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  On May - 25 henry Ford stops producing Model T car (begins Model A)   

1927  On this day in history robert Ludlum, NYC, spy novelist (Bourne Identity)   

1928  On this day in history 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  Beverly Sills, [Belle "Bubbles" Miriam Silverman], Bkln NY, soprano on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history 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 May - 25 béla Bartòk's "Enchanted Deer," premieres   

1934  Gustav Theodore Holst, English composer (Ode to Death), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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

1935  Babe Ruth hits his last 3 home runs, Boston Braves vs Pirates on May - 25.   

1935  Jesse Owens equals or breaks 6 world records in one hour on May - 25.   

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

1936  Jan Levoslav Bella, composer, dies at 92 on May - 25.   

1937  First airmail letter to circle the globe returns to New York on May - 25.   

1937  1st airmail letter to circle globe returns to NY on May - 25.   

1937  Henry O Tanner, artist, dies on this day in history.   

1938  On May - 25 spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante takes place, with 313 deaths.   

1939  The birth of Ian McKellen, English actor on this day in history.   

1939  Carl Storck becomes 2nd NFL president on May - 25.   

1940  On this day in history german troops conquer Boulogne   

1940  Golden Gate International Expo reopens on May - 25.   

1941  On this day in history 5,000 drown in a storm at Ganges Delta region in India   

1941  Ted Williams raises his batting average over .400 for first time in 1941 on this day in history.   

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

1943  On May - 25 trident conference in Washington DC (operation plan '43 against Japan)   

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

1944  On May - 25 partisan leader Tito escapes Germans surrounding Bosnia   

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

1945  Arthur C.Clark suggests using relay satellites to cover the Earth on this day in history.   

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

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1048  On May - 25 birth of emperor Shenzong of China (d. 1085)   

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

1458  On May - 25 birth of mahmud Begada, Sultan of Gujarat (d. 1511)   

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 this day in history.   

1606  Charles Garnier, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649) was born on May - 25.   

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 May - 25.   

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 May - 25.   

0967  Death of Murakami, Emperor of Japan (b. 926) on this day in history.   

0992  Death of Mieszko I first lord and knight of Poland, duke of Polans (b. circa 935) on this day in history.   

1085  On this day in history gregory VII, [Ildebrando], Pope (1073-85), dies   

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