Historical Events In May - 25

1926  Kitty Kallen, rocker on May - 25.  

1926  Symon Petlyura, leader of Ukraine (pogroms), assassinated at 47 on this day in history.  

1927  On this day in history henry Ford stops producing Model T car (begins Model A)  

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

1928  On this day in history amelia Earhart (as a passenger) is first woman to fly Atlantic Ocean  

1928  On May - 25 amelia Earhart (as a passenger) is 1st woman to fly Atlantic Ocean  

1928  Frigyes Hidas, composer on this day in history.  

1929  Beverly Sills, [Belle "Bubbles" Miriam Silverman], Bkln NY, soprano on this day in history.  

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 May - 25.  

1934  On this day in history 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  On May - 25 babe Ruth hits his last 3 home runs, Boston Braves vs Pirates  

1935  On this day in history jesse Owens equals or breaks 6 world records in one hour  

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 this day in history.  

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 May - 25.  

1937  Henry O Tanner, artist, dies on May - 25.  

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

1939  The birth of Ian McKellen, English actor on May - 25.  

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  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 May - 25.  

1944  Partisan leader Tito escapes Germans surrounding Bosnia on May - 25.  

1945  Arther C Clark proposes relay satellites in geosynchronous orbit on May - 25.  

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

1945  On this day in history arthur C Clark proposes relay satellites in geosynchronous orbit  

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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  On this day in history birth of mahmud Begada, Sultan of Gujarat (d. 1511)  

1494  Jacopo Pontormo II, Italy, painter (Sepulture of Christ) was born on May - 25.  

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

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

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

0709  Aldhelmus of Ealdhelm, Engl abbot/bishop/poet/saint, dies at about 69 on this day in history.  

0735  On May - 25 death of bede, English historian and monk (b. circa 672 or 673)  

0946  On May - 25 edmund the Older, king of Wessex/England (939-46), dies  

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 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