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What happened in history on this day: May 25?
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- 615 - Saint Boniface IV dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope.
- 709 - Aldhelmus of Ealdhelm, England, abbot/bishop/poet/saint, dies at about age 69.
- 946 - Edmund the Older king of Wessex/England (939-46), dies.
- 1085 - Gregory VII [Ildebrando] Pope (1073-85), dies.
- 1085 - King Alfonso VI of Castily/León occupy Toledo on Moren.
- 1241 - First attack on Jewish community of Frankfort-on-the-Main Germany.
- 1261 - Alexander IV [Rinaldo dei conti di Segni] Pope (1254-61), dies.
- 1494 - Birth of Jacopo Pontormo II Italy, painter (Sepulture of Christ).
- 1510 - Georges d'Amboise French cardinal/viceroy in North Italy, dies at age 49.
- 1521 - Charles V, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, officially declares Martin Luther a criminal and heretic for refusing to recant at the Diet of Worms.
- 1522 - Emperor Karel I returns to Spain.
- 1550 - Birth of Camillus de Lellis Italian soldier/monastery founder/saint.
- 1555 - Gemma Frisius Frisian geographer/astronomer, dies at age 46.
- 1632 - Albrecht von Wallenstein recaptures Prague on Saksen.
- 1659 - Richard Cromwell resigns as English Lord Protector.
- 1661 - King Charles II marries Portuguese princess Catherina the Bragança.
- 1681 - Caldéron writer, dies at age 81.
- 1713 - Birth of John Stuart third earl of Bute, English premier (1760-63).
- 1720 - "Le Grand Saint Antoine" reaches Marseille, plague kills 80,000.
- 1721 - John Copson becomes America's first insurance agent.
- 1729 - Birth of Jean de Neufville Dutch/US merchant (started fourth English war).
- 1781 - Birth of Ferdinand; archduke of Austria-Este, Governor-General (Sicily).
- 1784 - Jews are expelled from Warsaw by Marshall Mniszek.
- 1786 - Death of Stephen Zannovitch at age 55 in prison in Amsterdam, Netherlands; imposter of many nobles, princes, dukes, etc.
- 1787 - Constitutional convention opens at Philadelphia, George Washington presiding.
- 1793 - Father Stephen Theodore Badin is first ordained US Roman Catholic priest.
- 1803 - Birth of Ralph Waldo Emerson in the USA; essayist/philosopher (Concord Hymn).
- 1810 - Argentina declares independence from Napoleonic Spain.
- 1813 - English Parliament prohibits circulation of all private tokens.
- 1825 - American Unitarian Association is founded.
- 1830 - Birth of Jules de Geyter; Belgian poet (International).
- 1844 - First telegraphed news dispatch is published in Baltimore Patriot in Maryland, USA.
- 1845 - Birth of William Muldoon in Belfast, New York, USA; boxing commissioner (help find PAL).
- 1849 - Andreas Michiels, Dutch Military Governor of West Sumatra, dies in battle at age 52.
- 1852 - Birth of Louis Franchet d'Espèrey AKA Desperate Frankey; French marshal (WWI).
- 1857 - The US Mint releases Flying Eagle cents to circulation, first American small cents (0.75 inch diameter).
- 1861 - John Merryman is arrested under suspension of writ of habeas corpus.
- 1862 - Johann N Nestroy of Austria, actor (Einmal Keine Sorgen Haben), dies at age 60.
- 1865 - Birth of Frederick Augustus III; King of Saxon (1904-18).
- 1865 - Birth of John Raleigh Mott; organizer (YMCA, Nobel Prize 1946).
- 1865 - Birth of Pieter Zeeman; Dutch physicist (Zeeman effect, Nobel Prize 1902).
- 1868 - Australian Aboriginal Cricket tour of England begins versus Surrey Gentlemen.
- 1870 - Irish Fenians raid Eccles Hill, Québec, Canada.
- 1875 - Birth of Hans Schuler in Morange, Alsace-Lorraine; American sculptor (Ariadne, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse), designer of 1934 Maryland Tercentenary commemorative half dollar.
- 1876 - First tie in National League history (Philadelphia Athletics and Louisville Grays, 2-2 in 14 innings).
- 1876 - 4th Preakness: G Barbee aboard Shirley wins in 2:44.75.
- 1878 - Birth of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson; actor (Stormy Weather, Little Colonel).
- 1879 - Birth of W Maxwell Aitken; Lord Beaverbrook, Canada/English banker.
- 1886 - Birth of Philip Murray; founded Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO).
- 1887 - In France, a gas lamp at the Paris Opera catches fire; 200 die.
- 1888 - Birth of Miles Malleson; writer/actor (Phantom of the Opera, Postman's Knock).
- 1889 - Birth of Igor Sikorsky; developed a working helicopter.
- 1891 - Birth of Robert W P Peereboom; Dutch editor-in-chief (Haarlem Newspaper).
