May 25th
157 Notable deaths
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.
Dan Seymour
Actor (1915-1993).
Born February 22nd, 1915 in Chicago.
Died May 25th, 1993 at 78 years old in Santa Monica (stroke).
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]
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.
Asta Nielsen
Danish actress (1881-1972).
Born September 11th, 1881 in Gammel Kongevej.
Died May 25th, 1972 at 90 years old in Frederiksberg.
Buddhadasa
Thai buddhist monk.
Born May 27th, 1906 in Phumriang.
Died May 25th, 1993 at 86 years old in Chaiya (cerebral hemorrhage).
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]
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.
Rosa Ponselle
American operatic soprano.
Born January 22nd, 1897 in Meriden. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1981 at 84 years old in Baltimore (cancer).
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]
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