Historical Events In May - 25

1868  On May - 25 aust Aboriginal Cricket tour of England begins v Surrey Gentlemen  

1870  On this day in history irish Fenians raid Eccles Hill, Québec  

1870  Irish Fenians raid Eccles Hill, Quebec on this day in history.  

1876  1st tie in NL history (Athletics & Louisville, 2-2 in 14) on May - 25.  

1877  On this day in history billy Murray, singer (Denver Nightengale)  

1878  On this day in history gilbert &Sullivans opera "HMS Pinafore" premieres in London  

1878  Gilbert/Sullivans opera "HMS Pinafore," premieres in London on this day in history.  

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

1879  W Maxwell Aitken lord Beaverbrook, Canada/English banker on May - 25.  

1881  On this day in history the birth of Bela Bartok, Hungarian composer  

1882  Harry Fox, entertainer on this day in history.  

1886  On this day in history philip Murray, founded Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)  

1887  On May - 25 gas lamp at Paris Opera catches fire; 200 die  

1888  On May - 25 miles Malleson, writer/actor (Phantom of Opera, Postman's Knock)  

1889  On this day in history gilardo Gilardi, composer  

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

1892  On May - 25 the birth of Josip Tito, Former Yugoslavian president  

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

1895  On this day in history oscar Wilde sentenced to 2 years hard labor for being a sodomite  

1895  20th Preakness: Fred Taral aboard Belmar wins in 1:50.5 on this day in history.  

1895  Ahmed Djevdet Pasja, Turkish minister of Justice, dies at 73 on May - 25.  

1896  On May - 25 jan N Bakhuizen van den Brink, theologist/church historian  

1897  On May - 25 alan Kippax, cricketer (22 Tests for Australia 1924-34, brilliant bat)  

1898  First US troop transport to Manila leaves San Fransisco on this day in history.  

1898  On this day in history 1st US troop transport to Manila leaves SF  

1898  Bennett Cerf, publisher (Random House) panelist (What's My Line) on this day in history.  

1899  33rd Belmont: R Clawson aboard Jean Beraud wins in 2:23 on May - 25.  

1899  On this day in history marie-Rosalie "Rosa" Bonheur, French painter, dies at 68  

1900  On May - 25 eyre M Shaw, 78, becomes oldest gold medalist in the Olympics  

1900  On this day in history eyre M Shaw, 78, becomes oldest gold medalist in Olympics  

1901  Milenko Zivkovic, composer on May - 25.  

1902  On May - 25 helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer  

1904  On this day in history 38th Belmont: George Odom aboard Delhi wins in 2:06.6  

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

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1048  Emperor Shenzong of China (d. 1085) was born on May - 25.  

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

1458  Mahmud Begada, Sultan of Gujarat (d. 1511) was born on May - 25.  

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

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

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

0709  On May - 25 aldhelmus of Ealdhelm, Engl abbot/bishop/poet/saint, dies at about 69  

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

0946  On this day in history edmund the Older, king of Wessex/England (939-46), dies  

0967  On May - 25 death of murakami, Emperor of Japan (b. 926)  

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