Deaths July 25 | History by KabAstro

1739 Johannes van der Hagen, Dutch vicar and genealogist, dies at 73
1759 Johann Christoph Altnikol, German organist, bass singer, composer, and J.S. Bach's son-in-law and copyist, dies at 39
1759 Theodoor Verhaegen, Flemish sculptor, dies at 59
1790 Johann Bernhard Basedow, German educational reformer, dies at 66
1790 William Livingston, American politician and 1st revolutionary Governor of New Jersey, dies at 66
1791 Isaac Low, American delegate to the Continental Congress, dies at 56
1794 André Chenier, French poet (Avis aux Francais sur leurs), executed by guillotine during French Revolution at 31
1804 William Forsyth, English gardening expert (Forsythia), dies
1814 Charles Dibdin, British composer, author (Sea Songs), and actor, dies at 69
1826 Kondraty Fyodorovich Ryleyev, Russian poet and revolutionary (b. 1795)
1826 Pavel Ivanovich Pestel, Russian officer, hanged at 33 [OS Jul 13]

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)

English romantic poet (Rime of Ancient Mariner), dies of heart failure at 61

1842 Dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon under Napoleon, first modern military surgeon, dies at 76
1843 Charles Macintosh, Scottish chemist and inventor (b. 1766)
1846 Louis Bonaparte, French King of Holland (1806-1810), dies at 67
1853 Joaquin Murieta, Mexican-born Californian outlaw (inspired fictional character Zorro), killed by Californian Rangers at 23 or 24
1857 Joseph Napoleon Ney, French politician, dies at 54
1861 Jonas Furrer, Swiss lawyer and politician (first president of the Swiss Confederation), dies at 56
1864 Clement H. Stevens, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 42
1865 James Barry [Margaret Ann Bulkley], British military surgeon and the 1st woman in Great Britain to become a qualified medical doctor, dies at 66 or 67
1866 Aloys Schmitt, German pianist, composer and music theorist (Preparatory Exercises, Op. 16), dies at 77
1870 Pierre Dupont, French songwriter ("Les Bœufs"; "Le Chant du pain"), dies at 49
1883 William Beall, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army, relief efforts for prisoners), dies at 58
1887 John Taylor, American religious leader (3rd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), dies at 78
1897 Athol Estes Porter, American wife of writer O. Henry, dies of tuberculosis at about 29

Willie Park Sr. (1833-1903)

Scottish golfer (British Open 1860, 63, 66, 75), dies at 70

1911 Filippo Capocci, Italian organ virtuoso and composer, dies at 71
1918 Carlos Guido y Spano, Argentine poet (Mexico, canto epico), dies at 91
1918 Franny zu Reventlow, German artist and writer, dies at 47
1922 Jarolslaw Zielinski, Polish-American concert pianist, teacher, and composer, dies at 75
1927 Matilde Serao, Italian writer and journalist (Land of Cockayne, 1st woman to edit Italian newspaper), dies at 71
1932 Cyriel Buysse, Flemish baron and writer (It Bolleken), dies at 72
1934 Engelbert Dollfuss, Austrian right-wing politician (Chancellor, 1932-34), assassinated by Nazis at 41
1934 François Coty, French perfume manufacturer, dies at 60
1934 Nestor Makhno, Ukrainian anarchist Insurrectionary leader, dies at 45
1944 Lesley J McNair, US Lieutenant General killed by friendly fire at St-Lo
1944 Max Kommerell, German literary critic (Die Gefangenen), dies of cancer at 42
1946 Narziss Ach, German psychologist (Analyse des Willens), dies at 74
1952 Herbert Murrill, British organist, composer (The Song of the Birds; Carillon), and educator (Royal Academy of Music, 1933-52), dies of cancer at 43
1955 Ilmari Hannikainen, Finnish composer, drowns during a sailing trip at 62
1955 Isaak Iosifovich Dunayevsky, Soviet operetta and film composer, dies at 55
1958 Harry Warner, US movie pioneer (Warner Bros), dies at 81
1959 Isaac Halevi Herzog, chief rabbi of Israel (1936-59), dies at 71
1962 Thibaudeau Rinfret, Canadian jurist and Chief Justice of Canada (b. 1879)
1963 Ugo Cerletti, Italian neurologist (discovered the method of electroconvulsive therapy), dies at 85
1966 Frank O'Hara, American writer and poet, dies after being hit by a car at 40
1967 Witold Gombrowicz, Polish writer and playwright (Ferdydurke), dies at 62
1969 Douglas Moore, American organist, pianist, songwriter ("Goodnight Harvard"), and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer (Giants in the Earth; The Ballad of Baby Doe), dies at 75
1971 Leroy Robertson, American pianist, composer ("Oratorio from the Book of Mormon"; "Trilogy for Orchestra"), and educator (Brigham Young, 1925-48; University of Utah, 1948-62), dies at 74

Louis St. Laurent (1882-1973)

