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May 25 is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) May 2007 is the fifth month of that year It began on a Tuesday and 31 days later ended on a Thursday. May 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month May 2005 was the fifth month of that year It began on a Sunday and ended after 31 days on a Tuesday. May 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 220 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo, Spain back from the Moors. Alfonso VI (before June 1040 &ndash June 29 / July 1, 1109) nicknamed the Brave, was King of León from 1065 to 1109 and King of Toledo Spain locationpng|thumb|right|200px|Location of Toledo in Spain The description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of Muslim (and earlier non-Muslim people of Berber and Arab descent
• 1420 - Henry the Navigator is appointed governor of the Order of Christ. The Infante Henrique Duke of Viseu ( Porto, March 4, 1394 – Sagres, November 13, 1460) pron Founded in 1318 the Military Order of Christ (previously Real Ordem dos Cavaleiros de Nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo) was the heritage of the Knights Templar in Portugal
• 1521 - The Diet of Worms ends when Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Edict of Worms, declaring Martin Luther an outlaw. The Diet of Worms (Reichstag zu Worms was a general assembly of the estates of the Holy Roman Emperor that took place in Worms, a small town Charles V (24 February 1500 &ndash 21 September 1558 was The Diet of Worms (Reichstag zu Worms was a general assembly of the estates of the Holy Roman Emperor that took place in Worms, a small town Martin Luther (November 10 1483 February 18 1546 was a German Monk, theologian, university professor Father of Protestantism, and church reformer An outlaw or bandit is a person living the lifestyle of outlawry; the word literally means "outside the Law " by folk-etymology from the original
• 1659 - Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth of England. Richard Cromwell ( 4 October 1626 &ndash 12 July 1712) was the third son of Oliver Cromwell, and the second Lord Protector Lord Protector is a particular British title for Heads of State with two meanings (and full styles at different periods of history England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Long Parliament is the name of the English Parliament called by Charles I, on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. The Commonwealth of England was the Republican government which ruled first England (including Wales) and then Ireland and Scotland
• 1738 - A treaty between Pennsylvania and Maryland ends the Conojocular War with settlement of a boundary dispute and exchange of prisoners. Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern For the 1774 conflict also known as "Cresap's War" see Dunmore's War.
• 1787 - In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, delegates convene a Constitutional Convention to write a new Constitution for the United States. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Philadelphia Convention (now also known as the Constitutional Convention, the Federal Convention, or the " Grand Convention at Philadelphia The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the George Washington presides. George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the
• 1810 - In the May Revolution, citizens of Buenos Aires expel the Viceroy during the Semana de Mayo. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The May Revolution (in Spanish: Revolución de Mayo) was a series of political and social events in the Nineteenth century city of Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern
• 1837 - The Patriots of Lower Canada (Quebec) rebel against the British for freedom. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Patriotism is commonly defined as love of and/or devotion to one's country The Province of Lower Canada (French Province du Bas-Canada) was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1865 - In Mobile, Alabama, 300 are killed when an ordnance depot explodes. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year On May 25, 1865, in Mobile Alabama, in the Southern United States, an ordnance depot or "magazine" exploded killing some 300 persons
• 1895 - Playwright, poet and novelist Oscar Wilde is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900 was an Irish Playwright, Novelist, poet and Author of
• 1895 - The Republic of Formosa is formed, with Tang Ching-sung as the president. This historical republic should not be confused with the proposed nation-state " Republic of Taiwan. Tang Ching-sung ( Chinese: 唐景崧 Pinyin: Táng Jǐngsōng (1841-1903，was a Chinese general and statesman
• 1914 - The United Kingdom's House of Commons passes the Home Rule Act for devolution in Ireland. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The Home Rule Act of 1914, also known as the ( Irish) Third Home Rule Act (or Bill) and formally known as the Government of Ireland Act 1914 Devolution is the statutory granting of powers from the central government of a State to government at subnational level Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
• 1925 - Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is indicted for teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The " Scopes Trial " ( Scopes v State 152 Tenn 424 278 S John Thomas Scopes ( August 3, 1900 &ndash October 21, 1970) a Teacher in Dayton Tennessee, was charged on May Charles Robert Darwin (February 12 1809 &ndash April 19 1882 was an English naturalist, who realised and demonstrated that all Species of life eVolution is the third Album by eLDee, it was due to be released in 2008
• 1926 - Sholom Schwartzbard assassinates Symon Petliura, the head of the Paris-based government-in-exile of Ukrainian People's Republic. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sholom Schwartzbard ( August 18, 1886, Izmail, Bessarabia, now Ukraine &ndash March 3, 1938, Cape Town Symon Vasylyovych Petliura (Симон Васильович Петлюра also known as Simon Petlyura; May 10, 1879 – May 25, Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city A government in exile is a political group that claims to be a country's legitimate government but for various reasons is unable to exercise its legal power and instead resides in a foreign The Ukrainian People's Republic (Українська Народна Республіка Ukrayins’ka Narodna Respublika; also translated as the Ukrainian National
• 1935 - Jesse Owens of Ohio State University breaks five world records and ties a sixth at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens ( September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete The Ohio State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research university in the state of Ohio. Ann Arbor is a city in the US state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County.
• 1936 - The Remington Rand strike, led by the American Federation of Labor, begins. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Remington Rand strike of 1936–37 was a strike by a federal union affiliated with the American Federation of Labor (AFL against the Remington Rand The American Federation of Labor (AFL was one of the first federations of labor unions in the United States
• 1938 - Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante takes place, with 313 deaths. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of ||-||} Alicante ( Spanish language) or Alacant ( Valencian) is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the
• 1940 - World War II: The Battle of Dunkirk begins. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Dunkirk was the defense and evacuation of the British and Allied forces that had been separated from the main body of the French defenses by the German advance
• 1946 - The parliament of Transjordan makes Abdullah I of Jordan their king. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Emirate of Transjordan ( Arabic: ar إمارة شرق الأردن) was a former Ottoman territory incorporated into the British Mandate of Palestine Abdullah I bin al-Hussein King of Jordan (1882 – July 20 1951 was born in Mecca, Ottoman Empire, (in modern-day Saudi Arabia) as ( Arabic
• 1953 - Nuclear testing: At the Nevada Test Site, the United States conducts its first and only nuclear artillery test. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nuclear weapons tests are experiments carried out to determine the effectiveness yield and explosive capability of Nuclear weapons Throughout the twentieth century most nations The Nevada Test Site is a United States Department of Energy reservation located in Nye County, Nevada, about 65 miles (105 km northwest of the City of The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Nuclear artillery is subset of limited- yield Tactical nuclear weapons, in particular those weapons that are launched from the ground at battlefield targets
• 1955 - In the United States, a night time F5 tornado strikes the small city of Udall, Kansas, killing 80 and injuring 273. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The Fujita scale ( F-Scale) or Fujita-Pearson scale, is a scale for rating Tornado intensity based on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus Udall is a city in Cowley County, Kansas, United States. The population was 794 at the 2000 census. It is the deadliest tornado to ever occur in the state and the 23rd deadliest in the U. S.
