May 25

Events

 * - takes  back from the.
 * - is appointed governor of the.
 * - The ends when, issues the , declaring  an.
 * -  resigns as  of  following the restoration of the, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the.
 * - A treaty between and  ends the  with settlement of a boundary dispute and exchange of prisoners.
 * - In, delegates convene a to write a new  for the .  presides.
 * - In the, citizens of expel the Viceroy during the Semana de Mayo.
 * - In, 300 are killed when an.
 * - Playwright, poet and novelist is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison.
 * 1895  - The  is formed, with  as the president.
 * - was founded to become one of the most successful teams in.
 * - The 's passes  for  in.
 * - : is indicted for teaching 's theory of.
 * - assassinates, the head of the -based  of.
 * - hits his 714th and last  at  in, setting a  record that will stand for 39 years.
 * 1935  -  of  breaks five world records and ties a sixth at the   Championships in.
 * - The, led by the , begins.
 * - : Bombing of, 313 deaths.
 * - : The begins.
 * - The parliament of makes  their king.
 * - : At the, the conducts its first and only  test.
 * - In the, a night time  strikes the small city of , killing 80 and injuring 273.  It was the deadliest tornado to ever occur in the state and the 23rd deadliest in the U.S.
 * - : president  announces before a special joint session of Congress his goal to initiate a project to put a "man on the " before the end of the decade.
 * 1961  -  of Jordan marries  (Antoinette Gardiner).
 * - In, , the is established.
 * - : launches.
 * 1966  - The first prominent  during the  in  was posted at.
 * - become the first  and non-Latin side to win the  in the  2-1 victory over Inter Milan in,.
 * - : In, a crashes during takeoff at  killing 271 on board and two people on the ground.
 * - In, the is created between , , , ,  and the.
 * - is sunk during the.
 * - is hit by a  and, which kills approximately 10,000 people.
 * -, a benefit event, takes place.
 * - The  Army  in the Bosnian city of.
 * - A military in  replaces President  with Major.
 * - The released the  which detailed the 's nuclear espionage against the U.S. over the prior two decades.
 * - . withdraws its army from most of the  territory after 22 years of its first.
 * - 32-year-old, of , becomes the first blind person to reach the summit of.
 * - : A -200 breaks apart in mid-air and plunges into the  killing 225 people.
 * 2002  - A train crash in,  kills 197 people.
 * - becomes  after defeating . He is the first elected President since the economic crisis.
 * - football club win the Champions League for the 5th time. The most times for a British club.
 * - The in  catches fire for the second time.

Births

 * - of China (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Sultan of Gujarat (d. )
 * -, French missionary (d. )
 * -, French philosopher and historian (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, Virginia politician and U.S. Supreme Court justice (d. )
 * -, English novelist and playwright (d. )
 * 1803  -, American essayist and philosopher (d. )
 * -, Swiss historian (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, daughter of Queen Victoria (d. )
 * -, wrestler (d. )
 * -, French general (d. )
 * -, American psychologist (d. )
 * -, American YMCA leader, recipient of the (d. )
 * 1865  -, Dutch physicist,  laureate (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, African American entertainer (d. )
 * -, Canadian-born publisher (d. )
 * -, French neurologist (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, U.S. (Scottish-born) labor leader (d. )
 * -, Catholic saint (d. )
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * -, Russian inventor (d. )
 * -, American heavyweight champion (d. )
 * -, American publisher, TV personality (d. )
 * -, Bengali poet, musician, revolutionary and philosopher (d. )
 * -, French Canadian poet (d. )
 * -, British actress (d. )
 * -, Burmese politician (d. )
 * -, German politician (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, British journalist and broadcaster (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, German-born physicist, laureate
 * 1921  -, American lyricist and songwriter
 * -, Italian politician (d. )
 * 1922  -, American big band singer
 * -, Hungarian footballer (d. )
 * -, Mexican poet (d. )
 * 1925  -, American actress (d. )
 * 1925  -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, American soprano (d. )
 * 1929  -, American actor
 * 1931  -, Estonian freedom fighter
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, English footballer
 * -, American football player
 * 1935  -, Australian-born American actress (d. )
 * -, American singer and songwriter
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * 1939  -, English actor
 * -, American singer
 * 1943  -, British rock musician
 * -, English-born puppeteer and director
 * 1944  -, French singer and songwriter (d. )
 * 1944  -, former Sheriff of  and TV personality
 * -, RPG designer
 * -, German musician
 * -, Antiguan-born novelist
 * -, American screenwriter
 * -, American writer
 * -, American playwright
 * 1953  -, Argentine football player
 * 1953  -, Japanese-American cartoonist
 * -, Jamaican singer
 * 1956  -, American music composer
 * 1956  -, Japanese professional wrestler
 * -, American writer
 * 1957 -, French Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, British musician
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Canadian actor and comedian
 * -, Slovak cosmonaut
 * -, American author
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, American actress
 * 1969  -, American fashion consultant
 * 1969  -, Canadian guitar player
 * -, baseball player
 * 1970  -, American actresses
 * 1970  -, American actor
 * 1970  - ,
 * -, American actress
 * 1971  -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, American comedian
 * 1973  -, American supermodel and actress
 * 1973  -, American hip-hop performer
 * -, American musician
 * -, American singer
 * -, Dominican baseball player
 * 1976  -, Irish actor
 * -, American football player
 * -, American soccer player
 * 1979  -, English international and  rugby player
 * 1979  -, French Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1979  -, Nigerian footballer
 * -, South Korean actor
 * 1980  -, Spanish footballer
 * -, English footballer
 * 1982  -, Norwegian footballer
 * 1982  -, American skateboarder
 * -, Indian actor
 * -, 2005
 * 1984  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American football Player for the
 * -, Portuguese singer and actress
 * -, French football player
 * -, Japanese actress
 * -, Belgian football player
 * -, American sextuplets
 * -, New Zealand actress
 * -, American sextuplets
 * -, New Zealand actress

