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  Jean Alexandre Barré, French neurologist (d. 1967) was born on May - 25.  

1882  On this day in history birth of harry Fox, entertainer  

1882  On this day in history birth of marie Doro, American actress (d. 1956)  

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

1886  Rash Behari Bose, leader against the British Raj in India (d. 1945) was born on May - 25.  

1887  Pio of Pietrelcina, Catholic saint (d. 1968) was born on this day in history.  

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  On May - 25 birth of igor Sikorsky, developed a working helicopter  

1889  On this day in history birth of sverre Jordan, composer  

1891  Robert W P Peereboom, Dutch editor in chief (Haarlem Newspaper) was born on this day in history.  

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

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  Gene Tunney, world heavyweight boxing champion (1926-30) was born on this day in history.  

1898  On May - 25 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 May - 25.  

1900  Alain Grandbois, French Canadian poet (d. 1975) was born on May - 25.  

1901  On May - 25 birth of milenko Zivkovic, composer  

1902  On May - 25 birth of helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer  

1903  Binnie Barnes, British actress (d. 1998) was born on May - 25.  

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

1905  Binnie Barnes, London, actress (Adv of Marco Polo, Diamond Jim) was born on this day in history.  

1905  Joseph C Harsch, Toledo Ohio, newscaster (Background) was born on this day in history.  

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

1907  On May - 25 birth of u Nu, premier Burma (1948-58, 1960-62)  

1907  U Nu, Burmese politician (d. 1995) was born on May - 25.  

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

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

0735  On May - 25 death of bede, English historian and monk (b. circa 672 or 673)  

0946  On May - 25 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 May - 25 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