Historical Events In May - 25

1926  On this day in history kitty Kallen, rocker   

1926  On May - 25 symon Petlyura, leader of Ukraine (pogroms), assassinated at 47   

1927  On this day in history henry Ford stops producing Model T car (begins Model A)   

1927  On May - 25 robert Ludlum, NYC, spy novelist (Bourne Identity)   

1928  On this day in history amelia Earhart (as a passenger) is first woman to fly Atlantic Ocean   

1928  On May - 25 amelia Earhart (as a passenger) is 1st woman to fly Atlantic Ocean   

1928  On May - 25 frigyes Hidas, composer   

1929  Beverly Sills, [Belle "Bubbles" Miriam Silverman], Bkln NY, soprano on May - 25.   

1931  On this day in history john Gabriel, Niagara Falls NY, actor (Cat Gang, Fantasies)   

1932  On this day in history goofy, aka Dippy Dawg, 1st appears in 'Mickey's Revue' by Walt Disney   

1934  Béla Bartòk's "Enchanted Deer," premieres on this day in history.   

1934  Gustav Theodore Holst, English composer (Ode to Death), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1935  Athlete Jesse Owens sets six world records in under an hour, infuriating Hitler on May - 25.   

1935  Babe Ruth hits his last 3 home runs, Boston Braves vs Pirates on May - 25.   

1935  On this day in history jesse Owens equals or breaks 6 world records in one hour   

1936  On this day in history the Remington Rand strike, led by the American Federation of Labor, begins.   

1936  Jan Levoslav Bella, composer, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1937  First airmail letter to circle the globe returns to New York on this day in history.   

1937  On May - 25 1st airmail letter to circle globe returns to NY   

1937  Henry O Tanner, artist, dies on this day in history.   

1938  On May - 25 spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante takes place, with 313 deaths.   

1939  On this day in history the birth of Ian McKellen, English actor   

1939  On this day in history carl Storck becomes 2nd NFL president   

1940  On May - 25 german troops conquer Boulogne   

1940  Golden Gate International Expo reopens on this day in history.   

1941  5,000 drown in a storm at Ganges Delta region in India on this day in history.   

1941  Ted Williams raises his batting average over .400 for first time in 1941 on May - 25.   

1943  On May - 25 riot at Mobile AL shipyard over upgrading 12 black workers   

1943  On this day in history trident conference in Washington DC (operation plan '43 against Japan)   

1943  Riot at Mobile Ala shipyard over upgrading 12 black workers on May - 25.   

1944  Partisan leader Tito escapes Germans surrounding Bosnia on this day in history.   

1945  Arther C Clark proposes relay satellites in geosynchronous orbit on this day in history.   

1945  On May - 25 arthur C.Clark suggests using relay satellites to cover the Earth   

1945  On this day in history arthur C Clark proposes relay satellites in geosynchronous orbit   

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1048  On May - 25 birth of emperor Shenzong of China (d. 1085)   

1334  Emperor Sukō (d. 1398) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1550  On this day in history birth of camillus de Lellis, Italian soldier/monastery founder/saint   

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  On May - 25 birth of christian August Jacobi, composer   

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

0709  Aldhelmus of Ealdhelm, Engl abbot/bishop/poet/saint, dies at about 69 on May - 25.   

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 May - 25.   

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 this day in history.   

1085  On this day in history gregory VII, [Ildebrando], Pope (1073-85), dies   

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