Historical Events In May - 25

1978  On May - 25 "Star Wars" released   

1979  On May - 25 american Airlines DC-10 crashes in Chicago killing 275   

1979  On May - 25 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 May - 25.   

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

1982  Iranian troops reconquer Khorramshar on this day in history.   

1982  On May - 25 sTS-4 vehicle moves to launch pad   

1982  Larry J Blake, actor (Earth vs the Flying Saucers), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history "Return of the Jedi" (Star Wars 3) released   

1983  Fire in Nassermeer Egypt kills 357 on May - 25.   

1983  First National Missing Children's Day is proclaimed on this day in history.   

1983  On May - 25 france performs nuclear test   

1983  On May - 25 sydney Box, academy award producer, dies at 76   

1984  On May - 25 piet Ketting, Dutch pianist/conductor/composer, dies at 79   

1985  On May - 25 cyclone ravages Bangladesh; 11,000 killed   

1985  Harold Hecht, choreographer, dies at 77 of cancer on May - 25.   

1986  On this day in history 95-year-old woman scores a hole-in-one in Florida   

1986  Ferry boat Shamia sinks on Maghna River Bangladesh, 600 killed on this day in history.   

1986  Hands Across America - 7 million people hold hands from California to New York on May - 25.   

1986  On May - 25 kansas City Royal George Brett gets his 2,000th hit   

1986  On May - 25 virgilio Barco elected President of Colombia   

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

1988  PSV wins Europe Cup on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history "People Are Still Having Sex" by LaTour hits #35   

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

1991  Dorothy Davis Bostwick, entertainer, dies on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history jay Leno becomes permanent host of "The Tonight Show"   

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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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1688  On May - 25 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  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 this day in history.   

1085  Gregory VII, [Ildebrando], Pope (1073-85), dies on this day in history.   

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