May 25th, 1962

Born on May 25th, 1962

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What happened on May 25th, 1962?

May 25th, 1962

The Baltimore Steam Packet Company, the last overnight steamboat service in the United States, went out of business.

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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 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, 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, 1962

61

Gilles Bouleau

French journalist and news presenter

*May 25th, 1962, 14th arrondissement of Paris

61

Ric Nattress

Canadian ice hockey defenceman

*May 25th, 1962, Hamilton

61

Egyd Gstättner

Austrian opinion journalist and writer

*May 25th, 1962, Klagenfurt

61

Felix Femi Ajakaye

Nigerian catholic priest

*May 25th, 1962, Ibadan

61

Jacob Thuesen

Danish film editor and film director

*May 25th, 1962, Copenhagen

61

Pam Veasey

American television director

*May 25th, 1962, Pullman

61

Marie-Alise Recasner

American actress

*May 25th, 1962, Hollywood

61

Dermott Downs

American television director, actor, producer, cinematographer

*May 25th, 1962, Los Angeles

61

Susan Diol

American actress

*May 25th, 1962, Marquette

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

60

Mike Myers

Canadian actor, comedian and filmmaker

*May 25th, 1963, Scarborough

60

Anne Consigny

French actress

*May 25th, 1963, Alençon

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

60

Ludovic Orban

Prime Minister of Romania from 2019 to 2020

*May 25th, 1963, Brașov

63

Amy Klobuchar

American lawyer and politician (born 1960)

*May 25th, 1960, Plymouth

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

58

Ray Stevenson

Northern Irish actor (1964–2023)

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

48

Aïssa Maïga

Senegalese actress

*May 25th, 1975, Dakar

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

84

Ian McKellen

English actor (born 1939)

*May 25th, 1939, Burnley

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

53

Octavia Spencer

American actress

*May 25th, 1970, Montgomery

37

Geraint Thomas

Welsh racing cyclist

*May 25th, 1986, Cardiff

51

Karan Johar

Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and television host

*May 25th, 1972, Mumbai

58

Harris Whitbeck

Guatemalan journalist

*May 25th, 1965, Guatemala

Same year
Born in 1962

62

Markus Merk

German football referee

*March 15th, 1962, Kaiserslautern

62

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

61

Hannes Holm

Swedish film director

*November 26th, 1962, Lidingö

61

Chairul Tanjung

Indonesian businessman and bureaucrat

*June 16th, 1962, Jakarta

62

Michele Greene

American actress

*February 3rd, 1962, Las Vegas

61

Marina Kaljurand

Estonian diplomat, politician and badminton player

*September 6th, 1962, Tallinn

62

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

*January 17th, 1962, Newmarket

61

Marit Arnstad

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*May 4th, 1962, Skatval

62

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish writer and activist

*January 29th, 1962, Sulechów

61

Tom Cruise

American actor and producer (born 1962)

*July 3rd, 1962, Syracuse

53

Turid Birkeland

Norwegian politician and arts executive (1962–2015)

*November 5th, 1962, Haugesund Municipality †December 24th, 2015, Oslo

61

Demi Moore

American actress

*November 11th, 1962, Roswell

61

Razif Sidek

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Banting

61

Ginger Lynn

American pornographic actress

*December 14th, 1962, Rockford

61

Herry Iman Pierngadi

Badminton coach from Indonesia

*August 21st, 1962, Pangkal Pinang City

61

Michelle Yeoh

Malaysian actress (born 1962)

*August 6th, 1962, Ipoh

61

Ong Beng Teong

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Kuala Lumpur

62

Eddie Izzard

British comedian and actor (born 1962)

*February 7th, 1962, Aden

61

Baz Luhrmann

Australian writer, director, and producer

*September 17th, 1962, Sydney

61

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer

German politician, former federal minister of defence

*August 9th, 1962, Völklingen

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Born on May 25th, 1962
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1962 is a normal year and no leap year.

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