May 25th, 1957

Born on May 25th, 1957

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 24,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 549 days, exactly on November 4th, 2025, people who were born on May 25th, 1957 will be 25,000 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, 1957

66

Hillary B. Smith

American actress

*May 25th, 1957, Boston

66

Alastair Campbell

British director of communications and strategy, journalist, author and broadcaster

*May 25th, 1957, Keighley

66

Mary Bell

English killer (born 1957)

*May 25th, 1957, Corbridge

66

Robert Picard

Canadian ice hockey defenceman (1957-)

*May 25th, 1957, Montreal

66

Edward Lee

American writer

*May 25th, 1957, Washington, D.C.

66

Éder Aleixo de Assis

Brazilian footballer

*May 25th, 1957, Vespasiano

62

Thomas Schmidt

German radio host

*May 25th, 1957, Iserlohn †October 31st, 2019, Stuttgart

66

Cecile Callan

American actress

*May 25th, 1957, Long Island

66

Charlotte Roberts

Bioarchaeologist

*May 25th, 1957, Harrogate

66

Mark McGhee

Scottish footballer (born 1957)

*May 25th, 1957, Glasgow

66

Bill Fellows

British actor

*May 25th, 1957, Middlesbrough

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Who's birthday is on May 25th?

70

Eve Ensler

American playwright, performer, feminist, activist and artist

*May 25th, 1953, New York City

60

Mike Myers

Canadian actor, comedian and filmmaker

*May 25th, 1963, Scarborough

53

Anne Heche

American actress (1969–2022)

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

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

80

Leslie Uggams

American actress and singer

*May 25th, 1943, New York City

63

Amy Klobuchar

American lawyer and politician (born 1960)

*May 25th, 1960, Plymouth

65

Paul Weller

English recording artist; singer-songwriter, musician

*May 25th, 1958, Woking

60

Anne Consigny

French actress

*May 25th, 1963, Alençon

84

Ian McKellen

English actor (born 1939)

*May 25th, 1939, Burnley

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

48

Aïssa Maïga

Senegalese actress

*May 25th, 1975, Dakar

34

Mad Clip

American-Greek rapper and songwriter

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

37

Geraint Thomas

Welsh racing cyclist

*May 25th, 1986, Cardiff

47

Cillian Murphy

Irish actor

*May 25th, 1976, County Cork

80

Sarah Marshall

British actress (1933-2014)

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

65

Philipp Graf Lerchenfeld

German politician (1952-2017)

*May 25th, 1952, Köfering †December 1st, 2017, Köfering

53

Octavia Spencer

American actress

*May 25th, 1970, Montgomery

65

Jamie Foreman

English actor

*May 25th, 1958, Bermondsey

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Born in 1957

66

Julian Cope

Welsh musician, author, antiquarian, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator

*October 21st, 1957, Deri

66

John Kassir

American actor and comedian

*October 24th, 1957, Baltimore

67

Lars Brygmann

Danish actor

*February 17th, 1957, Copenhagen

66

Stephen Morris

British drummer

*October 28th, 1957, Macclesfield

67

Kristin Clemet

Norwegian politician

*April 20th, 1957, Harstad Municipality

54

Osama bin Laden

Saudi terrorist and co-founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011)

*March 10th, 1957, Riyadh †May 2nd, 2011, Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad

66

Dagfinn Høybråten

Norwegian politician

*December 2nd, 1957, Oslo

67

Peter Aude

Danish actor

*January 19th, 1957, Copenhagen

66

Klaus Augenthaler

German association football player and manager

*September 26th, 1957, Fürstenzell

66

Frances McDormand

American actress

*June 23rd, 1957, Gibson City

66

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

41

Adrian Borland

English singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer (1957–1999)

*December 6th, 1957, London †April 26th, 1999, Wimbledon

67

Henning Krautmacher

German singer and actor

*March 5th, 1957, Leverkusen

60

Alain Defossé

French writer and translator (1957-2017)

*February 11th, 1957, Nantes †May 14th, 2017, 19th arrondissement of Paris

67

Nick Hornby

English novelist

*April 17th, 1957, Redhill

67

Mari Maurstad

Norwegian actress

*March 17th, 1957, Oslo

67

Timothy Spall

English actor

*February 27th, 1957, London

66

Matthias Klinghardt

German Protestant theologian

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

66

Christian Michelides

Austrian psychotherapist

*July 19th, 1957, Graz

67

Daniel Day-Lewis

British-Irish actor

*April 29th, 1957, Kensington

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Born on May 25th, 1957
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1957 is a normal year and no leap year.

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