Historical Events In May - 25

1868  Aust Aboriginal Cricket tour of England begins v Surrey Gentlemen on May - 25.  

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

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

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

1877  Billy Murray, singer (Denver Nightengale) on May - 25.  

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  Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, actor (Stormy Weather, Little Colonel) on this day in history.  

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

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

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1882  On May - 25 harry Fox, entertainer  

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

1887  On this day in history gas lamp at Paris Opera catches fire; 200 die  

1888  Miles Malleson, writer/actor (Phantom of Opera, Postman's Knock) on this day in history.  

1889  Gilardo Gilardi, composer on this day in history.  

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

1892  On this day in history the birth of Josip Tito, Former Yugoslavian president  

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  20th Preakness: Fred Taral aboard Belmar wins in 1:50.5 on May - 25.  

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  On this day in history first US troop transport to Manila leaves San Fransisco  

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

1900  Eyre M Shaw, 78, becomes oldest gold medalist in the Olympics on this day in history.  

1900  Eyre M Shaw, 78, becomes oldest gold medalist in Olympics on this day in history.  

1901  On this day in history milenko Zivkovic, composer  

1902  On this day in history helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer  

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history birth of christian August Jacobi, composer  

0615  On this day in history boniface IV, Pope (608-15), dies  

0709  On this day in history 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  Edmund the Older, king of Wessex/England (939-46), dies on this day in history.  

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