Did you know
Bob Waterfield was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965.
Notable Deaths on March 25
1983 — Bob Waterfield
American football player and coach (born 1920)
March 25 has 121 recorded notable deaths across history, from 908 to 2026. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
121 source records
908 – 2026
Today in history
Major events on March 25
See what else happened on this day in history.
- 1917 The Georgian Orthodox Church restores its autocephaly abolished by Imperial Russia in 1811. Source
- 1965 Civil rights activists led by Martin Luther King Jr. successfully complete their four-day 50-mile (80 km) march from Selma to the capitol in Montgomery, Alabama. Source
- 1776 American Revolutionary War: American Patriots conduct a Raid on Tybee Island, primarily seeking to capture runaway slaves who sought refuge with British forces stationed there. Source
- 1979 The first fully functional Space Shuttle orbiter, Columbia, is delivered to the John F. Kennedy Space Center to be prepared for its first launch. Source
Did you know
In 1925, Collins became just the sixth person to join the 3,000 hit club – and the last for the next 17 seasons.
Did you know
Kenneth Wolstenholme, DFC & Bar was an English football commentator for BBC television in the 1950s and 1960s.
Did you know
Edward Steichen's gown images for the magazine Art et Décoration in 1911 were the first modern fashion photographs to be published.
Did you know
At the time of his death he was the oldest owner in the NFL, at age 95.
More major people who died on March 25
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1951
Eddie Collins
American baseball player and manager (born 1887)
Edward Trowbridge Collins Sr., nicknamed "Cocky", was an American professional baseball player, manager and executive.
2002
Kenneth Wolstenholme
English journalist and sportscaster (born 1920)
Kenneth Wolstenholme, DFC & Bar was an English football commentator for BBC television in the 1950s and 1960s.
1973
Edward Steichen
Luxembourgian-American photographer, painter, and curator (born 1879)
Edward Jean Steichen was a Luxembourgish American photographer, painter and curator and a pioneer of fashion photography.
2014
Ralph Wilson
American businessman, founded the Buffalo Bills (born 1918)
Ralph Cookerly Wilson Jr. was an American businessman and sports executive. He was best known as the founder and owner of the Buffalo Bills, a team in the National Football League (NFL).
1969
Max Eastman
American poet and activist (born 1883)
Max Forrester Eastman was an American writer on literature, philosophy, and society, a poet, and a prominent political activist.
1736
Nicholas Hawksmoor
English architect, designed Easton Neston and Christ Church (born 1661)
Nicholas Hawksmoor was an English architect. He was a leading figure of the English Baroque style of architecture in the late-seventeenth and early-eighteenth centuries.
1969
Billy Cotton
English singer, drummer, and bandleader (born 1899)
William Edward Cotton was an English band leader and entertainer, one of the few whose orchestras survived the British dance band era.
1609
Isabelle de Limeuil
French noble (born 1535)
Isabelle de la Tour, Lady of Limeuil was a French noblewoman and a Maid of Honour to the Queen Mother Catherine de' Medici.
1979
Robert Madgwick
Australian colonel and academic (born 1905)
Sir Robert Bowden Madgwick was an Australian educationist. He was the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of New England and served two terms as Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Commission.
2012
Antonio Tabucchi
Italian author and academic (born 1943)
Antonio Tabucchi was an Italian writer and academic who taught Portuguese language and literature at the University of Siena, Italy.
2008
Ben Carnevale
American basketball player and coach (born 1915)
Bernard Louis Carnevale was an American basketball coach and college athletic administrator.
2025
Terry Manning
American musician and recording engineer (born 1947)
Terry Don Manning was an American recording engineer, record producer, musician and photographer.
1351
Kō no Moronao
Japanese samurai
Kō no Moronao was a Japanese samurai of the Nanboku-chō period who was the first to hold the position of Shitsuji. He was appointed by Ashikaga Takauji, the first shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate.
1927
Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas
Palestinian Roman Catholic nun; later canonized (born 1843)
Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas, OP was a Palestinian Catholic nun who founded the Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of Jerusalem, the first Palestinian religious congregation.
1976
Josef Albers
German-American painter and educator (born 1888)
Josef Albers was a German-born American artist and educator who is considered one of the most influential 20th-century art teachers in the United States.
2022
Taylor Hawkins
American drummer and singer (born 1972)
Oliver Taylor Hawkins was an American musician who was the drummer and a vocalist of the rock band Foo Fighters, sharing vocals with Dave Grohl.
990
Nicodemus of Mammola
Italian monk and saint
Saint Nicodemus of Mammola is venerated as a saint in Calabria. His exact place of birth is unknown but has been identified as Ypsicron.
2006
Rocío Dúrcal
Spanish singer and actress (born 1944)
María de los Ángeles de las Heras Ortiz, better known as Rocío Dúrcal, was a Spanish singer and actress.
2007
Andranik Margaryan
Armenian engineer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Armenia (born 1951)
Andranik Nahapeti Margaryan was an Armenian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Armenia from 12 May 2000, when the President appointed him, until his death on 25 March 2007.