May 25th, 1937

Born on May 25th, 1937

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 31,000 days old!

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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, 1937

77

Klaus Brunnstein

German politician (1937-2015)

*May 25th, 1937, Cologne †May 19th, 2015, Hamburg

85

Mark Shields

American political columnist and commentator (1937–2022)

*May 25th, 1937, Weymouth †June 18th, 2022, Chevy Chase

86

Monique Lejeune

French actress

*May 25th, 1937, Bourgueil

86

Friedrich Dieckmann

German writer

*May 25th, 1937, Gorzów Wielkopolski

84

Hans Poser

German university professor

*May 25th, 1937, Göttingen †March 9th, 2022

86

Karin Bertling

Actress

*May 25th, 1937, Sweden

70

Karlhans Frank

German screenwriter, author and translator

*May 25th, 1937, Düsseldorf †November 25th, 2007

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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

84

Ian McKellen

English actor (born 1939)

*May 25th, 1939, Burnley

80

Leslie Uggams

American actress and singer

*May 25th, 1943, New York City

80

Sarah Marshall

British actress (1933-2014)

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

70

Eve Ensler

American playwright, performer, feminist, activist and artist

*May 25th, 1953, New York City

89

David Burke

English actor

*May 25th, 1934, Liverpool

53

Anne Heche

American actress (1969–2022)

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

60

Mike Myers

Canadian actor, comedian and filmmaker

*May 25th, 1963, Scarborough

84

Francis Mer

French politician

*May 25th, 1939, Pau †November 1st, 2023, Bourg-la-Reine

84

Ferdinand Bracke

Belgian cyclist

*May 25th, 1939, Hamme

85

Geoffrey Robinson

British politician (born 1938)

*May 25th, 1938, Sheffield

79

Frank Oz

Actor, director

*May 25th, 1944, Hereford

37

Yoan Gouffran

French association football player

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

87

Willfried Penner

German politician

*May 25th, 1936, Wuppertal

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

48

Aïssa Maïga

Senegalese actress

*May 25th, 1975, Dakar

37

Geraint Thomas

Welsh racing cyclist

*May 25th, 1986, Cardiff

70

Dorothea Lange

American photojournalist (1895-1965)

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

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87

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

87

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

80

Erland Kops

Danish badminton player

*January 14th, 1937, Copenhagen †February 18th, 2017

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

*October 11th, 1937, Ashington †October 21st, 2023, Macclesfield District General Hospital

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

86

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

86

Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

*December 21st, 1937, New York City

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

87

Paul Zanker

German classical archaeologist (born 1937)

*February 7th, 1937, Constance

79

Johannes Grützke

German painter and illustrator (1937-2017)

*September 30th, 1937, Berlin †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

86

Dustin Hoffman

American actor (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

79

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat

*June 19th, 1937, Philadelphia †March 13th, 2017, Bethesda

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

79

Alberto Carneiro

Portuguese artist

*September 20th, 1937, São Mamede de Coronado †April 15th, 2017, Porto

87

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

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Born on May 25th, 1937
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1937 is a normal year and no leap year.

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