Famous Deaths In May - 25
Wednesday, 17 April 2024
1926 Death of Symon Petlyura, leader of Ukraine (pogroms), assassinated at 47 on this day in history.
1927 Death of Payne Whitney, American businessman (b. 1876) on this day in history.
1930 Death of Randall Thomas Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1848) on this day in history.
1934 On May - 25 gustav Theodore Holst, English composer (Ode to Death), dies at 59
1935 Death of Sir Frank Watson Dyson, English astronomer (b. 1868) on this day in history.
1936 Jan Levoslav Bella, composer, dies at 92 on this day in history.
1937 Henry O Tanner, artist, dies on this day in history.
1940 On this day in history death of joe De Grasse, American film director (b. 1873)
1943 Death of Nils von Dardel, Swedish post-impressionist painter (b. 1888) on this day in history.
1946 Patty Smith Hill, songwriter (Happy Birthday To You), dies at 78 on May - 25.
1949 On May - 25 simon H Spoor, intelligence officer/general (WW II), dies at 47
1951 On this day in history death of paula von Preradović, Croatian-born writer (b. 1887)
1954 Death of Robert Capa, Hungarian-born photojournalist (b. 1913) on this day in history.
1958 Rolland Beaumont, cricketer (5 Tests for S Africa), dies on May - 25.
1964 On this day in history vasily Andreyevich Zolotaryov, composer, dies at 92
1965 On May - 25 sonny Boy Williamson, [Aleck Miller], blues player, dies at 65
1968 Charles K Feldman, [Gould], producer (Casino Royale), dies at 63 on May - 25.
1971 Death of Jo Etha Collier, young black woman killed by 3 whites in Drew Miss on this day in history.
1974 On May - 25 donald Crisp, actor/director (Beloved Brat, Dawn Patrol), dies at 91
1977 Death of Yevgenia Ginzburg, Russian writer (b. 1904) on May - 25.
1979 Death of John Arthur Spenkelink, American murderer (b. 1949) on May - 25.
1981 Rosa Ponselle, US singer (Metropolitan Opera), dies at 84 on this day in history.
1982 Larry J Blake, actor (Earth vs the Flying Saucers), dies at 68 on May - 25.
1983 Sydney Box, academy award producer, dies at 76 on this day in history.
1984 On May - 25 piet Ketting, Dutch pianist/conductor/composer, dies at 79
1985 Harold Hecht, choreographer, dies at 77 of cancer on May - 25.
1986 Chester Bowles, US senator/ambassador, dies at 85 on this day in history.
1988 Death of Ernst Ruska, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906) on May - 25.
1990 Vic Tayback, actor (Mel-Alice), dies of a heart attack at 60 on May - 25.
1991 Dorothy Davis Bostwick, entertainer, dies on this day in history.
1992 Danny Biasone, persuaded NBA to use 24 second clock, dies at 83 on May - 25.
1993 Dan Seymour, actor (Bombs over Burma, Intrigue, Watusi), dies at 78 on this day in history.
1994 On May - 25 eric Gale, guitarist, dies at 55
1995 On May - 25 dany Robin, actress (Follow the Boys, Topaz, Julietta), dies at 68
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