Historical Events In May - 25

1978  On May - 25 "Star Wars" released  

1979  American Airlines DC-10 crashes in Chicago killing 275 on May - 25.  

1979  On May - 25 israel begins to return Sinai to Egypt  

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

1981  On this day in history al Unser becomes first Indianapolis 500 winner to be disqualified  

1981  Daniel Goodwin, scales outside of Chicago's Sears Tower in 7 hours on May - 25.  

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

1982  Ferguson Jenkins becomes the 7th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters on May - 25.  

1982  On this day in history iranian troops reconquer Khorramshar  

1982  STS-4 vehicle moves to launch pad on May - 25.  

1982  On May - 25 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  Fire in Nassermeer Egypt kills 357 on this day in history.  

1983  First National Missing Children's Day is proclaimed on May - 25.  

1983  France performs nuclear test on May - 25.  

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

1984  Piet Ketting, Dutch pianist/conductor/composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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

1985  Harold Hecht, choreographer, dies at 77 of cancer on this day in history.  

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

1986  On this day in history ferry boat Shamia sinks on Maghna River Bangladesh, 600 killed  

1986  Hands Across America - 7 million people hold hands from California to New York on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history chester Bowles, US senator/ambassador, dies at 85  

1988  On May - 25 pSV wins Europe Cup  

1989  On May - 25 eastern Airlines graduates its first class of non-union pilots  

1989  Mikhail Gorbachev elected Executive President in the Soviet Union on May - 25.  

1989  Weird Al Yankovic records "She Drives Like Crazy" on May - 25.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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 May - 25.  

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

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

1661  On this day in history birth of claude Buffier, French philosopher and historian (d. 1737)  

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

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

0709  On this day in history aldhelmus of Ealdhelm, Engl abbot/bishop/poet/saint, dies at about 69  

0735  On this day in history death of bede, English historian and monk (b. circa 672 or 673)  

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