May 25th, 1659

Born on May 25th, 1659

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 133,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on May 25th, 1659?

May 25th, 1659

Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth of England.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Cromwell

What else happened on May 25th?

May 25th, 2020

George Floyd, an African-American man, was murdered 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, 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 Day
Who's birthday is on May 25th?

70

Dixie Carter

American actress (1939–2010)

*May 25th, 1939, McLemoresville †April 10th, 2010, Houston

83

Elaine Fantham

British classical philologist

*May 25th, 1933, Liverpool †July 11th, 2016, Toronto

78

Ralph Waldo Emerson

American philosopher (1803–1882)

*May 25th, 1803, Boston †April 27th, 1882, Concord

53

Anne Heche

American actress (1969–2022)

*May 25th, 1969, Aurora †August 12th, 2022, Los Angeles

71

V

American playwright, performer, feminist, activist and artist

*May 25th, 1953, New York City

61

Mike Myers

Canadian actor, comedian and filmmaker

*May 25th, 1963, Scarborough

78

Pieter Zeeman

Dutch physicist (1865-1943)

*May 25th, 1865, Zonnemaire †October 9th, 1943, Amsterdam

81

Leslie Uggams

American actress and singer

*May 25th, 1943, New York City

91

Hal David

American poet and lyricist (1921–2012)

*May 25th, 1921, New York City †September 1st, 2012, Los Angeles

38

Yoan Gouffran

French association football player

*May 25th, 1986, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges

40

Markus Brzenska

German association football player and manager

*May 25th, 1984, Lünen

85

Ian McKellen

English actor (born 1939)

*May 25th, 1939, Burnley

59

William Wallace Denslow

American illustrator and caricaturist

*May 25th, 1856, Philadelphia †May 27th, 1915, Knickerbocker Hospital

34

Mad Clip

American-Greek rapper and songwriter

*May 25th, 1987, New York City †September 2nd, 2021, Vouliagmeni

70

Dorothea Lange

American photojournalist (1895-1965)

*May 25th, 1895, Hoboken †October 11th, 1965, San Francisco

38

Geraint Thomas

Welsh racing cyclist

*May 25th, 1986, Cardiff

87

Claude Pinoteau

French film director

*May 25th, 1925, Boulogne-Billancourt †October 5th, 2012, Neuilly-sur-Seine

80

Sarah Marshall

British actress (1933-2014)

*May 25th, 1933, London †January 18th, 2014, Los Angeles

75

Claude Buffier

French historian

*May 25th, 1661, Warsaw †May 17th, 1737, Paris

49

Aïssa Maïga

Senegalese actress

*May 25th, 1975, Dakar

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36

Henry Purcell

English composer (1659–1695)

*September 10th, 1659, Westminster †November 21st, 1695, Westminster

84

Hyacinthe Rigaud

French painter (1659-1743)

*July 18th, 1659, Perpignan †December 29th, 1743, Paris

49

David Gregory

Scottish astronomer and mathematician (1659-1708)

*June 3rd, 1659, Aberdeen †October 10th, 1708, Maidenhead

68

Pietro Baratta

Italian sculptor of the Baroque period

*January 1st, 1659, Carrara †February 2nd, 1727, Carrara

65

William Wollaston

English philosopher (1659-1724)

*March 26th, 1659, Staffordshire †October 29th, 1724, London

19

Christiane of Saxe-Merseburg

(1659-1679)

*June 1st, 1659, Merseburg †March 13th, 1679, Eisenberg

55

Charles Ancillon

French jurist/diplomat

*July 28th, 1659, Metz †July 5th, 1715, Berlin

69

Jakob Roggeveen

Dutch Pacific Ocean explorer

*February 1st, 1659, Middelburg †January 31st, 1729, Middelburg

74

Sebastiano Ricci

Italian painter (1659–1734)

*August 1st, 1659, Belluno †May 15th, 1734, Venice

36

Henry Every

English captain and pirate

*August 23rd, 1659, Newton Ferrers †November 30th, 1695, Devon

41

Ferdinand Willem, Duke of Württemberg-Neuenstadt

Dutch general and noble (1659-1701)

*September 12th, 1659, Neuenstadt am Kocher †June 7th, 1701, Sluis

56

Sebastián Durón

Spanish composer (1660-1716)

*November 30th, 1659, Spain †August 3rd, 1716, Cambo-les-Bains

42

Royal Consort Huibin Jang

Royal consort (1659-1701)

*September 19th, 1659, Eunpyeong District †October 10th, 1701, Changgyeonggung

66

Franz Beer

Austrian architect (1659/1660-1726)

*July 3rd, 1659, Au †January 19th, 1726, Bezau

71

Sofia Elisabet Weber

Swedish writer, poet, feminist and salon hostess (1659-1730)

*April 29th, 1659, Stockholm †September 14th, 1730, Stockholm

72

Johann Jänichen

German teacher

*September 29th, 1659, Kamenz †October 10th, 1731, Halle (Saale)

74

Andrea Fantoni

Italian artist (1659-1734)

*August 26th, 1659, Rovetta †July 25th, 1734, Bergamo

38

Sophie Wilhelmine von Ostfriesland

Peerage person ID=6434

*October 17th, 1659, Aurich †February 4th, 1698, Bierutów

59

Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt

Swedish general

*April 15th, 1659, Copenhagen †February 12th, 1719, Moscow

79

Francesco Galli Bibiena

Italian architect (1659-1739)

*December 12th, 1659, Bologna †January 20th, 1739, Bologna

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1659 is a normal year and no leap year.

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