Page 8: Historical Events In May - 25

1978  "Star Wars" released on May - 25.   

1979  American Airlines DC-10 crashes in Chicago killing 275 on this day in history.   

1979  Israel begins to return Sinai to Egypt on May - 25.   

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  On this day in history rosa Ponselle, US singer (Metropolitan Opera), dies at 84   

1982  On May - 25 ferguson Jenkins becomes the 7th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters   

1982  On May - 25 iranian troops reconquer Khorramshar   

1982  STS-4 vehicle moves to launch pad on May - 25.   

1982  Larry J Blake, actor (Earth vs the Flying Saucers), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

1983  On May - 25 fire in Nassermeer Egypt kills 357   

1983  First National Missing Children's Day is proclaimed on May - 25.   

1983  On May - 25 france performs nuclear test   

1983  Sydney Box, academy award producer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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

1985  On May - 25 cyclone ravages Bangladesh; 11,000 killed   

1985  On May - 25 harold Hecht, choreographer, dies at 77 of cancer   

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

1986  Ferry boat Shamia sinks on Maghna River Bangladesh, 600 killed on May - 25.   

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

1986  On this day in history kansas City Royal George Brett gets his 2,000th hit   

1986  Virgilio Barco elected President of Colombia on May - 25.   

1986  Chester Bowles, US senator/ambassador, dies at 85 on May - 25.   

1988  On this day in history pSV wins Europe Cup   

1989  On May - 25 eastern Airlines graduates its first class of non-union pilots   

1989  Mikhail Gorbachev elected Executive President in the Soviet Union on May - 25.   

1989  Weird Al Yankovic records "She Drives Like Crazy" on May - 25.   

1990  On May - 25 vic Tayback, actor (Mel-Alice), dies of a heart attack at 60   

1991  "People Are Still Having Sex" by LaTour hits #35 on May - 25.   

1991  On this day in history israel evacuates 14,000 Ethiopian Jews   

1991  Dorothy Davis Bostwick, entertainer, dies on this day in history.   

1992  Jay Leno becomes permanent host of "The Tonight Show" on this day in history.   

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1048  Emperor Shenzong of China (d. 1085) was born on this day in history.   

1334  Emperor Sukō (d. 1398) was born on this day in history.   

1458  Mahmud Begada, Sultan of Gujarat (d. 1511) was born on May - 25.   

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

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

1688  Christian August Jacobi, composer was born on May - 25.   

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

0709  On this day in history 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 May - 25.   

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

0967  Death of Murakami, Emperor of Japan (b. 926) on May - 25.   

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  On May - 25 hendrik V, last Salische German king, dies