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Plagued by health problems for most of his life, he resigned from the university in 1879.
Notable Deaths on August 25
1900 — Friedrich Nietzsche
German philologist, philosopher, and critic (born 1844)
August 25 has 127 recorded notable deaths across history, from 79 to 2024. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
127 source records
79 – 2024
Today in history
Major events on August 25
See what else happened on this day in history.
- 1912 The Kuomintang is founded for the first time in Peking. Source
- 1835 The first Great Moon Hoax article is published in The New York Sun, announcing the discovery of life and civilization on the Moon. Source
- 1985 Bar Harbor Airlines Flight 1808 crashes near Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport in Auburn, Maine, killing all eight people on board including peace activist and child actress Samantha Smith. Source
- 1945 Ten days after World War II ends with Japan announcing its surrender, armed supporters of the Chinese Communist Party kill U.S. intelligence officer John Birch, regarded by some of the American right as the first victim of the Cold War. Source
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A member of the Democratic Party, he was the second-most-senior member of the Senate when he died.
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Although Faraday received little formal education, as a self-made man, he was one of the most influential scientists in history.
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Beginning with A Treatise of Human Nature (1739–40), Hume strove to create a naturalistic science of man that examined the psychological basis of human nature.
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Louis IX of France (born 1214) is widely recognized as the most distinguished of the Direct Capetians, is the sole king of France to be canonised as a saint of the Catholic Church, and is also the direct ancestor of all subsequent French kings.
More major people who died on August 25
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
2009
Ted Kennedy
American politician (born 1932)
Edward Moore Kennedy was an American lawyer and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1962 until his death in 2009.
1867
Michael Faraday
English physicist and chemist (born 1791)
Michael Faraday was an English chemist and physicist who contributed vastly to the study of electrochemistry and electromagnetism.
1776
David Hume
Scottish economist, historian, and philosopher (born 1711)
David Hume was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and essayist who is known for his highly influential system of empiricism, philosophical scepticism and metaphysical naturalism.
1270
Louis IX of France (born 1214)
Louis IX, also known as Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death in 1270.
1956
Alfred Kinsey
American biologist and academic (born 1894)
Alfred Charles Kinsey was an American sexologist, biologist, and professor of entomology and zoology who, in 1947, founded the Institute for Sex Research at Indiana University, now known as the Kinsey Institute for…
1988
Art Rooney
American businessman, founded the Pittsburgh Steelers (born 1901)
Arthur Joseph Rooney Sr., often referred to as "the Chief", was an American professional football executive.
1603
Ahmad al-Mansur
Sultan of the Saadi dynasty (born 1549)
Ahmad al-Mansur, also known as al-Dhahabī was the Saadi Sultan of Morocco from 1578 to his death in 1603, the sixth and most famous of all rulers of the Saadis.
1968
Stan McCabe
Australian cricketer and coach (born 1910)
Stanley Joseph McCabe was an Australian cricketer who played 39 Test matches for Australia from 1930 to 1938.
1886
Zinovios Valvis
Greek lawyer and politician, 35th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1800)
Zinovios Zafirios I. Valvis was a Greek politician and Prime Minister of Greece. Valvis was born in 1800 in Missolonghi.
1742
Carlos Seixas
Portuguese organist and composer (born 1704)
José António Carlos de Seixas was a pre-eminent Portuguese composer of the 18th century.
1368
Andrea Orcagna
Italian painter, sculptor, and architect
Andrea di Cione di Arcangelo, better known as Orcagna, was an Italian painter, sculptor, and architect active in Florence.
1600
Hosokawa Gracia
Japanese aristocrat and Catholic convert (born 1563)
Akechi Tama , usually referred to as Hosokawa Gracia , was a member of the aristocratic Akechi family from the Sengoku period.
1815
Stephen Badlam
American artisan and military officer (born 1751)
Stephen Badlam was an American artisan and military officer. Raised in Dorchester, Massachusetts, Badlam was orphaned as a young child following the death of his father, a tavern-keeper and cabinetmaker.
2000
Jack Nitzsche
American pianist, composer, and producer (born 1937)
Bernard Alfred "Jack" Nitzsche was an American musician, arranger, songwriter, composer, and record producer.
1554
Thomas Howard
3rd Duke of Norfolk, English soldier and politician, Lord High Treasurer (born 1473)
Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, was an English politician and nobleman of the Tudor era.
1942
Prince George
Duke of Kent (born 1902)
Prince George, Duke of Kent, was a member of the British royal family, the fourth son of King George V and Queen Mary, and a younger brother of Kings Edward VIII and George VI.
2000
Carl Barks
American author and illustrator (born 1901)
Carl Barks was an American cartoonist, author, and painter. He is best known for his work in Disney comic books, as the writer and artist of the first Donald Duck stories and as the creator of Scrooge McDuck.
1984
Viktor Chukarin
Ukrainian gymnast and coach (born 1921)
Viktor Ivanovich Chukarin was a Ukrainian gymnast who competed for the Soviet Union. He won eleven medals, including seven gold medals at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics and was the all-around world champion in 1954.
2014
William Greaves
American director and producer (born 1926)
William Garfield Greaves was an American filmmaker and actor. Trained at the Actors Studio, he worked as a stage and film actor but became disillusioned with the roles available to Black performers, and transitioned…