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May 25
May 25 is under the sign of Gemini.
Famous birthdays on this day include François Bayrou (1951), Cillian Murphy (1976) and Ian McKellen (1939).
Several movies were released around May 25 over the years, such as Stalker in 1979 directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and Dead Poets Society in 1989 directed by Peter Weir.
But much more happened on May 25 over the years: find out below
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released around May 25 over the years?
Stalker
Release year: 1979
Directed by: Andrei Tarkovsky
Starring: Alisa Freyndlikh, Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy, Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Nikolay Grinko
Country: United States of America
Dead Poets Society
Release year: 1989
Directed by: Peter Weir
Starring: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles
Country: United States of America
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
Release year: 1964
Directed by: Bryan Forbes
Starring: Kim Stanley, Richard Attenborough, Margaret Lacey, Marie Burke
Wild Reeds
Release year: 1994
Directed by: André Téchiné
Starring: Élodie Bouchez, Gaël Morel, Stéphane Rideau, Frédéric Gorny
The Italian Job
Release year: 1969
Directed by: Peter Collinson
Starring: Michael Caine, Noël Coward, Benny Hill, Raf Vallone
Country: United States of America
Historical Events
Which were the important events of May 25?
- 2019 Saudi Arabia–United States relations, Iran–Saudi Arabia relations, Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict: U.S. President Donald Trump bypasses Congress to approve the sale of billions of dollars' worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia, citing Iranian threats against the latter. (BBC)
- 2018 Noblesville West Middle School shooting: A shooting at the Noblesville West Middle School in Noblesville, Indiana, United States, leaves two people injured. One suspect is in custody. (Business Insider)
- 2017 Former Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos is injured when a booby-trapped package explodes inside his vehicle in Athens. Authorities report his injuries are not life threatening. (BBC) (Reuters)
- 2016 War in Afghanistan (2001–present): The Afghan Taliban announces that Haibatullah Akhundzada will be its new leader replacing Akhtar Mansour who died recently in a drone strike. Sirajuddin Haqqani and Mullah Yaqoob are named as deputy leaders. (Al-Jazeera)A suicide bomb attack kills at least 10 people and injures four people travelling on a bus for appeals court staff travelling west of Kabul. (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Events
- François Bayrou: French politician who ran unsuccessfully...
- Cillian Murphy: Movie Actor.
- Ian McKellen: British actor, an Oscar nominee in 1999...
- Mike Myers: Canadian actor and comedian.
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Famous Birthday
- Dany Robin: French actress whose international work...
- Pat Coombs: English actress (Born 1926).
- Nicholas Clay: British actor (Born 1946).
- Jan Levoslav Bella: Composer, dies at 92.
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Famous Deaths
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of May 25 over the years?
- 2017 Despacito - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber
- 2016 Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!
- 2015 See You Again - Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth
- 2014 John Legend - All Of Me
- 2013 Macklemore - Can't Hold Us
- 2012 Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know
- 2011 Adele - Rolling In The Deep
- 2010 Usher - OMG
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2009
The Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
- 2008 Rihanna - Take A Bow
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Top #1 songs in the USA
- 2017 Believer - Imagine Dragons
- 2016 twenty one pilots - Stressed Out
- 2015 Shut Up And Dance - WALK THE MOON
- 2014 Paramore - Ain't It Fun
- 2013 Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
- 2012 Linkin Park - Burn It Down
- 2011 Rope - Foo Fighters
- 2010 Stone Temple Pilots - Between The Lines
Top #1 Rock songs
Books
Which were the most popular books released around May 25 over the years?
From Here To Eternity
Year: 1951
By: James Jones
Diamond Head, Hawaii, 1941. Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt is a champion welterweight and a fine bugler. But when he refuses to join the company's boxing team, he gets "the treatment" that may
The Day Lincoln Was Shot
Year: 1955
By: Jim Bishop
The Day Lincoln Was Shot is a gripping, minute-by-minute account of April 14, 1865: the day President Abraham Lincoln was tragically assassinated.It
The Breaking Wave
Year: 1955
By: Nevil Shute
The Breaking Wave is one of Nevil Shute’s most poignant and psychologically suspenseful novels, set in the years just after World War II.Sidelined
We Are Our Mothers' Daughters
Year: 1998
By: Cokie Roberts
In this revised and expanded tenth-anniversary edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller, renowned political commentator Cokie Roberts once again examines the nature of women's roles through the revealing lens