Page 8: Historical Events In May - 25

1978  "Star Wars" released on May - 25.   

1979  On this day in history american Airlines DC-10 crashes in Chicago killing 275   

1979  Israel begins to return Sinai to Egypt on May - 25.   

1980  "Musical Chairs" closes at Rialto Theater NYC after 15 performances on this day in history.   

1981  Al Unser becomes first Indianapolis 500 winner to be disqualified on this day in history.   

1981  On May - 25 daniel Goodwin, scales outside of Chicago's Sears Tower in 7 hours   

1981  Rosa Ponselle, US singer (Metropolitan Opera), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history ferguson Jenkins becomes the 7th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters   

1982  On May - 25 iranian troops reconquer Khorramshar   

1982  On May - 25 sTS-4 vehicle moves to launch pad   

1982  On this day in history larry J Blake, actor (Earth vs the Flying Saucers), dies at 68   

1983  "Return of the Jedi" (Star Wars 3) released on May - 25.   

1983  On this day in history fire in Nassermeer Egypt kills 357   

1983  On May - 25 first National Missing Children's Day is proclaimed   

1983  On this day in history france performs nuclear test   

1983  Sydney Box, academy award producer, dies at 76 on May - 25.   

1984  Piet Ketting, Dutch pianist/conductor/composer, dies at 79 on May - 25.   

1985  Cyclone ravages Bangladesh; 11,000 killed on May - 25.   

1985  Harold Hecht, choreographer, dies at 77 of cancer on May - 25.   

1986  On May - 25 95-year-old woman scores a hole-in-one in Florida   

1986  Ferry boat Shamia sinks on Maghna River Bangladesh, 600 killed on May - 25.   

1986  Hands Across America - 7 million people hold hands from California to New York on May - 25.   

1986  On May - 25 kansas City Royal George Brett gets his 2,000th hit   

1986  Virgilio Barco elected President of Colombia on this day in history.   

1986  Chester Bowles, US senator/ambassador, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1988  PSV wins Europe Cup on this day in history.   

1989  Eastern Airlines graduates its first class of non-union pilots on May - 25.   

1989  On this day in history mikhail Gorbachev elected Executive President in the Soviet Union   

1989  On May - 25 weird Al Yankovic records "She Drives Like Crazy"   

1990  On this day in history vic Tayback, actor (Mel-Alice), dies of a heart attack at 60   

1991  "People Are Still Having Sex" by LaTour hits #35 on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history israel evacuates 14,000 Ethiopian Jews   

1991  Dorothy Davis Bostwick, entertainer, dies on May - 25.   

1992  Jay Leno becomes permanent host of "The Tonight Show" on this day in history.   

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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  Mahmud Begada, Sultan of Gujarat (d. 1511) was born on this day in history.   

1494  Jacopo Pontormo II, Italy, painter (Sepulture of Christ) was born on this day in history.   

1550  Camillus de Lellis, Italian soldier/monastery founder/saint was born on May - 25.   

1606  On this day in history birth of charles Garnier, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649)   

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

1688  Christian August Jacobi, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history death of murakami, Emperor of Japan (b. 926)   

0992  On this day in history death of mieszko I first lord and knight of Poland, duke of Polans (b. circa 935)   

1085  Gregory VII, [Ildebrando], Pope (1073-85), dies on May - 25.   

1125  Hendrik V, last Salische German king, dies on this day in history.