May 25th, 1821

Born on May 25th, 1821

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 74,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 870 days, exactly on September 27th, 2026, people who were born on May 25th, 1821 will be 75,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What 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 by the international community 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, 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, leading to the formation of the Housing and Development Board and proper housing.

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 Alan Wills to two years of hard labor for gross indecency.

May 25th, 1878

Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore (poster featured) premiered at the Opera Comique in London.

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

Born on May 25th, 1821

57

Friedrich Wilhelm Rüstow

Swiss writer (1821-1878)

*May 25th, 1821, Brandenburg an der Havel †August 14th, 1878, Kreis 4

82

Henri Alexis Brialmont

Belgian military engineer and writer (1821-1903)

*May 25th, 1821, Venlo †July 21st, 1903, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode

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78

Ralph Waldo Emerson

American philosopher (1803–1882)

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

72

Heinrich Keil

German classical philologist

*May 25th, 1822, Wismar †August 27th, 1894, Friedrichroda

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

53

Anne Heche

American actress (1969–2022)

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

70

Eve Ensler

American playwright, performer, feminist, activist and artist

*May 25th, 1953, New York City

80

Leslie Uggams

American actress and singer

*May 25th, 1943, New York City

60

Mike Myers

Canadian actor, comedian and filmmaker

*May 25th, 1963, Scarborough

70

Dorothea Lange

American photojournalist (1895-1965)

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

84

Ian McKellen

English actor (born 1939)

*May 25th, 1939, Burnley

69

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

British statesman and author (1803–1873)

*May 25th, 1803, London †January 18th, 1873, Torquay

37

Yoan Gouffran

French association football player

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

39

Markus Brzenska

German association football player and manager

*May 25th, 1984, Lünen

34

Mad Clip

American-Greek rapper and songwriter

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

80

Sarah Marshall

British actress (1933-2014)

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

37

Geraint Thomas

Welsh racing cyclist

*May 25th, 1986, Cardiff

48

Aïssa Maïga

Senegalese actress

*May 25th, 1975, Dakar

78

Pieter Zeeman

Dutch physicist (1865-1943)

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

76

Giovanni Caselli

Italian physicist (1815-1891)

*May 25th, 1815, Siena †October 8th, 1891, Florence

47

Cillian Murphy

Irish actor

*May 25th, 1976, County Cork

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59

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Russian novelist (1821–1881)

*November 11th, 1821, Mariinsky Hospital for the Poor †January 28th, 1881, Saint Petersburg

73

Hermann von Helmholtz

German physicist and physiologist (1821-1894)

*August 31st, 1821, Potsdam †September 8th, 1894, Charlottenburg

74

Philipp Ludwig von Seidel

German mathematician

*October 24th, 1821, Zweibrücken †August 13th, 1896, Munich

46

Charles Baudelaire

French poet and critic (1821–1867)

*April 9th, 1821, Paris †August 31st, 1867, Paris

79

Theodor Löbbecke

German pharmacist and malacologist

*March 4th, 1821, Hückeswagen †January 18th, 1901, Düsseldorf

75

William Jervois

British Army general

*September 10th, 1821, Cowes †August 17th, 1897, Hampshire

72

John Abbott

3rd Prime Minister of Canada (1821-1893)

*March 12th, 1821, Saint-André-Est †October 30th, 1893, Montreal

83

Cesare Bonelli

Italian politician (1821-1904)

*January 3rd, 1821, Turin †October 1st, 1904, Orvieto

54

John C. Breckinridge

Vice president of the United States from 1857 to 1861

*January 16th, 1821, Lexington †May 17th, 1875, Lexington

58

Gustave Flaubert

French novelist (1821–1880)

*December 12th, 1821, Rouen †May 8th, 1880, Croisset

56

Nikolay Nekrasov

Russian poet, writer, critic, editor and publisher

*November 28th, 1821, Nemyriv †January 8th, 1878, Saint Petersburg

89

Mary Baker Eddy

American founder of Christian Science (1821–1910)

*July 16th, 1821, Bow †December 3rd, 1910, Chestnut Hill

80

Rudolf Virchow

German doctor, anthropologist, public health activist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist and politician (1821-1902)

*October 13th, 1821, Świdwin †September 5th, 1902, Berlin

69

Richard Francis Burton

British explorer, geographer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer, and diplomat (1821–1890)

*March 19th, 1821, Torquay †October 20th, 1890, Trieste

94

Charles Tupper

6th Prime Minister of Canada (1821-1915)

*July 2nd, 1821, Amherst †October 30th, 1915, Bexleyheath

89

Elizabeth Blackwell

American physician, abolitionist, women's rights activist (1821-1910)

*February 3rd, 1821, Bristol †May 31st, 1910, Hastings

81

Alexander Andrae

German politician

*December 17th, 1821, Hanover †March 13th, 1903, Szczecin

87

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip

Dutch-Belgian painter (1821-1909)

*May 31st, 1821, Amsterdam †February 28th, 1909, Ixelles - Elsene

32

Alexis de Garaudé

French composer (1821-1854)

*October 27th, 1821, Choisy-le-Roi †August 6th, 1854, Paris

80

Charles d'Abbadie d'Arrast

French politician.

*December 15th, 1821, Toulouse †December 23rd, 1901, Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry

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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.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1821 is a normal year and no leap year.

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