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Constantius Chlorus
Roman emperor from 305 to 306
Sibylla of Jerusalem
Crusader ruler from 1186 to 1190
Herrad of Landsberg
Alsatian nun, abbess, and author (12th-century)
Martin I of Sicily
King of Sicily from 1390 to 1409
Thomas à Kempis
German canon regular (c. 1380–1471)
Charles of Artois, Count of Eu
Count of Eu
Constantius Chlorus — Roman emperor from 305 to 306, who died on July 25 306.
Sibylla of Jerusalem — Crusader ruler from 1186 to 1190, who died on July 25 1190.
Herrad of Landsberg — Alsatian nun, abbess, and author (12th-century), who died on July 25 1195.
Martin I of Sicily — King of Sicily from 1390 to 1409, who died on July 25 1409.
Thomas à Kempis — German canon regular (c. 1380–1471), who died on July 25 1471.
Charles of Artois, Count of Eu — Count of Eu, who died on July 25 1472.
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99 people with a Wikipedia article died on July 25, including Constantius Chlorus, Sibylla of Jerusalem, Herrad of Landsberg. 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.
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