12th Prime Minister of Canada (Liberal: 1948-57), dies of natural causes at 91

1975 Eugen Fink, German philosopher, dies at 69
1980 Vladimir Vysotsky, Russian poet, singer, and actor (b. 1938)
1981 Ian Martin, American actor (Uncle Bill-O'Neills), dies at 69
1982 Beene Dubbelboer, Dutch writer (Turfgasgenerator), dies at 76
1982 Hal Foster, Canadian-American cartoonist (Prince Valiant) (b. 1892)
1983 Jerome Moross, American composer (Frankie & Johnny), dies at 69
1984 Bryan Hextall, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (NY Rangers; 3-time 1st team NHL All Star), dies from a heart attack at 70
1984 Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton, American rhythm-and-blues singer and songwriter ("Hound Dog"; "Ball & Chain"; "Stronger Than Dirt"), dies of heart and liver disorders at 57
1986 Ted Lyons, American Baseball HOF pitcher (MLB All-Star 1939; AL wins leader 1925, 27; AL ERA leader 1942; no-hitter 1926; Chicago White Sox) and manager (Chicago WS 1926-28), dies at 85
1986 Vincente Minnelli, American director (Gigi, Goodbye Charlie), dies in LA at 76
1987 Alex Sadkin, American audio engineer, and record producer (Grace Jones; Thompson Twins), dies in a car crash in The Bahamas at 38
1987 Charles Stark "Doc" Draper, American Scientist and Engineer who headed the team that invented the Apollo Guidance Computer and inertial navigation technology for aircraft, space vehicles, and submarines, dies at 85
1987 Eric Mntonga, co-director of the Institute for a Democratic Alternative for South Africa (IDASA), found on a dirt road a day after he had been detained at a police station
1987 Malcolm Baldrige, American businessman and US Secretary of Commerce (1981-87), dies of internal injuries at 64
1988 David Tobey, American Basketball Hall of Fame referee (1918-45; first game with a 3-man officiating crew), dies at 90
1988 Judith Barsi, American child actress (The Land Before Time), shot dead with mother by her father at 11
1989 Steve Rubell, American night club owner (b. 1943)
1991 Brian Haines, English actor (The Adventures of Robin Hood, It), dies at 70
1991 Lazar Kaganovich, Soviet politician and one of the main associates of Joseph Stalin, dies at 97
1991 Toni Gerry, American actress (Bullet for Joey, Lust for Life), dies at 61
1992 Alfred Drake [Capurro], American singer and actor (Trading Places, Hamlet, Kiss Me Kate), dies of heart failure at 78
1992 Hope Miller, American actress (Bwana Devil), dies of breast cancer at 63
1993 Nan Grey [Eschal Miller], American actress (Three Smart Girls, Dracula's Daughters), dies of heart failure on her 75th birthday
1993 Vincent Joseph Schaefer, American chemist and meteorologist (cloud seeding), dies at 87
1994 John M Dengler, American jazz multi-instrumentalist - bass sax/trumpet/trombone (The Intensely Vigorous Jazz Band), dies from cancer at 67 [1]
1995 Charlie Rich, American country singer ("Behind Closed Doors"; "The Most Beautiful Girl"), dies of a pulmonary embolism at 62
1995 Janice Elliott, English novelist, dies at 63
1995 Osvaldo Pugliese, Argentine musician and composer, dies at 89
1996 Raymond O'Malley, English teacher, dies at 87

Ben Hogan (1912-1997)

American golfer (9-time major title winner; US masters 1951, 53), dies of a stroke at 84

