May 25th, 1475

Born on May 25th, 1475

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 201,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 689 days, exactly on June 14th, 2028, people who were born on May 25th, 1475 will be 202,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on May 25th?

May 25th, 1971

Joetha Collier, a recent high school graduate, was killed in Drew, Mississippi, in a case that attracted widespread attention from civil rights activists.

May 25th, 2020

George Floyd, a black American man, was murdered (memorial pictured) during an arrest by a white police officer in Minneapolis, sparking protests in the U.S. and other countries.

May 25th, 2013

Naxalite insurgents of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) attacked a convoy of Indian National Congress leaders in the state of Chhattisgarh, causing at least 27 deaths.

May 25th, 2012

In a test flight, SpaceX's Dragon became the first commercial spacecraft to rendezvous and berth with the International Space Station.

May 25th, 2011

The final episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest-rated daytime talk show in U.S. television history, hosted by Oprah Winfrey (pictured), was broadcast.

May 25th, 2009

North Korea conducted a nuclear test and several other missile tests that were widely condemned internationally and led to sanctions from the United Nations Security Council.

May 25th, 1979

During takeoff from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, an engine detached from American Airlines Flight 191, causing a crash that killed 273 people in the deadliest aviation accident in United States history.

May 25th, 1967

Having purged a group of rivals, Supreme Leader of North Korea Kim Il Sung delivered the "May 25 teaching", entrenching his son Kim Jong Il as his designated successor.

May 25th, 1962

The Baltimore Steam Packet Company, the last overnight steamboat service in the United States, went out of business.

May 25th, 1961

A fire broke out at a squatter settlement in Bukit Ho Swee, Singapore, rendering approximately 16,000 people homeless.

May 25th, 1955

Joe Brown and George Band, members of the British Kangchenjunga expedition, made the first ascent of the world's third-highest mountain but deliberately did not set foot on the summit.

May 25th, 1944

The Wehrmacht and their collaborationist allies launched Operation Rösselsprung, a failed attempt to assassinate the Yugoslav Partisan leader Josip Broz Tito.

May 25th, 1940

Second World War: German troops captured Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, forcing British forces to evacuate via Dunkirk.

May 25th, 1936

Employees of the Remington Rand company began an 11-month strike action, during which time the company executives developed the notorious "Mohawk Valley formula" to intimidate the strikers.

May 25th, 1895

Oscar Wilde was sentenced by Alfred Wills to two years of hard labor for gross indecency.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 25th

Same year
Born in 1475

88

Michelangelo

Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet (1475–1564)

*March 6th, 1475, Caprese Michelangelo †February 18th, 1564, Rome

54

Jean de Selve

French diplomat

*April 17th, 1475, Limousin †December 10th, 1529, Paris

16

Afonso, Prince of Portugal

Prince heir apparent, son of John II of Portugal

*May 18th, 1475, Lisbon †July 13th, 1491, Tagus River

81

Sebastian Cabot

Venetian explorer and mapmaker in the service of Spain and England

*November 30th, 1475, Venice †November 30th, 1556, London

62

Giovanni Piccolomini

Catholic cardinal

*October 9th, 1475, Siena †November 21st, 1537, Siena

78

Sebastiano Serlio

Italian architect and painter (1475-1554)

*September 6th, 1475, Bologna †November 30th, 1553, Fontainebleau

49

Giovanni di Bernardo Rucellai

Renaissance humanist, grandson of Giovanni di Paolo Rucellai

*October 20th, 1475, Florence †April 3rd, 1525, Rome

60

Thomas Murner

German writer (1475-1537)

*December 24th, 1475, Obernai †November 30th, 1536, Obernai

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 25th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, International Missing Children's Day and its related observances) which are celebrated on May 25th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1475 is a normal year and no leap year.

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