Page 5: Historical Events In May - 25

1926  On May - 25 kitty Kallen, rocker   

1926  On May - 25 symon Petlyura, leader of Ukraine (pogroms), assassinated at 47   

1927  Henry Ford stops producing Model T car (begins Model A) on May - 25.   

1927  Robert Ludlum, NYC, spy novelist (Bourne Identity) on May - 25.   

1928  Amelia Earhart (as a passenger) is first woman to fly Atlantic Ocean on May - 25.   

1928  Amelia Earhart (as a passenger) is 1st woman to fly Atlantic Ocean on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history frigyes Hidas, composer   

1929  Beverly Sills, [Belle "Bubbles" Miriam Silverman], Bkln NY, soprano on this day in history.   

1931  John Gabriel, Niagara Falls NY, actor (Cat Gang, Fantasies) on May - 25.   

1932  On May - 25 goofy, aka Dippy Dawg, 1st appears in 'Mickey's Revue' by Walt Disney   

1934  Béla Bartòk's "Enchanted Deer," premieres on this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history gustav Theodore Holst, English composer (Ode to Death), dies at 59   

1935  On May - 25 athlete Jesse Owens sets six world records in under an hour, infuriating Hitler   

1935  Babe Ruth hits his last 3 home runs, Boston Braves vs Pirates on May - 25.   

1935  On this day in history jesse Owens equals or breaks 6 world records in one hour   

1936  The Remington Rand strike, led by the American Federation of Labor, begins on May - 25.   

1936  On May - 25 jan Levoslav Bella, composer, dies at 92   

1937  First airmail letter to circle the globe returns to New York on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history 1st airmail letter to circle globe returns to NY   

1937  On this day in history henry O Tanner, artist, dies   

1938  Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante takes place, with 313 deaths on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history the birth of Ian McKellen, English actor   

1939  Carl Storck becomes 2nd NFL president on this day in history.   

1940  German troops conquer Boulogne on this day in history.   

1940  Golden Gate International Expo reopens on May - 25.   

1941  5,000 drown in a storm at Ganges Delta region in India on May - 25.   

1941  Ted Williams raises his batting average over .400 for first time in 1941 on this day in history.   

1943  Riot at Mobile AL shipyard over upgrading 12 black workers on this day in history.   

1943  On May - 25 trident conference in Washington DC (operation plan '43 against Japan)   

1943  Riot at Mobile Ala shipyard over upgrading 12 black workers on May - 25.   

1944  On May - 25 partisan leader Tito escapes Germans surrounding Bosnia   

1945  On May - 25 arther C Clark proposes relay satellites in geosynchronous orbit   

1945  Arthur C.Clark suggests using relay satellites to cover the Earth on this day in history.   

1945  On May - 25 arthur C Clark proposes relay satellites in geosynchronous orbit   

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1048  On May - 25 birth of emperor Shenzong of China (d. 1085)   

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

1458  Mahmud Begada, Sultan of Gujarat (d. 1511) was born on this day in history.   

1494  Jacopo Pontormo II, Italy, painter (Sepulture of Christ) was born on May - 25.   

1550  On May - 25 birth of camillus de Lellis, Italian soldier/monastery founder/saint   

1606  On May - 25 birth of charles Garnier, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649)   

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

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

0615  Boniface IV, Pope (608-15), dies on this day in history.   

0709  On May - 25 aldhelmus of Ealdhelm, Engl abbot/bishop/poet/saint, dies at about 69   

0735  On May - 25 death of bede, English historian and monk (b. circa 672 or 673)   

0946  Edmund the Older, king of Wessex/England (939-46), dies on this day in history.   

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

0992  Death of Mieszko I first lord and knight of Poland, duke of Polans (b. circa 935) on May - 25.   

1085  On this day in history gregory VII, [Ildebrando], Pope (1073-85), dies   

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