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May 25th

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587 Notable birthdays

Naim Frashëri

Albanian poet, writer and activist (1846–1900).

Born May 25th, 1846 in Frashër.

Died October 20th, 1900 at 54 years old in Istanbul (disease).

Basdeo Panday

Prime minister of trinidad and tobago from 1995 to 2001.

Born May 25th, 1933 in Princes Town.

Died January 1st, 2024 at 90 years old in Jacksonville. [ref]

Jean Tinguely

Swiss sculptor (1925–1991).

Born May 25th, 1925 in Fribourg.

Died August 30th, 1991 at 66 years old in Bern.

Kendall Coyne

American ice hockey player.

Born May 25th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Palos Heights.

Rosario Castellanos

Mexican writer (1925-1974).

Born May 25th, 1925 in Mexico City. [ref]

Died August 7th, 1974 at 49 years old in Tel Aviv (electrocution). [ref]

Prince Xavier, Hereditary Duke of Parma

Duke of parma (1889–1977).

Born May 25th, 1889 in Camaiore.

Died May 7th, 1977 at 87 years old in Zizers.

Norman Petty

American musician and record producer, talent manager (1927-1984).

Born May 25th, 1927 in Clovis.

Died August 15th, 1984 at 57 years old in Lubbock (leukemia).

Aïssa Maïga

Senegalese actress, director, writer, producer, and activist..

Born May 25th, 1975 (age 51 years) in Dakar. [ref]

Claire Liu

American tennis player.

Born May 25th, 2000 (age 26 years) in Thousand Oaks.

Heng Samrin

Cambodian politician.

Born May 25th, 1934 (age 92 years) in Ponhea Kraek District.

Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands

Wife of prince constantijn of the netherlands.

Born May 25th, 1966 (age 60 years) in Leiden.

Billy Murray

American singer (1877–1954).

Born May 25th, 1877 in Philadelphia.

Died August 17th, 1954 at 77 years old in New York City.

Miles Malleson

English actor (1888–1969).

Born May 25th, 1888 in Croydon.

Died March 15th, 1969 at 80 years old in London.

K. C. Jones

American basketball player and coach (1932–2020).

Born May 25th, 1932 in Taylor. [ref]

Died December 25th, 2020 at 88 years old in Connecticut. [ref]

Shun Horie

Japanese voice actor and singer.

Born May 25th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Osaka Prefecture. [ref]

James Le Mesurier

Founder of mayday rescue, white helmets.

Born May 25th, 1971 in Singapore. [ref]

Died November 11th, 2019 at 48 years old in Istanbul (falling from height). [ref]

Ignacio Allende Fernández

Spanish pornographic actor, film director and producer.

Born May 25th, 1969 (age 57 years) in Portugalete.

Yasser Al-Shahaaan

Saudi arabian footballer.

Born May 25th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Riyadh.

Gordon H. Smith

American politician.

Born May 25th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Pendleton.

Ernst von Weizsäcker

German diplomat in the nazi regime and convicted war criminal (1882-1951).

Born May 25th, 1882 in Stuttgart.

Died August 4th, 1951 at 69 years old in Lindau (stroke).

Juri Ueno

Japanese actress.

Born May 25th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Kakogawa.

Maziar Bahari

Iranian journalist and filmmaker.

Born May 25th, 1967 (age 59 years) in Tehran.

Marshall Allen

American jazz saxophonist, flutist and oboist (born 1924).

Born May 25th, 1924 (age 102 years) in Louisville.

Jack Steinberger

German-american physicist, nobel laureate (1921-2020).

Born May 25th, 1921 in Bad Kissingen.

Died December 12th, 2020 at 99 years old in Geneva. [ref]

Satsuki Yukino

Japanese voice actress from kyoto, japan.

Born May 25th, 1970 (age 56 years) in Kyoto.

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