What happened in 2025

400 entries recorded for 2025, listed by date. That was 1 years ago.

2025 at a glance

Years ago: 1 (as of 2026)
Century: 21st century
Decade: 2020s
Generation born: Generation Beta
Entries here: 400
Breakdown: 76 historical events · 323 deaths · 1 births

January

January 1
2025 New Orleans truck attack
Historical event
Fourteen people are killed and 57 others injured during a vehicle-ramming and shooting attack in New Orleans, Louisiana.
January 1
David Lodge (author)
Death
David Lodge, English author and critic (born 1935)
January 1
Chad Morgan
Death
Chad Morgan, Australian musician (born 1933)
January 1
Wayne Osmond
Death
Wayne Osmond, American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1951)
January 2
Ágnes Keleti
Death
Ágnes Keleti, Hungarian Olympic gymnast (born 1921)
January 2
Francesc Antich
Death
Francesc Antich, Spanish politician (born 1958)
January 3
Brenton Wood
Death
Brenton Wood, American R&B singer-songwriter and keyboard player (born 1941)
January 3
Jeff Baena
Death
Jeff Baena, American filmmaker (born 1977)
January 3
Niko Lekishvili
Death
Niko Lekishvili, Georgian politician (born 1947)
January 4
Ana Gligić
Death
Ana Gligić, Serbian virologist (born 1934)
January 5
Costas Simitis
Death
Costas Simitis, Greek economist, lawyer, and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (born 1936)
January 5
Mike Rinder
Death
Mike Rinder, Australian-American former Scientologist, critic (born 1955)
January 6
Justin Trudeau
Historical event
Justin Trudeau announces his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Prime Minister of Canada after nine years in office.
January 7
January 2025 Southern California wildfires
Historical event
A series of wildfires ravage the Greater Los Angeles area, resulting in at least 16 deaths and 13,401 structures destroyed.
January 7
Jean-Marie Le Pen
Death
Jean-Marie Le Pen, French intelligence officer and politician (born 1928)
January 7
Peter Yarrow
Death
Peter Yarrow, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1938)
January 8
Mangkra Souvanna Phouma
Death
Mangkra Souvanna Phouma, Laotian prince (born 1938)
January 9
Black Bart (wrestler)
Death
Black Bart, American professional wrestler (born 1948)
January 10
José Jiménez (activist)
Death
José Jiménez, Puerto Rican activist (born 1948)
January 10
Bill McCartney
Death
Bill McCartney, American football player and coach (born 1940)
January 10
Sam Moore
Death
Sam Moore, American soul singer-songwriter (born 1935)
January 12
Leslie Charleson
Death
Leslie Charleson, American actress (born 1945)
January 12
Claude Jarman Jr.
Death
Claude Jarman Jr., American actor and producer (born 1934)
January 13
Oliviero Toscani
Death
Oliviero Toscani, Italian photographer (born 1942)
January 14
Tony Slattery
Death
Tony Slattery, British actor, comedian and television personality (born 1959)
January 14
Arthur Blessitt
Death
Arthur Blessitt, American Christian preacher (born 1940)
January 15
David Lynch
Death
David Lynch, American television and film director, visual artist and musician, complications from emphysema (born 1946)
January 15
Paul Danan
Death
Paul Danan, English actor and television personality (born 1978)
January 15
Linda Nolan
Death
Linda Nolan, Irish singer and actress (born 1959)
January 15
Melba Montgomery
Death
Melba Montgomery, American country music singer-songwriter (born 1938)
January 16
Bob Uecker
Death
Bob Uecker, American professional baseball catcher and sportscaster (born 1934)
January 16
Joan Plowright
Death
Dame Joan Plowright, English actress (born 1929)
January 16
David Lynch
Death
David Lynch, American filmmaker and actor (born 1946)
January 17
Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat
Death
Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat, Mongolian politician, 1st President of Mongolia (born 1942)
January 17
Didier Guillaume
Death
Didier Guillaume, French politician, 25th Minister of State of Monaco (born 1959)
January 17
Denis Law
Death
Denis Law, Scottish footballer (born 1940)
January 17
Jules Feiffer
Death
Jules Feiffer, American cartoonist, playwright, screenwriter, and educator (born 1929)
January 18
TikTok
Historical event
The popular social media app, TikTok, is banned in the United States, after the passing of PAFACA.
January 18
Claire van Kampen
Death
Claire van Kampen, English director and composer (born 1953)
January 19
ByteDance
Historical event
Bytedance and sister companies are banned from the United States for "security concerns".
January 19
Jeff Torborg
Death
Jeff Torborg, American baseball player and manager (born 1941)
January 20
Cecile Richards
Death
Cecile Richards, American activist and former Planned Parenthood president (born 1957)
January 20
Lynn Ban
Death
Lynn Ban, Singaporean jewelry designer (born 1972)
January 21
2025 Kartalkaya hotel fire
Historical event
A fire at a hotel at the Kartalkaya ski resort in Turkey's Bolu Province results in 78 people killed.
January 21
Mauricio Funes
Death
Mauricio Funes, Salvadoran politician, 79th President of El Salvador (born 1959)
January 21
Garth Hudson
Death
Garth Hudson, Canadian keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (born 1937)
January 22
Princess Beatrice
Birth
Athena Mapelli Mozzi, daughter of Princess Beatrice, born 11th in line of succession to the British throne
January 24
Iris Cummings
Death
Iris Cummings, American swimmer and aviator (born 1920)
January 25
Gloria Romero
Death
Gloria Romero, Filipino actress (born 1933)
January 26
Suzanne Massie
Death
Suzanne Massie, American historian (born 1931)
January 29
American Eagle (airline brand)
Historical event
American Eagle Flight 5342 collided mid-air with a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk operated by the United States Army and crashed into the Potomac River, killing all 67 people on board both aircraft.
January 29
Beechcraft 1900
Historical event
A chartered Beechcraft 1900 crashes near the Unity oilfield in South Sudan, killing 20 people.
January 29
Richard Williamson
Death
Richard Williamson, British Catholic traditionalist bishop (born 1940)
January 29
Inna Volyanskaya
Death
Victims in the 2025 Potomac River mid-air collision:
January 29
Salwan Momika
Death
Salwan Momika, Iraqi refugee and anti-Islam activist (born 1986)
January 29
Evgenia Shishkova
Death
Victims in the 2025 Potomac River mid-air collision:
January 29
Vadim Naumov
Death
Victims in the 2025 Potomac River mid-air collision:
January 29
Alexandr Kirsanov
Death
Victims in the 2025 Potomac River mid-air collision:
January 30
Marianne Faithfull
Death
Marianne Faithfull, English singer-songwriter and actress (born 1946)
January 30
Edcel Lagman
Death
Edcel Lagman, Filipino politician (born 1942)
January 30
Julius Chan
Death
Julius Chan, Papua New Guinean politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (born 1939)
January 30
Dick Button
Death
Dick Button, American figure skater and actor (born 1929)
January 31
Med Jets Flight 056
Historical event
Med Jets Flight 056 crashes near Roosevelt Mall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, killing 8 people and injuring 23.

