Famous Birthdays In May - 25

1877  Billy Murray, singer (Denver Nightengale) was born on May - 25.   

1878  On May - 25 birth of bill "Bojangles" Robinson, actor (Stormy Weather, Little Colonel)   

1879  On this day in history birth of w Maxwell Aitken lord Beaverbrook, Canada/English banker   

1880  On May - 25 birth of jean Alexandre Barré, French neurologist (d. 1967)   

1882  Harry Fox, entertainer was born on May - 25.   

1882  On May - 25 birth of marie Doro, American actress (d. 1956)   

1886  On May - 25 birth of philip Murray, founded Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)   

1886  On May - 25 birth of rash Behari Bose, leader against the British Raj in India (d. 1945)   

1887  On May - 25 birth of pio of Pietrelcina, Catholic saint (d. 1968)   

1888  On this day in history birth of miles Malleson, writer/actor (Phantom of Opera, Postman's Knock)   

1889  Gilardo Gilardi, composer was born on May - 25.   

1889  Igor Sikorsky, developed a working helicopter was born on May - 25.   

1889  Sverre Jordan, composer was born on May - 25.   

1891  On May - 25 birth of robert W P Peereboom, Dutch editor in chief (Haarlem Newspaper)   

1894  Dirk Vansina, Flemish playwright (Verschaeve Gives Evidence) was born on May - 25.   

1896  Jan N Bakhuizen van den Brink, theologist/church historian was born on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history birth of alan Kippax, cricketer (22 Tests for Australia 1924-34, brilliant bat)   

1898  On May - 25 birth of bennett Cerf, publisher (Random House) panelist (What's My Line)   

1898  On May - 25 birth of gene Tunney, world heavyweight boxing champion (1926-30)   

1898  On this day in history birth of gustav Regler, writer   

1898  Mischa Levitzki, composer was born on May - 25.   

1899  Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bengali poet, musician, revolutionary and philosopher (d. 1976) was born on this day in history.   

1900  Alain Grandbois, French Canadian poet (d. 1975) was born on this day in history.   

1901  Milenko Zivkovic, composer was born on May - 25.   

1902  Helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer was born on May - 25.   

1903  Binnie Barnes, British actress (d. 1998) was born on this day in history.   

1904  Kurt George Hugo Thomas, composer was born on this day in history.   

1905  Binnie Barnes, London, actress (Adv of Marco Polo, Diamond Jim) was born on May - 25.   

1905  On this day in history birth of joseph C Harsch, Toledo Ohio, newscaster (Background)   

1907  On May - 25 birth of rachel Carson, conservationist/writer (silent springs)   

1907  U Nu, premier Burma (1948-58, 1960-62) was born on May - 25.   

1907  On this day in history birth of u Nu, Burmese politician (d. 1995)   

1908  On May - 25 birth of david Lean, British director (Lawrence of Arabia)   

1908  Theodore Roethke, US, poet (Words for the Wind) was born on this day in history.   

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

0709  Aldhelmus of Ealdhelm, Engl abbot/bishop/poet/saint, dies at about 69 on this day in history.   

0735  Death of Bede, English historian and monk (b. circa 672 or 673) on May - 25.   

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

0967  On this day in history 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