• 1961 - Apollo program: U.S. President John F. Kennedy announces before a special joint session of Congress his goal to initiate a project to put a "man on the moon" before the end of the decade. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of
• 1961 - King Hussein of Jordan marries Princess Muna al-Hussein (Antoinette Gardiner). Hussein bin Talal King of Jordan (حسين بن طلال Ḥusayn bin Ṭalāl) ( November 14, 1935 – February 7, 1999) was Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern Princess Muna al-Hussein (born Antoinette Avril Gardiner in Chelmondiston, near Ipswich, England, on April 25, 1941
• 1963 - In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Organisation of African Unity is established. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Addis Ababa (sometimes spelled Addis Abeba, the spelling used by the official Ethiopian Mapping Authority Amharic NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page The Organisation of African Unity ( OAU) or Organisation de l'Unité Africaine ( OUA) was established on 25 May 1963.
• 1966 - Explorer program: Explorer 32 launches. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The Explorer program was the United States 's first successful attempt to launch an artificial satellite. Technical specifications Explorer 32 was a stainless steel vacuum-sealed sphere 0
• 1966 - The first prominent DaZiBao during the Cultural Revolution in China is posted at Peking University. Big-character posters ( Traditional Chinese 大字報 Simplified Chinese 大字报 Pinyin dàzìbào literally "big-character journal" The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in the People’s Republic of China was a struggle for power within the Communist Party of China that manifested into China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Peking University ( of Beijing, colloquially known in Chinese as Beida (北大 Běidà) is the first formally established university and the first
• 1967 - Celtic F.C. (Scotland) become the first northern European team to win the European Champions Cup, which had previously been the preserve of Italian, Portuguese and Spanish clubs by beating F.C. Internazionale Milano 2 – 1. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Football Club Internazionale Milano, most commonly referred to as simply Internazionale, or Inter, is an Italian professional football club
• 1977 - Star Wars is released. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope (originally released as Star Wars) is a 1977 Space opera It rapidly becomes a cult classic and is the start of a six-movie franchise. A cult film is a Film that has acquired a highly devoted but relatively small group of fans.
• 1979 - American Airlines Flight 191: In Chicago, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 crashes during takeoff at O'Hare International Airport killing 271 on board and two people on the ground. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) American Airlines Flight 191 was a flight to Los Angeles International Airport from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
• 1981 - In Riyadh, the Gulf Cooperation Council is created between Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Riyadh ( الرياض Ar-Riyāḍ) is the Capital of Saudi Arabia and its largest city The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf ( CCASG; مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربية also known as the Gulf Cooperation Council The Kingdom of Bahrain (in مملكة البحرين,, literally Kingdom of the Two Seas) is an Island country in the Persian Gulf The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman ( Arabic: سلطنة عُمان) is an Arab Country in Southwest Asia on the southeast Qatar ( قطر; ˈqɑtˁɑr local pronunciation giṭar officially the State of Qatar (Arabic دولة قطر transliterated The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi
• 1982 - HMS Coventry is sunk during the Falklands War. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Falklands War HMS Coventry was one of three Type 42 destroyers providing anti aircraft cover for the fleet but the loss of the ''Sheffield'' and damage The Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlántico Sur also called the Falklands Conflict/Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the
• 1985 - Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low pressure center and numerous Thunderstorms that produce strong winds and Flooding Storm surge or tidal surge is an offshore rise of water associated with a low pressure weather system typically a Tropical cyclone.
• 1995 - The Bosnian Serb Army kills 72 youngsters in the Bosnian city of Tuzla. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan Serbs ( Serbian: Срби Srbi) are a South Slavic people living in the Balkans and Central Europe, mainly in Serbia, Tuzla massacre was one of many massacres committed by Serb military forces surrounding Bosnian towns which took place during Bosnian War in the northeastern Tuzla is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the time of the 1991 census it had 131000 inhabitants
• 1997 - A military coup in Sierra Leone replaces President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah with Major Johnny Paul Koromah. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah (born February 16 1932 was the 3rd President of Sierra Leone from 1996 to 1997 and from 1998 to 2007 Johnny Paul Koroma ( May 9, 1960 &ndash June 1, 2003) was the Head of State of Sierra Leone from May 1997 to February 1998
• 1999 - The United States House of Representatives releases the Cox Report which details the People's Republic of China's nuclear espionage against the U. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The Report of the Select Committee on US National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's Republic of China, commonly known as the Cox Report Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES S. over the prior two decades.
• 2000 - Liberation Day of Lebanon. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Liberation Day is a holiday in Lebanon on May 25. On May 25, 2000, the Israeli army withdrew from occupied territory in Southern Israel withdraws its army from most of the Lebanese territory after 22 years of its first invasion in 1978. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Background See also Israel-Lebanon conflict Though it took the form of an Israeli military incursion into Southern Lebanon, Operation Litani was grounded
• 2001 - 32-year-old Erik Weihenmayer, of Boulder, Colorado, becomes the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Erik Weihenmayer (born September 23, 1968) is the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on May 25, 2001 Boulder is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and most populous city of Boulder County, Colorado, in the United States Mount Everest, also called Sagarmatha (सगरमाथा meaning Head of the Sky) or Chomolungma, Qomolangma or Zhumulangma (in
• 2002 - China Airlines Flight 611: A Boeing 747-200 breaks apart in mid-air and plunges into the Taiwan Strait killing 225 people. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. China Airlines Limited ( Chinese: 中華航空公司 ( Pinyin: Zhōnghuá Hángkōng gōngsī commonly abbreviated 華航 is the Flag carrier China Airlines Flight 611 Callsign Dynasty 611 (CAL611 CI611 was a 747 on a regularly scheduled flight from Chiang Kai Shek International Airport (now WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Taiwan Strait or Formosa Strait is a 180-km-wide (11185-mile-wide Strait between Mainland China and Taiwan.
• 2002 - A train crash in Tenga, Mozambique kills 197 people. The Tenga rail disaster of May 2002 occurred at Tenga 40 km north-west from Maputo Mozambique with heavy loss of life there were 192 deaths and 167 injured Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique (Moçambique or República de Moçambique, ʁɛ'publikɐ d musɐ̃'bik is a country in southeastern Africa
• 2003 - Néstor Kirchner becomes President of Argentina after defeating Carlos Menem. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoić (born February 25, 1950) was the President of Argentina from May 25, 2003 until December The President of Argentina (full title President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la Nación Argentina) is the Head of state Carlos Saúl Menem Akil (born July 2, 1930) was President of Argentina from July 8, 1989 to December 10, 1999 He is the first elected President since the economic crisis.