February

February 1
Horst Köhler
Death
Horst Köhler, Polish-German economist and politician, 9th President of Germany (born 1943)
February 1
Fay Vincent
Death
Fay Vincent, American lawyer and businessman, 8th Commissioner of Baseball (born 1938)
February 2
Slovenia
Historical event
Slovenian NBA player Luka Doncic is traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis in one of the largest trades in American sports history.
February 2
Brian Murphy (actor)
Death
Brian Murphy, English comic actor (born 1932)
February 3
Kandiah Balendra
Death
Kandiah Balendra, Sri Lankan corporate leader and executive (born 1940)
February 3
Harry Jayawardena
Death
Harry Jayawardena, Sri Lankan industrialist (born 1942)
February 4
Örebro school shooting
Historical event
Ten people are killed in a mass shooting at an adult education centre in Örebro, Sweden.
February 4
Aga Khan IV
Death
Aga Khan IV, 49th Imam of the Nizari Isma'ili community (born 1936)
February 5
Irv Gotti
Death
Irv Gotti, American record producer, co-founded Murder Inc Records (born 1970)
February 6
Nigel McCrery
Death
Nigel McCrery, English screenwriter, producer and writer (born 1953)
February 6
Virginia Halas McCaskey
Death
Virginia Halas McCaskey, American football executive (born 1923)
February 7
Tony Roberts (actor)
Death
Tony Roberts, American actor and singer (born 1939)
February 7
Dafydd Elis-Thomas
Death
Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Welsh academic and politician (born 1946)
February 8
Sam Nujoma
Death
Sam Nujoma, Namibian politician, 1st President of Namibia (born 1929)
February 8
Gyalo Thondup
Death
Gyalo Thondup, Brother of the 14th Dalai Lama (born 1928)
February 8
Dick Jauron
Death
Dick Jauron, American football player and coach (born 1950)
February 9
Baltic states
Historical event
The Baltic states synchronize their electric power transmission infrastructure with the Continental Europe Synchronous Area (CESA), in objective to disconnect from the Russo-Belarussian agreement to use the IPS/UPS system.
February 9
Tom Robbins
Death
Tom Robbins, American writer (born 1932)
February 10
Peter Tuiasosopo
Death
Peter Tuiasosopo, American football player and actor (born 1963)
February 11
Moses Lim
Death
Moses Lim, Singaporean actor (born 1949)
February 11
Betsy Arakawa
Death
Betsy Arakawa, American classical pianist (born 1959)
February 13
Jim Guy Tucker
Death
Jim Guy Tucker, American lawyer and politician, 43rd Governor of Arkansas (born 1943)
February 15
George Armitage
Death
George Armitage, American film director (born 1942)
February 15
Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa
Death
Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa, Portuguese businessman (born 1937)
February 15
Muhsin Hendricks
Death
Muhsin Hendricks, South African imam, Islamic scholar and LGBT activist (born 1967)
February 16
Viktor Antonov (artist)
Death
Viktor Antonov, Bulgarian artist (born 1972)
February 17
James Harrison (blood donor)
Death
James Harrison, Australian blood plasma donor (born 1936)
February 17
Rick Buckler
Death
Rick Buckler, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (born 1955)
February 17
Frits Bolkestein
Death
Frits Bolkestein, Dutch politician (born 1933)
February 17
Paquita la del Barrio
Death
Paquita la del Barrio, Mexican singer, songwriter and actress (born 1947)
February 18
Hurricane (dog)
Death
Hurricane, American secret service canine (born 2009)
February 18
Gerald Ridsdale
Death
Gerald Ridsdale, Australian laicised Catholic priest and sex offender (born 1934)
February 18
Gene Hackman
Death
Gene Hackman, award-winning American actor (born 1930)
February 20
David Boren
Death
David Boren, American lawyer and politician, 21st Governor of Oklahoma (born 1941)
February 20
Peter Jason
Death
Peter Jason, American actor (born 1944)
February 20
Jerry Butler
Death
Jerry Butler, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1939)
February 21
Lynne Marie Stewart
Death
Lynne Marie Stewart, American actress (born 1946)
February 21
Clint Hill (Secret Service)
Death
Clint Hill, American Secret Service agent (born 1932)
February 23
2025 German federal election
Historical event
A snap election is held in Germany.
February 23
Chris Jasper
Death
Chris Jasper, American singer, composer and producer (born 1951)
February 23
Larry Dolan
Death
Larry Dolan, American attorney (born 1931)
February 23
Al Trautwig
Death
Al Trautwig, American sports commentator (born 1956)
February 24
Roberta Flack
Death
Roberta Flack, American singer and pianist (born 1937)
February 25
Henry Kelly
Death
Henry Kelly, Irish radio and television broadcaster, actor and journalist (born 1947)
February 25
Jane Reed
Death
Jane Reed, UK Magazine editor and media executive (born 1940)
February 25
Roberto Orci
Death
Roberto Orci, Mexican-American screenwriter and producer (born 1973)
February 26
Michelle Trachtenberg
Death
Michelle Trachtenberg, American actress (born 1985)
February 27
Boris Spassky
Death
Boris Spassky, Russian chess grandmaster (born 1937)
February 28
Miguel Piñera
Death
Miguel Piñera, Chilean celebrity, night club owner and amateur musician (born 1954)
February 28
David Johansen
Death
David Johansen, American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1950)
February 28
Joseph Wambaugh
Death
Joseph Wambaugh, American writer (born 1937)

