Anniversaries 25 January
Birth
Italian Dominican scholastic philosopher of the Roman Catho…
1225–1274
English natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, and invent…
1627–1691
Italian mathematician and mathematical physicist
1736–1813
Scottish poet and lyricist
1759–1796
Bengali poet and dramatist
1824–1873
English Anglican bishop, died 1906
1825–1906
Royal Navy admiral of the fleet
1841–1920
American writer
1863–1948
British playwright, novelist, short story writer
1874–1965
Belgian politician
1899–1972
geneticist and evolutionary biologist
1900–1975
French historian and classical philologist
1903–1995
Brazilian politician
1917–1992
American physicist
1921–2010
French physician
1923–2014
American engineer
1925–2017
Georgian politician and diplomat
1928–2014
French Holocaust specialist
1929–2018
US Roman Catholic archbishop
1931–2022
Finnish poet and writer from 20th century
1931–2008
Canadian writer
1933–1983
United States Marine
1935–2016
American film director, screenwriter and producer
1943–2017
Nobel prize winning British biochemist
1949
American writer
1950–2016
English performance poet
1951
United States long-distance runner
1951–1975
American video and installation artist
1951
British gay rights activist
1952
Taiwanese politician
1954
Member of the Dewan Rakyat (parliament)
1957
American journalist, born 1957
1957
Canadian biologist and sci-fi author
1958
American business consultant and writer
1958
American football player and politician
1966
American comic book writer
1973
6th President of Ukraine
1978
Russian–American engineer, manager and former executive dir…
1978
American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress
1981
Italian singer, screenwriter and music video director
1982
South Korean actress
1985
West Indian cricketer
1985
Death
Christian saint, bishop, and theologian
329–389
Dominican friar and mystic
1295–1366
English scholar
1577–1640
English author, poet and diarist
1771–1855
American abolitionist
1789–1871
Book of Mormon witness
1805–1888
Belgian politician (1808-1892)
1808–1892
British novelist
1839–1908
American federal politician
1877–1972
Methodist missionary and theologian
1884–1973
Canadian politician
1896–1975
American gangster
1899–1947
American poet and literary critic
1900–1968
American architect
1906–2005
American sociologist, writer, editor, and professor emeritu…
1919–2011
American actress
1922–1990
American writer
1923–2017
American actress, television producer
1936–2017
American composer and playwright
1960–1996