Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 25

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

1927  Death of Payne Whitney, American businessman (b. 1876) on May - 25.   

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

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 May - 25.   

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 this day in history.   

1943  On May - 25 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   

1949  Simon H Spoor, intelligence officer/general (WW II), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1951  On May - 25 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 this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

1974  On May - 25 donald Crisp, actor/director (Beloved Brat, Dawn Patrol), dies at 91   

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 May - 25.   

1981  Rosa Ponselle, US singer (Metropolitan Opera), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history larry J Blake, actor (Earth vs the Flying Saucers), dies at 68   

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 this day in history.   

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  Death of Ernst Ruska, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906) on May - 25.   

1990  Vic Tayback, actor (Mel-Alice), dies of a heart attack at 60 on May - 25.   

1991  Dorothy Davis Bostwick, entertainer, dies on this day in history.   

1992  On May - 25 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  On this day in history eric Gale, guitarist, dies at 55   

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  On May - 25 birth of emperor Sukō (d. 1398)   

1458  On May - 25 birth of mahmud Begada, Sultan of Gujarat (d. 1511)   

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

1550  On May - 25 birth of camillus de Lellis, Italian soldier/monastery founder/saint   

1606  Charles Garnier, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649) was born on May - 25.   

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

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