March

March 1
Angie Stone
Death
Angie Stone, American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1961)
March 1
Joey Molland
Death
Joey Molland, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1947)
March 1
Pat Ingoldsby
Death
Pat Ingoldsby, Irish poet and television presenter (born 1942)
March 4
Roy Ayers
Death
Roy Ayers, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, vibraphonist, and producer (born 1940)
March 4
Joe Nickell
Death
Joe Nickell, American skeptic and investigator of the paranormal (born 1944)
March 6
Australian Suicide (wrestler)
Death
Australian Suicide, Australian professional wrestler (born 1992)
March 6
Brian James (guitarist)
Death
Brian James, British guitarist (born 1955)
March 7
D'Wayne Wiggins
Death
D'Wayne Wiggins, American musical artist (born 1961)
March 8
Athol Fugard
Death
Athol Fugard, South African actor, director, and playwright (born 1932)
March 10
Stanley R. Jaffe
Death
Stanley R. Jaffe, American film producer and director (born 1940)
March 10
Carl Lundström
Death
Carl Lundström, Swedish businessman and activist (born 1960)
March 11
Junior Bridgeman
Death
Junior Bridgeman, American basketball player and businessman (born 1953)
March 11
Clive Revill
Death
Clive Revill, New Zealand actor and singer (born 1930)
March 13
Sofia Gubaidulina
Death
Sofia Gubaidulina, Russian-German pianist and composer (born 1931)
March 13
John Feinstein
Death
John Feinstein, American sportswriter and commentator (born 1956)
March 13
Raúl Grijalva
Death
Raúl Grijalva, United States representative from Arizona (born 1948)
March 14
Alan Simpson (American politician)
Death
Alan Simpson, United States senator from Wyoming (born 1931)
March 15
Nita Lowey
Death
Nita Lowey, American politician (born 1937)
March 15
Wings Hauser
Death
Wings Hauser, American actor (born 1947)
March 15
Rajnikumar Pandya
Death
Rajnikumar Pandya, Indian writer (born 1938)
March 16
Kočani nightclub fire
Historical event
A fire breaks out in a nightclub in Kočani, North Macedonia, killing at least 59 people and injuring 155 others.
March 16
Émilie Dequenne
Death
Émilie Dequenne, Belgian actress (born 1981)
March 16
Jesse Colin Young
Death
Jesse Colin Young, American singer and songwriter (born 1941)
March 17
Lee Shau-kee
Death
Lee Shau-kee, Hong Kong real estate billionaire (born 1928)
March 17
John Hemingway (RAF officer)
Death
John Hemingway, Irish fighter pilot, last surviving Battle of Britain pilot (born 1919)
March 18
March 2025 Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip
Historical event
Israel launches widespread aerial bombardments and attacks on the Gaza Strip, killing at least 591 people, including children.
March 18
Kanzi
Death
Kanzi, Bonobo research subject (born 1980)
March 18
Jessie Hoffman Jr.
Death
Jessie Hoffman Jr., American convicted murderer (born 1978)
March 20
Eddie Jordan
Death
Eddie Jordan, Irish businessman, television personality and motorsport team owner (born 1948)
March 21
George Foreman
Death
George Foreman, American boxer, actor, and businessman (born 1949)
March 21
Kitty Dukakis
Death
Kitty Dukakis, American author, First Lady of Massachusetts (born 1936)
March 22
Jessica Aber
Death
Jessica Aber, American lawyer (born 1981)
March 22
Andy Peebles
Death
Andy Peebles, English radio DJ, television presenter and cricket commentator (born 1948)
March 23
Gaza war
Historical event
Gaza war: Israel Defense Forces killed 15 aid workers in the Rafah paramedic massacre.
March 23
Israel Defense Forces
Historical event
Israel Defense Forces kill 15 aid workers in the Rafah paramedic massacre.
March 23
Mia Love
Death
Mia Love, American politician (born 1975)
March 24
Dick Carlson
Death
Dick Carlson, American journalist and diplomat (born 1941)
March 25
Terry Manning
Death
Terry Manning, American musician and recording engineer (born 1947)
March 25
Tapani Kansa
Death
Tapani Kansa, Finnish singer (born 1949)
March 27
Christina McKelvie
Death
Christina McKelvie, Scottish politician (born 1968)
March 28
2025 Myanmar earthquake
Historical event
A magnitude-7.7 earthquake killed more than 5,000 people in Myanmar and Thailand.
March 29
Richard Chamberlain
Death
Richard Chamberlain, American actor (born 1934)
March 31
Sian Barbara Allen
Death
Sian Barbara Allen, American television actress (born 1946)
March 31
Betty Webb (code breaker)
Death
Betty Webb, English code breaker (born 1923)

