May 25th, 1979

Born on May 25th, 1979

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on May 25th, 1979?

May 25th, 1979

American Airlines Flight 191: A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 crashes during takeoff at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, killing all 271 on board and two people on the ground.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_191

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O'Hare_International_Airport

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, 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 25th

Born on May 25th, 1979

44

Carlos Bocanegra

American soccer player

*May 25th, 1979, Upland

44

Corbin Allred

American actor

*May 25th, 1979, Salt Lake City

44

Peguy Luyindula

French association football player

*May 25th, 1979, Kinshasa

44

Caroline Ouellette

Canadian ice hockey player

*May 25th, 1979, Montreal

44

Jonny Wilkinson

English rugby union footballer

*May 25th, 1979, Frimley

44

Elli Erl

German singer

*May 25th, 1979, Straubing

44

Martin Jiránek

Czech footballer

*May 25th, 1979, Prague

44

Hideaki Sorachi

Japanese manga artist

*May 25th, 1979, Hokkaido

44

Chris Young

American baseball player (born 1979)

*May 25th, 1979, Dallas

44

Cristina Eustace

Cantante Mexicana

*May 25th, 1979, Chihuahua City

44

Juan Povedano Martínez

Spanish footballer

*May 25th, 1979, Madrid

44

Alex Larke

British Singer-Songwriter and Producer

*May 25th, 1979, Welwyn Garden City

44

JT Money

American rapper

*May 25th, 1979, Miami

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39

Markus Brzenska

German association football player and manager

*May 25th, 1984, Lünen

47

Cillian Murphy

Irish actor

*May 25th, 1976, County Cork

53

Anne Heche

American actress (1969–2022)

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

37

Yoan Gouffran

French association football player

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

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

60

Mike Myers

Canadian actor, comedian and filmmaker

*May 25th, 1963, Scarborough

70

Dixie Carter

American actress (1939–2010)

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

70

Eve Ensler

American playwright, performer, feminist, activist and artist

*May 25th, 1953, New York City

51

Karan Johar

Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and television host

*May 25th, 1972, Mumbai

83

Elaine Fantham

British classical philologist

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

45

Brian Urlacher

American football player (born 1978)

*May 25th, 1978, Pasco

80

Leslie Uggams

American actress and singer

*May 25th, 1943, New York City

53

Octavia Spencer

American actress

*May 25th, 1970, Montgomery

38

Roman Reigns

American professional wrestler (born 1985)

*May 25th, 1985, Pensacola

41

Ezekiel Kemboi

Kenyan runner

*May 25th, 1982, Marakwet District

45

Adam Gontier

Former lead singer and songwriter of Three Days Grace

*May 25th, 1978, Peterborough

38

Demba Ba

Senegalese and French footballer

*May 25th, 1985, Sèvres

43

Joe King

American guitarist

*May 25th, 1980, Colorado

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45

Gao Ling

Chinese badminton player

*March 14th, 1979, Wuhan

45

Yang Wei

Chinese badminton player

*January 13th, 1979, Guangdong

44

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

44

Deborah Secco

Brazilian actress

*November 26th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

45

Johan Harstad

Norwegian author

*February 10th, 1979, Stavanger Municipality

44

Saralee Thungthongkam

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1979, Bangkok

44

Anders Kristiansen

Badminton player

*September 7th, 1979, Frederikssund Municipality

44

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

44

Guf

Russian rapper

*September 23rd, 1979, Ivanteyevskaya Street

44

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

45

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

44

Patricia Aulitzky

Austrian actress

*July 7th, 1979, Salzburg

44

Mia Audina

Indonesian badminton player

*August 22nd, 1979, Jakarta

44

Chen Hong

Badminton player

*November 28th, 1979, Changting County

45

Ingo Kindervater

Badminton player

*January 1st, 1979, Burgwedel

44

Britta Andersen

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1979, Aarhus

44

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

44

Aamir Ghaffar

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1979, Peshawar

44

Chris Pratt

American actor (born 1979)

*June 21st, 1979, Virginia

45

Lise Risom Olsen

Norwegian actress

*March 1st, 1979, Fredrikstad Municipality

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No: With 365 days 1979 is a normal year and no leap year.

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