May 25th, 1960

Born on May 25th, 1960

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 23,000 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, 1960

63

Amy Klobuchar

American lawyer and politician (born 1960)

*May 25th, 1960, Plymouth

63

Anthea Turner

English television presenter and media personality

*May 25th, 1960, Stoke-on-Trent

59

Wallace Roney

American jazz trumpeter (1960–2020)

*May 25th, 1960, Philadelphia †March 31st, 2020, Paterson

63

Louise Siversen

Australian actress

*May 25th, 1960, Melbourne

63

Jeanette Holmgren

Swedish actress

*May 25th, 1960, Älvsbyn

63

Peter Devine

English footballer (born 1960)

*May 25th, 1960, Blackburn

63

Michael Zorek

American actor

*May 25th, 1960, New York City

Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 25th?

60

Mike Myers

Canadian actor, comedian and filmmaker

*May 25th, 1963, Scarborough

70

Eve Ensler

American playwright, performer, feminist, activist and artist

*May 25th, 1953, New York City

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

60

Anne Consigny

French actress

*May 25th, 1963, Alençon

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

60

Ludovic Orban

Prime Minister of Romania from 2019 to 2020

*May 25th, 1963, Brașov

39

Markus Brzenska

German association football player and manager

*May 25th, 1984, Lünen

37

Yoan Gouffran

French association football player

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

48

Aïssa Maïga

Senegalese actress

*May 25th, 1975, Dakar

84

Ian McKellen

English actor (born 1939)

*May 25th, 1939, Burnley

58

Ronit Matalon

Israeli writer (1959-2017)

*May 25th, 1959, Ganei Tikva †December 28th, 2017, Haifa

34

Mad Clip

American-Greek rapper and songwriter

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

47

Cillian Murphy

Irish actor

*May 25th, 1976, County Cork

65

Paul Weller

English recording artist; singer-songwriter, musician

*May 25th, 1958, Woking

37

Geraint Thomas

Welsh racing cyclist

*May 25th, 1986, Cardiff

53

Octavia Spencer

American actress

*May 25th, 1970, Montgomery

51

Karan Johar

Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and television host

*May 25th, 1972, Mumbai

58

Ray Stevenson

Northern Irish actor (1964–2023)

*May 25th, 1964, Lisburn †May 21st, 2023, Lacco Ameno

Same year
Born in 1960

63

Vince Clarke

English synth-pop musician and songwriter

*July 3rd, 1960, South Woodford tube station

63

Sydney Youngblood

American/German singer

*December 2nd, 1960, San Antonio

63

Åse Michaelsen

Norwegian politician

*June 4th, 1960, Mandal Municipality

63

Sally Yates

American lawyer, 36th United States Deputy Attorney General

*August 20th, 1960, Atlanta

64

Naruhito

Emperor of Japan since 2019

*February 23rd, 1960, Hospital of the Imperial Household

64

Lene Kaaberbøl

Danish writer

*March 24th, 1960, Copenhagen

63

David Duchovny

American actor and writer

*August 7th, 1960, New York City

64

Pierre Littbarski

German association football player and manager

*April 16th, 1960, West Berlin

32

Jón Páll Sigmarsson

Icelandic strongman, powerlifter and bodybuilder

*April 28th, 1960, Hafnarfjörður †January 16th, 1993, Reykjavík

60

Diego Maradona

Argentine football player and manager (1960–2020)

*October 30th, 1960, Lanús †November 25th, 2020, Dique Luján

63

Christopher Barker

Swiss actor

*May 2nd, 1960, Rome

63

Friederike Seyfried

German archaeologist and egyptologist

*November 19th, 1960, Mosbach

63

John Leguizamo

American actor, comedian, producer, and writer (born 1960)

*July 22nd, 1960, Bogotá

63

Jane Lynch

American actress

*July 14th, 1960, Evergreen Park

63

Susanne Zimmer

Danish politician

*June 9th, 1960, Brønderslev

64

Ivanna Lie

Indonesian badminton player

*March 7th, 1960, Bandung City

63

Bobby Ertanto

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1960, Surabaya

64

Misbun Sidek

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1960, Banting

63

Colin Firth

English actor and producer

*September 10th, 1960, Grayshott

63

Denyse Julien

Badminton player

*July 22nd, 1960, Rouyn-Noranda

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Leap year

Yes: 1960 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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