April

April 1
Val Kilmer
Death
Val Kilmer, American actor (born 1959)
April 1
Johnny Tillotson
Death
Johnny Tillotson, American singer-songwriter (born 1938)
April 2
Liberation Day tariffs
Historical event
Liberation Day tariffs: U.S. President Donald Trump announces sweeping worldwide tariffs.
April 2
Khamtai Siphandone
Death
Khamtai Siphandone, Laotian politician, 4th President of Laos (born 1924)
April 3
Theodore McCarrick
Death
Theodore McCarrick, American former cardinal (born 1930)
April 3
Mick O'Dwyer
Death
Mick O'Dwyer, Irish Gaelic footballer and manager (born 1936)
April 4
Impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol
Historical event
The impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea in response to his declaration of martial law is unanimously upheld by the country's Constitutional Court, ending his presidency.
April 4
Manoj Kumar
Death
Manoj Kumar, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1937)
April 4
Tony Rundle
Death
Tony Rundle, Australian politician, 40th Premier of Tasmania (born 1939)
April 6
Clem Burke
Death
Clem Burke, American drummer (born 1954)
April 6
Jay North
Death
Jay North, American actor (born 1951)
April 7
Greg Millen
Death
Greg Millen, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (born 1957)
April 7
William Finn
Death
William Finn, American composer and lyricist (born 1952)
April 8
Nelsy Cruz
Death
Nelsy Cruz, Dominican politician, governor of Monte Cristi (born 1982)
April 9
Ray Shero
Death
Ray Shero, American ice hockey player and executive (born 1962)
April 10
Ted Kotcheff
Death
Ted Kotcheff, Canadian film and television director (born 1931)
April 10
Leo Beenhakker
Death
Leo Beenhakker, Dutch football manager (born 1942)
April 10
Peter Lovesey
Death
Peter Lovesey, British writer (born 1936)
April 11
Mike Berry (singer)
Death
Mike Berry, British singer and actor (born 1942)
April 12
Pilita Corrales
Death
Pilita Corrales, Filipino singer-songwriter and actress (born 1939)
April 13
Rory McIlroy
Historical event
Rory McIlroy wins the Masters Tournament, becoming just the sixth person to complete the Grand Slam in golf.
April 13
Mario Vargas Llosa
Death
Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian novelist and writer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1936)
April 13
Richard Armitage (government official)
Death
Richard Armitage, American diplomat and government official (born 1945)
April 13
Jean Marsh
Death
Jean Marsh, English actress and screenwriter (born 1934)
April 14
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Death
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Malaysian civil servant and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia (born 1939)
April 15
Wink Martindale
Death
Wink Martindale, American DJ, radio personality, and TV personality (born 1933)
April 16
Nora Aunor
Death
Nora Aunor, Filipino actress and recording artist (born 1953)
April 20
Hugo Gatti
Death
Hugo Gatti, Argentine footballer (born 1944)
April 21
Pope Francis
Death
Pope Francis (born 1936)
April 22
2025 Pahalgam attack
Historical event
At least 26 people are killed in a terrorist attack on a group of tourists in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba claimed responsibility for the attack.
April 24
2025 Nantes school stabbing
Historical event
A mass stabbing at a school in Nantes, France, leaves one person dead and three others wounded.
April 24
Roy Phillips
Death
Roy Phillips, British musician (born 1941)
April 25
Virginia Giuffre
Death
Virginia Giuffre, American and Australian advocate (born 1983)
April 26
2025 Vancouver car attack
Historical event
A car ramming attack at a Lapu-Lapu Day festival kills 11 people and injures at least 30 in Vancouver, Canada.
April 27
Jiggly Caliente
Death
Jiggly Caliente, Filipino-American drag performer, singer and actress (born 1980)

May

May 2
Ricky Davao
Death
Ricky Davao, Filipino actor and director (born 1961)
May 2
George Ryan
Death
George Ryan, American politician, 39th Governor of Illinois (born 1934)
May 7
Indian Army
Historical event
The Indian Army and the Indian Air Force conduct surgical strikes code-named Operation SINDOOR on terrorist hideouts in Pakistan in response to the Pahalgam Attack that killed 26 people.
May 8
2025 conclave
Historical event
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as Pope Leo XIV (pictured), making him the first pope born in the United States, the first to hold either U.S. or Peruvian citizenship, the first from the Order of Saint Augustine, and the second from the Americas after his immediate pr
May 8
Simon Mann
Death
Simon Mann, British military officer and mercenary (born 1952)
May 13
Danny Lendich
Death
Danny Lendich, New Zealand businessperson (born 1944)
May 13
Kit Bond
Death
Kit Bond, American lawyer and politician, 47th Governor of Missouri (born 1939)
May 13
José Mujica
Death
José Mujica, Uruguayan politician, 40th President of Uruguay (born 1935)
May 15
Robert Walls
Death
Robert Walls, Australian footballer, coach, and sportscaster (born 1950)
May 16
2025 Somerset–London tornado
Historical event
A devastating EF4 tornado kills nineteen people in Southeast Kentucky, hitting the towns of Somerset and London.
May 16
2025 St. Louis tornado
Historical event
A catastrophic EF3 tornado kills five people and causes over $1 billion in damages in St. Louis, MO.
May 16
Domingos Maubere
Death
Domingos Maubere, East Timorese Catholic priest and activist (born 1952)
May 20
George Wendt
Death
George Wendt, American actor and comedian (born 1948)
May 21
Gerry Connolly
Death
Gerry Connolly, American politician, U.S. Representative from Virginia's 11th congressional district (born 1950)
May 24
Gary Pierce (footballer)
Death
Gary Pierce, English footballer (born 1951)
May 26
2025 Liverpool parade attack
Historical event
A car rammed into a crowd on Water Street, Liverpool, injuring 65 people.
May 27
Freddie Aguilar
Death
Freddie Aguilar, Filipino musician and singer-songwriter (born 1953)
May 29
Bernard Kerik
Death
Bernie Kerik, American police officer, 40th Police Commissioner of New York City and interior minister of the Iraqi Coalition Provisional Authority (born 1955)
May 30
Valerie Mahaffey
Death
Valerie Mahaffey, American actress (born 1953)
May 30
Loretta Swit
Death
Loretta Swit, American actress and singer (born 1937)
May 30
John Thrasher (Florida politician)
Death
John E. Thrasher, American politician (born 1943)
May 30
Étienne-Émile Baulieu
Death
Étienne-Émile Baulieu, French biochemist and endocrinologist (born 1926)
May 31
Stanley Fischer
Death
Stanley Fischer, Israeli-American economist (born 1943)

