Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 03
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
1863 Elisha Franklin "Bull" Paxton, US Confederate brig-gen, dies at 35 on this day in history.
1868 On May - 03 olof Wilhelm Udden, composer, dies at 68
1881 Josip Jurcic, Slovic writer (Schone Vida), dies on this day in history.
1893 On May - 03 josef Rudolf Zavrtal, composer, dies at 73
1902 David R Capriles, Curacaos director of psychiatric, dies at 64 on May - 03.
1910 On May - 03 death of artie Shaw, bandleader
1917 On May - 03 norman Callaway, NSW bat, cricketer (207 in only FC innings), dies
1918 On this day in history death of charlie Soong, Christian Missionary
1921 On May - 03 death of théodore Pilette, Belgian racing driver (b. 1883)
1926 Napoleon V Bonaparte, French pretender to the throne, dies at 63 on this day in history.
1931 Frank Hoyt Losey, composer, dies at 59 on May - 03.
1932 Anton Wildgans, Austr writer (Dies Irae)/dir Burgtheater, dies at 51 on May - 03.
1939 On May - 03 [Karl Eduard] Wilhelm Groener, German general, dies at 71
1942 On this day in history death of johan H Westerveld, lt-col/leader Order Service, executed
1943 Leslie Heward, composer, dies at 45 on May - 03.
1945 Louis L H de Visser, Dutch MP (CPN), dies at 66 on May - 03.
1955 Philips C Visser, explorer/ambassador to Moscow, dies on this day in history.
1958 On May - 03 frank Foster, cricketer (England all-rounder, 11 Tests 1911-12), dies
1961 Maurice [Jean Jacques] Merleau-Ponty, French philosopher, dies at 53 on this day in history.
1964 On this day in history diana Wynyard, dies at 58
1965 On May - 03 howard Spring, British author (Heaven Lies About Us), dies at 76
1966 On this day in history wylie Watson, dies at 77
1968 On this day in history leonid Leonidovich Sabaneyev, composer, dies at 86
1969 Imre Vincze, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.
1970 Candelario Huizar, composer, dies at 82 on May - 03.
1972 On May - 03 bruce Cabot, actor (Diamonds are Forever), dies at 68
1975 Samuel Gonard, chairman (International Red Cross), dies at 78 on May - 03.
1976 On May - 03 david Bruce, dies at 62
1978 Wim van Doorne, Dutch auto manufacturer (DAF), dies at 71 on this day in history.
1979 On May - 03 erin O'Brien-Moore, actress (Nurse Choate-Peyton Place), dies at 76
1982 On this day in history helmut Dantine, actor (Shadow of the Cloak), dies at 64
1983 On this day in history vaughn Taylor, act (Jailhouse Rock), dies of cerebal hemmorrhage at 72
1986 Robert Alda, actor (Dan Lewis-Supertrain), dies at 72 on May - 03.
1987 On this day in history dicky Fuller, cricketer (one Test for WI 1935, one run, 0-12), dies
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