Page 8: Historical Events In May - 25

1978  On May - 25 "Star Wars" released   

1979  On this day in history american Airlines DC-10 crashes in Chicago killing 275   

1979  Israel begins to return Sinai to Egypt on this day in history.   

1980  "Musical Chairs" closes at Rialto Theater NYC after 15 performances on this day in history.   

1981  Al Unser becomes first Indianapolis 500 winner to be disqualified on May - 25.   

1981  On May - 25 daniel Goodwin, scales outside of Chicago's Sears Tower in 7 hours   

1981  On May - 25 rosa Ponselle, US singer (Metropolitan Opera), dies at 84   

1982  On this day in history ferguson Jenkins becomes the 7th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters   

1982  On May - 25 iranian troops reconquer Khorramshar   

1982  STS-4 vehicle moves to launch pad on this day in history.   

1982  On May - 25 larry J Blake, actor (Earth vs the Flying Saucers), dies at 68   

1983  On May - 25 "Return of the Jedi" (Star Wars 3) released   

1983  On May - 25 fire in Nassermeer Egypt kills 357   

1983  First National Missing Children's Day is proclaimed on May - 25.   

1983  France performs nuclear test on this day in history.   

1983  Sydney Box, academy award producer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1984  Piet Ketting, Dutch pianist/conductor/composer, dies at 79 on May - 25.   

1985  On this day in history cyclone ravages Bangladesh; 11,000 killed   

1985  Harold Hecht, choreographer, dies at 77 of cancer on this day in history.   

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

1986  On May - 25 ferry boat Shamia sinks on Maghna River Bangladesh, 600 killed   

1986  Hands Across America - 7 million people hold hands from California to New York on this day in history.   

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

1986  Virgilio Barco elected President of Colombia on May - 25.   

1986  On May - 25 chester Bowles, US senator/ambassador, dies at 85   

1988  PSV wins Europe Cup on May - 25.   

1989  On May - 25 eastern Airlines graduates its first class of non-union pilots   

1989  Mikhail Gorbachev elected Executive President in the Soviet Union on May - 25.   

1989  Weird Al Yankovic records "She Drives Like Crazy" on this day in history.   

1990  On May - 25 vic Tayback, actor (Mel-Alice), dies of a heart attack at 60   

1991  On May - 25 "People Are Still Having Sex" by LaTour hits #35   

1991  On May - 25 israel evacuates 14,000 Ethiopian Jews   

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

1992  On May - 25 jay Leno becomes permanent host of "The Tonight Show"   

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1048  Emperor Shenzong of China (d. 1085) was born on May - 25.   

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 May - 25.   

1550  Camillus de Lellis, Italian soldier/monastery founder/saint was born on this day in history.   

1606  Charles Garnier, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 25.   

0946  On May - 25 edmund the Older, king of Wessex/England (939-46), dies   

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