• 2007 - The Ostankino Tower in Moscow catches fire for the second time. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Ostankino Tower (Останкинская телебашня is a free-standing Television and Radio tower in Moscow, Russia. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of
• 2008 - The Lebanese parliament elects Michel Suleiman as President of Lebanon. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Michel Suleiman or Sleiman ( ميشال سليمان, born 21 November 1948) is the current President of Lebanon. This page lists presidents of Lebanon Though it is not specifically stated in the constitution an unwritten understanding known as the National Pact (al-mithaq al-watani agreed in 1943

Births

• 1048 - Emperor Shenzong of China (d. Shenzong is the Temple name of several Chinese emperors It may refer to Emperor Shenzong of Song China (reign 1067-1085 Wanli 1085)
• 1334 - Emperor Sukō (d. Emperor Sukō (崇光天皇 Sukō Tennō) ( May 25, 1334 &ndash January 31, 1398) was the third of Ashikaga Pretenders 1398)
• 1458 - Mahmud Begada, Sultan of Gujarat (d. Mahmud Begada ( May 25, 1458 &ndash 1511 also known as Sultan Mahmud I was the great-grandson of Ahmed Shah, the founder of the Muslim 1511)
• 1606 - Charles Garnier, French Jesuit missionary (d. St Charles Garnier, baptised in Paris on May 25, 1606, was a Jesuit Missionary, who was Martyred at Sainte-Marie The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order 1649)
• 1661 - Claude Buffier, French philosopher and historian (d. Claude Buffier ( May 25, 1661 &ndash 1737 French Philosopher, Historian and Educationalist, was born in Poland 1737)
• 1713 - John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Stuart 3rd Earl of Bute, KG, PC (25 May 1713 &ndash 10 March 1792 styled Lord Mount Stuart before 1723 was a Scottish nobleman The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1792)
• 1725 - Samuel Ward, American politician (d. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Samuel Ward (American statesman (1725–1776 was an American merchant and a delegate to the Continental Congress from Rhode Island 1776)
• 1783 - Philip Pendleton Barbour, Virginia politician and U. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Philip Pendleton Barbour ( May 25, 1783 &ndash February 25, 1841) was a U S. Supreme Court justice (d. 1841)
• 1803 - Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, English novelist and playwright (d. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton 1st Baron Lytton ( May 25, 1803 – 1873)
• 1803 - Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist and philosopher (d. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25 1803 &ndash April 27 1882 was an American essayist philosopher poet and leader of the Transcendentalist movement in the early 19th century 1882)
• 1818 - Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss historian (d. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Jacob Christoph Burckhardt ( May 25, 1818, Basel, Switzerland &ndash August 8, 1897, Basel was a Swiss 1897)
• 1845 - Lip Pike, baseball player (d. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lipman Emanuel "Lip" Pike ( May 25, 1845 - October 10, 1893) was one of the stars of 19th century Baseball in the 1883)
• 1846 - Princess Helena of the United Kingdom, daughter of Queen Victoria (d. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Princess Helena redirects here For her daughter with the same name see Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein. 1923)
• 1846 - Naim Frashëri, Albanian poet and writer(d. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Naim Frashëri ( May 25, 1846 &ndash October 20, 1900) was an Ottoman -born ethnic Albanian romantic poet and 1900)
• 1852 - William Muldoon, wrestler (d. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year William Muldoon (May 25 1845 or 1852 – June 3 1933 He was also a well-known Physical culture proponent Boxing trainer stage actor and one of the first 1933)
• 1856 - Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, French general (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Louis Félix Marie François Franchet d'Espérey ( 25 May 1856 &ndash 8 July 1942) was a French general during the First 1942)
• 1860 - James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting James McKeen Cattell ( May 25, 1860 - January 20, 1944) American psychologist, was the first professor of psychology in 1944)
• 1865 - John Mott, American YMCA leader, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year John Raleigh Mott ( May 25, 1865 &ndash January 31, 1955) was a long-serving leader of the YMCA and the World Student Christian The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1955)
• 1865 - Pieter Zeeman, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Pieter Zeeman ( Zonnemaire, May 25, 1865 &ndash Amsterdam, October 9, 1943) (ˈzeːmɑn was a Dutch The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1943)
• 1877 - Billy Murray, American singer (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Thomas "Billy" Murray ( 25 May, 1877 &ndash 17 August, 1954) was one of the most popular Singers in the 1954)
• 1878 - Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, African American entertainer (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Bill "Bojangles" Robinson ( May 25, 1878 – November 25, 1949) was a pre-eminent African-American tap dancer 1949)
• 1879 - Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, Canadian-born publisher (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Maxwell "Max" Aitken 1st Baron Beaverbrook Bt 1964)
• 1880 - Jean Alexandre Barré, French neurologist (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Jean Alexandre Barré ( May 25, 1880 – April 26, 1967) French Neurologist, worked in 1916 on the identification of the 1967)
• 1882 - Marie Doro, American actress (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Marie Doro ( May 25, 1882 - October 9, 1956) was an American stage actress and film Actress of the early 1956)
• 1886 - Philip Murray, U. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Philip Murray ( May 25, 1886 &ndash November 9, 1952) was a Steelworker and an American labor leader S. (Scottish-born) labor leader (d. 1952)
• 1886 - Rash Behari Bose, leader against the British Raj in India (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rashbehari Bose (রাসবিহারী বসু Rashbihari Boshu) ( May 25, 1886 &ndash January 21 1945 was a revolutionary 1945)
• 1887 - Pio of Pietrelcina, Catholic saint (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pio of Pietrelcina ( 25 May, 1887 – 23 September 1968) was a Capuchin Priest from Italy who is venerated as 1968)
• 1888 - Miles Malleson, English actor (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William Miles Malleson ( 25 May 1888 &ndash 15 March 1969) was an English Actor and Dramatist, particularly known 1969)
• 1889 - Igor Sikorsky, Russian inventor (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Igor Sikorsky (25 May 1889 &ndash 26 October 1972 was born Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky (Игорь Иванович Сикорский 1972)
• 1892 - Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav resistance leader and later president (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year 1980)
• 1897 - Gene Tunney, American heavyweight champion (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common James Joseph "Gene" Tunney ( May 25 1897 – November 7 1978) was the heavyweight boxing champion from 1926-1928 who defeated 1978)
• 1898 - Bennett Cerf, American publisher, TV personality (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Bennett Alfred Cerf ( May 25, 1898 - August 27, 1971) was a publisher and co-founder of Random House, also known for his own compilations 1971)