June

June 1
Jonathan Joss
Death
Jonathan Joss, American actor (born 1965)
June 3
Academy of the Distrustful
Historical event
Reconstitution of the Academy of the Distrustful in the Sala Dalmases of the Historical Archive of the City of Barcelona in Barcelona.
June 3
Prime Minister of Mongolia
Historical event
Prime minister of Mongolia Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene resigned after weeks of protests.
June 3
Jim Marshall (defensive end)
Death
Jim Marshall, American football player (born 1937)
June 3
Shigeo Nagashima
Death
Shigeo Nagashima, Japanese baseball player and manager (born 1936)
June 3
Edmund White
Death
Edmund White, American novelist, memoirist and essayist (born 1940)
June 4
Crowd collapses and crushes
Historical event
Eleven people are killed and 56 people are injured during a crowd crush incident outside M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, India for the celebration of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Indian Premier League victory.
June 4
2025 Bengaluru crowd crush
Historical event
A crowd crush outside M. Chinnaswamy Stadium during celebrations of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Indian Premier League title killed 11 people and injured 56 others.
June 4
Marc Garneau
Death
Marc Garneau, Canadian astronaut and Member of Parliament (born 1949)
June 5
Nintendo Switch 2
Historical event
The Nintendo Switch 2 video game console is released worldwide.
June 7
Uriah Rennie
Death
Uriah Rennie, English association football referee (born 1959)
June 9
Pik-Sen Lim
Death
Pik-Sen Lim, Malaysian-British actress and voice artist.
June 9
Sly Stone
Death
Sly Stone, American musician and record producer (Sly and the Family Stone)
June 10
2025 Graz school shooting
Historical event
Eleven people are killed, including the perpetrator, and eleven others are injured, in a mass shooting at a secondary school in Graz, Austria.
June 10
Suchinda Kraprayoon
Death
Suchinda Kraprayoon, Thai army general, 19th Prime Minister of Thailand (born 1933)
June 11
Brian Wilson
Death
Brian Wilson, American singer and songwriter, co-founder of the Beach Boys (born 1942)
June 12
Air India Flight 171
Historical event
Air India Flight 171 (wreckage pictured) crashed shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad, India, killing 260 people.
June 13
Twelve-Day War
Historical event
Israel initiates air strikes against Iran, initiating the Twelve Day War.
June 14
Afa Ah Loo
Death
Afa Ah Loo, Samoan fashion designer
June 14
Melissa Hortman
Death
Melissa Hortman, American lawyer and politician (born 1970)
June 16
Kim Woodburn
Death
Kim Woodburn, English television personality and expert cleaner (born 1942)
June 20
2025 Enderlin tornado
Historical event
The first EF5 tornado in 12 years occurs in Enderlin, North Dakota.
June 21
Hot air balloon
Historical event
A hot air balloon catches fire mid-flight and crashes in Praia Grande, Santa Catarina, Brazil, killing 8 of the 21 on board.
June 22
United States
Historical event
The United States conducts airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.
June 22
Arnaldo Pomodoro
Death
Arnaldo Pomodoro, Italian sculptor (born 1926)
June 23
Rebekah Del Rio
Death
Rebekah Del Rio, American singer-songwriter (born 1967)
June 23
John Clark (footballer, born 1941)
Death
John Clark, Scottish Footballer and Lisbon Lion (born 1941)
June 24
Bobby Sherman
Death
Bobby Sherman, American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1943)
June 26
Lalo Schifrin
Death
Lalo Schifrin, Argentinian pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1932)
June 26
Takutai Tarsh Kemp
Death
Takutai Tarsh Kemp, New Zealand politician (born 1975)
June 26
Bill Moyers
Death
Bill Moyers, American journalist, 13th White House Press Secretary (born 1934)
June 26
Carolyn McCarthy
Death
Carolyn McCarthy, American nurse and politician (born 1944)
June 28
Dave Parker
Death
Dave Parker, American baseball player and coach (born 1951)
June 28
Aminu Dantata
Death
Aminu Dantata, Nigerian businessman and philanthropist (born 1931)
June 28
D. Wayne Lukas
Death
D. Wayne Lukas, American horse trainer (born 1935)
June 29
Sandy Gall
Death
Sandy Gall, Malaysian-Scottish journalist and author (born 1927)
June 30
Kenneth Colley
Death
Kenneth Colley, English actor (born 1937)
June 30
Jim Shooter
Death
Jim Shooter, American author and illustrator (born 1951)

