Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 25

1926  Death of Symon Petlyura, leader of Ukraine (pogroms), assassinated at 47 on May - 25.   

1927  Death of Payne Whitney, American businessman (b. 1876) on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history death of randall Thomas Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1848)   

1934  Gustav Theodore Holst, English composer (Ode to Death), dies at 59 on May - 25.   

1935  Death of Sir Frank Watson Dyson, English astronomer (b. 1868) on May - 25.   

1936  Jan Levoslav Bella, composer, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1937  Henry O Tanner, artist, dies on May - 25.   

1940  On May - 25 death of joe De Grasse, American film director (b. 1873)   

1943  Death of Nils von Dardel, Swedish post-impressionist painter (b. 1888) on May - 25.   

1946  Patty Smith Hill, songwriter (Happy Birthday To You), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1954  On May - 25 death of robert Capa, Hungarian-born photojournalist (b. 1913)   

1958  On May - 25 rolland Beaumont, cricketer (5 Tests for S Africa), dies   

1964  Vasily Andreyevich Zolotaryov, composer, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history 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 May - 25.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1984  Piet Ketting, Dutch pianist/conductor/composer, dies at 79 on May - 25.   

1985  Harold Hecht, choreographer, dies at 77 of cancer on May - 25.   

1986  On this day in history chester Bowles, US senator/ambassador, dies at 85   

1988  Death of Ernst Ruska, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906) on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history vic Tayback, actor (Mel-Alice), dies of a heart attack at 60   

1991  On this day in history dorothy Davis Bostwick, entertainer, dies   

1992  Danny Biasone, persuaded NBA to use 24 second clock, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history dan Seymour, actor (Bombs over Burma, Intrigue, Watusi), dies at 78   

1994  Eric Gale, guitarist, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1995  Dany Robin, actress (Follow the Boys, Topaz, Julietta), dies at 68 on May - 25.   

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1048  On this day in history birth of emperor Shenzong of China (d. 1085)   

1334  Emperor Sukō (d. 1398) was born on this day in history.   

1458  On this day in history birth of mahmud Begada, Sultan of Gujarat (d. 1511)   

1494  Jacopo Pontormo II, Italy, painter (Sepulture of Christ) was born on May - 25.   

1550  Camillus de Lellis, Italian soldier/monastery founder/saint was born on this day in history.   

1606  On May - 25 birth of charles Garnier, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649)   

1661  Claude Buffier, French philosopher and historian (d. 1737) was born on May - 25.   

1688  Christian August Jacobi, composer was born on this day in history.