• 1899 - Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bengali poet, musician, revolutionary and philosopher (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the Bangladeshi politician see Syed Nazrul Islam Kazi Nazrul Islam (কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম Kazi Nozrul Islam 1976)
• 1900 - Alain Grandbois, French Canadian poet (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Alain Grandbois CC ( May 25, 1900 &ndash March 18, 1975) was a Quebecer poet born in Saint-Casimir Quebec. 1975)
• 1903 - Binnie Barnes, British actress (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Gittel Enoyce "Binnie" Barnes, later known as Gertrude Maude Barnes ( May 25 1903 – July 27 1998) was an English 1998)
• 1907 - U Nu, Burmese politician (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year U Nu (ဦးနု ú nṵ otherwise known as Thakin Nu 25 May 1907 – 14 February 1995) was a leading Burmese Nationalist 1995)
• 1908 - Theodore Roethke, American poet (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Theodore Huebner Roethke (ˈrɛtkə RET-keh) May 25]] 1908 &ndash August 1 1963) was an American Poet, who published several volumes 1963)
• 1909 - Alfred Kubel, German politician (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Alfred Kubel (25 May 1909 Braunschweig – 22 May 1999 Bad Pyrmont) was a German Politician; in his later career he was a member of the 1999)
• 1909 - Marie Menken, American experimental filmmaker and socialite (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Marie Menkevicius ( 25 May 1909 in New York City, New York - 29 December 1970) was an American experimental filmmaker and 1970)
• 1912 - Princess Dukhye of Korea (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Princess Deokhye of Korea ( 25 May 1912 - 21 April 1989) was the last Princess of Korea. 1989)
• 1913 - Richard Dimbleby, British journalist and broadcaster (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Richard Dimbleby CBE ( May 25, 1913 &ndash December 22, 1965) was an English Journalist and broadcaster 1965)
• 1917 - Theodore Hesburgh, American educator and theologian
• 1917 - Steve Cochran, American actor (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Rev Theodore Martin Hesburgh, CSC, STD (born May 25, 1917)a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross, is President Emeritus Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Film actor Steve Cochran ( May 25, 1917 - June 15, 1965) was born Robert Alexander Cochran in 1965)
• 1918 - Claude Akins, American actor (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Claude Marion Akins ( May 25, 1926 — January 27, 1994) was an American actor 1994)
• 1921 - Jack Steinberger, German-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1921 - Hal David, American lyricist and songwriter
• 1922 - Enrico Berlinguer, Italian politician (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Jack Steinberger (born May 25, 1921) is a German - American Physicist currently residing near Geneva Switzerland The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Hal David (born May 25, 1921 in New York City, New York) is an American Lyricist and Songwriter. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Enrico Berlinguer (berliŋˈgwɛr ( May 25, 1923 - June 11, 1984) was an Italian Politician; he was national secretary 1984)
• 1922 - Kitty Kallen, American big band singer
• 1924 - István Nyers, Hungarian footballer (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Kitty Kallen (born May 25 1922 is an American popular Singer who sang with a number of Big bands in the 1940s coming back Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. István Nyers ('iʃtvan ɲerʃ also known as Stefano Nyers ( 25 May 1924 - 9 March 2005) was a Hungarian football 2005)
• 1925 - Rosario Castellanos, Mexican poet (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rosario Castellanos ( 25 May 1925 &ndash 7 August 1974) was a Mexican poet and author 1974)
• 1925 - Jeanne Crain, American actress (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Jeanne Elizabeth Crain ( May 25, 1925 – December 14, 2003) was an Oscar-nominated American actress. 2003)
• 1925 - Don Liddle, baseball player (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Donald Eugene Liddle ( May 25 1925 - June 5 2000) was an American left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball 2000)
• 1926 - Miles Davis, American jazz trumpeter (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26 1926 &ndash September 28 1991 was an American Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer. 1991)
• 1927 - Robert Ludlum, American writer (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Ludlum ( May 25, 1927 New York City  – March 12, 2001 Naples Florida) was an American Author 2001)
• 1929 - Beverly Sills, American soprano (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Beverly Sills ( May 25, 1929 – July 2, 2007) was an 2007)
• 1929 - Warren Frost, American actor
• 1931 - Georgi Grechko, cosmonaut
• 1931 - Aili Jõgi, Estonian freedom fighter
• 1931 - Irwin Winkler, American film producer and director
• 1932 - John Gregory Dunne, American writer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Warren Frost (born 25 May 1929) is an American actor His work has mainly been in the theatre but has worked in movie and television sporadically since 1958 Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Georgi Mikhailovich Grechko ( Russian: Георгий Михайлович Гречко born May 25, 1931 in Leningrad) was a Soviet Aili Jõgi (born Aili Jürgenson on May 25 1931) is an Estonian patriot who on the night of May 8, 1946, together with her Irwin Winkler (born May 25, 1931) is an Academy Award -winning American Film producer and director. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. John Gregory Dunne ( 25 May 1932 - 30 December 2003) was an American novelist screenwriter and literary critic 2003)
• 1933 - Ray Spencer, English footballer
• 1935 - Cookie Gilchrist, American football player
• 1935 - Victoria Shaw, Australian-born American actress (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Raymond Spencer (born May 25, 1933) was an English professional football player representing England at Schools level Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carlton Chester "Cookie" Gilchrist (born May 25, 1935 in Brackenridge Pennsylvania) was an American football player in the American Victoria Shaw ( 25 May, 1935 - 17 August, 1988) was an Australian born American Actress. 1988)
• 1936 - Tom T. Hall, American singer and songwriter
• 1938 - Raymond Carver, American writer (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tom T Hall (born May 25, 1936 in Olive Hill, Kentucky) is an American country balladeer, Songwriter, and Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Raymond Clevie Carver Jr ( May 25, 1938 &ndash August 2, 1988) was an American Short story Writer 1988)
• 1939 - Dixie Carter, American actress
• 1939 - Ian McKellen, English actor
• 1943 - Jessi Colter, American singer
• 1943 - John "Poli" Palmer, British rock musician (Family)
• 1944 - Frank Oz, English-born puppeteer and director
• 1944 - Pierre Bachelet, French singer and songwriter (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dixie Virginia Carter (born May 25, 1939, in McLemoresville Tennessee) is an American Emmy Award -nominated Actress Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE (born 25 May 1939 is an English stage and screen actor the Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jessia Colter (born Miriam Johnson, May 25 1947 is an American Country music artist who is best known for her conjuction with her husband country singer and songwriter John Michael Palmer (born May 25, 1943, in Evesham, Worcestershire) is a British rock musician who was a key member in the progressive rock band This article is about the British rock band For other uses see Family (disambiguation. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frank Oz (born May 25, 1944) is a British-born American Film director, Actor and Puppeteer. Pierre Bachelet (25 May 1944 - 15 February 2005 was a French singer-songwriter with a gentle romantic voice 2005)