July

July 1
Jimmy Swaggart
Death
Jimmy Swaggart, American pastor and television host (born 1935)
July 1
Alex Delvecchio
Death
Alex Delvecchio, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1931)
July 2
Sophia Hutchins
Death
Sophia Hutchins, American socialite (born 1996)
July 2
Julian McMahon
Death
Julian McMahon, Australian-American actor (born 1968)
July 3
Peter Rufai
Death
Peter Rufai, Nigerian footballer (born 1963)
July 3
Diogo Jota
Death
Diogo Jota, Portuguese footballer (born 1996)
July 3
Michael Madsen
Death
Michael Madsen, American actor (born 1957)
July 3
André Silva (footballer, born 2000)
Death
André Silva, Portuguese footballer (born 2000)
July 3
Borja Gómez (motorcyclist)
Death
Borja Gómez, Spanish motorcycle rider (born 2005)
July 3
Lolit Solis
Death
Lolit Solis, Filipino talent manager, columnist and talk show host (born 1947)
July 3
David Mabuza
Death
David Mabuza, South African politician, 8th Deputy President of South Africa (born 1960)
July 4
July 2025 Central Texas floods
Historical event
A devastating flood strikes the Texas Hill Country, killing at least 108 people.
July 4
Oasis Live '25 Tour
Historical event
The Oasis Live '25 tour begins in Principality Stadium, Cardiff, ending a 16-year hiatus.
July 4
Bobby Jenks
Death
Bobby Jenks, American baseball player (born 1981)
July 4
Lyndon Byers
Death
Lyndon Byers, Canadian ice hockey player and radio host (born 1964)
July 4
Mark Snow
Death
Mark Snow, American composer for film and television (born 1946)
July 4
Richard Greenberg
Death
Richard Greenberg, American playwright and television writer (born 1958)
July 4
Peter Russell-Clarke
Death
Peter Russell-Clarke, Australian chef, author and illustrator (born 1935)
July 7
Wayne Dobson
Death
Wayne Dobson, English magician (born 1957)
July 7
Norman Tebbit
Death
Norman Tebbit, English journalist and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (born 1931)
July 7
Roman Starovoyt
Death
Roman Starovoyt, Russian politician (born 1972)
July 8
Hurricane Beryl
Historical event
Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Texas as a Category 1 hurricane, causing 44 deaths, over 2.7 residents without power, and $28 billion to $32 billion dollars worth of damage.
July 8
Edward D. DiPrete
Death
Edward D. DiPrete, American politician, 70th Governor of Rhode Island
July 8
Paulette Jiles
Death
Paulette Jiles, American writer (born 1943)
July 9
Earth's rotation
Historical event
Earth completes its shortest recorded day due to a slight acceleration in rotation, with July 9 lasting approximately 1.3 to 1.6 milliseconds less than 24 hours.
July 9
Glen Michael
Death
Glen Michael, British television presenter and entertainer (born 1926)
July 9
Ian Blair
Death
Ian Blair, British police officer (born 1953)
July 10
David Gergen
Death
David Gergen, American political consultant (born 1942)
July 11
Martin Cruz Smith
Death
Martin Cruz Smith, American author and screenwriter (born 1942)
July 13
Muhammadu Buhari
Death
Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerian general and politician, 7th & 15th President of Nigeria (born 1942)
July 14
Fauja Singh
Death
Fauja Singh, British-Indian centenarian marathon runner
July 14
Andrea Gibson
Death
Andrea Gibson, American poet and activist (born 1975)
July 14
John MacArthur (American pastor)
Death
John MacArthur, American evangelical preacher (born 1939)
July 14
B. Saroja Devi
Death
B. Saroja Devi, Indian actress (born 1938)
July 16
Connie Francis
Death
Connie Francis, American singer and actress (born 1937)
July 17
Felix Baumgartner
Death
Felix Baumgartner, Austrian daredevil (born 1969)
July 17
Joanna Kołaczkowska
Death
Joanna Kołaczkowska, Polish cabaret performer (born 1966)
July 17
Alan and Marilyn Bergman
Death
Alan Bergman, American songwriter (born 1925)
July 18
Edwin Feulner
Death
Edwin Feulner, American political scientist (born 1941)
July 20
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Death
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, American actor (born 1970)
July 21
Bangladesh Air Force
Historical event
A Bangladesh Air Force Chengdu FT-7BGI crashes shortly after takeoff into Milestone School campus in Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing 35 people and injuring 173.
July 21
Pau Alsina
Death
Pau Alsina, Spanish motorcycle rider (born 2008)
July 22
Ozzy Osbourne
Death
Ozzy Osbourne, English musician and media personality (born 1948)
July 22
George Kooymans
Death
George Kooymans, Dutch musician (born 1948)
July 22
Shelly Zegart
Death
Shelly Zegart, American quilt collector, historian, and advocate (born 1941)
July 22
John Fallon (footballer)
Death
John Fallon, Scottish footballer (born 1940)
July 22
Chuck Mangione
Death
Chuck Mangione, American musician (born 1940)
July 24
Angara Airlines Flight 2311
Historical event
Angara Airlines Flight 2311 crashes on approach to Tynda Airport, killing all 48 people on board.
July 24
Hulk Hogan
Death
Hulk Hogan, American professional wrestler and actor (born 1953)
July 24
Cleo Laine
Death
Cleo Laine, English singer and actress (born 1927)
July 26
Tom Lehrer
Death
Tom Lehrer, American singer, comedian and mathematician (born 1928)
July 28
Laura Dahlmeier
Death
Laura Dahlmeier, German biathlete, Olympic champion (born 1993)
July 29
Alon Abutbul
Death
Alon Abutbul, Israeli film, television and theater actor (born 1965)
July 30
2025 Kamchatka earthquake
Historical event
A magnitude 8.8 earthquake hits Russia, causing tsunamis over the Pacific Ocean.
July 30
George Nigh
Death
George Nigh, American politician, 17th and 22nd Governor of Oklahoma (born 1927)
July 30
David Argue
Death
David Argue, Australian actor (born 1959)

