May 25th, 1972

Born on May 25th, 1972

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 18,000 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, 1972

51

Karan Johar

Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and television host

*May 25th, 1972, Mumbai

51

Cung Le

Vietnamese-American martial artist and actor

*May 25th, 1972, Ho Chi Minh City

51

Eli Craig

American actor and director

*May 25th, 1972, Los Angeles

51

Hikari Ishida

Japanese singer

*May 25th, 1972, Tokyo

51

Luiza Ambiel

Brazilian actress

*May 25th, 1972, Itatiba

51

Sébastien Ricard

Canadian actor

*May 25th, 1972, Quebec City

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53

Anne Heche

American actress (1969–2022)

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

48

Aïssa Maïga

Senegalese actress

*May 25th, 1975, Dakar

60

Mike Myers

Canadian actor, comedian and filmmaker

*May 25th, 1963, Scarborough

53

Octavia Spencer

American actress

*May 25th, 1970, Montgomery

47

Cillian Murphy

Irish actor

*May 25th, 1976, County Cork

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

70

Eve Ensler

American playwright, performer, feminist, activist and artist

*May 25th, 1953, New York City

70

Dixie Carter

American actress (1939–2010)

*May 25th, 1939, McLemoresville †April 10th, 2010, Houston

53

Jamie Kennedy

American actor and comedian

*May 25th, 1970, Upper Darby Township

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

83

Elaine Fantham

British classical philologist

*May 25th, 1933, Liverpool †July 11th, 2016, Toronto

50

Molly Sims

American actress

*May 25th, 1973, Murray

80

Leslie Uggams

American actress and singer

*May 25th, 1943, New York City

50

Daz Dillinger

American rapper and producer

*May 25th, 1973, Long Beach

60

Anne Consigny

French actress

*May 25th, 1963, Alençon

84

Ian McKellen

English actor (born 1939)

*May 25th, 1939, Burnley

56

Poppy Z. Brite

Novelist, short story writer, food writer from the United States

*May 25th, 1967, New Orleans

50

Demetri Martin

American comedian, actor, artist, musician, writer, and humorist

*May 25th, 1973, New York City

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51

Stephen Barclay

British politician

*May 3rd, 1972, Lytham St Annes

51

Maia Sandu

President of Moldova since 2020

*May 24th, 1972, Risipeni

47

Ari Behn

Norwegian author and artist (1972-2019)

*September 30th, 1972, Aarhus †December 25th, 2019, Lommedalen

52

Roland Møller

Danish actor

*March 20th, 1972, Odense

51

Bang Soo-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 13th, 1972, Seoul

52

Heryanto Arbi

Indonesian badminton player

*January 21st, 1972, Kota Kudus

51

Zinedine Zidane

French football manager and former player

*June 23rd, 1972, Marseille

51

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler

*May 2nd, 1972, Hayward

51

Joanne Goode

English badminton player

*November 17th, 1972, Harlow

51

Eminem

American rapper, record producer and actor (born 1972)

*October 17th, 1972, St. Joseph

52

Milaine Cloutier

Canadian badminton player

*February 16th, 1972, Granby

51

Michael Wiesinger

German association football player and manager

*December 27th, 1972, Burghausen

51

Chris Leslie

British politician (born 1972)

*June 28th, 1972, Keighley

51

Anniken Hauglie

Conservative Norwegian politician

*September 10th, 1972, Oslo

51

Gwyneth Paltrow

American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer

*September 27th, 1972, Los Angeles

51

Steffen Wöller

German luger

*September 10th, 1972, Erfurt

51

Johann von Bülow

German actor

*September 26th, 1972, Munich

51

Jude Law

English actor

*December 29th, 1972, Lewisham

51

Josh Duhamel

American actor

*November 14th, 1972, Minot

52

Ong Ewe Hock

Badminton player

*March 14th, 1972, Penang

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Born on May 25th, 1972
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Leap year

Yes: 1972 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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