Page 8: Historical Events In May - 25

1982  STS-4 vehicle moves to launch pad   

1982  Larry J Blake, actor (Earth vs the Flying Saucers), dies at 68   

1983  "Return of the Jedi" (Star Wars 3) released.   

1983  Fire in Nassermeer Egypt results in the deaths of 357.   

1983  inaugural National Missing Children's Day is proclaimed.   

1983  France performs nuclear test   

1983  Sydney Box, academy award producer, dies at 76.   

1984  Piet Ketting, Dutch pianist/conductor/composer, dies at 79.   

1985  Cyclone ravages Bangladesh; 11000 killed   

1985  Harold Hecht, choreographer, dies at 77 of cancer.   

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

1986  Ferry boat Shamia sinks on Maghna River Bangladesh, 600 killed   

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

1986  Kansas City Royal George Brett gets his 2000th hit.   

1986  Virgilio Barco elected President of Colombia.   

1986  Chester Bowles, US senator/ambassador, dies at 85.   

1988  In this year, PSV claims Europe Cup   

1989  Eastern Airlines graduates its inaugural class of non-union pilots   

1989  Mikhail Gorbachev elected Executive President in the Soviet Union   

1989  Weird Al Yankovic records "She Drives Like Crazy"   

1990  Vic Tayback, actor (Mel-Alice), dies of a heart attack at 60   

1991  "People Are Still Having Sex" by LaTour hits #35.   

1991  Israel evacuates 14000 Ethiopian Jews   

1991  Dorothy Davis Bostwick, entertainer, dies.   

1992  Jay Leno is recorded as becoming permanent host of "The Tonight Show".   

1992  Oscar Luigi Scalfaro elected President of Italy   

1992  Danny Biasone, persuaded NBA to use 24 second clock, dies at 83   

1993  Dan Seymour, actor (Bombs over Burma, Intrigue, Watusi), dies at 78   

1994  Eric Gale, guitarist, dies at 55.   

1995  Dany Robin, actress (Follow the Boys, Topaz, Julietta), dies at 68   

1996  Jennifer Maria Holsten, 18, crowned Miss Filipino-American   

1996  Bernard Charles Sendall, deputy director general of ITA, dies at 83.   

1997  Muhammad Fadhel, PM of Iraq (1953-54), dies.   

2005  Liverpool F.C. win the UEFA Champions League by defeating AC Milan 3-2 in a penalty shootout in Istanbul   

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1048  Emperor shenzong of china: Emperor shenzong of china (d. 1085)   

1458  Mahmud begada: Sultan of gujarat   

1494  Jacopo pontormo ii: Italy, painter (sepulture of christ)   

1550  Camillus de lellis: Italian soldier/monastery founder/saint   

1606  Charles garnier: French jesuit missionary   

1661  Claude buffier: French philosopher and historian   

1688  Christian august jacobi: Composer   

1713  John stuart: 3rd earl of bute, english premier (1760-63)   

0615  Boniface iv: Pope (608-15),   

0709  Aldhelmus of ealdhelm: Engl abbot/bishop/poet/saint,   

0735  Bede: English historian and monk (b. circa 672 or 673)   

0946  Death of Edmund the older: King of wessex/england (939-46),   

0967  Murakami: Emperor of japan (b. 926)   

0992  Mieszko i first lord and knight of poland: Duke of polans (b. circa 935)   

1085  Death of Gregory vii: [ildebrando], pope (1073-85),   

1125  Death of Hendrik v: Last salische german king,