese World War II submarine commander (1909–2000)
1900s
Leonard Boyle
1999
Canadian priest and scholar
Payne Stewart
1999
American golfer (1957–1999)
Viveca Lindfors
1995
Swedish actress (1920–1995)
Bobby Riggs
1995
American tennis player (1918–1995)
Kara Hultgreen
1994
US Navy aviator (1965–1994)
Mildred Natwick
1994
American actress (1905–1994)
Danny Chan
1993
Hong Kong singer (1958–1993)
Vincent Price
1993
American actor (1911–1993)
Roger Miller
1992
American country musician (1936–1992)
Richard Pousette-Dart
1992
American abstract expressionist artist (1916–1992)
Bill Graham (promoter)
1991
American rock music impresario (1931–1991)
Costa Pereira
1990
Portuguese footballer
Mary McCarthy (author)
1989
American novelist and political activist (1912–1989)
Forrest Tucker
1986
American actor (1919–1986)
Gary Holton
1985
British singer-songwriter, musician and actor (1952–1985)
Bill Eckersley
1982
English footballer (1925–1982)
Arvid Wallman
1982
Swedish diver
Virgil Fox
1980
American organist (1912–1980)
Víctor Galíndez
1980
Argentine boxer (1948–1980)
Sahir Ludhianvi
1980
Indian poet (1921–1980)
Gerald Templer
1979
Chief of the Imperial General Staff
Félix Gouin
1977
French politician (1884–1977)
Raymond Queneau
1976
French novelist and poet (1903–1976)
Vladimir Herzog
1975
Brazilian journalist
Abebe Bikila
1973
Ethiopian marathon runner (1932–1973)
Cleo Moore
1973
American actress (1924–1973)
Robert Scholl
1973
Father of Hans and Sophie Scholl and critic of the Nazi party
Johnny Mantz
1972
American racing driver (1918–1972)
Mikhail Yangel
1971
Soviet engineer and missile designer (1911–1971)
Ülo Sooster
1970
Estonian painter (1924–1970)
Ellinor Aiki
1969
Estonian painter (1893–1969)
Margaret Ayer Barnes
1967
American dramatist
Roger Désormière
1963
French conductor (1898–1963)
Harry Ferguson
1960
British engineer and inventor (1884–1960)
Albert Anastasia
1957
Italian-American mob boss (1902–1957)
Lord Dunsany
1957
Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist (1878–1957)
Risto Ryti
1956
Finnish politician (1889–1956)
Sadako Sasaki
1955
Japanese hibakusha, student, and origami artist (1943–1955)
P. N. Gadgil Jewellers
1954
Indian jewellery company founded in 1832
Holger Pedersen (linguist)
1953
Danish linguist (1867–1953)
Mary Acworth Evershed
1949
British astronomer, Dante scholar and plant collector
Robert Ley
1945
German Nazi politician (1890–1945)
Franz von Werra
1941
German fighter pilot (1914–1941)
Thomas Waddell
1940
Australian politician
Alfonsina Storni
1938
Argentine poet (1892–1938)
Ziya Gökalp
1924
Turkish writer and journalist (1876–1924)
Bat Masterson
1921
American army scout, lawman, gambler, and journalist (1853–1921)
Alexander of Greece
1920
King of Greece from 1917 to 1920
Terence MacSwiney
1920
Irish writer and politician (1879–1920)
Joe Murphy (Irish republican)
1920
William Kidston
1919
Australian bookseller and politician (1849–1919)
William Merritt Chase
1916
American painter (1849–1916)
Willie Anderson (golfer)
1910
Scottish-American golfer (1879–1910)
Frank Norris
1902
American journalist and novelist (1870-1902)
1800s
Charles Hallé
1895
Prussian and British musician (1819–1895)
Émile Augier
1889
French dramatist (1820–1889)
John C. Clark
1852
American politician
Abbas Mirza
1833
Crown prince of Iran
Philippe Pinel
1826
French psychiatrist (1745–1826)
Henry Knox
1806
American Founding Father (1750–1806)
Before 1800
George II of Great Britain
1760
King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1727 to 1760
Antoine Augustin Calmet
1757
French Benedictine monk (1672–1757)
Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri
1733
Italian Jesuit priest, philosopher and mathematician (1667–1733)
William Scroggs
1683
Lord Chief Justice of England (1678–1681)
Job of Pochayev
1651
Russian saint
Evangelista Torricelli
1647
Italian physicist and mathematician (1608–1647)
William Cavendish (courtier)
1557
English politician
William Elphinstone
1514
Roman Catholic bishop
John II of Portugal
1495
King of Portugal from 1481 to 1495
Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh
1492
Irish bishop
Catherine of Bosnia
1478
Queen consort of Bosnia
Charles I d'Albret
1415
Constable of France under Charles VI of France
Philip II, Count of Nevers
1415
Burgundian noble (1389–1415)
Frederick I, Count of Vaudémont
1415
Count of Vaudémont
John I, Duke of Alençon
1415
French nobleman
Anthony, Duke of Brabant
1415
European noble (1384–1415)
Michael de la Pole, 3rd Earl of Suffolk
1415
English nobleman (1395-1415)
Edward, 2nd Duke of York
1415
14th-century English noble
Dafydd Gam
1415
Welsh warrior (1380–1415)
Geoffrey Chaucer
1400
English writer (1343–1400)
Beatrice of Castile (1293–1359)
1359
Queen of Portugal from 1325 to 1357
James III of Majorca
1349
King of Majorca (1315–1349)
Robert Burnell
1292
English bishop, Lord Chancellor from 1274 to 1292
Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Gloucester
1230
12th and 13th-century English nobleman
Conrad of Wittelsbach
1200
Archbishop of Mainz (d. 1200)
John of Salisbury
1180
12th-century English philosopher (late 1110s–1180)
Stephen, King of England
1154
King of England from 1135 to 1154
Enguerrand II, Count of Ponthieu
1053
11th-century French nobleman
Magnus the Good
1047
King of Norway (1035–1047) and Denmark (1042–1047)
Rudolph I of Burgundy
912
King of Upper Burgundy from 888 to 912)
Pope Boniface V
625
Head of the Catholic Church from 619 to 625