Page 5: Historical Events In May - 25

1926  Kitty Kallen, rocker on this day in history.   

1926  Symon Petlyura, leader of Ukraine (pogroms), assassinated at 47 on May - 25.   

1927  On this day in history henry Ford stops producing Model T car (begins Model A)   

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

1928  On May - 25 amelia Earhart (as a passenger) is first woman to fly Atlantic Ocean   

1928  Amelia Earhart (as a passenger) is 1st woman to fly Atlantic Ocean on May - 25.   

1928  On May - 25 frigyes Hidas, composer   

1929  On this day in history beverly Sills, [Belle "Bubbles" Miriam Silverman], Bkln NY, soprano   

1931  On May - 25 john Gabriel, Niagara Falls NY, actor (Cat Gang, Fantasies)   

1932  Goofy, aka Dippy Dawg, 1st appears in 'Mickey's Revue' by Walt Disney on May - 25.   

1934  Béla Bartòk's "Enchanted Deer," premieres on May - 25.   

1934  Gustav Theodore Holst, English composer (Ode to Death), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1935  Athlete Jesse Owens sets six world records in under an hour, infuriating Hitler on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history babe Ruth hits his last 3 home runs, Boston Braves vs Pirates   

1935  On May - 25 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  1st airmail letter to circle globe returns to NY on this day in history.   

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

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

1939  On May - 25 the birth of Ian McKellen, English actor   

1939  On this day in history carl Storck becomes 2nd NFL president   

1940  On this day in history german troops conquer Boulogne   

1940  Golden Gate International Expo reopens on May - 25.   

1941  5,000 drown in a storm at Ganges Delta region in India on this day in history.   

1941  On May - 25 ted Williams raises his batting average over .400 for first time in 1941   

1943  On May - 25 riot at Mobile AL shipyard over upgrading 12 black workers   

1943  Trident conference in Washington DC (operation plan '43 against Japan) on this day in history.   

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

1944  Partisan leader Tito escapes Germans surrounding Bosnia on May - 25.   

1945  On this day in history arther C Clark proposes relay satellites in geosynchronous orbit   

1945  On May - 25 arthur C.Clark suggests using relay satellites to cover the Earth   

1945  Arthur C Clark proposes relay satellites in geosynchronous orbit on this day in history.   

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

1334  Emperor Sukō (d. 1398) was born on May - 25.   

1458  On May - 25 birth of mahmud Begada, Sultan of Gujarat (d. 1511)   

1494  On May - 25 birth of jacopo Pontormo II, Italy, painter (Sepulture of Christ)   

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 May - 25.   

1661  On May - 25 birth of claude Buffier, French philosopher and historian (d. 1737)   

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

0615  Boniface IV, Pope (608-15), dies on May - 25.   

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

0735  Death of Bede, English historian and monk (b. circa 672 or 673) on this day in history.   

0946  On this day in history edmund the Older, king of Wessex/England (939-46), dies   

0967  On May - 25 death of murakami, Emperor of Japan (b. 926)   

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 this day in history.