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May 25th
219 Notable deaths
Francis Lederer
Actor (1899–2000).
Born November 6th, 1899 in Karlín.
Died May 25th, 2000 at 100 years old in Palm Springs.
Edmund Dulac
French-born british illustrator and stamp designer (1882–1953).
Born October 22nd, 1882 in Toulouse. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1953 at 70 years old in London. [ref]
Dan Seymour
American actor (1915-1993).
Born February 22nd, 1915 in Chicago.
Died May 25th, 1993 at 78 years old in Santa Monica (stroke).
Édouard René Lefèbvre de Laboulaye
French politician (1811-1883).
Born January 18th, 1811 in former 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1883 at 72 years old in Paris.
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 Krasnovidovo. [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, 1904 in Moscow.
Died May 25th, 1977 at 72 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.
Died May 25th, 1965 at 84 years old in Manchester-by-the-Sea.
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]
Louis Charles Delescluze
French revolutionary leader, journalist, and military commander of the paris commune (1809–1871).
Born October 2nd, 1809 in Dreux.
Died May 25th, 1871 at 61 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Randall Davidson
Scottish archbishop of canterbury (1848-1930).
Born April 7th, 1848 in Edinburgh.
Died May 25th, 1930 at 82 years old in London.
Theodor Tolsdorff
German world war ii general (1909-1978).
Born November 3rd, 1909 in Lenarty.
Died May 25th, 1978 at 68 years old in Dortmund.
Sloan Wilson
American writer (1920-2003).
Born May 8th, 1920 in Norwalk.
Died May 25th, 2003 at 83 years old in Colonial Beach (Alzheimer's disease).
Alistair Horne
British writer and historian (1925-2017).
Born November 9th, 1925 in London.
Died May 25th, 2017 at 91 years old in Oxfordshire. [ref]
Rosa Ponselle
American operatic soprano (1897–1981).
Born January 22nd, 1897 in Meriden.
Died May 25th, 1981 at 84 years old in Baltimore (cancer).
Dany Robin
French actress (1927–1995).
Born April 14th, 1927 in Clamart.
Died May 25th, 1995 at 68 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Necip Fazıl Kısakürek
Turkish novelist, playwright, and islamist conspiracy theorist (1904–1983).
Born May 26th, 1904 in Istanbul.
Died May 25th, 1983 at 78 years old in Istanbul.
Ismail Marzuki
Indonesian composer of patriotic songs (1914–1958).
Born May 11th, 1914 in Jakarta.
Died May 25th, 1958 at 44 years old in Jakarta.
Rudolf Dreikurs
American austrian-born md.
Born February 8th, 1897 in Vienna.
Died May 25th, 1972 at 75 years old in Chicago.
Kenneth Claiborne Royall
United states general (1894-1971).
Born July 24th, 1894 in Goldsboro.
Died May 25th, 1971 at 76 years old in Durham.
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