• 1944 - John Bunnell, former Sheriff of Multnomah County, Oregon and TV personality
• 1944 - Robert MacPherson, American mathematician
• 1946 - David A. Hargrave, RPG designer
• 1948 - Sgt. Slaughter, American professional wrestler
• 1948 - Klaus Meine, German musician (Scorpions)
• 1949 - Jamaica Kincaid, Antiguan-born novelist
• 1951 - Bob Gale, American screenwriter
• 1952 - Al Sarrantonio, American writer
• 1952 - Gordon Smith, American politician
• 1952 - Jeffrey Bewkes, American media executive
• 1953 - Eve Ensler, American playwright
• 1953 - Daniel Passarella, Argentine football player
• 1953 - Stan Sakai, Japanese-American cartoonist (Usagi Yojimbo)
• 1955 - Alistair Burt, British politician
• 1956 - Sugar Minott, Jamaican singer
• 1956 - David P. Sartor, American music composer
• 1956 - Tatsutoshi Goto, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1957 - Edward Lee, American writer
• 1957 - Robert Picard, French Canadian ice hockey player
• 1958 - Paul Weller, British musician
• 1959 - Manolis Kefalogiannis, Greek politician
• 1959 - Rick Wamsley, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1959 - Julian Clary, British television personality
• 1960 - Amy Klobuchar, American politician, junior senator from Minnesota
• 1962 - Rick Nattress, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1963 - Mike Myers, Canadian actor and comedian
• 1964 - Ivan Bella, Slovak cosmonaut
• 1964 - David Shaw, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1965 - George Hickenlooper, American documentary film-maker
• 1966 - Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands
• 1967 - Poppy Z. Brite, American author
• 1968 - Kendall Gill, American basketball player
• 1969 - Anne Heche, American actress
• 1969 - Stacy London, American fashion consultant
• 1969 - Glen Drover, Canadian guitar player (Megadeth)
• 1970 - Joey Eischen, baseball player
• 1970 - Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush, American actresses
• 1970 - Jamie Kennedy, American actor
• 1970 - Satsuki Yukino, Seiyuu
• 1971 - Marco Cappato, Italian politician
• 1971 - Justin Henry, American actor
• 1972 - Octavia Spencer, American actress
• 1973 - Demetri Martin, American comedian
• 1973 - Molly Sims, American supermodel and actress
• 1973 - Daz Dillinger, American hip-hop performer
• 1974 - Frank Klepacki, American musician
• 1974 - Miguel Tejada, Dominican baseball player
• 1975 - Lauryn Hill, American singer
• 1976 - Tarik Glenn, National Football League offensive lineman
• 1976 - Cillian Murphy, Irish actor
• 1976 - Ethan Suplee, American actor
• 1977 - Giel Beelen, Dutch radio DJ
• 1978 - Brian Urlacher, American football player
• 1979 - Carlos Bocanegra, American soccer player
• 1979 - Jonny Wilkinson, English international and Newcastle Falcons rugby player
• 1979 - Caroline Ouellette, French Canadian ice hockey player
• 1979 - Sam Sodje, Nigerian footballer
• 1980 - Jae Hee, South Korean actor
• 1980 - David Navarro, Spanish footballer
• 1982 - Adam Boyd, English footballer
• 1982 - Daniel Braaten, Norwegian footballer
• 1982 - Ryan Gallant, American skateboarder
• 1983 - Kunal Khemu, Indian actor
• 1984 - Marion Raven, Norwegian Singer-Songwritter (M2M)
• 1984 - Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir, 2005 Miss World
• 1984 - Kyle Brodziak, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1984 - Shawne Merriman, American football Player for the San Diego Chargers
• 1984 - Kostas Martakis, Greek singer
• 1985 - Luciana Abreu, Portuguese singer and actress
• 1986 - Yoan Gouffran, French football player
• 1986 - Juri Ueno, Japanese actress
• 1987 - Timothy Derijck, Belgian football player
• 1993 - Dilley sextuplets, American sextuplets
• 1999 - Maisy McLeod-Riera, New Zealand actress

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• 709 - Aldhelm, Bishop of Sherborne (b. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Edwin Bunnell (born 25 May 1944) is a former Sheriff of Multnomah County Oregon. Multnomah County (məltˈnoʊmə is one of 36 counties in the U Robert MacPherson (born May 25 1944, Lakewood Ohio) is an American mathematician at the Institute for Advanced Study. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Allen Hargrave (May 25 1946 - August 29 1988 known as The Dream Weaver, was a prolific and sometimes controversial game designer and writer of fantasy and science fiction Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the wrestler Robert Remus For the GI Joe character (based on Remus see Sgt Klaus Meine (born May 25, 1948) is a German Singer, best known as the frontman of the Hard rock / Heavy metal band Scorpions are a heavy metal / Hard rock band from Hanover, Germany, probably best known for their 1980s rock anthem " Rock You Like a Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jamaica Kincaid (b Elaine Cynthia Potter Richardson, 25 May 1949 in St Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January For the English cricketer see Bob Gale (cricketer Michael Robert "Bob" Gale ( May 25, 1951, University City Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Al Sarrantonio (born May 25, 1952, in New York City) is an American horror and Science fiction Author who Gordon Harold Smith (born May 25, 1952) is an American Senator and businessman for the state of Oregon. Jeffrey Lawrence Bewkes (born 25 May 1952 in Paterson New Jersey) is an American media executive Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eve Ensler (b May 25 1953 in New York) is an American Playwright, Performer, Feminist and Activist Daniel Alberto Passarella (born May 25, 1953 in Chacabuco, Buenos Aires province) is a former Argentine football Stan Sakai ( Japanese: 坂井 スタン Sakai Sutan; born May 25 1953) is a third-generation Japanese American who became known is a Comic book series created by Stan Sakai. Set primarily at the beginning of Edo period Japan (early 17th century with anthropomorphic Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Alistair James Hendrie Burt (born 25 May 1955 is a British politician Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sugar Minott (born Lincoln Barrington Minott May 25 1956, in Kingston) is a Jamaican Reggae Singer, producer David Sartor ( rhymes with "Carter") is an American Composer of symphonic chamber and choral music Tatsutoshi Goto (後藤達俊 is a Japanese Professional wrestler, born May 25 1956. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Edward Lee was born Lee Edward Seymour on May 25, 1957, and was raised in Bowie Maryland. Robert Rene Joseph Picard (born May 25, 1957 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired former professional Ice hockey player who played 899 NHL Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Weller (born John William Weller 25 May 1958 in Sheerwater near Woking, Surrey) is an English Singer-songwriter. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Manolis K Kefalogiannis (born May 25 1959) is a Greek politician from Heraklion, Crete and former Minister for Mercantile Marine Richard Wamsley (b May 25, 1959 in Simcoe, Ontario) is a retired Canadian Professional Ice hockey Goaltender Julian Clary (born 25 May 1959 is an English Comedian and Writer, known for his playing-on-stereotypes camp style with a heavy reliance on Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Amy Jean Klobuchar (pronounced "KLOH-buh-shar" IPA /'kloʊ Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eric James "Ric" Nattress (born May 25, 1962 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a former National Hockey League defenceman. