Historical Events In May - 25

1978  "Star Wars" released on May - 25.  

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

1979  On this day in history israel begins to return Sinai to Egypt  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1982  On May - 25 ferguson Jenkins becomes the 7th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters  

1982  On May - 25 iranian troops reconquer Khorramshar  

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

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1982  Larry J Blake, actor (Earth vs the Flying Saucers), dies at 68 on May - 25.  

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

1983  On May - 25 fire in Nassermeer Egypt kills 357  

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

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 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  On May - 25 ferry boat Shamia sinks on Maghna River Bangladesh, 600 killed  

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  Virgilio Barco elected President of Colombia on May - 25.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1990  On May - 25 vic Tayback, actor (Mel-Alice), dies of a heart attack at 60  

1991  "People Are Still Having Sex" by LaTour hits #35 on May - 25.  

1991  On May - 25 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 May - 25.  

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1048  Emperor Shenzong of China (d. 1085) was born on this day in history.  

1334  Emperor Sukō (d. 1398) was born on May - 25.  

1458  On May - 25 birth of mahmud Begada, Sultan of Gujarat (d. 1511)  

1494  Jacopo Pontormo II, Italy, painter (Sepulture of Christ) was born on May - 25.  

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

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  Christian August Jacobi, composer was born on May - 25.  

0615  Boniface IV, Pope (608-15), dies on May - 25.  

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

0735  On this day in history 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  Death of Murakami, Emperor of Japan (b. 926) on May - 25.  

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.