1997 Margaret Farrer, English midwife, dies at 83
1998 Sal Santen, Dutch writer (You Are Jewish People), dies at 82
1998 Tal Farlow, American jazz guitarist, dies at 77
1998 Tiny Rowland [Roland Fuhrop], German-British businessman and corporate raider (owned The Observer, tried to take over Harrods) dies of cancer at 80
2000 Ruben "Baby" López Furst, Argentine jazz pianist, dies at 63
2002 Abdur Rahman Badawi, Egyptian existentialist philosopher (b. 1917)
2003 Erik Brann [Braunn], American violin prodigy and rock guitarist (Iron Butterfly - "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"), dies of congenital heart disease at 52
2003 John Schlesinger, English stage and Academy Award-winning film director (Midnight Cowboy; Darling), dies at 77
2003 Ludwig Bölkow, German aeronautical engineer, dies at 91
2005 Albert Mangelsdorff, German jazz trombonist, dies at 76
2005 Eddie Crook Jr., American boxer (Olympic gold middleweight 1960), dies at 76
2006 Carl Brashear, first African-American U.S Navy Master Diver (b. 1931)
2007 Bernd Jakubowski, German goalkeeper (b. 1952)
2007 Jesse Marunde, American Strongman competitor, dies at 27
2008 Hiram Bullock, American jazz, funk, and fusion guitarist (The World's Most Dangerous Band), dies of cancer at 52
2008 Jamiel Chagra, American drug trafficker, dies at 63
2008 Jeff Fehring, Australian rules footballer (b. 1955)
2008 Johnny Griffin III, American jazz saxophonist (A Blowin' Session), dies of a heart attack at 80
2008 Randy Pausch, American professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, known for his "Last Lecture" (b. 1960)
2008 Tracy Hall, American inventor (b. 1919)
2009 Alexis Cohen, American Idol contestant (unsuccessful), viral phenomenon (b. 1984)
2009 Harry Patch, the last surviving soldier to have served in the trenches in World War I, dies at 111 (b. 1898)
2009 Stanley Middleton, British novelist (Holiday, Three Wise Men), dies at 89
2009 Vernon Forrest, Professional boxer, 2-division world champion (b. 1971)
2009 Yasmin Ahmad, Malaysian film director, writer and scriptwriter (b. 1958)
2010 Redford White, Filipino comedian (b. 1955)
2011 Arsene Souffriau, Belgian pioneering electronic music composer, dies at 86
2011 Michael Cacoyannis, Greek film director (Zorba the Greek, Trojan Women), dies at 90
2011 Mihalis Kakogiannis, Cypriot filmmaker (b. 1922)
2013 Bernadette Lafont, French actress (Perils of Gwendoline), dies from cardiac arrest at 74
2013 Mike Shipley, Australian audio engineer, and record producer of rock and country music (Paper Airplane), dies of an apparent suicide at 56
2014 Bel Kaufman, American author (Up the Down Staircase), dies at 103
2014 Carlo Bergonzi, Italian operatic tenor, dies at 90
2014 Salah Abu Hassanein, leader of Islamic Jihad's military wing, dies in Israeli airstrike
2015 Bob Kauffman, American NBA basketball forward, 1968-75, 3X All-Star (Buffalo Braves and 3 other teams), and coach, 1977-78 (Detroit Pistons), dies of heart failure at 69
2016 Benito Wogatzki, German radio and TV writer (My Best Friends), dies at 83
2017 Barbara Sinatra, American model and philanthropist, dies at 90
2017 Hywel Bennett, Welsh, actor (Family Way, Shelley), dies at 73
2017 Ivana Loudová, Czech composer (Vocal Symphony), dies at 76
2018 Guy [Gaetano] Molinari, American politician (R-House of Representatives from New York, 1981-1983), dies of pneumonia at 89
2018 Judith Appelbaum, American magazine & newspaper editor and educator, dies at 78
2018 Lord Browne-Wilkinson [Nicolas Christopher Henry Browne-Wilkinson], British politician and jurist (UK Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, 1998-2000), dies at 88

Beji Caid Essebsi (1926-2019)

Tunisia's 1st freely elected President (2014-2019), dies at 92

2020 Eddie Shack, Canadian ice hockey left wing (NHL All Star 1962, 63, 64; Stanley Cup 1962, 63, 64, 67; Toronto Maple Leafs), dies from throat cancer at 83
2020 Helen Jones Woods, American jazz and swing trombone player (International Sweethearts of Rhythm), dies of COVID-19 at 96
2020 Jim Frick, Swedish harness racing driver (5,002 career race wins), dies from prostate cancer at 68
2020 John Saxon, American actor (Bees, Nightmare on Elm St, Electric Horseman), dies of pneumonia at 83
2020 Lou Henson, American College Basketball Hall of Fame coach (all-time leader in victories University of Illinois and New Mexico State), dies of lymphoma at 88
2020 Maurice Petty, American auto racing crew chief, engine builder and team owner (Petty Enterprises, International Motorsports & NASCAR Hall of Fame), dies at 81

Olivia de Havilland (1916-2020)

British-American Academy Award-winning actress (All the King's Men; The Adventures of Robin Hood; Gone With The Wind; The Heiress), dies at 104

2020 Peter Green [Greenbaum], English guitarist (Fleetwood Mac -"Albatross"), dies at 73 [1] [2]
2021 Robert Parris "Bob" Moses, American civil rights activist (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)), and educator (The Algebra Project), dies at 86
2022 David Trimble, Northern Irish politician (First Minister of Northern Ireland, 1998 to 2002; Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader, 1995 to 2005; Member of Parliament for Upper Bann, 1990-2005), dies at 77
2022 Paul Sorvino, American stage and screen actor (Goodfellas; Law and Order, 1991-92; Dick Tracy; That's Life), dies at 83
2022 Yoko Shimada, Japanese actress (Mariko in the miniseries Shōgun) and author (Kir Royal), dies of rectal cancer complications at 69 in a solitary death after no one showed up to claim her body [1]
2023 Bo Goldman, American Academy Award-winning screenwriter (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; Melvin and Howard), and playwright, dies at 90
2023 Johnny Lujack, American College Football HOF quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1947; National C'ship 1943, 46-47; Notre Dame; Pro Bowl 1950-51; Chicago Bears), dies at 98
2023 Julian Barry [Mendelsohn], American playwright and screenwriter (Lenny; Rhinoceros), dies of congestive heart failure at 92