Historical Events In May - 25

1868  Aust Aboriginal Cricket tour of England begins v Surrey Gentlemen on this day in history.   

1870  Irish Fenians raid Eccles Hill, Québec on May - 25.   

1870  On May - 25 irish Fenians raid Eccles Hill, Quebec   

1876  On this day in history 1st tie in NL history (Athletics & Louisville, 2-2 in 14)   

1877  On May - 25 billy Murray, singer (Denver Nightengale)   

1878  On May - 25 gilbert &Sullivans opera "HMS Pinafore" premieres in London   

1878  Gilbert/Sullivans opera "HMS Pinafore," premieres in London on May - 25.   

1878  Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, actor (Stormy Weather, Little Colonel) on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history w Maxwell Aitken lord Beaverbrook, Canada/English banker   

1881  On May - 25 the birth of Bela Bartok, Hungarian composer   

1882  On this day in history harry Fox, entertainer   

1886  Philip Murray, founded Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history gas lamp at Paris Opera catches fire; 200 die   

1888  On this day in history miles Malleson, writer/actor (Phantom of Opera, Postman's Knock)   

1889  On May - 25 gilardo Gilardi, composer   

1891  Robert W P Peereboom, Dutch editor in chief (Haarlem Newspaper) on this day in history.   

1892  The birth of Josip Tito, Former Yugoslavian president on May - 25.   

1894  On this day in history dirk Vansina, Flemish playwright (Verschaeve Gives Evidence)   

1895  On May - 25 oscar Wilde sentenced to 2 years hard labor for being a sodomite   

1895  20th Preakness: Fred Taral aboard Belmar wins in 1:50.5 on May - 25.   

1895  Ahmed Djevdet Pasja, Turkish minister of Justice, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1896  Jan N Bakhuizen van den Brink, theologist/church historian on May - 25.   

1897  Alan Kippax, cricketer (22 Tests for Australia 1924-34, brilliant bat) on May - 25.   

1898  On this day in history first US troop transport to Manila leaves San Fransisco   

1898  1st US troop transport to Manila leaves SF on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history bennett Cerf, publisher (Random House) panelist (What's My Line)   

1899  33rd Belmont: R Clawson aboard Jean Beraud wins in 2:23 on this day in history.   

1899  Marie-Rosalie "Rosa" Bonheur, French painter, dies at 68 on May - 25.   

1900  On May - 25 eyre M Shaw, 78, becomes oldest gold medalist in the Olympics   

1900  Eyre M Shaw, 78, becomes oldest gold medalist in Olympics on May - 25.   

1901  Milenko Zivkovic, composer on this day in history.   

1902  On May - 25 helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer   

1904  On this day in history 38th Belmont: George Odom aboard Delhi wins in 2:06.6   

1904  On May - 25 kurt George Hugo Thomas, composer   

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1048  Emperor Shenzong of China (d. 1085) was born on May - 25.   

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

1458  On May - 25 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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

0946  On this day in history edmund the Older, king of Wessex/England (939-46), dies   

0967  Death of Murakami, Emperor of Japan (b. 926) on this day in history.   

0992  Death of Mieszko I first lord and knight of Poland, duke of Polans (b. circa 935) on May - 25.   

1085  On May - 25 gregory VII, [Ildebrando], Pope (1073-85), dies   

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