May 25th
169 Notable deaths
Alfred Redl
Austro-hungarian army officer.
Born March 14th, 1864 in Lviv. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1913 at 49 years old in Vienna (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Todd Witsken
American tennis player (1963–1998).
Born November 4th, 1963 in Indianapolis.
Died May 25th, 1998 at 34 years old in Zionsville (brain cancer).
Ivan van Sertima
British africanist in new jersey.
Born January 26th, 1935 in Guyana.
Died May 25th, 2009 at 74 years old in Highland Park. [ref]
Lyubov' Popova
Russian artist (1889-1924).
Born May 6th, 1889 in Ivanovskoye District. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1924 at 35 years old in Moscow (scarlet fever). [ref]
Joseph Duveen, 1st Baron Duveen
British art dealer (1869-1939).
Born October 14th, 1869 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died May 25th, 1939 at 69 years old in London.
Asta Nielsen
Danish actress (1881-1972).
Born September 11th, 1881 in Gammel Kongevej.
Died May 25th, 1972 at 90 years old in Frederiksberg.
Yevgenia Ginzburg
Russian author of jewish ancestry.
Born December 20th, 1903 in Moscow.
Died May 25th, 1977 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Christopher Dawson
British historian (1889–1970).
Born October 12th, 1889 in Hay-on-Wye.
Died May 25th, 1970 at 80 years old in Budleigh Salterton.
Joseph Grew
American diplomat, u.s. ambassador to japan (1880-1965).
Born May 27th, 1880 in Boston. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1965 at 84 years old in Manchester-by-the-Sea. [ref]
Buddhadasa
Thai buddhist monk.
Born May 27th, 1906 in Phumriang.
Died May 25th, 1993 at 86 years old in Chaiya (cerebral hemorrhage).
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson