Page 8: Historical Events In May - 25

1978  On May - 25 "Star Wars" released   

1979  On May - 25 american Airlines DC-10 crashes in Chicago killing 275   

1979  Israel begins to return Sinai to Egypt on this day in history.   

1980  On May - 25 "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  On this day in history daniel Goodwin, scales outside of Chicago's Sears Tower in 7 hours   

1981  Rosa Ponselle, US singer (Metropolitan Opera), dies at 84 on May - 25.   

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

1982  Iranian troops reconquer Khorramshar on May - 25.   

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 this day in history "Return of the Jedi" (Star Wars 3) released   

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

1983  On this day in history first National Missing Children's Day is proclaimed   

1983  On May - 25 france performs nuclear test   

1983  Sydney Box, academy award producer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1984  On May - 25 piet Ketting, Dutch pianist/conductor/composer, dies at 79   

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  On May - 25 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 this day in history kansas City Royal George Brett gets his 2,000th hit   

1986  On May - 25 virgilio Barco elected President of Colombia   

1986  Chester Bowles, US senator/ambassador, dies at 85 on May - 25.   

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 this day in history.   

1990  Vic Tayback, actor (Mel-Alice), dies of a heart attack at 60 on May - 25.   

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 May - 25.   

1494  On this day in history birth of jacopo Pontormo II, Italy, painter (Sepulture of Christ)   

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

1606  Charles Garnier, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

0615  On May - 25 boniface IV, Pope (608-15), dies   

0709  Aldhelmus of Ealdhelm, Engl abbot/bishop/poet/saint, dies at about 69 on this day in history.   

0735  On May - 25 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  On May - 25 death of murakami, Emperor of Japan (b. 926)   

0992  On May - 25 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 this day in history.   

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