Birthdays occurring on March, 25

1942

Aretha Franklin was born on March 25, 1942 American singer of soul music, b.1942 Trying to grow up is hurting, you know. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don't, it hurts even more. More quotations from Aretha Franklin

1947

Elton John was born on March 25, 1947 British singer, composer, and pianist, b.1947 There is nothing wrong with going to bed with someone of your own sex. People should be very free with sex, they should draw the line at goats. More quotations from Elton John

1949

Nick Lowe was born on March 25, 1949 I love the sound of breaking glass Especially when I'm lonely I need the noises of destruction When there's nothing new More quotations from Nick Lowe

Deaths occurring on March, 25

1801

Novalis died on March 25, 1801 Early German Romantic poet and novelist who greatly influenced later Romantic thought, 1772-1801 We are more closely connected to the invisible than to the visible. More quotations from Novalis

1918

Claude Debussy died on March 25, 1918 French composer, 1862-1918 Art is the most beautiful deception of all. And although people try to incorporate the everyday events of life in it, we must hope that it will remain a deception lest it become a utilitarian thing, sad as a factory. More quotations from Claude Debussy

1937

John Drinkwater died on March 25, 1937 English poet and critic remembered as a typical man of letters of the Georgian age of the 1910s and 1920s. 1882-1937 And not a girl goes walking, Along the Cotswold lanes; But knows men's eyes in April, Are quicker than their brains More quotations from John Drinkwater

1973

Edward Steichen died on March 25, 1973 Photography records the gamut of feelings written on the human face, the beauty of the earth and skies that man has inherited, and the wealth and confusion man has created. It is a major force in explaining man to man. More quotations from Edward Steichen