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael John "Mike" Myers (born May 25, 1963) is a Canadian Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter and Film producer Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Ivan Bella (b 25 May[[ 964]] Brezno, Czechoslovakia (present Slovakia) is a Slovak cosmonaut David Shaw (born May 25, 1964 in St Thomas Ontario) is a retired former professional Ice hockey player who played 769 National Hockey Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. George Hickenlooper (born May 25, 1965 in St Louis Missouri) is an American Documentary film -maker Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Early life Petra Laurentien Brinkhorst was born in Leiden on 25 May 1966 the daughter of the former Dutch minister of Economic Affairs Laurens Jan Brinkhorst and Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Poppy Z Brite (born Melissa Ann Brite on May 25, 1967 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American author Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kendall Cedric Gill (born May 25 1968 in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American professional Basketball player now professional Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anne Celeste Heche (ˈheɪtʃ born May 25 1969 is an American actress, director and Screenwriter. Stacy London (born May 25, 1969) is a media personality known for her role as a co-host on the makeover reality program What Not to Wear, which Glen Drover (born May 25 1969) is a Heavy metal guitarist from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Megadeth is an American heavy metal band led by founder front man guitarist and songwriter Dave Mustaine. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Raymond "Joey" Eischen (born May 25, 1970, in West Covina, California) was a Relief pitcher in Major League Rachel Lindsay Rene Bush and Sidney Robyn Danae Bush were born May 25, 1970, in Hollywood, California James Harvey "Jamie" Kennedy (born May 25, 1970) is an American Comedian and Actor. better known by her stage name, is a popular Japanese voice actress. A is a Japanese vocal actor Seiyū work in Radio, Television, and movies; they perform voice-overs for non-Japanese movies they provide narration and they Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Marco Cappato (b May 25, 1971 in Milan, Italy) is an Italian politician. Justin Henry (born May 25, 1971 in Rye New York is an American actor and director Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Octavia Spencer (born May 25, 1972) is an American Comedian and Actress. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Demetrios Evan Martin (born May 25 1973 in New York City, New York) is an Emmy Award -nominated and Perrier comedy award -winning American Molly Sims (born May 25, 1973 in Murray Kentucky) is an American model and Actress. Delmar Drew Arnaud (born on May 25 1973 in Long Beach California) better known by his Stage name Daz Dillinger (and formerly Dat Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Frank Klepacki (born May 25 1974 is an American Musician, Video game music Composer and sound director best known for his work on the ''Command Miguel Odalis Tejada (born Miguel Odalis Tejeda on May 25 1974 Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lauryn Noel Hill is a Grammy Award -winning American Singer, Rapper, Musician, Songwriter, producer, and Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tarik Glenn (born May 25, 1976 in Cleveland Ohio) is a former American football Offensive tackle who played for the Indianapolis Ethan Suplee (born May 25, 1976) is an American film and television Actor know for his roles as Frankie Stechino in Boy Meets World Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Michiel Antonius Adrianus Beelen (born in Haarlem, on 25th May 1977 better known as Giel, is a Dutch Radio - Dj. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Brian Keith Urlacher (UR lack er (born May 25 1978 in Pasco Washington) is an American football player for the Chicago Bears of the National Football Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Carlos Manuel Bocanegra (born May 25, 1979) is an American soccer player from Mexican background who plays for Stade Rennais Jonathan Peter Wilkinson OBE (born 25 May 1979 in Frimley, Surrey) is an English Rugby union player and member of the England national team The Newcastle Falcons is a Rugby union team currently playing in the Guinness Premiership. Caroline Ouellette (born on May 25, 1979 in Montréal, Quebec) is a Canadian Ice hockey player Samuel Okeremute Sodje (born 25 May 1979 in Greenwich, England) is a Nigerian centre half currently playing his football Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Jae Hee (born 25 May, 1980) is a South Korean actor Filmography Dramas 2000 KBS School 2001 David Navarro Pedrós, Navarro (born May 25, 1980 in Sagunto, Valencia) is a Spanish footballer who currently Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Adam Mark Boyd (born on 25 May, 1982 in Hartlepool in the North East of England) is an English footballer, currently playing Daniel Omuya Braaten (born May 25, 1982 in Oslo) is a Norwegian - Nigerian footballer who plays as a winger Ryan Gallant, (born May 25, 1982, in Waltham Massachusetts) is a professional skateboarder currently riding for Plan B Skateboards, Venture Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Kunal Khemu ( Hindi: 　कुणाल खेमू born in 25 May, 1983 in Srinagar, (1-22-2008 Jammu and Kashmir, India Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Marion Elise Ravn (born on May 25, 1984 in Lørenskog, Norway) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and former Child actress. Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir (born May 25, 1984 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is a former winner of the Miss Iceland pageant The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international Beauty pageant created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951 Kyle Brodziak (born May 25, 1984 in St Paul, Alberta) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey centre who currently Shawne DeAndre Merriman (born May 25, 1984 in Washington DC) is an American football Outside linebacker for the San Diego The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego California. Kostas Martakis ( Κώστας Μαρτάκης) (born May 25, 1984) is a popular up coming Greek singer who was born in Athens Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Luciana Abreu Sodré Costa Real (born May 25 1985, at Massarelos, near Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal) is a Portuguese Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Yoan Gouffran (born May 25, 1986 in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Paris, France) is a French footballer of Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Juri Ueno (上野 樹里 Ueno Juri, born May 25 1986) is an award-winning Japanese actress from Kakogawa, Hyōgo Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Timothy Derijck (born May 25, 1987 in Liedekerke, Belgium) is a Belgian footballer. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The Dilley sextuplets (Brenna Rose Julian Emerson Quinn Everett Claire Diane Ian Michael and Adrian Reed of Decatur Indiana, were the first surviving set of sextuplets Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events By Place Europe Saelred becomes king of Essex. Ceolred becomes king of Mercia, after Saint Aldhelm (c 639 - 25 May 709) Abbot of Malmesbury Abbey, Bishop of Sherborne, Latin poet and Anglo-Saxon literature cica 639)
• 735 - Bede, English historian and monk (b. Events By Place Europe Clovis II succeeds Dagobert I as king of the Franks in Neustria and Burgundy Events A Smallpox epidemic starts in Ancient Japan, which reduces the population by 30% Bede (ˈbiːd (also Saint Bede, the Venerable Bede, or (from Latin Beda (beda (c circa 672 or 673)
