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  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  Billy Murray, singer (Denver Nightengale) on this day in history.   

1878  Gilbert &Sullivans opera "HMS Pinafore" premieres in London on May - 25.   

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

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

1879  On May - 25 w Maxwell Aitken lord Beaverbrook, Canada/English banker   

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

1889  On this day in history gilardo Gilardi, composer   

1891  On this day in history robert W P Peereboom, Dutch editor in chief (Haarlem Newspaper)   

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

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

1895  Oscar Wilde sentenced to 2 years hard labor for being a sodomite on this day in history.   

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

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  Alan Kippax, cricketer (22 Tests for Australia 1924-34, brilliant bat) on this day in history.   

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

1898  On May - 25 1st US troop transport to Manila leaves SF   

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

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

1899  Marie-Rosalie "Rosa" Bonheur, French painter, dies at 68 on May - 25.   

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

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

1901  On this day in history milenko Zivkovic, composer   

1902  Helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer on this day in history.   

1904  38th Belmont: George Odom aboard Delhi wins in 2:06.6 on May - 25.   

1904  On this day in history kurt George Hugo Thomas, composer   

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

1334  Emperor Sukō (d. 1398) was born on May - 25.   

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

1494  Jacopo Pontormo II, Italy, painter (Sepulture of Christ) was born on this day in history.   

1550  On May - 25 birth of camillus de Lellis, Italian soldier/monastery founder/saint   

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

1661  Claude Buffier, French philosopher and historian (d. 1737) was born on May - 25.   

1688  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1125  On May - 25 hendrik V, last Salische German king, dies