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May 25th
157 Notable deaths
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]
Ismail Marzuki
Indonesian composer of patriotic songs.
Born May 11th, 1914 in Jakarta. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1958 at 44 years old in Jakarta.
Dany Robin
Actress (1927-1995).
Born April 14th, 1927 in Clamart. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1995 at 68 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Necip Fazıl Kısakürek
Turkish poet, novelist and playwright (1904–1983).
Born May 26th, 1904 in Istanbul.
Died May 25th, 1983 at 78 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Rudolf Dreikurs
American austrian-born md.
Born February 8th, 1897 in Vienna.
Died May 25th, 1972 at 75 years old in Chicago.
Karl August Wittfogel
German-american academic (1896–1988).
Born September 6th, 1896 in Woltersdorf. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1988 at 91 years old in New York City. [ref]
Wardell Gray
American musician.
Born February 13th, 1921 in Oklahoma City. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1955 at 34 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
Ruby Payne-Scott
Australian radio astronomer (1912-1981).
Born May 28th, 1912 in Grafton.
Died May 25th, 1981 at 68 years old in Mortdale.
Kenneth Claiborne Royall
United states general (1894-1971).
Born July 24th, 1894 in Goldsboro.
Died May 25th, 1971 at 76 years old in Durham.
Viktor Grishin
Soviet politician (1914-1992).
Born September 18th, 1914 in Serpukhov.
Died May 25th, 1992 at 77 years old in Moscow (infarction).
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel