May 25

Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on May 25. From 1900 until now. 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 Batman Begins in 2005 directed by Christopher Nolan and The Asphalt Jungle in 1950 directed by John Huston.
But much more happened on May 25 over the years: find out below

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Holidays

Ancient Latvia - Urbanas Diena observed
Saint Reinolf
Saint Marie-Madeleine-Sofie Barat (died 1865)
Virginia - Confederate Memorial Day (1868)
Argentina - Day of May Revolution/National Day (1810)
Towel Day, in memory of Douglas Adams, is observed in ?
The Ascension, one of the great feasts in the Christian liturgical calendar
Saint Bede the Venerable (died 735)
Saint Frederic
Saint Augustine of Canterbury
Saint Bruno of Wnrzburg
The former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - Day of Youth
Saint Hildebert
Chad, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe - African Liberation Day
Officially declared Carrie Underwood Day in Oklahoma for her winning American Idol
Jordan - National Day/Arab Renaissance Day (1946)
Africa Day commemorating the 1963 fouding of he AU's precursor, OAU
United States - Memorial Day/Decoration Day, a legal holiday (1868)
Lebanon, Liberation Day (1999)
Saint Pope Gregory VII (died 1085)
Libya, Sudan - Sudan National Day/May Revolution Day (1969)
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Events

