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May 25th
151 Notable deaths
David Dellinger
American activist.
Born August 22nd, 1915 in Wakefield.
Died May 25th, 2004 at 88 years old in Montpelier.
Robert Capa
American photographer.
Born October 22nd, 1913 in Budapest. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1955 at 41 years old in Thái Bình (explosive device). [ref]
Nancy Walker
American actress and musical comedy performer (1922-1992).
Born May 10th, 1922 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1992 at 70 years old in Studio City (lung cancer). [ref]
Marcel Petiot
French criminal, doctor and politician (1897-1946).
Born January 17th, 1897 in Auxerre. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1946 at 49 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (guillotine). [ref]
Leonora Carrington
Mexican artist, surrealist painter and novelist (1917-2011).
Born April 6th, 1917 in Clayton-le-Woods. [ref]
Died May 25th, 2011 at 94 years old in Mexico City (disease). [ref]
Idris
King of libya.
Born March 12th, 1890 in Jaghbub.
Died May 25th, 1983 at 93 years old in Cairo.
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]
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Polish military and political official, leader of poland from 1981 to 1989.
Born July 6th, 1923 in Kurów. [ref]
Died May 25th, 2014 at 90 years old in Warsaw (stroke). [ref]
Ismail Merchant
Indian-born film producer and director (1936-2005).
Born December 25th, 1936 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died May 25th, 2005 at 68 years old in London (ulcer). [ref]
Nicholas Clay
British actor.
Born September 18th, 1946 in Streatham. [ref]
Died May 25th, 2000 at 53 years old in London (liver cancer). [ref]
Deaths 11 to 20 of 151
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson