Page 6: Historical Events In May - 25

1946  On this day in history abdullah ibn Hussein becomes king of Jordan   

1946  On May - 25 jordan gains independence from Britain (National Day)   

1946  Patty Smith Hill, songwriter (Happy Birthday To You), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history coal dust explosion rocks Centralia Coal Company's Mine #5 killing 111   

1947  On May - 25 coal dust explosion rocks Centralia Coal Co's Mine #5 killing 111   

1948  On May - 25 30th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Norwood Hills CC St Louis   

1949  Chinese Red army occupies Shanghai on this day in history.   

1949  On May - 25 simon H Spoor, intelligence officer/general (WW II), dies at 47   

1950  Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel opens in NYC on this day in history.   

1950  Bkln-Battery Tunnel opens in NYC on May - 25.   

1951  On this day in history new York Giant Willie Mays first major league game (goes 0 for 5)   

1951  NY Giant Willie Mays 1st major league game (goes 0 for 5) on May - 25.   

1952  On this day in history uSS Iowa bombards Chongjin, Korea.   

1953  The first atomic cannon electronically fired, Frenchman Flat NV on this day in history.   

1953  1st atomic cannon electronically fired, Frenchman Flat, Nevada on May - 25.   

1955  On this day in history series of 19 twisters destroy Udall KS &most of Blackwell OK   

1955  Series of 19 twisters destroy Udall Kansas & most of Blackwell Okla on this day in history.   

1956  On May - 25 pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Haurietis aquas   

1957  "Shinbone Alley" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 49 performances on this day in history.   

1958  On May - 25 rolland Beaumont, cricketer (5 Tests for S Africa), dies   

1959  Khrushchev visits Angola on May - 25.   

1959  On May - 25 supreme Court rules that Louisiana prohibiting black-white boxing is unconstitutional   

1960  On this day in history george Crowe's record 11th pinch-hit HR   

1961  JFK sets goal of putting a man on Moon before the end of decade on May - 25.   

1961  NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 32,770 meters on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history president Kennedy announces plan to send men to the Moon   

1962  On this day in history isley Brothers release "Twist &Shout"   

1962  On May - 25 uS performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric)   

1962  US unions AFL-CIO starts campaign for 35-hour work week on this day in history.   

1962  Isley Brothers release "Twist & Shout" on this day in history.   

1963  On May - 25 great Britain ends its amateur-professional classes in cricket   

1963  On this day in history organization for African Unity formed by Chad, Mauritania &Zambia   

1963  On this day in history "Hot Spot" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 43 performances   

1964  16th Emmy Awards Dick Van Dyke Show, Dick Van Dyke &Mary Tyler Moore on this day in history.   

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

1334  On May - 25 birth of emperor Sukō (d. 1398)   

1458  On this day in history birth of mahmud Begada, Sultan of Gujarat (d. 1511)   

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 May - 25.   

1661  Claude Buffier, French philosopher and historian (d. 1737) was born on this day in history.   

1688  Christian August Jacobi, composer was born on May - 25.   

0615  Boniface IV, Pope (608-15), dies on this day in history.   

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

0735  Death of Bede, English historian and monk (b. circa 672 or 673) on this day in history.   

0946  Edmund the Older, king of Wessex/England (939-46), dies on May - 25.   

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

0992  Death of Mieszko I first lord and knight of Poland, duke of Polans (b. circa 935) on May - 25.   

1085  Gregory VII, [Ildebrando], Pope (1073-85), dies on this day in history.   

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