Historical Events In May - 25

1868  On this day in history aust Aboriginal Cricket tour of England begins v Surrey Gentlemen   

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

1870  Irish Fenians raid Eccles Hill, Quebec on this day in history.   

1876  1st tie in NL history (Athletics & Louisville, 2-2 in 14) on May - 25.   

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

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

1878  On this day in history gilbert/Sullivans opera "HMS Pinafore," premieres in London   

1878  On May - 25 bill "Bojangles" Robinson, actor (Stormy Weather, Little Colonel)   

1879  W Maxwell Aitken lord Beaverbrook, Canada/English banker on this day in history.   

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

1882  On May - 25 harry Fox, entertainer   

1886  On this day in history philip Murray, founded Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)   

1887  Gas lamp at Paris Opera catches fire; 200 die on this day in history.   

1888  Miles Malleson, writer/actor (Phantom of Opera, Postman's Knock) on May - 25.   

1889  On May - 25 gilardo Gilardi, composer   

1891  Robert W P Peereboom, Dutch editor in chief (Haarlem Newspaper) on May - 25.   

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1895  On this day in history ahmed Djevdet Pasja, Turkish minister of Justice, dies at 73   

1896  Jan N Bakhuizen van den Brink, theologist/church historian on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history alan Kippax, cricketer (22 Tests for Australia 1924-34, brilliant bat)   

1898  On May - 25 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 May - 25.   

1899  On this day in history marie-Rosalie "Rosa" Bonheur, French painter, dies at 68   

1900  On this day in history 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 May - 25.   

1902  On this day in history helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer   

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

1904  On this day in history kurt George Hugo Thomas, composer   

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1048  On this day in history birth of emperor Shenzong of China (d. 1085)   

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 this day in history.   

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

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  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  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

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

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