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May 25th
157 Notable deaths
Albert Viljam Hagelin
Norwegian politician (1881-1946).
Born April 24th, 1881 in Bergen.
Died May 25th, 1946 at 65 years old in Oslo (ballistic trauma).
Paula von Preradović
Austrian writer, poet (1887-1951).
Born October 12th, 1887 in Vienna.
Died May 25th, 1951 at 63 years old in Vienna.
Marcel Ophuls
German-french filmmaker (1927–2025).
Born November 1st, 1927 in Frankfurt. [ref]
Died May 25th, 2025 at 97 years old in Lucq-de-Béarn. [ref]
Renate Krößner
German actress (1945-2020).
Born May 17th, 1945 in Osterode am Harz.
Died May 25th, 2020 at 75 years old in Blankenfelde-Mahlow. [ref]
Maksim Bahdanovič
Belarusian writer.
Born December 9th, 1891 in Minsk.
Died May 25th, 1917 at 25 years old in Yalta (tuberculosis).
Steinn Steinarr
Icelandic poet.
Born October 13th, 1908 in Westfjords.
Died May 25th, 1958 at 49 years old in Reykjavík.
Garrett P. Serviss
American astronomer, and early science fiction writer (1851-1929).
Born March 24th, 1851 in New York.
Died May 25th, 1929 at 78 years old
Bruno Touschek
Austrian physicist.
Born February 3rd, 1921 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1978 at 57 years old in Innsbruck. [ref]
Robert Steinberg
Canadian mathematician.
Born May 25th, 1922 in Soroca.
Died May 25th, 2014 at 92 years old
Silvius Magnago
Italian politician (1914-2010).
Born February 5th, 1914 in Merano. [ref]
Died May 25th, 2010 at 96 years old in Bolzano. [ref]
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