Page 3: 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1877  Billy Murray, singer (Denver Nightengale) on this day in history.   

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

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

1878  Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, actor (Stormy Weather, Little Colonel) on May - 25.   

1879  On May - 25 w Maxwell Aitken lord Beaverbrook, Canada/English banker   

1881  On this day in history the birth of Bela Bartok, Hungarian composer   

1882  Harry Fox, entertainer on this day in history.   

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

1887  On May - 25 gas lamp at Paris Opera catches fire; 200 die   

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

1889  Gilardo Gilardi, composer on May - 25.   

1891  On this day in history robert W P Peereboom, Dutch editor in chief (Haarlem Newspaper)   

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

1894  On May - 25 dirk Vansina, Flemish playwright (Verschaeve Gives Evidence)   

1895  Oscar Wilde sentenced to 2 years hard labor for being a sodomite on this day in history.   

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

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  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  On May - 25 1st US troop transport to Manila leaves SF   

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

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

1900  Eyre M Shaw, 78, becomes oldest gold medalist in Olympics on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history milenko Zivkovic, composer   

1902  On May - 25 helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer   

1904  On May - 25 38th Belmont: George Odom aboard Delhi wins in 2:06.6   

1904  Kurt George Hugo Thomas, composer on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

1458  On May - 25 birth of mahmud Begada, Sultan of Gujarat (d. 1511)   

1494  On May - 25 birth of jacopo Pontormo II, Italy, painter (Sepulture of Christ)   

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 this day in history.   

1688  Christian August Jacobi, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history 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  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