Page 3: Historical Events In May - 25

1868  Aust Aboriginal Cricket tour of England begins v Surrey Gentlemen on May - 25.   

1870  On May - 25 irish Fenians raid Eccles Hill, Québec   

1870  On May - 25 irish Fenians raid Eccles Hill, Quebec   

1876  On May - 25 1st tie in NL history (Athletics & Louisville, 2-2 in 14)   

1877  On this day in history billy Murray, singer (Denver Nightengale)   

1878  On this day in history gilbert &Sullivans opera "HMS Pinafore" premieres in London   

1878  On May - 25 gilbert/Sullivans opera "HMS Pinafore," premieres in London   

1878  On May - 25 bill "Bojangles" Robinson, actor (Stormy Weather, Little Colonel)   

1879  On May - 25 w Maxwell Aitken lord Beaverbrook, Canada/English banker   

1881  On this day in history the birth of Bela Bartok, Hungarian composer   

1882  On May - 25 harry Fox, entertainer   

1886  On May - 25 philip Murray, founded Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)   

1887  Gas lamp at Paris Opera catches fire; 200 die on May - 25.   

1888  Miles Malleson, writer/actor (Phantom of Opera, Postman's Knock) on May - 25.   

1889  On May - 25 gilardo Gilardi, composer   

1891  On this day in history robert W P Peereboom, Dutch editor in chief (Haarlem Newspaper)   

1892  The birth of Josip Tito, Former Yugoslavian president on May - 25.   

1894  On May - 25 dirk Vansina, Flemish playwright (Verschaeve Gives Evidence)   

1895  Oscar Wilde sentenced to 2 years hard labor for being a sodomite on this day in history.   

1895  On May - 25 20th Preakness: Fred Taral aboard Belmar wins in 1:50.5   

1895  Ahmed Djevdet Pasja, Turkish minister of Justice, dies at 73 on May - 25.   

1896  On this day in history jan N Bakhuizen van den Brink, theologist/church historian   

1897  On this day in history alan Kippax, cricketer (22 Tests for Australia 1924-34, brilliant bat)   

1898  First US troop transport to Manila leaves San Fransisco on May - 25.   

1898  On May - 25 1st US troop transport to Manila leaves SF   

1898  On this day in history bennett Cerf, publisher (Random House) panelist (What's My Line)   

1899  33rd Belmont: R Clawson aboard Jean Beraud wins in 2:23 on this day in history.   

1899  On May - 25 marie-Rosalie "Rosa" Bonheur, French painter, dies at 68   

1900  On this day in history eyre M Shaw, 78, becomes oldest gold medalist in the Olympics   

1900  On May - 25 eyre M Shaw, 78, becomes oldest gold medalist in Olympics   

1901  On May - 25 milenko Zivkovic, composer   

1902  Helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer on May - 25.   

1904  38th Belmont: George Odom aboard Delhi wins in 2:06.6 on May - 25.   

1904  On May - 25 kurt George Hugo Thomas, composer   

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1048  Emperor Shenzong of China (d. 1085) was born on May - 25.   

1334  On this day in history birth of emperor Sukō (d. 1398)   

1458  On this day in history birth of mahmud Begada, Sultan of Gujarat (d. 1511)   

1494  Jacopo Pontormo II, Italy, painter (Sepulture of Christ) was born on this day in history.   

1550  On this day in history birth of camillus de Lellis, Italian soldier/monastery founder/saint   

1606  Charles Garnier, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

1661  On this day in history birth of claude Buffier, French philosopher and historian (d. 1737)   

1688  On May - 25 birth of christian August Jacobi, composer   

0615  On May - 25 boniface IV, Pope (608-15), dies   

0709  On this day in history aldhelmus of Ealdhelm, Engl abbot/bishop/poet/saint, dies at about 69   

0735  On this day in history death of bede, English historian and monk (b. circa 672 or 673)   

0946  Edmund the Older, king of Wessex/England (939-46), dies on May - 25.   

0967  Death of Murakami, Emperor of Japan (b. 926) on this day in history.   

0992  On this day in history death of mieszko I first lord and knight of Poland, duke of Polans (b. circa 935)   

1085  Gregory VII, [Ildebrando], Pope (1073-85), dies on May - 25.   

1125  Hendrik V, last Salische German king, dies on May - 25.