Deaths

 * -, English historian and monk
 * -, (b. )
 * - first lord and knight of Poland, duke of Polans
 * -, Dutch mathematician and cartographer (b. )
 * 1555  -  (b. )
 * -, German critic and poet (b. )
 * -, Austrian mathematician and philosopher (b. )
 * -, Swedish statesman (b. )
 * -, Spanish playwright (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, German theologian (b. )
 * -, consort of Queen (b. )
 * -, Swedish botanist (b. )
 * -, British field marshal (b. )
 * -, English philosopher (b. )
 * -, German writer (b. )
 * -, British general and colonial administrator (b. )
 * -, French realist painter and sculptor (d. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, Belarusian poet (b. )
 * -, African American philanthropist and tycoon (b. )
 * -, Russian painter (b. )
 * -, Ukrainian politician and statesman (b. )
 * -, American businessman (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, English composer (b. )
 * - Sir, English astronomer (b. )
 * -, American film director (b. )
 * -, Swedish post-impressionist painter (b. )
 * -, Croatian-born writer (b. )
 * -, Hungarian-born photojournalist (b. )
 * -, (Alec "Rice" Miller) American Blues singer, songwriter, and musician (b. )
 * -, German field marshal (b. )
 * -, Russian writer (b. )
 * -, American murderer (b. )
 * -, British publisher and author (b. )
 * -, French Canadian professional wrestler (b. )
 * - ,Canadian NHL hockey player
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, laureate (b. )
 * -, American jazz guitarist (b. )
 * -, French actress (b. )
 * -, Italian historian (b. )
 * 1996  -, American singer and guitarist  (b. )
 * -, British actor (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American publisher (b. )
 * -, Indian actor and politician (b. )
 * 2005  -, British coachbuilder (b. )
 * 2005  -, Australian television personality  (b. )
 * 2005  -, American pianist (b. )
 * 2005  -, American murderer (b. )
 * -, Jamaican ska musician (b. )
 * -, American actor and host (b. )
 * 2005  -, American pianist (b. )
 * 2005  -, American murderer (b. )
 * -, Jamaican ska musician (b. )
 * -, American actor and host (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - Day of / (1810)
 * commemorating the 1963 fouding of he AU's precursor, OAU
 * ,, , , , and  -
 * United States - National Tap Dance Day; celebrated on the birthday of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, born in 1878.
 * , (2000)
 * The former -
 * Ancient -  observed
 * - a tribute day by fans of the late author writer of the  books. (Since 2001)
 * , proposed and organized since 2006 in Spain.

Liturgical s

 * (Died on May the 23, 230 A.D. Buried on May 25)
 * (died 735)
 * (died 1085)
 * (died 1865)
 * Commemoration of the Venerable
 * (died 1085)
 * (died 1865)
 * Commemoration of the Venerable
 * (died 1865)
 * Commemoration of the Venerable