Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In May - 25

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

1878  Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, actor (Stormy Weather, Little Colonel) was born on May - 25.   

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  On this day in history birth of harry Fox, entertainer   

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  Pio of Pietrelcina, Catholic saint (d. 1968) was born on May - 25.   

1888  On May - 25 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  On this day in history birth of sverre Jordan, composer   

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

1894  On May - 25 birth of dirk Vansina, Flemish playwright (Verschaeve Gives Evidence)   

1896  On this day in history birth of jan N Bakhuizen van den Brink, theologist/church historian   

1897  Alan Kippax, cricketer (22 Tests for Australia 1924-34, brilliant bat) was born on May - 25.   

1898  On this day in history birth of bennett Cerf, publisher (Random House) panelist (What's My Line)   

1898  Gene Tunney, world heavyweight boxing champion (1926-30) was born on May - 25.   

1898  Gustav Regler, writer was born on this day in history.   

1898  Mischa Levitzki, composer was born on this day in history.   

1899  Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bengali poet, musician, revolutionary and philosopher (d. 1976) was born on May - 25.   

1900  On May - 25 birth of alain Grandbois, French Canadian poet (d. 1975)   

1901  On this day in history birth of milenko Zivkovic, composer   

1902  On this day in history birth of helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer   

1903  On this day in history birth of binnie Barnes, British actress (d. 1998)   

1904  Kurt George Hugo Thomas, composer was born on May - 25.   

1905  On May - 25 birth of binnie Barnes, London, actress (Adv of Marco Polo, Diamond Jim)   

1905  On May - 25 birth of joseph C Harsch, Toledo Ohio, newscaster (Background)   

1907  Rachel Carson, conservationist/writer (silent springs) was born on this day in history.   

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  David Lean, British director (Lawrence of Arabia) was born on this day in history.   

1908  On May - 25 birth of theodore Roethke, US, poet (Words for the Wind)   

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0615  Boniface IV, Pope (608-15), dies on this day in history.   

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

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 May - 25.   

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 this day in history gregory VII, [Ildebrando], Pope (1073-85), dies   

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