Page 6: Historical Events In May - 25

1946  Abdullah ibn Hussein becomes king of Jordan on this day in history.   

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 May - 25 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 May - 25.   

1948  30th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Norwood Hills CC St Louis on this day in history.   

1949  On May - 25 chinese Red army occupies Shanghai   

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

1950  On May - 25 brooklyn-Battery Tunnel opens in NYC   

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  On May - 25 the first atomic cannon electronically fired, Frenchman Flat NV   

1953  On this day in history 1st atomic cannon electronically fired, Frenchman Flat, Nevada   

1955  Series of 19 twisters destroy Udall KS &most of Blackwell OK on May - 25.   

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

1956  Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Haurietis aquas on May - 25.   

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

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

1959  Khrushchev visits Angola on May - 25.   

1959  Supreme Court rules that Louisiana prohibiting black-white boxing is unconstitutional on this day in history.   

1960  George Crowe's record 11th pinch-hit HR on May - 25.   

1961  On this day in history jFK sets goal of putting a man on Moon before the end of decade   

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  Isley Brothers release "Twist &Shout" on May - 25.   

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 May - 25 isley Brothers release "Twist & Shout"   

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 May - 25 "Hot Spot" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 43 performances   

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  Emperor Sukō (d. 1398) was born on this day in history.   

1458  On May - 25 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 this day in history 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 May - 25 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 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 this day in history gregory VII, [Ildebrando], Pope (1073-85), dies   

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