Historical Events In May - 25

1978  On May - 25 "Star Wars" released   

1979  American Airlines DC-10 crashes in Chicago killing 275 on May - 25.   

1979  Israel begins to return Sinai to Egypt on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history "Musical Chairs" closes at Rialto Theater NYC after 15 performances   

1981  Al Unser becomes first Indianapolis 500 winner to be disqualified on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history daniel Goodwin, scales outside of Chicago's Sears Tower in 7 hours   

1981  Rosa Ponselle, US singer (Metropolitan Opera), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history ferguson Jenkins becomes the 7th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters   

1982  Iranian troops reconquer Khorramshar on May - 25.   

1982  On May - 25 sTS-4 vehicle moves to launch pad   

1982  On this day in history larry J Blake, actor (Earth vs the Flying Saucers), dies at 68   

1983  On this day in history "Return of the Jedi" (Star Wars 3) released   

1983  On this day in history fire in Nassermeer Egypt kills 357   

1983  First National Missing Children's Day is proclaimed on this day in history.   

1983  France performs nuclear test on this day in history.   

1983  On May - 25 sydney Box, academy award producer, dies at 76   

1984  Piet Ketting, Dutch pianist/conductor/composer, dies at 79 on May - 25.   

1985  Cyclone ravages Bangladesh; 11,000 killed on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history harold Hecht, choreographer, dies at 77 of cancer   

1986  95-year-old woman scores a hole-in-one in Florida on May - 25.   

1986  On May - 25 ferry boat Shamia sinks on Maghna River Bangladesh, 600 killed   

1986  Hands Across America - 7 million people hold hands from California to New York on May - 25.   

1986  Kansas City Royal George Brett gets his 2,000th hit on May - 25.   

1986  On this day in history virgilio Barco elected President of Colombia   

1986  Chester Bowles, US senator/ambassador, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1988  PSV wins Europe Cup on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history eastern Airlines graduates its first class of non-union pilots   

1989  On May - 25 mikhail Gorbachev elected Executive President in the Soviet Union   

1989  On May - 25 weird Al Yankovic records "She Drives Like Crazy"   

1990  Vic Tayback, actor (Mel-Alice), dies of a heart attack at 60 on May - 25.   

1991  "People Are Still Having Sex" by LaTour hits #35 on this day in history.   

1991  Israel evacuates 14,000 Ethiopian Jews on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history dorothy Davis Bostwick, entertainer, dies   

1992  On this day in history jay Leno becomes permanent host of "The Tonight Show"   

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

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

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 May - 25 gregory VII, [Ildebrando], Pope (1073-85), dies   

1125  On this day in history hendrik V, last Salische German king, dies