Famous Deaths In May - 25

1926  On May - 25 death of symon Petlyura, leader of Ukraine (pogroms), assassinated at 47  

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 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  On this day in history henry O Tanner, artist, dies  

1940  On this day in history 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 this day in history patty Smith Hill, songwriter (Happy Birthday To You), dies at 78  

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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  On this day in history death of robert Capa, Hungarian-born photojournalist (b. 1913)  

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

1964  On this day in history vasily Andreyevich Zolotaryov, composer, dies at 92  

1965  Sonny Boy Williamson, [Aleck Miller], blues player, dies at 65 on May - 25.  

1968  On this day in history charles K Feldman, [Gould], producer (Casino Royale), dies at 63  

1971  Death of Jo Etha Collier, young black woman killed by 3 whites in Drew Miss on this day in history.  

1974  On this day in history donald Crisp, actor/director (Beloved Brat, Dawn Patrol), dies at 91  

1977  On May - 25 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  On this day in history sydney Box, academy award producer, dies at 76  

1984  On May - 25 piet Ketting, Dutch pianist/conductor/composer, dies at 79  

1985  On this day in history harold Hecht, choreographer, dies at 77 of cancer  

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 May - 25.  

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  On May - 25 danny Biasone, persuaded NBA to use 24 second clock, dies at 83  

1993  Dan Seymour, actor (Bombs over Burma, Intrigue, Watusi), dies at 78 on May - 25.  

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  On May - 25 birth of emperor Shenzong of China (d. 1085)  

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

1458  On May - 25 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 May - 25.  

1606  On this day in history 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 May - 25.