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May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (146th in Leap Year s). There are 220 days remaining.
Events
- 1085 - Alfonso VI Of Castile takes Toledo back from the Moors .
- 1420 - Henry The Navigator is appointed governor of the Order Of Christ .
- 1521 - The Diet Of Worms ends when Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor , issues the Edict Of Worms , declaring Martin Luther an Outlaw .
- 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 .
- 1787 - In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , delegates convene a Constitutional Convention to write a new Constitution for the United States . George Washington presides.
- 1810 - In the May Revolution , armed citizens of Buenos Aires expel the Viceroy during the ''Semana de Mayo''.
- 1865 - In Mobile, Alabama , 300 are killed when an Ordnance Depot Explodes .
- 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.
- 1895 - The Republic Of Formosa is formed, with Tang Ching-sung as the president.
- 1914 - The United Kingdom 's House Of Commons passes Home Rule Act for Devolution in Ireland .
- is indicted for teaching Darwin 's theory of Evolution .
- 1925 - The National Forensics League of the U.S. is founded.
- 1926 - Sholom Schwartzbard assassinates Symon Petliura , the head of the Paris -based Government-in-exile of Ukrainian People's Republic .
- 1935 - In a span of 45 minutes at the Big Ten meet in Ann Arbor, Michigan , Jesse Owens sets or ties four Track And Field world records.
- 1935 - Babe Ruth hits his 714th and last Home Run at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , setting a Baseball record that will stand for 39 years.
- , 313 deaths.
- begins.
- 1946 - The parliament of Transjordan makes Abdullah I Of Jordan their king.
- , the United States conducts its first and only Nuclear Artillery test.
- 1955 - Kanchenjunga , third highest peak in the world is scaled successfully for the first time.
- 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.
- 1963 - In Addis Ababa , Ethiopia , the Organisation Of African Unity is established.
- launches.
- 1965 - Muhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston in the first minute of the first round of a boxing match.
- '' opens in theaters and eventually becomes the highest grossing film of all time.
- , a DC-10 crashes during takeoff at O'Hare International Airport killing 271 on board and two people on the ground.
- 1979 - Florida executes John Spenkelink , the first non-voluntary execution in the United States in more than 10 years.
- 1981 - In Riyadh , the Gulf Cooperation Council is created between Bahrain , Kuwait , Oman , Qatar , Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates .
- 1982 - HMS ''Coventry'' is sunk during the Falklands War .
- '' is released in theaters.
- 1985 - Bangladesh is hit by a Tropical Cyclone and Storm Surge , which kills approximately 10,000 people.
- 1995 - The Bosnian Serb Army kills 72 youngsters in the Bosnian city of Tuzla .
- 1997 - A military Coup in Sierra Leone replaces President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah with Major Johnny Paul Koromah .
- 1997 - Strom Thurmond becomes the longest-serving member in the history of the United States Senate , at 41 years and 10 months.
- 1999 - The two officers scapegoated after the 1941 Attack On Pearl Harbor , Rear Admiral Kimmel and Lieutenant General Short were exonerated (posthumously) by the US Senate of all charges of dereliction of duty.
- 2000 - Israel withdraws its army from most of the occupied Lebanese territory after 22 years of military occupation. See more at Operation Litani and The Israeli Invasion Of Lebanon 1982 .
- 2001 - 32-year-old Erik Weihenmayer , of Boulder, Colorado , becomes the first Blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest .
- 2001 - 64-year-old Sherman Bull , of New Canaan, Connecticut , becomes the oldest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest .
- -200 breaks apart in mid-air and plunges into the Taiwan Strait killing 225 people.
- 2002 - A train crash in Tenga , Mozambique kills 197 people.
- 2003 - Néstor Kirchner becomes President Of Argentina after defeating Carlos Menem . He is the first elected President since the December 2001 economic crisis.
