Deaths in 2025
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The following notable deaths occurred in 2025. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence:
- Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and a reference.
January
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- Aldo Agroppi, 80, Italian football player (Torino, national team) and manager (Fiorentina), pneumonia.[1]
- Ágnes Keleti, 103, Hungarian-Israeli artistic gymnast, Olympic champion (1952, 1956), pneumonia.[2]
- Russ North, 59, English heavy metal singer (Cloven Hoof).[3]
- J. R. P. Suriyapperuma, 96, Sri Lankan politician, MP (2010–2015).[4]
- Ján Zachara, 96, Czechoslovak boxer, Olympic champion (1952).[5]
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- Viktor Alksnis, 74, Russian politician, mayor of Tuchkovo (2013–2015), MP (2000–2007), and deputy of the Soviet Union (1989–1991).[6]
- Leo Dan, 82, Argentine singer, composer and actor (Story of a Poor Young Man, Cómo te extraño).[7]
- Jean-Michel Defaye, 92, French composer and pianist.[8]
- Pradeep Hemsingh Jadhav, 70, Indian politician, MLA (2004–2019).[9]
- Kaak, 84, Indian cartoonist (Jansatta, Navbharat Times, Dainik Jagran), heart attack.[10]
- K. S. Manilal, 86, Indian botany scholar and taxonomist.[11]
- Chad Morgan, 91, Australian country singer and guitarist (The Sheik of Scrubby Creek).[12]
- Viktor Nastashevskyi, 67, Ukrainian footballer (Dynamo Kyiv, CSKA Kyiv, Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih).[13]
- Noh Haeng-seok, 36, South Korean footballer (Gwangju, Daegu, Busan IPark).[14]
- Sally Oppenheim-Barnes, 96, British politician, minister of state for consumer affairs (1979–1982), MP (1970–1987), and member of the House of Lords (1989–2019).[15]
- John B. O'Reilly Jr., 76, American politician, mayor of Dearborn, Michigan (2007–2022).[16]
- Nora Orlandi, 91, Italian musician and film composer (The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh, Johnny Yuma, Clint the Stranger).[17]
- Igor Poznič, 57, Slovenian footballer (NK Maribor, Mura, national team).[18]
- Louis Schittly, 86, French physician and humanitarian (Médecins Sans Frontières).[19]
- Hakaraia Wilson, 26, New Zealand MMA boxer.[20]
References
- ^ È morto Aldo Agroppi, l'ex calciatore e allenatore aveva 80 anni (in Italian)
- ^ Elhunyt Keleti Ágnes ötszörös olimpiai bajnok tornász, a Nemzet Sportolója (in Hungarian)
- ^ CLOVEN HOOF – È morto Russ North (in Italian)
- ^ J. R. P. Suriyapperuma passed away
- ^ Zomrel najstarší slovenský olympijský víťaz Ján Zachara (†96) (in Slovak)
- ^ Умер Виктор Алкснис (in Russian)
- ^ Luto en la música: Falleció Leo Dan, cantante y compositor argentino, a sus 82 años (in Spanish)
- ^ Le compositeur français Jean-Michel Defaye, arrangeur de Léo Ferré, est mort à l’âge de 92 ans (in French)
- ^ माजी आमदार प्रदीप नाईक यांचे निधन, दहेली तांडा येथे गुरुवारी अंत्यसंस्कार (in Marathi)
- ^ Renowned cartoonist Harish Chandra Shukla dies of heart attack
- ^ Renowned Botanist and Padmashree awardee K S Manilal passes away at 86 in Kerala
- ^ Country Music Legend Chad Morgan Passes Away
- ^ Не стало Виктора Насташевского... (in Russian)
- ^ 노행석(전 광주FC 선수)씨 본인상 (in Korean)
- ^ Former Gloucester MP dies
- ^ Former longtime Dearborn Mayor John 'Jack' O'Reilly Jr. has died, says family
- ^ Addio a Nora Orlandi, aveva 91 anni (in Italian)
- ^ Slovenski nogomet žaluje, umrl legendarni napadalec Maribora Igor Poznič (in Slovene)
- ^ Louis Schittly, « médecin-paysan » sundgauvien, cofondateur de médecin sans frontières, est décédé (in French)
- ^ Pro MMA fighter Te Hakaraia o Te Rangi Wilson has died
External links
- The Guardian (UK) obituaries
- The Telegraph (UK) obituaries
- Obituaries, Chicago Tribune
- Obituaries, Los Angeles Times
- The New York Times, obituaries
- The Washington Post obituaries
- The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) obituaries