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Who died on January 25

109 figures who shaped history died on January 25.

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Gregory of Nazianzus — Archbishop of Constantinople from 379 to 381, who died on January 25 390.

Gaiseric — King of the Vandals and Alans (r. 428–477), who died on January 25 477.

Ibrahim ibn al-Walid — 13th and penultimate Umayyad caliph in 744, who died on January 25 750.

Pope Gregory IV — Head of the Catholic Church from 827 to 844, who died on January 25 844.

Charles of Provence — Ruler of Provence and Lower Burgundy from 855 to 863, who died on January 25 863.

Emperor Yingzong of Song — Emperor of China from 1063 to 1067, who died on January 25 1067.

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Who died on January 25?

109 people with a Wikipedia article died on January 25, including Gregory of Nazianzus, Gaiseric, Ibrahim ibn al-Walid. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

What happened on January 25?

66 documented historical events happened on January 25, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Francis I, a great-great-grandson of Charles V, was crowned king of France in the Reims Cathedral. On the same day, in another year: Anne Boleyn (depicted), already pregnant with the future Elizabeth I, secretly married Henry VIII of England in the second of his six marriages. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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