May 25th
169 Notable deaths
Balbir Singh, Sr.
Indian field hockey player (1924–2020).
Born October 10th, 1924 in Haripur Khalsa. [ref]
Died May 25th, 2020 at 95 years old in Mohali (bronchopneumonia). [ref]
Ashutosh Mukherjee
Bengali educator, jurist, barrister and mathematician (1864-1924).
Born June 29th, 1864 in Kolkata.
Died May 25th, 1924 at 59 years old in Patna.
Johnny Wactor
American actor.
Born August 31st, 1986 in Charleston.
Died May 25th, 2024 at 37 years old in Los Angeles (gunshot wound). [ref]
Alberto Korda
Cuban photographer (1928–2001).
Born September 14th, 1928 in Havana.
Died May 25th, 2001 at 72 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Horia Sima
Romanian politician.
Born July 3rd, 1907 in Făgăraș.
Died May 25th, 1993 at 85 years old in Madrid.
Franz Ziereis
German ss officer, commandant of the mauthausen concentration camp (1905-1945).
Born August 13th, 1905 in Munich.
Died May 25th, 1945 at 39 years old in Gusen concentration camp.
Georg von Küchler
German military officer (1881-1968).
Born May 30th, 1881 in Schloss Philippsruhe.
Died May 25th, 1968 at 86 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Franz von Hipper
German imperial navy admiral (1863–1932).
Born September 13th, 1863 in Weilheim in Oberbayern.
Died May 25th, 1932 at 68 years old in Othmarschen.
Mary Ellen Mark
American photographer.
Born March 20th, 1940 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died May 25th, 2015 at 75 years old in New York City (disease). [ref]
Sonny Boy Williamson I
American blues musician (1914-1965).
Born March 30th, 1914 in Jackson. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1965 at 51 years old in Chicago. [ref]
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Life has more meaning in the face of death. Robert Greene