Page 3: Historical Events In May - 25

1868  Aust Aboriginal Cricket tour of England begins v Surrey Gentlemen on this day in history.   

1870  Irish Fenians raid Eccles Hill, Québec on May - 25.   

1870  On May - 25 irish Fenians raid Eccles Hill, Quebec   

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

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

1878  On May - 25 gilbert &Sullivans opera "HMS Pinafore" premieres in London   

1878  On May - 25 gilbert/Sullivans opera "HMS Pinafore," premieres in London   

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

1879  W Maxwell Aitken lord Beaverbrook, Canada/English banker on this day in history.   

1881  The birth of Bela Bartok, Hungarian composer on this day in history.   

1882  Harry Fox, entertainer on this day in history.   

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

1887  Gas lamp at Paris Opera catches fire; 200 die on this day in history.   

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

1889  On May - 25 gilardo Gilardi, composer   

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

1892  The birth of Josip Tito, Former Yugoslavian president on this day in history.   

1894  Dirk Vansina, Flemish playwright (Verschaeve Gives Evidence) on this day in history.   

1895  On May - 25 oscar Wilde sentenced to 2 years hard labor for being a sodomite   

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

1895  On May - 25 ahmed Djevdet Pasja, Turkish minister of Justice, dies at 73   

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

1897  On this day in history 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  1st US troop transport to Manila leaves SF on May - 25.   

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

1899  33rd Belmont: R Clawson aboard Jean Beraud wins in 2:23 on this day in history.   

1899  Marie-Rosalie "Rosa" Bonheur, French painter, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1900  Eyre M Shaw, 78, becomes oldest gold medalist in the Olympics on May - 25.   

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

1901  On this day in history milenko Zivkovic, composer   

1902  Helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer on May - 25.   

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  On this day in history birth of emperor Shenzong of China (d. 1085)   

1334  Emperor Sukō (d. 1398) was born on this day in history.   

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  Camillus de Lellis, Italian soldier/monastery founder/saint was born on this day in history.   

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

1661  On this day in history birth of claude Buffier, French philosopher and historian (d. 1737)   

1688  Christian August Jacobi, composer was born on May - 25.   

0615  Boniface IV, Pope (608-15), dies on May - 25.   

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 this day in history.   

0946  On May - 25 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  On May - 25 gregory VII, [Ildebrando], Pope (1073-85), dies   

1125  On this day in history hendrik V, last Salische German king, dies