Famous Deaths for 25th May 2026

1510 – Georges d’Amboise, French Roman Catholic cardinal, minister of state and viceroy in North Italy, dies at 49
1741 – Daniel Ernst Jablonski, German Protestant theologian, dies at 80
1919 – Madam C. J. Walker [Sarah Breedlove], African American entrepreneur (First American self-made female millionaire, Madame C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company), dies of kidney failure complications at 51
1983 – Black Jack Stewart, Canadian NHL hockey player (b. 1917)
1992 – Viktor Grishin, Soviet communist hardliner, dies at 78
1992 – Johan Polak, Dutch essayist (Bloom of Decadence), publisher, and patron of the arts, dies at 62
2008 – David Gahr, American photographer noted for his work with folk, jazz and rock musicians (Time Magazine; Folkways albums), dies at 85
2020 – Marvin Luster, American CFL Hall of Fame defensive back (6 x CFL All Star; Toronto Argonauts, Montreal Alouettes), dies at 82
2023 – Frank Handlen, American artist of marine subjects, dies at 106
2023 – Denny Stolz, American college football coach (Alma College, Michigan State University, Bowling Green State Uni, San Diego State Uni), dies at 89

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