Births
- 1048 - Emperor Shenzong of China (d. 1085 )
- 1334 - Emperor Suko Of Japan (d. 1398 )
- 1458 - Mahmud Begada , Sultan of Gujarat (d. 1511 )
- 1606 - Charles Garnier , French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649 )
- 1661 - Claude Buffier , French philosopher and historian (d. 1737 )
- 1713 - John Stuart, 3rd Earl Of Bute , Prime Minister Of Great Britain (d. 1792 )
- 1725 - Samuel Ward , American politician (d. 1776 )
- 1803 - Edward George Bulwer-Lytton , English novelist and playwright (d. 1873 )
- 1803 - Ralph Waldo Emerson , American essayist and philosopher (d. 1882 )
- 1845 - Lip Pike , baseball player (d. 1883 )
- 1860 - James McKeen Cattell , American psychologist (d. 1944 )
- 1865 - John Mott , American YMCA leader, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1955 )
- 1865 - Pieter Zeeman , Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1943 )
- 1877 - Billy Murray , American singer (d. 1954 )
- 1878 - Bill "Bojangles" Robinson , African American entertainer (d. 1949 )
- 1879 - Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook , Canadian-born publisher (d. 1964 )
- 1880 - Jean Alexandre Barré , French neurologist (d. 1967 )
- 1882 - Marie Doro , American actress (d. 1956 )
- 1887 - Francesco Forgione , Italian priest (d. 1968 )
- 1888 - Miles Malleson , English actor (d. 1969 )
- 1889 - Igor Sikorsky , Russian inventor (d. 1972 )
- 1898 - Bennett Cerf , American publisher, TV personality (d. 1971 )
- 1907 - U Nu , Burmese politician (d. 1995 )
- 1909 - Alfred Kubel , German politician (d. 1999 )
- 1912 - Princess Dukhye Of Korea (d. 1989 )
- 1913 - Richard Dimbleby , British journalist and broadcaster (d. 1965 )
- 1918 - Claude Akins , American actor (d. 1994 )
- 1921 - Jack Steinberger , German-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1922 - Enrico Berlinguer , Italian politician (d. 1984 )
- 1924 - István Nyers , Hungarian footballer (d. 2005 )
- 1925 - Rosario Castellanos , Mexican poet (d. 1974 )
- 1925 - Jeanne Crain , American actress (d. 2003 )
- 1927 - Robert Ludlum , American writer (d. 2001 )
- 1929 - Beverly Sills , American soprano
- 1931 - Georgi Grechko , cosmonaut
- 1932 - John Gregory Dunne , American writer (d. 2003 )
- 1935 - Cookie Gilchrist , American football player
- 1936 - Tom T. Hall , American singer and songwriter
- 1938 - Raymond Carver , American writer (d. 1988 )
- 1939 - Dixie Carter , American actress
- 1939 - Ian McKellen , English actor
- 1943 - Jessi Colter , American singer
- 1944 - Frank Oz , English-born puppeteer and director
- 1949 - Jamaica Kincaid , Antiguan-born novelist
- 1953 - Daniel Passarella , Argentine football player
- 1956 - Sugar Minott , Jamaican singer
- 1956 - David P. Sartor , American concert music composer
- 1958 - Paul Weller , British musician
- 1963 - Mike Myers , Canadian actor and comedian
- 1965 - Simon Fowler , English singer ( Ocean Colour Scene )
- 1966 - McLoud , Swiss composer, musician, and multimedia artist
- 1967 - Poppy Z. Brite , American author
- 1968 - Kendall Gill , American basketball player
- 1969 - Anne Heche , American actress
- 1969 - Stacy London , American fashion consultant and media personality
- 1970 - Jamie Kennedy , American actor
- 1971 - Sonya Smith , American actress
- 1973 - Demetri Martin , American comedian
- 1974 - Monica Keena , American actress
- 1975 - Lauryn Hill , American singer
- 1976 - Miguel Tejada , Dominican Major League Baseball player
- 1976 - Cillian Murphy , Irish actor
- 1978 - Brian Urlacher , American football player
- 1979 - Carlos Bocanegra , American soccer player
- 1979 - Jonny Wilkinson , English national and Newcastle Falcons rugby player
- 1982 - Adam Boyd , English footballer.
