Historical Figures Who Died in 1725

Jan 6 Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Japanese playwright (Yotsugi Soga), dies at about 71

Feb 8 Peter the Great [Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov], Tsar of Russia (1682-1725) dies of uremia at 52

Apr 8 John Wise, American clergyman and political activist who protested against British taxes, dies at 73
May 8 John Lovewell, American ranger and Native Indian scalper, dies fighting against Abenaki Indians at 33
May 21 Robert Haley, 1st Earl of Oxford and English premier (Whig, 1710-14), dies at 63
May 24 Jonathan Wild, English criminal (b. 1682)
Jun 29 Arai Hakuseki, Japanese writer and politician (b. 1657)
Aug 15 Gerhard Noodt, Dutch lawyer, dies at 77
Oct 10 Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil, Governor-General of New France (b. 1643)
Oct 11 Hans Herr, Swiss Mennonite bishop, dies at 86
Oct 27 Jacob Hop, politician/diplomat, dies at 71