Page 5: Historical Events In May - 25

1926  On this day in history kitty Kallen, rocker   

1926  On this day in history symon Petlyura, leader of Ukraine (pogroms), assassinated at 47   

1927  Henry Ford stops producing Model T car (begins Model A) on this day in history.   

1927  Robert Ludlum, NYC, spy novelist (Bourne Identity) on this day in history.   

1928  On May - 25 amelia Earhart (as a passenger) is first woman to fly Atlantic Ocean   

1928  Amelia Earhart (as a passenger) is 1st woman to fly Atlantic Ocean on May - 25.   

1928  Frigyes Hidas, composer on May - 25.   

1929  On this day in history beverly Sills, [Belle "Bubbles" Miriam Silverman], Bkln NY, soprano   

1931  On May - 25 john Gabriel, Niagara Falls NY, actor (Cat Gang, Fantasies)   

1932  Goofy, aka Dippy Dawg, 1st appears in 'Mickey's Revue' by Walt Disney on this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history béla Bartòk's "Enchanted Deer," premieres   

1934  On this day in history gustav Theodore Holst, English composer (Ode to Death), dies at 59   

1935  Athlete Jesse Owens sets six world records in under an hour, infuriating Hitler on May - 25.   

1935  On this day in history babe Ruth hits his last 3 home runs, Boston Braves vs Pirates   

1935  Jesse Owens equals or breaks 6 world records in one hour on this day in history.   

1936  On May - 25 the Remington Rand strike, led by the American Federation of Labor, begins.   

1936  On this day in history jan Levoslav Bella, composer, dies at 92   

1937  On May - 25 first airmail letter to circle the globe returns to New York   

1937  1st airmail letter to circle globe returns to NY on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history henry O Tanner, artist, dies   

1938  On this day in history spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante takes place, with 313 deaths.   

1939  On May - 25 the birth of Ian McKellen, English actor   

1939  On this day in history carl Storck becomes 2nd NFL president   

1940  German troops conquer Boulogne on May - 25.   

1940  Golden Gate International Expo reopens on May - 25.   

1941  5,000 drown in a storm at Ganges Delta region in India on May - 25.   

1941  On May - 25 ted Williams raises his batting average over .400 for first time in 1941   

1943  Riot at Mobile AL shipyard over upgrading 12 black workers on May - 25.   

1943  Trident conference in Washington DC (operation plan '43 against Japan) on May - 25.   

1943  Riot at Mobile Ala shipyard over upgrading 12 black workers on this day in history.   

1944  Partisan leader Tito escapes Germans surrounding Bosnia on this day in history.   

1945  Arther C Clark proposes relay satellites in geosynchronous orbit on this day in history.   

1945  Arthur C.Clark suggests using relay satellites to cover the Earth on May - 25.   

1945  On May - 25 arthur C Clark proposes relay satellites in geosynchronous orbit   

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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 May - 25 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 this day in history birth of claude Buffier, French philosopher and historian (d. 1737)   

1688  Christian August Jacobi, composer was born on this day in history.   

0615  On May - 25 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  Edmund the Older, king of Wessex/England (939-46), dies on this day in history.   

0967  Death of Murakami, Emperor of Japan (b. 926) on May - 25.   

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