• 967 - Murakami, Emperor of Japan (b. Events By Place Europe Wamba succeeds Reccaswinth as king of the Visigoths. Events By Place Europe Hlothhere becomes king of Kent. The city of Ely, England is founded 967 was a year in the 10th century. Events By Place Europe The Bishopric of Merseburg is formed in Saxony Emperor Murakami (村上天皇 Murakami-tennō) ( June 2, 926 &ndash May 25, 967) was the 62nd emperor of The of Japan is the country's Monarch. He is the head of the Japanese Imperial Family. 926)
• 992 - Mieszko I first lord and knight of Poland, duke of Polans (b. Events By Place Asia Balhae is conquered by the Khitan. An historic meeting takes place between Later Tang Events By Place Africa The Ghana Empire captures the Berber town of Awdaghost. Life In 965 Mieszko married Dobrawa (Dobrava Dubrawka daughter of Boleslav I, Duke of Bohemia. circa 935)
• 1085 - Pope Gregory VII
• 1261 - Pope Alexander IV
• 1452 - John Stafford, Archbishop of Canterbury
• 1555 - Gemma Frisius, Dutch mathematician and cartographer (b. Events By Place Europe Estimation Córdoba, capital of Al-Andalus, becomes the largest city of the world taking the lead Pope Pope Alexander IV (1199 or ca 1185 &ndash May 25 1261) was Pope from 1254 until his death The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the For the crater see Gemma Frisius (crater Gemma Frisius (or Reiner Gemma, December 9, 1508 - May 25 1508)
• 1555 - Henry II of Navarre (b. Henry II ( April 18, 1503 - May 25, 1555) was the eldest son of John III of Navarre (died 1516 and Catherine I of Navarre 1503)
• 1595 - Valens Acidalius, German critic and poet (b. Valens Acidalius, also known as Valtin Havekenthal (1567 Wittstock &ndash 25 May 1595, Neisse) was a German critic and 1567)
• 1632 - Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician and philosopher (b. Adam Tanner (in Latin, Tannerus) ( April 14, 1572 &ndash May 25, 1632) was an Austrian Jesuit professor 1572)
• 1667 - Gustaf Bonde, Swedish statesman (b. Baron Gustaf Bonde ( February 4, 1620 - May 25, 1667) was a Swedish statesman 1620)
• 1681 - Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Spanish playwright (b. Pedro Calderón de la Barca y Henao ( January 17, 1600 &ndash May 25, 1681) was a Dramatist of the Spanish Golden 1600)
• 1693 - Marie-Madeleine Pioche de la Vergne, comtesse de la Fayette, French writer (b. 1634)
• 1741 - Daniel Ernst Jablonski, German theologian (b. Year 1741 ( MDCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Daniel Ernst Jablonski ( November 20, 1660 Nassenhuben - May 25, 1741 Berlin German theologian, and Reformer 1660)
• 1786 - Peter III of Portugal, consort of Queen Maria I of Portugal (b. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pedro III (ˈpedɾu or Peter III ( July 5 1717 &ndash May 25 1786) became King of the Kingdom of Portugal and Maria I ( December 17, 1734 – March 20, 1816) was Queen of Portugal and the Algarves from 1777 until her death 1717)
• 1789 - Anders Dahl, Swedish botanist (b. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Anders (Andreas Dahl ( March 17, 1751 - May 25, 1789) was a Swedish Botanist and student of Carolus Linnaeus 1751)
• 1797 - John Griffin Whitwell, 4th Baron Howard de Walden, British field marshal (b. Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Griffin Whitwell 4th Baron Howard de Walden 1st Baron Braybrooke, KB ( March 13, 1719 &ndash May 25, 1797) was a British 1719)
• 1805 - William Paley, English philosopher (b. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or William Paley (July 1743 &ndash 25 May 1805) was a British Christian apologist, Philosopher, and utilitarian. 1743)
• 1848 - Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German writer (b. Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap (aˈnɛtə fɔn ˈdʁɔstəˈhʏlshɔf January 10, 1797 &ndash May 25, 1848) was a 19th century German author and one of the most 1797)
• 1849 - Benjamin d'Urban, British general and colonial administrator (b. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lieutenant-General Sir Benjamin d'Urban GCB, KCH, KCTS (1777 &ndash 25 May, 1849) was a British General and 1777)
• 1899 - Rosa Bonheur, French realist painter and sculptor (d. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Rosa Bonheur, née Marie-Rosalie Bonheur, (b Bordeaux, France, March 16, 1822 &ndash d 1822)
• 1912 - Austin Lane Crothers, American politician (b. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Austin Lane Crothers ( May 17, 1860 - May 25, 1912) a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 46th 1860)
• 1917 - Maksim Bahdanovič, Belarusian poet (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Maksim Bahdanovič ( Belarusian language: Максім Багдановіч December 9, 1891 – May 25, 1917) was 1891)
• 1919 - Madame C.J. Walker, African American philanthropist and tycoon (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Madam CJ Walker ( December 23, 1867 &ndash May 25, 1919) was an American businesswoman, Hair care 1867)
• 1924 - Lyubov Popova, Russian painter (b. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Liubov Sergeyevna Popova (Любовь Сергеевна Попова ( April 24, 1889 - May 25, 1924) was a Russian avant-garde 1889)
• 1926 - Symon Petlura, Ukrainian politician and statesman (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Symon Vasylyovych Petliura (Симон Васильович Петлюра also known as Simon Petlyura; May 10, 1879 – May 25, 1879)
• 1927 - Payne Whitney, American businessman (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Payne Whitney ( March 20, 1876 - May 25, 1927) was a wealthy American businessman and member of the influential Whitney 1876)
• 1930 - Randall Thomas Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Randall Thomas Davidson 1st Baron Davidson of Lambeth, KCVO ( April 7, 1848 &ndash May 25, 1930) was an Anglican The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the 1848)
• 1934 - Gustav Holst, English composer (b. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gustav Theodore Holst (21 September 1874 – 25 May 1934was an English Composer and was a music teacher for nearly 20 years 1874)
• 1935 - Sir Frank Watson Dyson, English astronomer (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Frank Watson Dyson FRS ( January 8 1868 &ndash May 25 1939) was an English Astronomer who is remembered 1868)
• 1940 - Joe De Grasse, American film director (b. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Louis De Grasse ( May 4, 1873 &ndash May 25, 1940) was a Canadian film director 1873)
• 1943 - Nils von Dardel, Swedish post-impressionist painter (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nils Elias Christoffer von Dardel (sign Nils Dardel) ( October 25 1888 &ndash May 25 1943) was a Swedish post-impressionist 1888)
• 1951 - Paula von Preradović, Croatian-born writer (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Paula Preradović ( October 12, 1887 - May 25, 1951) known professionally as Paula von Preradović or by her married name as 1887)
• 1954 - Robert Capa, Hungarian-born photojournalist (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Robert Capa ( Budapest, October 22 1913 &ndash May 25 1954) was a 20th century combat Photographer who covered five different 1913)
• 1965 - Sonny Boy Williamson, (Alec "Rice" Miller) American Blues singer, songwriter, and musician (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Aleck "Rice" Miller ( December 5 1899 or March 11 1908 – May 25 1965) a 1899)
• 1968 - Georg von Küchler, German field marshal (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Georg Karl Friedrich Wilhelm von Küchler ( May 30 1881 &ndash May 25 1968) was a German Field marshal during 1881)
• 1977 - Yevgenia Ginzburg, Russian writer (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Yevgenia Ginzburg ( November 20, 1904 Communist Party]] member Ginzburg continued her successful career as educator journalist and administrator 1904)