- 1984 - Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir , Miss Iceland , crowned Miss World in 2005
Deaths
- 709 - Aldhelm, Bishop Of Sherborne
- 735 - Bede , English historian and monk
- 967 - Murakami , Emperor Of Japan (b. 926 )
- 992 - Mieszko I first lord and knight of Poland
- 1085 - Pope Gregory VII
- 1261 - Pope Alexander IV
- 1452 - John Stafford , Archbishop Of Canterbury
- 1555 - Gemma Frisius , Dutch mathematician and cartographer (b. 1508 )
- 1555 - Henry II Of Navarre (b. 1503 )
- 1595 - Valens Acidalius , German critic and poet (b. 1567 )
- 1632 - Adam Tanner , Austrian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1572 )
- 1667 - Gustaf Bonde , Swedish statesman (b. 1620 )
- 1681 - Pedro Calderón De La Barca , Spanish playwright (b. 1600 )
- 1693 - Marie-Madeleine Pioche De La Vergne, Comtesse De La Fayette , French writer (b. 1634 )
- 1741 - Daniel Ernst Jablonski , German theologian (b. 1660 )
- 1786 - Peter III Of Portugal , consort of Queen Maria I Of Portugal (b. 1717 )
- 1789 - Anders Dahl , Swedish botanist (b. 1751 )
- 1797 - John Griffin Whitwell, 4th Baron Howard De Walden , British field marshal (b. 1719 )
- 1805 - William Paley , English philosopher (b. 1743 )
- 1848 - Annette Von Droste-Hülshoff , German writer (b. 1797 )
- 1849 - Benjamin D'Urban , British general and colonial administrator (b. 1777 )
- 1899 - Rosa Bonheur , French realist painter and sculptor (d. 1822 )
- 1912 - Austin Lane Crothers , American politician (b. 1860 )
- 1930 - Randall Thomas Davidson , Archbishop Of Canterbury (b. 1848 )
- 1934 - Gustav Holst , English composer (b. 1874 )
- 1935 - Sir Frank Watson Dyson , English Astronomer Royal (b. 1868 )
- 1940 - Joe De Grasse , American film director (b. 1873 )
- 1951 - Paula Von Preradovic , Croatian-born writer (b. 1887 )
- 1954 - Robert Capa , Hungarian-born photojournalist (Killed on Assignment) (b. 1913 )
- 1965 - Sonny Boy Williamson , American singer, songwriter, and musician (b. 1899 )
- 1977 - Yevgenia Ginzburg , Russian writer (b. 1904 )
- 1986 - Chester Bowles , American politician (b. 1901 )
- 1988 - Ernst Ruska , German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906 )
- 1994 - Sonny Sharrock , American jazz guitarist (b. 1940 )
- 1996 - Bradley Nowell , American singer and guitarist ( Sublime ) (drug overdose) (b. 1968 )
- 2003 - Jeremy Michael Ward , American musician ( The Mars Volta ) (drug overdose) (b. 1976 )
- 2004 - Roger W. Straus, Jr. , American publisher (b. 1917 )
- 2005 - Sunil Dutt , Indian actor and politician (b. 1929 )
- 2005 - Robert Jankel , British coachbuilder (b. 1938 )
- 2005 - Graham Kennedy , Australian television personality (b. 1934 )
- 2005 - Ruth Laredo , American pianist (b. 1937 )
Holidays and observances
- Commemoration of the Venerable Bede ( Anglican )
- Argentina - Day of May Revolution / National Day (1810)
- Chad , Liberia , Mali , Mauritania , Namibia , Zambia and Zimbabwe - African Freedom/Unity Day
- Jordan - National Day / Arab Renaissance Day (1946)
- Libya , Sudan - Sudan National Day/May Revolution Day (1969)
- United States - Memorial Day /Decoration Day, a legal holiday (1868)
- Virginia - Confederate Memorial Day (1868)
- Lebanon , Liberation Day (1999)
- Socialist Federal Republic Of Yugoslavia - Day Of Youth
- Ancient Latvia - Urbanas Diena observed
- Towel Day , in memory of Douglas Adams , is observed
- The Ascension , one of the great feasts in the Christian Liturgical Calendar
External links
May 24 - May 26 - April 25 - June 25 – Listing Of All Days
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