August

August 3
Loni Anderson
Death
Loni Anderson, American actress (born 1945)
August 5
Col Joye
Death
Col Joye, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1937)
August 7
Myint Swe
Death
Myint Swe, retired army general and acting president of Myanmar (born 1951)
August 10
Anas Al-Sharif
Death
Anas Al-Sharif, Palestinian journalist and videographer (born 1996)
August 11
Miguel Uribe Turbay
Death
Miguel Uribe Turbay, Colombian precandidate to presidency (born 1986)
August 11
Danielle Spencer (American actress)
Death
Danielle Spencer, American actress (born 1965)
August 14
Mike Castle
Death
Mike Castle, American politician, 69th Governor of Delaware (born 1939)
August 15
Donald Trump
Historical event
US president Donald Trump meets with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska, the first such summit since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
August 17
Terence Stamp
Death
Terence Stamp, English actor (born 1938)
August 30
Andriy Parubiy
Historical event
Ukrainian politician Andriy Parubiy (pictured) was assassinated in Lviv, Ukraine.
August 31
2025 Tarasin landslide
Historical event
A landslide in the Darfur region of Sudan kills over 1000 people.
August 31
2025 Kunar earthquake
Historical event
An earthquake in eastern Afghanistan kills over 1400 people.

September

September 1
Joe Bugner
Death
Joe Bugner, Hungarian-British boxer and actor (born 1950)
September 4
Katharine, Duchess of Kent
Death
Katharine, Duchess of Kent, member of the British royal family (born 1933)
September 4
Giorgio Armani
Death
Giorgio Armani, Italian fashion designer (born 1934)
September 6
Rick Davies
Death
Rick Davies, English musician (born 1944)
September 8
Turkey–Islamic State conflict
Historical event
Balçova police station shooting: Four people, including the perpetrator are killed an attack on a police station in Turkey.
September 9
2025 Russian drone incursion into Poland
Historical event
Several Russian drones incur on Polish airspace and are subsequently shot down, marking the first time a NATO member has engaged Russian military assets.
September 9
Israel
Historical event
Six people are killed when Israel carries out an airstrike on Doha in a failed attempt to decapitate the Hamas leadership.
September 9
Mark Norell
Death
Mark Norell, American vertebrate paleontologist (born 1957).
September 10
Liquefied petroleum gas
Historical event
A liquefied petroleum gas tank truck overturns and explodes in Iztapalapa, Mexico City, killing 32 people and injuring 90 others.
September 10
Charlie Kirk
Historical event
American political activist Charlie Kirk (pictured) was shot and killed at an event at Utah Valley University.
September 10
Conservatism in the United States
Historical event
American right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk is assassinated while onstage at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.
September 10
Charlie Kirk
Death
Charlie Kirk, American right-wing political activist (born 1993)
September 11
Jair Bolsonaro
Historical event
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in prison for his involvement in a coup plot.
September 11
Progress MS-32
Historical event
Progress MS-32 is launched to resupply the International Space Station. It is the 300th spacecraft launched to the ISS.
September 11
John D. Petersen
Death
John D. Petersen, American chemist, educator, and academic administrator (born 1947)
September 14
Jim Edgar
Death
Jim Edgar, American politician, 38th Governor of Illinois
September 14
Ricky Hatton
Death
Ricky Hatton, British professional boxer (born 1978)
September 16
Robert Redford
Death
Robert Redford, American actor, producer and director (born 1936)
September 17
Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement
Historical event
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement.
September 17
Roger Climpson
Death
Roger Climpson, English-Australian journalist and television host (born 1932)
September 20
Matt Beard
Death
Matt Beard, English football manager (born 1978)
September 24
Sara Jane Moore
Death
Sara Jane Moore, American attempted assassin of Gerald Ford (born 1930)
September 27
Russell M. Nelson
Death
Russell M. Nelson, 17th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (born 1924)
September 29
Alan McDonald (minister)
Death
Alan McDonald, Scottish Church Minister (born 1951)
September 29
Patrick Murray (actor)
Death
Patrick Murray, British actor (born 1956)

