Page 8: Historical Events In May - 25

1978  "Star Wars" released on this day in history.   

1979  On May - 25 american Airlines DC-10 crashes in Chicago killing 275   

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

1980  On May - 25 "Musical Chairs" closes at Rialto Theater NYC after 15 performances   

1981  On this day in history al Unser becomes first Indianapolis 500 winner to be disqualified   

1981  Daniel Goodwin, scales outside of Chicago's Sears Tower in 7 hours on May - 25.   

1981  On May - 25 rosa Ponselle, US singer (Metropolitan Opera), dies at 84   

1982  Ferguson Jenkins becomes the 7th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters on this day in history.   

1982  On May - 25 iranian troops reconquer Khorramshar   

1982  STS-4 vehicle moves to launch pad on this day in history.   

1982  On May - 25 larry J Blake, actor (Earth vs the Flying Saucers), dies at 68   

1983  On May - 25 "Return of the Jedi" (Star Wars 3) released   

1983  On May - 25 fire in Nassermeer Egypt kills 357   

1983  On May - 25 first National Missing Children's Day is proclaimed   

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  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  On this day in history 95-year-old woman scores a hole-in-one in Florida   

1986  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1986  Virgilio Barco elected President of Colombia on this day in history.   

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

1988  On this day in history pSV wins Europe Cup   

1989  Eastern Airlines graduates its first class of non-union pilots on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history mikhail Gorbachev elected Executive President in the Soviet Union   

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

1990  On this day in history vic Tayback, actor (Mel-Alice), dies of a heart attack at 60   

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

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

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"   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

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  On this day in history birth of mahmud Begada, Sultan of Gujarat (d. 1511)   

1494  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1661  Claude Buffier, French philosopher and historian (d. 1737) was born on this day in history.   

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

0615  On May - 25 boniface IV, Pope (608-15), dies   

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

0735  On this day in history death of bede, English historian and monk (b. circa 672 or 673)   

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 this day in history.   

0992  On this day in history death of mieszko I first lord and knight of Poland, duke of Polans (b. circa 935)   

1085  On May - 25 gregory VII, [Ildebrando], Pope (1073-85), dies   

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