Page 5: Historical Events In May - 25

1926  Kitty Kallen, rocker on this day in history.   

1926  Symon Petlyura, leader of Ukraine (pogroms), assassinated at 47 on May - 25.   

1927  Henry Ford stops producing Model T car (begins Model A) on this day in history.   

1927  Robert Ludlum, NYC, spy novelist (Bourne Identity) on May - 25.   

1928  Amelia Earhart (as a passenger) is first woman to fly Atlantic Ocean on May - 25.   

1928  Amelia Earhart (as a passenger) is 1st woman to fly Atlantic Ocean on this day in history.   

1928  On May - 25 frigyes Hidas, composer   

1929  On this day in history beverly Sills, [Belle "Bubbles" Miriam Silverman], Bkln NY, soprano   

1931  On May - 25 john Gabriel, Niagara Falls NY, actor (Cat Gang, Fantasies)   

1932  Goofy, aka Dippy Dawg, 1st appears in 'Mickey's Revue' by Walt Disney on May - 25.   

1934  On May - 25 béla Bartòk's "Enchanted Deer," premieres   

1934  Gustav Theodore Holst, English composer (Ode to Death), dies at 59 on May - 25.   

1935  On May - 25 athlete Jesse Owens sets six world records in under an hour, infuriating Hitler   

1935  Babe Ruth hits his last 3 home runs, Boston Braves vs Pirates on this day in history.   

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

1936  The Remington Rand strike, led by the American Federation of Labor, begins on May - 25.   

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 May - 25.   

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

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

1938  On this day in history spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante takes place, with 313 deaths.   

1939  On May - 25 the birth of Ian McKellen, English actor   

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

1940  German troops conquer Boulogne on May - 25.   

1940  On this day in history golden Gate International Expo reopens   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1944  Partisan leader Tito escapes Germans surrounding Bosnia on May - 25.   

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

1945  Arthur C.Clark suggests using relay satellites to cover the Earth on May - 25.   

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

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1048  Emperor Shenzong of China (d. 1085) was born on this day in history.   

1334  On this day in history birth of emperor Sukō (d. 1398)   

1458  Mahmud Begada, Sultan of Gujarat (d. 1511) was born on May - 25.   

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 this day in history birth of charles Garnier, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649)   

1661  On this day in history birth of claude Buffier, French philosopher and historian (d. 1737)   

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

0615  Boniface IV, Pope (608-15), dies on this day in history.   

0709  On May - 25 aldhelmus of Ealdhelm, Engl abbot/bishop/poet/saint, dies at about 69   

0735  Death of Bede, English historian and monk (b. circa 672 or 673) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1085  Gregory VII, [Ildebrando], Pope (1073-85), dies on May - 25.   

1125  Hendrik V, last Salische German king, dies on this day in history.