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May 26, 1925

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Notable Births

Carmen Montejo

1925Carmen Montejo, Cuban-Mexican actress (died 2013)[†]

Carmen Montejo was a Cuban and Mexican actress.

Alec McCowen

1925Alec McCowen, English actor (died 2017)[†]

Alexander Duncan McCowen, was an English actor. He was known for his work in numerous film and stage productions.

Notable Deaths

William H. Shockley

1925William H. Shockley, American mining engineer, amateur photographer, and hobbyist botanist (born 1855)[†]

William Hillman Shockley was an American engineer, photographer, and botanist. After graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Shockley worked as a mining engineer in Florida and Nevada, collecting plant specimens during his time in the American West. Fluent in multiple languages, Shockley's engineering work took him to Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and South America. Across these locations, he took thousands of photographs documenting both local mining and society.