May 25th
219 Notable deaths
Desmond Dekker
Jamaican ska singer-songwriter (1941–2006).
Born July 16th, 1942 in Kingston.
Died May 25th, 2006 at 63 years old in Thornton Heath (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Henry Ossawa Tanner
African-american painter (1859–1937).
Born June 21st, 1859 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 25th, 1937 at 77 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Yang Jiang
Chinese writer (1911-2016).
Born July 17th, 1911 in Beijing.
Died May 25th, 2016 at 104 years old in Peking Union Medical College Hospital. [ref]
Symon Petliura
Ukrainian military leader (1879–1926).
Born May 22nd, 1879 in Poltava.
Died May 25th, 1926 at 47 years old in Paris.
Majrooh Sultanpuri
Indian urdu poet and hindi language lyricist (1919-2000).
Born October 1st, 1919 in Sultanpur. [ref]
Died May 25th, 2000 at 80 years old in Mumbai.
Malcom McLean
American businessman (1913-2001).
Born November 14th, 1913 in North Carolina.
Died May 25th, 2001 at 87 years old in Manhattan.
Hillary Brooke
American film actress (1914–1999).
Born September 8th, 1914 in Astoria.
Died May 25th, 1999 at 84 years old in Bonsall.
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.
Graham Kennedy
Australian entertainer (1934-2005).
Born February 15th, 1934 in Melbourne.
Died May 25th, 2005 at 71 years old in Bowral (pneumonia).
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 (1903–1993).
Born July 3rd, 1906 in Făgăraș.
Died May 25th, 1993 at 86 years old in Madrid.
Georg von Küchler
German field marshal (1881–1968).
Born May 30th, 1881 in Philippsruhe Castle.
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.
Laurie Bartram
American actress and singer.
Born May 16th, 1958 in St. Louis.
Died May 25th, 2007 at 49 years old in Provo (intracranial aneurysm).
Mary Ellen Mark
American photographer (1940–2015).
Born March 20th, 1940 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died May 25th, 2015 at 75 years old in New York City (disease). [ref]
Krešimir Ćosić
Yugoslav basketball player (1948–1995).
Born November 26th, 1948 in Zagreb.
Died May 25th, 1995 at 46 years old in Baltimore (lymphoma).
Bunny Yeager
American photographer and model (1929–2014).
Born March 13th, 1929 in Wilkinsburg.
Died May 25th, 2014 at 85 years old in North Miami (heart failure). [ref]
James Montgomery Flagg
American artist (1877-1960).
Born June 18th, 1877 in Pelham Manor.
Died May 25th, 1960 at 82 years old in New York City.
Brigid Bazlen
American actress (1944-1989).
Born June 9th, 1944 in Fond du Lac.
Died May 25th, 1989 at 44 years old in Seattle (cancer).
Eric Gale
American jazz guitarist (1938–1994).
Born September 20th, 1938 in Brooklyn.
Died May 25th, 1994 at 55 years old in Baja California peninsula (lung cancer).
Herb Jeffries
American singer and actor (1913-2014).
Born September 24th, 1913 in Detroit.
Died May 25th, 2014 at 100 years old in West Hills (heart failure).
Roy Brown
American blues singer (died 1981).
Born September 10th, 1925 in Kinder.
Died May 25th, 1981 at 55 years old in San Fernando (myocardial infarction).
Matthew Saad Muhammad
American boxer (1954–2014).
Born June 16th, 1954 in Philadelphia.
Died May 25th, 2014 at 59 years old in Philadelphia (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
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Our minds are too small to comprehend something as huge as death. Let it go. Maxime Lagacé