Historical Events In May - 25

1767  On this day in history ferdinand Franzl, composer  

1768  Explorer Captain Cook sets sail on his first voyage on this day in history.  

1779  On May - 25 henry M Baron de Kock, Dutch officer/politician  

1781  Ferdinand K J, archduke of Austria-Este/gov-gen (Sicily) on this day in history.  

1784  Jews are expelled from Warsaw by Marshall Mniszek on this day in history.  

1787  Constitutional convention opens at Philadelphia, George Washington presiding on May - 25.  

1787  Constitutional convention opens at Phila, G Washington presiding on May - 25.  

1793  Father Stephen Theodore Badin is first US Roman Catholic priest ordained on this day in history.  

1793  On May - 25 father Stephen Theodore Badin is 1st US Roman Catholic priest ordained  

1803  The birth of Ralph W. Emerson, American poet on this day in history.  

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1803  On this day in history ralph Waldo Emerson, US, essayist/philosopher (Concord Hymn)  

1810  Argentina declares independence from Napoleonic Spain (National Day) on May - 25.  

1810  On May - 25 argentina declares independence from Napoleonic Spain (Natl Day)  

1812  Earthquake destroys Caracas Venezuela on May - 25.  

1818  On this day in history jacob Burckhardt, Swiss cultural historian  

1821  Diederich Krug, composer on May - 25.  

1825  American Unitarian Association founded on May - 25.  

1825  On May - 25 american Unitarian Assn founded  

1826  On May - 25 christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer, dies at 72  

1830  On this day in history jules de Geyter, Belgian poet (International)  

1837  On May - 25 the Patriots of Lower Canada (Quebec) rebel against the British for freedom.  

1839  John Eliot, English meteorologist on May - 25.  

1844  On this day in history 1st telegraphed news dispatch is published in Baltimore Patriot  

1845  On this day in history william Muldoon, Belfast NY, boxing commissioner (help find PAL)  

1847  On May - 25 alphonse Goovaerts, composer  

1849  Andreas Michiels, Dutch milt gov of West Sumatra, dies in battle at 52 on May - 25.  

1861  On May - 25 john Merryman is arrested under suspension of writ of habeas corpus it later sparks a supreme court decision protecting the writ  

1861  On May - 25 john Merryman is arrested under suspension of writ of habeas corpus it later sparks a supreme court decision protecting writ  

1862  Battle of Winchester VA on this day in history.  

1862  On May - 25 johann N Nestroy, Aust actor (Einmal Keine Sorgen Haben), dies at 60  

1864  Battle of New Hope Church GA on May - 25.  

1864  On this day in history battle of New Hope Church, GA  

1865  Frederick Augustus III, King of Saxon (1904-18) on this day in history.  

1868  Australian Aboriginal Cricket tour of England begins vs Surrey Gentlemen on this day in history.  

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

1334  On May - 25 birth of emperor Sukō (d. 1398)  

1458  Mahmud Begada, Sultan of Gujarat (d. 1511) was born on this day in history.  

1494  On this day in history birth of jacopo Pontormo II, Italy, painter (Sepulture of Christ)  

1550  Camillus de Lellis, Italian soldier/monastery founder/saint was born on May - 25.  

1606  On May - 25 birth of charles Garnier, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649)  

1661  On May - 25 birth of claude Buffier, French philosopher and historian (d. 1737)  

1688  On May - 25 birth of christian August Jacobi, composer  

0615  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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  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