Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 25

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

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

1930  Death of Randall Thomas Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1848) on May - 25.   

1934  Gustav Theodore Holst, English composer (Ode to Death), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1935  On May - 25 death of sir Frank Watson Dyson, English astronomer (b. 1868)   

1936  On this day in history jan Levoslav Bella, composer, dies at 92   

1937  Henry O Tanner, artist, dies on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history death of joe De Grasse, American film director (b. 1873)   

1943  On May - 25 death of nils von Dardel, Swedish post-impressionist painter (b. 1888)   

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 May - 25.   

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  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  Death of Jo Etha Collier, young black woman killed by 3 whites in Drew Miss on May - 25.   

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 May - 25.   

1981  On May - 25 rosa Ponselle, US singer (Metropolitan Opera), dies at 84   

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 May - 25.   

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

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

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

1993  Dan Seymour, actor (Bombs over Burma, Intrigue, Watusi), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1994  Eric Gale, guitarist, dies at 55 on May - 25.   

1995  On May - 25 dany Robin, actress (Follow the Boys, Topaz, Julietta), dies at 68   

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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  Mahmud Begada, Sultan of Gujarat (d. 1511) was born on this day in history.   

1494  On May - 25 birth of jacopo Pontormo II, Italy, painter (Sepulture of Christ)   

1550  On this day in history birth of camillus de Lellis, Italian soldier/monastery founder/saint   

1606  On this day in history birth of charles Garnier, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649)   

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

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