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)
2015 Syrian Civil War: Turkey says that it has reached an in-principle deal with the United States to give support to some elements of Syrian opposition. Over a million Syrian refugees live in Turkish territory, including many Syrian opposition figures. (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
2014 Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen:: The Yemeni Military kills 5 al-Qaeda militants and arrests 4 in a raid north of Sana'a. (Reuters via Voice of America)
2013 Al-Qaeda in the Maghreb commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar claims responsibility for two suicide bombing attacks that killed 30 people in Niger on May 23. (New York Times)
2012 A car bomb exploded in the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo, injuring 10 police officers during the Mexican Drug War. The attack was believed to have been carried out by Los Zetas, one of Mexico's most powerful drug trafficking organizations. (CNN)
2011 A Pakistani Taliban suicide bomber attacks a police station in Peshawar, killing at least seven people. (AFP via Yahoo! News), (AFP via France 24) (CNN)
2010 Curfew imposed in central Nepal after clash. Central Nepal district Dolakha’s government issued curfew order on Sunday following clashes between the police and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)-aligned Young Communist League (YCL) activists. (alice.boseviews)
2009 North Korea allegedly tests its second nuclear device. Following the nuclear test, Pyongyang also conducted several missile tests building tensions in the international community.
2008 NASA's Mars Phoenix lander touches down in the far north of Mars, sending back to Earth pictures of a region never previously seen up close.
2007 It is announced that the Paul VI Audience Hall in the Vatican is to be fitted with over 1,000 photovoltaic panels to supply all its annual electricity requirements. (Catholic News Service)
2006 Kenneth Lay, CEO of Enron, is indicted on ten counts of securities fraud and related charges.
2005 At Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Liverpool F.C. scores three goals in six minutes to tie the game and after extra-time goes on to defeat AC Milan 3-2 in a penalty shootout to win its first UEFA Champions League title since 1984. Goals from Steven Gerrard, Vladmir Smicer and Xabi Alonso levelled he game in the second half.Liverpool eventually winning 3-2 on penalties In one of the greatest comebacks in sporting history
2004 As many as 1,000 people are killed in floods in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. (CNN) (BBC)
2003 After docking in Miami at 05:00, the ''SS Norway'' (old ''SS France'') is severely damaged by a boiler explosion at 06:30, that kills 7, and injures 17 crew members. A few weeks later it is announced by NCL that she will never sail again as a commercial ocean liner.
2002 China Airlines Flight 611: A Boeing 747-200 breaks apart in mid-air and plunges into the Taiwan Strait killing 225 people.
2001 32-year-old Erik Weihenmayer, of Boulder, Colorado, becomes the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
2000 Liberation Day of Lebanon. Israel withdraws its army from most of the Lebanese territory after 22 years of its first invasion in 1978.
1999 The United States House of Representatives releases the Cox Report which details the People's Republic of China's nuclear espionage against the U.S. over the prior two decades.
1997 Bell Atlantic Senior Golf Classic
1996 Jennifer Maria Holsten, 18, crowned Miss Filipino-American.
1994 Emmy 21st Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci not nominated
1992 Jay Leno becomes the new host of NBC's The Tonight Show, following the retirement of Johnny Carson.
1991 People Are Still Having Sex, by LaTour hits #35
1989 Stanley Cup: Calgary Flames beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 2
1988 PSV wins Europe Cup.
1986 30,000,000 watch Live Aid, a massive benefit concert
1985 Cyclone ravages Bangladesh; 11,000 killed
1984 Detroit Tigers loss to Seattle Mariners 7-3 ends record-tying 17 consecutive wins.
1983 Return of the Jedi (Star Wars VI) released to theaters.
1982 Ferguson Jenkins becomes 7th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters
1981 Al Unser becomes 1st Indy 500 winner to be disqualified
1980 Musical Chairs closes at Rialto Theater NYC after 15 performances
1979 Israel begins to return Sinai to Egypt.
1978 Star Wars released
1977 Beatles Live! At Star-Club in Hamburg Germany released
1976 Heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali knocks out Richard Dunn in five rounds for heavyweight boxing title in Munich, Germany.
1975 29th NBA Championship: Golden State Warriors sweep Washington Bullets in four games.
1973 George Harrison releases Give Me Love in the UK
1972 Heavyweight Joe Frazier KOs Ron Stander
1969 Midnight Cowboy released with an X rating
1968 Rolling Stones release Jumping Jack Flash
1967 John Lennon takes delivery of his psychedelic-painted Rolls Royce.
1966 Peru and Argentina soccer fans fight in Lima, Peru; 248 die.
1965 Dave Davies of Kinks stumbles and is knocked unconscious on stage
1964 16th Emmy Awards: Dick Van Dyke Show, Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore
1963 Hot Spot closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 43 performances
1962 Isley Brothers release Twist & Shout
1961 JFK sets goal of putting a man on Moon before the end of decade
1959 Khrushchev visits Angola
1957 Shinbone Alley closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 49 performances
1956 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Haurietis aquas
1955 First ascent of Kangchenjunga (8,586 m.), the third highest mountain in the world, by a British expedition led by Joe Brown and George Band.
1953 1st atomic cannon electronically fired, Frenchman Flat, Nevada
1951 New York Giant Willie Mays 1st major league game (goes 0 for 5)
1950 Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel opens in New York City, New York.
1949 Chinese Red army occupies Shanghai.
1948 San Francisco receives its 1st telecast
1947 An airliner of the Flugfelag Íslands crashes into a mountainside, killing 25 people.
1946 Jordan gains independence from Britain (National Day).
1944 Partisan leader Tito escapes Germans surrounding Bosnia.
1943 Riot at Mobile Alabama shipyard over upgrading 12 black workers.
1941 5,000 drown in a storm at Ganges Delta region in India.
1940 German troops conquer Boulogne
1939 Carl Storck becomes the second NFL president.
1938 Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante takes place, with 313 deaths.
1937 First airmail letter to circle the globe returns to New York.
1936 The Remington Rand strike, led by the American Federation of Labor, begins.
1935 Jesse Owens of Ohio State University breaks three world records and ties a fourth at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
1928 Amelia Earhart (as a passenger) is 1st woman to fly Atlantic Ocean
1927 Henry Ford stops producing Model T car (begins Model A)
1926 Sholom Schwartzbard assassinates Symon Petliura, the head of the Paris-based government-in-exile of Ukrainian People's Republic.
1925 Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is indicted for teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
1923 Britain recognizes Transjordan with Abdullah as its leader.
1922 Babe Ruth suspended one day and fined $200 for throwing dirt on an umpire.
1919 Casey Stengel releases a sparrow from under his baseball cap.
1915 Chicago Claude Hendrix no-hits Pittsburgh (Federal League), 10-0.
1914 British House of Commons passes Irish Home Rule.
1911 Mexican Revolution: Porfirio Diaz signs his resignation and leaves for Veracruz on May 31 he leaves for exile in France.
1906 After 20 straight wins, Boston Pilgrims lose to Chicago White Sox 3-0.
1905 The Commonwealth statue is placed atop the Capitol.
1904 38th Belmont Stakes: George Odom aboard Delhi wins in 2:06.6.
1900 Eyre M Shaw, 78, becomes oldest gold medalist in the Olympics.
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