Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1925

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in May 1925. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• May 2 Antun Branko Šimić

  Croatian and bosnian-herzegovinian poet (b. 1898)

• May 2 Johann Palisa

  Austrian astronomer (b. 1848)[29]

• May 3 Clément Ader

  French inventor, engineer, and aeronautical pioneer, self-taught.

• May 7 William Lever

  1st viscount leverhulme, english businessman and politician (b. 1851)

• May 7 William Hesketh Lever

  First viscount leverhulme (born 1851)

• May 8 John Beresford

  Irish polo player (d. 1925)

• May 12 Amy Lowell

  American poet, author of over a dozen volumes and a poet. she was a leader in the advancement of american poetry. "a dome of many colored glass" is her most famous volume of poetry. she was heavyset and strong in structure. the boston brahmins raised eyebrows at her lesbian lifestyle. she was the recipient of numerous academic awards, and she …

• May 12 Artur Napoleao dos Santos

  Composer dies at 82

• May 12 Alfred Milner

  British governor (cape colony),/minister, dies aged 71.

• May 13 Boris Savinkov

  Russian terrorist writer (born 1879).

• May 14 H Rider Haggard

  English author (born 1856)

• May 20 Joseph Howard

  Maltese politician, 1st prime minister of malta (b. 1862)

• May 21 Hidesaburō Ueno

  Japanese agriculturalist, guardian of hachikō (b. 1871)

• May 22 John French

  British commander-in chief of the army during wwi. he resigned the post in december 1915. he was titled the first earl of ypres and became viceroy of ireland in may 1918. an assassination attempt was made on him while he was in ireland on 19/12/1919. french was killed in kent, england on 22 may 1925.

• May 22 John [Denton Pinkstone] French

  British field marshall (wwi), is killed at 72.

• May 27 Ed McKeever

  President (brooklyn dodgers), succumbs to pneumonia.

• May 30 Arthur Moeller van den Bruck

  German historian and author (b. 1876)