Historical Events In May - 25

1868  On May - 25 aust Aboriginal Cricket tour of England begins v Surrey Gentlemen   

1870  Irish Fenians raid Eccles Hill, Québec on May - 25.   

1870  Irish Fenians raid Eccles Hill, Quebec on May - 25.   

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

1877  Billy Murray, singer (Denver Nightengale) on May - 25.   

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

1878  On this day in history 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  The birth of Bela Bartok, Hungarian composer on May - 25.   

1882  On this day in history harry Fox, entertainer   

1886  Philip Murray, founded Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) on this day in history.   

1887  On May - 25 gas lamp at Paris Opera catches fire; 200 die   

1888  On this day in history miles Malleson, writer/actor (Phantom of Opera, Postman's Knock)   

1889  On this day in history gilardo Gilardi, composer   

1891  On May - 25 robert W P Peereboom, Dutch editor in chief (Haarlem Newspaper)   

1892  The birth of Josip Tito, Former Yugoslavian president on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history dirk Vansina, Flemish playwright (Verschaeve Gives Evidence)   

1895  On May - 25 oscar Wilde sentenced to 2 years hard labor for being a sodomite   

1895  On this day in history 20th Preakness: Fred Taral aboard Belmar wins in 1:50.5   

1895  On this day in history ahmed Djevdet Pasja, Turkish minister of Justice, dies at 73   

1896  On May - 25 jan N Bakhuizen van den Brink, theologist/church historian   

1897  Alan Kippax, cricketer (22 Tests for Australia 1924-34, brilliant bat) on May - 25.   

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

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

1898  Bennett Cerf, publisher (Random House) panelist (What's My Line) on this day in history.   

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

1899  Marie-Rosalie "Rosa" Bonheur, French painter, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

1900  Eyre M Shaw, 78, becomes oldest gold medalist in Olympics on this day in history.   

1901  Milenko Zivkovic, composer on this day in history.   

1902  On May - 25 helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer   

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

1904  Kurt George Hugo Thomas, composer on this day in history.   

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1048  On this day in history birth of emperor Shenzong of China (d. 1085)   

1334  On May - 25 birth of emperor Sukō (d. 1398)   

1458  On May - 25 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  Camillus de Lellis, Italian soldier/monastery founder/saint was born on May - 25.   

1606  On this day in history birth of charles Garnier, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649)   

1661  Claude Buffier, French philosopher and historian (d. 1737) was born on May - 25.   

1688  Christian August Jacobi, composer was born on this day in history.   

0615  On this day in history boniface IV, Pope (608-15), dies   

0709  Aldhelmus of Ealdhelm, Engl abbot/bishop/poet/saint, dies at about 69 on May - 25.   

0735  Death of Bede, English historian and monk (b. circa 672 or 673) on May - 25.   

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

0967  On this day in history death of murakami, Emperor of Japan (b. 926)   

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 this day in history.   

1125  Hendrik V, last Salische German king, dies on this day in history.