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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1986  Kansas City Royal George Brett gets his 2,000th hit on May - 25.   

1986  Virgilio Barco elected President of Colombia on this day in history.   

1986  Chester Bowles, US senator/ambassador, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history pSV wins Europe Cup   

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

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

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

1991  Israel evacuates 14,000 Ethiopian Jews on May - 25.   

1991  On May - 25 dorothy Davis Bostwick, entertainer, dies   

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 this day in history.   

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

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  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  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  Death of Bede, English historian and monk (b. circa 672 or 673) on May - 25.   

0946  Edmund the Older, king of Wessex/England (939-46), dies on this day in history.   

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  Gregory VII, [Ildebrando], Pope (1073-85), dies on May - 25.   

1125  On this day in history hendrik V, last Salische German king, dies