Famous Deaths In May - 25

1926  Death of Symon Petlyura, leader of Ukraine (pogroms), assassinated at 47 on this day in history.  

1927  On this day in history 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  Death of Sir Frank Watson Dyson, English astronomer (b. 1868) on this day in history.  

1936  On May - 25 jan Levoslav Bella, composer, dies at 92  

1937  On May - 25 henry O Tanner, artist, dies  

1940  Death of Joe De Grasse, American film director (b. 1873) on May - 25.  

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.  

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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  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 this day in history.  

1964  On May - 25 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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history death of yevgenia Ginzburg, Russian writer (b. 1904)  

1979  Death of John Arthur Spenkelink, American murderer (b. 1949) on this day in history.  

1981  On this day in history rosa Ponselle, US singer (Metropolitan Opera), dies at 84  

1982  On May - 25 larry J Blake, actor (Earth vs the Flying Saucers), dies at 68  

1983  Sydney Box, academy award producer, dies at 76 on May - 25.  

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

1985  On May - 25 harold Hecht, choreographer, dies at 77 of cancer  

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

1988  On May - 25 death of ernst Ruska, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)  

1990  On May - 25 vic Tayback, actor (Mel-Alice), dies of a heart attack at 60  

1991  On May - 25 dorothy Davis Bostwick, entertainer, dies  

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 this day in history eric Gale, guitarist, dies at 55  

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

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1048  Emperor Shenzong of China (d. 1085) was born on May - 25.  

1334  On this day in history birth of emperor Sukō (d. 1398)  

1458  Mahmud Begada, Sultan of Gujarat (d. 1511) was born on May - 25.  

1494  On this day in history birth of jacopo Pontormo II, Italy, painter (Sepulture of Christ)  

1550  Camillus de Lellis, Italian soldier/monastery founder/saint was born on May - 25.  

1606  Charles Garnier, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.  

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.