• 1979 - John Arthur Spenkelink, American murderer (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) 1949)
• 1981 - Fredric Warburg, British publisher and author (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Fredric John Warburg ( November 27, 1898 - May 25, 1981) was an English publisher best known for his association with the British author 1898)
• 1983 - Jean Rougeau, French Canadian professional wrestler (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Jean Rougeau ( June 9, 1929 - May 25, 1983) was a Professional wrestler better known as Johnny Rougeau. 1925)
• 1983 - Black Jack Stewart,Canadian NHL hockey player (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) John Sherratt "Black Jack" Stewart ( May 6, 1917, in Pilot Mound, Manitoba, Canada – May 25, 1983 1917)
• 1986 - Chester Bowles, American politician (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Chester Bliss Bowles ( April 5, 1901 – May 25, 1986) was a liberal Democratic American diplomat and 1901)
• 1988 - Ernst Ruska, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Ernst August Friedrich Ruska ( December 25, 1906 &ndash May 27, 1988) was a German physicist. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1906)
• 1994 - Sonny Sharrock, American jazz guitarist (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Warren Harding "Sonny" Sharrock ( August 27 1940 &ndash May 25 1994) was an American Jazz Guitarist 1940)
• 1995 - Dany Robin, French actress (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Dany Robin dæni ʁɔbɑ̃(born '''Danielle Robin''' ([[14 April] 1927 - 25 May, 1995) was a French actress (Leading Lady in the 1950s and the 1927)
• 1996 - Renzo De Felice, Italian historian (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Renzo De Felice ( 8 April 1929 - 25 May 1996) was one of the most important Italian historians of Fascism. 1929)
• 1996 - Bradley Nowell, American singer and guitarist (Sublime) (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bradley James "John" Nowell ( February 22 1968 – May 25 1996) was an American musician who served as Lead Sublime was a hip-hop influenced American Ska-punk and Reggae band that originated in Long Beach California. 1968)
• 2000 - Nicholas Clay, British actor (b. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Nicholas Anthony Phillip Clay ( September 18, 1946 - May 25, 2000) was a British Actor. 1946)
• 2002 - Pat Coombs, English actress (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Pat Coombs ( August 27, 1926 &ndash May 25, 2002) was an English actress. 1926)
• 2003 - Jeremy Michael Ward, American musician (The Mars Volta) (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Jeremy Michael Ward ( May 5 1976 – May 25 2003) was the sound technician and vocal operator for The Mars Volta and for The Mars Volta is the name of a partnership between guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López and singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala founded in 2001 1976)
• 2004 - Roger W. Straus, Jr., American publisher (b. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Roger Williams Straus Jr ( January 3, 1917 – May 25, 2004) was co-founder and chairman of Farrar Straus and Giroux, a New 1917)
• 2005 - Sunil Dutt, Indian actor and politician (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sunil Dutt ( Hindi: सुनील दत्त June 6, 1930 – May 25, 2005) born as Balraj Dutt was an Indian 1929)
• 2005 - Robert Jankel, British coachbuilder (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Jankel ( January 1, 1938 – May 25, 2005) was arguably the world's most famous designer of Limousines armored cars 1938)
• 2005 - Graham Kennedy, Australian television personality (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Graham Cyril Kennedy, AO ( 15 February 1934 &ndash 25 May 2005) was an Australian radio television and Film 1934)
• 2005 - Ruth Laredo, American pianist (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ruth Laredo (nee Meckler November 20, 1937, Detroit, Michigan - May 26, 2005, New York, New York 1937)
• 2005 - Gregory Scott Johnson, American murderer (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gregory Scott Johnson ( February 18, 1965 &ndash May 25, 2005 at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City Indiana) was 1965)
• 2006 - Desmond Dekker, Jamaican ska musician (b. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Desmond Dekker ( July 16 1941 — May 25 2006) was a Jamaican Ska and Reggae Singer and Songwriter 1941)
• 2007 - Charles Nelson Reilly, American actor and host (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Charles Nelson Reilly (January 13 1931 – May 25 2007 was an American Actor, Comedian, director and drama teacher known for his comedic 1931)
• 2008 - J. R. Simplot, American potato farmer (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common John Richard "Jack or JR" Simplot ( January 9, 1909 &ndash May 25, 2008) was the founder of the J 1909)

Holidays and observances

• Argentina - Day of May Revolution/National Day (1810)
• Africa Day commemorating the 1963 fouding of he AU's precursor, OAU
• Chad, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe - African Liberation Day
• Lebanon, Liberation Day (2000)
• The former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - Day of Youth
• Ancient Latvia - Urbanas Diena observed
• Saint Urban's Day (d. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. The May Revolution (in Spanish: Revolución de Mayo) was a series of political and social events in the Nineteenth century city of The National Day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the Nationhood of a Nation or non-sovereign Country. Africa Day is the annual commemoration on May 25 of the 1963 founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU which was in July 2002 succeeded by the Chad (Tchad تشاد Tshād) officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a Landlocked country in Central Africa. Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire Mali, officially the Republic of Mali (République du Mali is a Landlocked nation in Western Africa. Mauritania (موريتانيا Mūrītāniyā officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa on the Atlantic coast The Republic of Zambia (ˈzæmbɪə is a Landlocked country in Southern Africa. See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election African Liberation Day on May 25 is an annual Holiday in various countries in Africa, coinciding with African Union 's Africa Day Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Liberation Day is a holiday in Lebanon on May 25. On May 25, 2000, the Israeli army withdrew from occupied territory in Southern The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: Youth Day is a holiday dedicated to the Youths of a country International Youth Day International Youth Day is an International observance Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. "Saint Urban" redirects here For other saints with this name see Saint Urban (disambiguation. 240)
• Saint Bede the Venerable (d. Events By Place Roman Empire The revolt of Sabinianus in Africa is put down Bede (ˈbiːd (also Saint Bede, the Venerable Bede, or (from Latin Beda (beda (c 735)
• Saint Augustine of Canterbury
• Saint Pope Gregory VII (d. Events A Smallpox epidemic starts in Ancient Japan, which reduces the population by 30% Augustine of Canterbury OSB (born c first third of the 6th century - died 26 May 604 was a Benedictine Monk who became the first Archbishop Pope 1085)
• Towel Day
• Nerd Pride Day

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Towel Day is celebrated every May 25 as a Tribute by fans of the late author Douglas Adams. Nerd Pride Day, or Geek Pride Day, is an initiative which claims the right of every person to be a Nerd or a Geek.

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