Death anniversary

Claude Debussy

Died on March 25, 1918

108

Years ago

109th anniversary next

The 109th anniversary falls on March 25, 2027, in 152 days.

Achille Claude Debussy (French:; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer, born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Explore

Share this anniversary

Related people4

1830–1914

Frédéric Mistral

Joseph Étienne Frédéric Mistral (French:; Occitan: Josèp Estève Frederic Mistral, 8 September 1830 – 25 March 1914) was an Occitan writer and lexicographer of the Provençal form of the language.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

LiteratureWould be 196

Photo: Tucker Collection · Public domain

b. 1947

Elton John

Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight, 25 March 1947) is a British singer, composer and pianist. An influential figure in popular culture, he is known for his flamboyant fashion, showmanship and songwriting partnership with the lyricist Bernie Taupin.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

MusicAge 79

Photo: Raph_PH · CC BY 2.0

1942–2018

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Louise Franklin ( ə-REE-thə; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Regarded as the "Queen of Soul", she was twice named by Rolling Stone magazine as the greatest singer of all time.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

MusicWould be 84

Photo: Atlantic Records (Life time: Published before 1978 without a copyright notice) · Public domain

1772–1801

Novalis

Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg (2 May 1772 – 25 March 1801), better known by his pen name Novalis (German:), was a German aristocrat and polymath, who was a poet, novelist, philosopher and mystic. He is regarded as an influential figure in Jena Romanticism.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

LiteratureWould be 254

Photo: Franz Gareis · Public domain