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Events in March 1925 2
1866 – 1925Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925)Died 12 March 1925, aged 58Sun Yat-sen, first provisional president of the Republic of China and founder of the Kuomintang, died of cancer in Beijing. He is honored in both mainland China and Taiwan as the father of modern China. His death intensified the power struggle within the Kuomintang that Chiang Kai-shek would eventually win.
1925 – 2016Pierre Boulez (1925-2016)Died 5 January 2016, aged 90Boulez was a French composer and conductor who was a leading figure in postwar avant-garde classical music. He led major orchestras including the New York Philharmonic and Chicago Symphony. His compositions and writings shaped serialist and modernist music for decades.