October

October 1
Jane Goodall
Death
Jane Goodall, English primatologist (born 1934)
October 2
2025 Manchester synagogue attack
Historical event
2 people are killed and at least 4 others injured in an attack on a synagogue in Manchester, UK, during Yom Kippur.
October 3
Patricia Routledge
Death
Patricia Routledge, English actress and singer (born 1929)
October 6
2025 Alberta teachers' strike
Historical event
The 2025 Alberta teachers' strike begins, leaving approximately 51,000 teachers off-work, impacting about 730,000 Albertan students.
October 8
Miguel Ángel Russo
Death
Miguel Ángel Russo, Argentine footballer and manager (born 1956)
October 10
John Lodge (musician)
Death
John Lodge, English singer-songwriter and bassist (born 1943)
October 11
Diane Keaton
Death
Diane Keaton, American actress (born 1946)
October 12
Jackie Burch
Death
Jackie Burch, American casting director (born 1951)
October 14
2025 Malagasy coup d'état
Historical event
A coup d'état successfully overthrows Malagasy president Andry Rajoelina.
October 15
Jim Bolger
Death
Jim Bolger, New Zealand businessman and politician, 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1935)
October 18
Sam Rivers (bassist)
Death
Sam Rivers, American bassist (born 1977)
October 18
Suicide of Lia Smith
Death
Lia Smith, American diver and transgender rights advocate.
October 18
Yang Chen-Ning
Death
Yang Chen-Ning, Chinese theoretical physicist (born 1922)
October 19
French Crown Jewels
Historical event
Pieces of the French Crown Jewels are successfully stolen during a heist on the Louvre Museum in Paris..
October 19
Daniel Naroditsky
Death
Daniel Naroditsky, American chess grandmaster (born 1995)
October 21
Francisco Pinto Balsemão
Death
Francisco Pinto Balsemão, Portuguese politician, former Prime Minister of Portugal (born 1937)
October 23
June Lockhart
Death
June Lockhart, American actress (b. 1925)
October 24
Sirikit
Death
Sirikit, Queen Mother of Thailand (born 1932)
October 25
Rolf Dupuy
Death
Rolf Dupuy, anarchist and historian of the anarchist movement in France and Spain (born 1946)
October 25
Satish Shah
Death
Satish Shah, Indian actor and comedian (born 1951)
October 26
Björn Andrésen
Death
Bjorn Andresen, Swedish actor and musician (born 1955)
October 27
Prunella Scales
Death
Prunella Scales, English actress (born 1932)
October 28
Hurricane Melissa
Historical event
Hurricane Melissa makes landfall near Black River, Jamaica, killing over 30 people, as well as tying the 1935 Labor Day hurricane as the most intense landfall in the North Atlantic.

November

November 1
Carlos Manzo
Death
Carlos Manzo, Mexican politician (born 1985)
November 1
John Farragher
Death
John Farragher, Australian rugby league player (born 1957)
November 1
Martha Layne Collins
Death
Martha Layne Collins, American politician, 56th Governor of Kentucky (born 1936)
November 3
Kim Yong-nam
Death
Kim Yong-nam, North Korean politician (born 1928)
November 3
Dick Cheney
Death
Dick Cheney, American businessman and politician, 46th Vice President of the United States (born 1941)
November 4
UPS Airlines Flight 2976
Historical event
UPS Airlines Flight 2976, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11F crashes into multiple buildings during takeoff at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky, killing 15 people, including the 3 crew members.
November 4
UPS Airlines
Historical event
A UPS Airlines plane crashed in Louisville, Kentucky, killing at least twelve people.
November 6
2025 Canadian ostrich culling controversy
Historical event
Canadian ostrich cull: The Government of Canada kills 314 ostriches after H5N8 is detected in an ostrich farm in Edgewood, BC.
November 6
Frederick Hauck
Death
Rick Hauck, American naval officer, fighter pilot, and NASA astronaut (born 1941)
November 6
James Watson
Death
James Watson, American molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist (born 1928)
November 8
Graham Richardson
Death
Graham Richardson, Australian politician (born 1949)
November 13
Juan Ponce Enrile
Death
Juan Ponce Enrile, Filipino politician and lawyer (born 1924)
November 24
Jimmy Cliff
Death
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican Hall of Fame reggae singer-songwriter (born 1944)
November 24
Dharmendra
Death
Dharmendra, Indian actor (born 1935)
November 25
Bernardo Álvarez Afonso
Death
Bernardo Álvarez Afonso, Spanish Roman Catholic bishop (born 1949)
November 26
Wang Fuk Court fire
Historical event
The Wang Fuk Court fire, a catastrophic fire in Tai Po, Hong Kong, leaves at least 168 dead and 79 injured.
November 29
Politics of Jordan
Historical event
The Government of Jordan officially announces the launch of the Amra City development project during a site visit by the Prime Minister.

December

December 4
Killing of Yasser Abu Shabab
Historical event
Yasser Abu Shabab is assassinated near Rafah, Gaza Strip.
December 5
Michael Annett
Death
Michael Annett, American Former NASCAR Driver (b. 1986)
December 5
Frank Gehry
Death
Frank Gehry, Canadian-American architect and designer (b. 1929)
December 7
2025 Beninese coup attempt
Historical event
An attempted coup takes place in Benin, but is thwarted, and order restored.
December 7
Lando Norris
Historical event
British racing driver Lando Norris wins the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2025 with McLaren.
December 8
Singapore
Historical event
Singapore, under the government's approval, published its now-declassified Albatross file, comprising information relating to the Proclamation of Singapore dating back six decades ago.
December 10
Jeff Garcia (comedian)
Death
Jeffery Garcia, American stand-up comedian and voice actor (born 1975)
December 13
Juan José Zerboni
Death
Juan José Zerboni, Mexican actor (born 1953)
December 14
Rob Reiner
Historical event
Filmmakers Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner are stabbed to death in their Brentwood, Los Angeles residence.
December 14
Bondi Beach shooting
Historical event
At least 16 people are killed, including one gunman, and 43 injured in a mass shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in the deadliest terror incident in Australia.
December 14
Rob Reiner
Death
Rob Reiner, American filmmaker and actor (born 1947)
December 15
William J. Bauer
Death
William J. Bauer, senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago and previously a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, (born 1926)
December 16
Lusanda Dumke
Death
Lusanda Dumke, South African professional rugby union player who played as a flanker (born 1996)

Questions about 2025

What happened in 2025?

This site records 400 entries for 2025, including 2025 New Orleans truck attack on January 1. They are listed below by date.

How long ago was 2025?

1 years ago, counting from 2026. Anyone born in 2025 turns 1 this year.

Which century is 2025 in?

2025 falls in the 21st century, in the 2020s.

Which generation was born in 2025?

Generation Beta (2025–present). The newest cohort, born from 2025.

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