What are the important events that happened on May 25? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
May 25: Facts & Myths About This Day
May 25 is the 146th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 220 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is May 12, 2024 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 476,832 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectatetracontahexagon’ day.
Gemini is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 249 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,173 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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May 25 Historical Events
1738 –
A treaty between Pennsylvania and Maryland ends the Conojocular War with settlement of a boundary dispute and exchange of prisoners.
1914 –
The United Kingdom’s House of Commons passes the Home Rule Act for devolution in Ireland.
1936 –
The Remington Rand strike, led by the American Federation of Labor, begins.
1951 –
Future Hall of Famer Willie Mays was called up by the New York Giants from their farm team Minneapolis Millers. We went 0-5 in his first major league game.
1953 –
Nuclear testing: At the Nevada Test Site, the United States conduct their first and only nuclear artillery test.
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.
1961 –
Apollo program: U.S. President John F. Kennedy announces before a special joint session of the Congress his goal to initiate a project to put a “man on the Moon” before the end of the decade.
1962 –
The Old Bay Line, the last overnight steamboat service in the United States, goes out of business.
1966 –
The first prominent dàzìbào during the Cultural Revolution in China is posted at Peking University.
1977 –
Star Wars (retitled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in 1981) is released in theaters, inspiring the Jediism religion and Geek Pride Day holiday.
Who were born on May 25?
1818 –
Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss historian (d. 1897)
1878 –
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, American tap dancer and actor (d. 1949)
1941 –
Vladimir Voronin, Moldovan statesman
1949 –
Jamaica Kincaid, Antiguan-born novelist
1967 –
Poppy Z. Brite, American author
1978 –
Brian Urlacher, American football player
1980 –
David Navarro, Spanish footballer
1982 –
Luke Webster, Australian rules footballer
1985 –
Luciana Abreu, Portuguese singer and actress
1988 –
Cameron van der Burgh, South African swimmer
Who died on May 25?
992 –
Mieszko I first lord and knight of Poland, duke of Poland (b. c. 935)
1681 –
Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Spanish playwright (b. 1600)
1849 –
Benjamin d'Urban, British general and colonial administrator (b. 1777)
1951 –
Paula von Preradović, Croatian-born writer (b. 1887)
1979 –
John Arthur Spenkelink, American murderer (b. 1949)
1983 –
Jean Rougeau, French Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1925)
1996 –
Bradley Nowell, American singer and guitarist (Sublime) (b. 1968)
2008 –
Camu Tao, American rapper and producer (b. 1977)
2010 –
Michael H. Jordan, American businessman and Chief Executive Officer (b. 1936)
2010 –
Silvius Magnago, Italian politician (b. 1914)
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