Page 6: Historical Events In May - 25

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

1946  Jordan gains independence from Britain (National Day) on May - 25.   

1946  On May - 25 patty Smith Hill, songwriter (Happy Birthday To You), dies at 78   

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

1947  Coal dust explosion rocks Centralia Coal Co's Mine #5 killing 111 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history simon H Spoor, intelligence officer/general (WW II), dies at 47   

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

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

1951  New York Giant Willie Mays first major league game (goes 0 for 5) on May - 25.   

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

1952  USS Iowa bombards Chongjin, Korea on May - 25.   

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 May - 25 series of 19 twisters destroy Udall KS &most of Blackwell OK   

1955  On this day in history series of 19 twisters destroy Udall Kansas & most of Blackwell Okla   

1956  Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Haurietis aquas on this day in history.   

1957  On May - 25 "Shinbone Alley" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 49 performances   

1958  Rolland Beaumont, cricketer (5 Tests for S Africa), dies on May - 25.   

1959  On May - 25 khrushchev visits Angola   

1959  On this day in history 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  On this day in history nASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 32,770 meters   

1961  On May - 25 president Kennedy announces plan to send men to the Moon   

1962  On May - 25 isley Brothers release "Twist &Shout"   

1962  US performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric) on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history uS unions AFL-CIO starts campaign for 35-hour work week   

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

1963  On this day in history 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  "Hot Spot" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 43 performances on May - 25.   

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

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1048  Emperor Shenzong of China (d. 1085) was born on this day in history.   

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 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  Charles Garnier, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

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

1688  On May - 25 birth of christian August Jacobi, composer   

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

0709  On May - 25 aldhelmus of Ealdhelm, Engl abbot/bishop/poet/saint, dies at about 69   

0735  On May - 25 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  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 May - 25 hendrik V, last Salische German king, dies