Page 8: Historical Events In May - 25

1978  "Star Wars" released on this day in history.   

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

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 May - 25.   

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

1981  On this day in history rosa Ponselle, US singer (Metropolitan Opera), dies at 84   

1982  Ferguson Jenkins becomes the 7th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters on this day in history.   

1982  On May - 25 iranian troops reconquer Khorramshar   

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

1982  Larry J Blake, actor (Earth vs the Flying Saucers), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

1983  On May - 25 fire in Nassermeer Egypt kills 357   

1983  First National Missing Children's Day is proclaimed on this day in history.   

1983  On May - 25 france performs nuclear test   

1983  On this day in history sydney Box, academy award producer, dies at 76   

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

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

1985  On May - 25 harold Hecht, choreographer, dies at 77 of cancer   

1986  On this day in history 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  On May - 25 hands Across America - 7 million people hold hands from California to New York   

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

1986  On May - 25 virgilio Barco elected President of Colombia   

1986  On May - 25 chester Bowles, US senator/ambassador, dies at 85   

1988  On May - 25 pSV wins Europe Cup   

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

1989  On May - 25 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  On this day in history "People Are Still Having Sex" by LaTour hits #35   

1991  Israel evacuates 14,000 Ethiopian Jews on this day in history.   

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

1992  On this day in history jay Leno becomes permanent host of "The Tonight Show"   

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1048  On May - 25 birth of emperor Shenzong of China (d. 1085)   

1334  On this day in history 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  On May - 25 birth of charles Garnier, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649)   

1661  Claude Buffier, French philosopher and historian (d. 1737) was born on May - 25.   

1688  On this day in history birth of christian August Jacobi, composer   

0615  On May - 25 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  On May - 25 death of bede, English historian and monk (b. circa 672 or 673)   

0946  On May - 25 edmund the Older, king of Wessex/England (939-46), dies   

0967  On May - 25 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 this day in history gregory VII, [Ildebrando], Pope (1073-85), dies   

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