January 25

January 25

Born on This Day

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  • In these groups:
  • Female Music Icons of the 1990s and New Millennium
  • Soul Train Guests
  • James Bond Soundtrack Artists

  Alicia Keys

  Pianist, Singer / 1981 -

  Alicia Keys is a multiple Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter whose debut album, Songs in A Minor, went platinum five times over.

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  Alicia Keys

  Born: January 25, 1981
  Age: 32 years old
  Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
  Occupation: Pianist, Singer
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  • Automobile Accident Victims
  • Famous Aquarians
  • Famous People Who Died in Accidents

  Steve Prefontaine

  Track and Field Athlete / 1951 - 1975

  Steve Prefontaine is best known as the runner who once held the U.S. record in every long-distance event. He died in a car crash in 1974 at age 24.

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  Steve Prefontaine

  1951 | 24 years old
  Track and Field Athlete

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  • Famous Aquarians
  • Famous People Born in 1933
  • Famous Filipinos

  Corazon Aquino

  World Leader / 1933 - 2009

  Corazon Aquino was the 11th president (and first female president) of the Philippines. She restored democracy after the long dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos.

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  Corazon Aquino

  1933 | 76 years old
  World Leader

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  • In these groups:
  • African-American Biopics
  • Name Changers
  • Soul Train Guests

  Etta James

  Singer / 1938 - 2012

  Etta James is a Grammy Award-winning singer known for hit songs like "I'd Rather Go Blind" and "At Last."

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  Etta James

  Born: January 25, 1938
  Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
  Occupation: Singer
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  • Famous Aquarians
  • Famous Playwrights
  • Famous Fiction Authors

  Somerset Maugham

  Author, Playwright / 1874 - 1965

  English novelist, playwright, and short-story writer Somerset Maugham is best known for the works Of Human Bondage, The Letter, Rain and The Razor's Edge.
  

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  Somerset Maugham

  1874 | 91 years old
  Author, Playwright

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  • In these groups:
  • Oscar-Winning Portrayals
  • Famous Aquarians
  • Famous People Named Virginia

  Virginia Woolf

  Journalist, Author / 1882 - 1941

  English Writer Virginia Woolf became famous for her nonlinear prose style, especially noted in her novels Mrs. Dalloway and To the Lighthouse.

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  Virginia Woolf

  1882 | 59 years old
  Journalist, Author

January 25

Died on This Day

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  • Famous Capricorns
  • Famous Actresses
  • Famous Film Actresses

  Ava Gardner

  Film Actress, Pin-up / 1922 - 1990

  Actress Ava Gardner was a sultry beauty famous for playing femme fatale roles, and for her marriages to Frank Sinatra, Artie Shaw and Mickey Rooney.

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  Ava Gardner

  Died: January 25, 1990
  Age: 67 years old
  Place: London, England , United Kingdom
  Occupation: Film Actress, Pin-up
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  • In these groups:
  • Infamous Mobsters
  • Ugly Inside and Out
  • Famous Capricorns

  Al Capone

  Organized Crime Boss / 1899 - 1947

  A child from an Italian immigrant family, Al Capone (a.k.a. 'Scarface') rose to infamy as the leader of the Chicago mafia during the Prohibition era.

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  Al Capone

  1947 | 48 years old
  Organized Crime Boss

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  • In these groups:
  • Famous Taureans
  • Famous Conductors
  • Famous People Named Robert

  Robert Shaw

  Conductor / 1916 - 1999

  American conductor Robert Shaw is best known for his innovations in seating a choir in quartets and for bringing new standards to choral performance.
  

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  Robert Shaw

  1999 | 82 years old
  Conductor