7 notable people died on August 25, including James Cronin, Rainer Weiss, Ahmad al-Mansur.
21st Century
2 deaths
James Cronin
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1980)
Rainer Weiss
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (2017)
20th Century
2 deaths
George Malcolm Thomson
biologistbotanical collector
New Zealand scientist, educationalist, social worker and politician (1848-1933)
Eyvind Johnson
film directorfilm screenwriter
Swedish writer (1900–1976)
17th Century
2 deaths
Ahmad al-Mansur
military leadermonarch
Moroccan Sultan of the Saadi dynasty (1549-1603) (r.1578-1603)
David Gans
astrologerastronomer
German scientist
13th Century
1 death
Narapatisithu
monarch
King of Burma
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