Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 25

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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1048  Emperor Shenzong of China (d. 1085) was born on this day in history.   

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

1661  On May - 25 birth of claude Buffier, French philosopher and historian (d. 1737)   

1688  Christian August Jacobi, composer was born on May - 25.