Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 25
Saturday, 12 July 2025
1926 Death of Symon Petlyura, leader of Ukraine (pogroms), assassinated at 47 on May - 25.
1927 On May - 25 death of payne Whitney, American businessman (b. 1876)
1930 Death of Randall Thomas Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1848) on May - 25.
1934 On this day in history gustav Theodore Holst, English composer (Ode to Death), dies at 59
1935 On this day in history death of sir Frank Watson Dyson, English astronomer (b. 1868)
1936 Jan Levoslav Bella, composer, dies at 92 on May - 25.
1937 Henry O Tanner, artist, dies on this day in history.
1940 On May - 25 death of joe De Grasse, American film director (b. 1873)
1943 On this day in history death of nils von Dardel, Swedish post-impressionist painter (b. 1888)
1946 On May - 25 patty Smith Hill, songwriter (Happy Birthday To You), dies at 78
1949 Simon H Spoor, intelligence officer/general (WW II), dies at 47 on May - 25.
1951 Death of Paula von Preradović, Croatian-born writer (b. 1887) on May - 25.
1954 On this day in history death of robert Capa, Hungarian-born photojournalist (b. 1913)
1958 Rolland Beaumont, cricketer (5 Tests for S Africa), dies on this day in history.
1964 Vasily Andreyevich Zolotaryov, composer, dies at 92 on May - 25.
1965 Sonny Boy Williamson, [Aleck Miller], blues player, dies at 65 on May - 25.
1968 Charles K Feldman, [Gould], producer (Casino Royale), dies at 63 on May - 25.
1971 On May - 25 death of jo Etha Collier, young black woman killed by 3 whites in Drew Miss
1974 Donald Crisp, actor/director (Beloved Brat, Dawn Patrol), dies at 91 on May - 25.
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 On this day in history rosa Ponselle, US singer (Metropolitan Opera), dies at 84
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 May - 25.
1984 Piet Ketting, Dutch pianist/conductor/composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.
1985 Harold Hecht, choreographer, dies at 77 of cancer on May - 25.
1986 On May - 25 chester Bowles, US senator/ambassador, dies at 85
1988 On this day in history death of ernst Ruska, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)
1990 On this day in history vic Tayback, actor (Mel-Alice), dies of a heart attack at 60
1991 Dorothy Davis Bostwick, entertainer, dies on this day in history.
1992 On this day in history danny Biasone, persuaded NBA to use 24 second clock, dies at 83
1993 On May - 25 dan Seymour, actor (Bombs over Burma, Intrigue, Watusi), dies at 78
1994 Eric Gale, guitarist, dies at 55 on May - 25.
1995 Dany Robin, actress (Follow the Boys, Topaz, Julietta), dies at 68 on this day in history.
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