- 1894 - Birth of Dirk Vansina; Flemish playwright (Verschaeve Gives Evidence).
- 1895 - Republic of Formosa declares independence.
- 1895 - 20th Preakness: Fred Taral aboard Belmar wins in 1:50.5.
- 1895 - Ahmed Djevdet Pasja, Turkish minister of Justice, dies at age 73.
- 1897 - Birth of Alan Kippax; cricket player (22 Tests for Australia 1924-34, brilliant bat).
- 1898 - Birth of Bennett Cerf; publisher (Random House), panelist (What's My Line?).
- 1898 - Birth of Gene Tunney; world heavyweight boxing champion (1926-30).
- 1899 - 33rd Belmont Stakes: R Clawson aboard Jean Beraud wins in 2:23.
- 1904 - 38th Belmont Stakes: George Odom aboard Delhi wins in 2:06.6.
- 1905 - Birth of Binnie Barnes in London, England; actress (Adventures of Marco Polo, Diamond Jim).
- 1905 - Birth of Joseph C Harsch in Toledo, Ohio, USA; newscaster (Background).
- 1905 - The Commonwealth statue is placed atop the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
- 1907 - Birth of U Nu; premier of Burma (1948-58, 1960-62).
- 1908 - The Teatro Colón opera house opens in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- 1908 - Birth of David Lean; British director (Lawrence of Arabia).
- 1908 - Birth of Theodore Roethke; US poet (Words for the Wind).
- 1911 - Birth of Eric P. Newman; American coin collector and writer (The Early Paper Money of America, The Fantastic 1804 Dollar, Varieties of the Fugio Copper).
- 1911 - Revolution in México overthrows President José Porfirio Diaz.
- 1912 - Birth of Eddie Maxwell; singer ("Yes We Have No Bananas").
- 1912 - Morocco issues first postage stamps, six denominations depicting Aissaouas Mosque in Tangier.
- 1914 - British House of Commons passes Irish Home Rule.
- 1915 - Second Battle of Ypres ends with 105,000 casualties.
- 1915 - Birth of Virginia Ellen Simms AKA Ginny Simms AKA Virginia Eastvold in San Antonio, Texas, USA; actress/singer (Kay Kyser Band).
- 1916 - Jack Marsh, cricket player (aboriginal bowler played for New South Wales 1900-03), dies.
- 1917 - Birth of Steve Cochran in Eureka, California, USA; actor (Mozambique, Gay Senotiys, Dallas).
- 1918 - Birth of Claude Akins in Nelson, Georgia, USA; actor (BJ and the Bear, Movin' On, Lobo).
- 1918 - Birth of Peder Lunde in Norway; yachtsman (Olympics-silver-1952).
- 1919 - Birth of Lindsey Nelson in Pulaski, Tennessee, USA; sportscaster (New York Mets).
- 1919 - Madame C J Walker, wealthy cosmetics manufacturer, dies at age 51.
- 1921 - Birth of Hal David; lyricist ("Promises Promises" - Grammy Award 1969).
- 1922 - Babe Ruth suspended one day and fined $200 for throwing dirt on an umpire.
- 1923 - Birth of John Weitz; spy/author/fashion designer (Friends in High Places).
- 1923 - Britain recognizes Transjordan with Abdullah as its leader.
- 1925 - Birth of Jeanne Crain in Barstow, California, USA; actress (Man Without a Star).
- 1927 - Birth of Robert Ludlum in New York City, New York; spy novelist (Bourne Identity).
- 1929 - Birth of David S Ruder; 23rd chairman of US Securities and Exchange Commission.
- 1931 - Birth of John Gabriel in Niagara Falls, New York, USA; actor (Cat Gang, Fantasies).
- 1932 - Birth of Georgi Mikhailovich Grechko in USSR; cosmonaut (Soyuz 17, 26, T-14).
- 1932 - Birth of John Grogery Dunne; American writer (Up Close and Personal, True Confessions).
- 1932 - Birth of K C Jones in Taylor, Texas, USA; basketball player (Olympics-gold-1956).
- 1933 - Birth of Roger Bowen; actor (MASH, Main Event, What about Bob, Petulia).
- 1934 - Birth of Ron Nesson; press secretary (US President Gerald Ford).
- 1934 - Gustav Theodore Holst; English composer (Ode to Death), dies at age 59.
- 1935 - Babe Ruth hits his last three home runs, in game of Boston Braves versus Pittsburgh Pirates.
- 1935 - Birth of Barbara Harris; American actress (Family Plot, Plaza Suite).
- 1935 - Jesse Owens equals or breaks six world athletics records in one hour.
- 1935 - Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark marries Ingrid, daughter of King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden.
- 1935 - German Chancellor Adolf Hitler agrees to not intevene in Austria or add Austria to the German Reich.
- 1936 - Birth of Rusi Surti; cricket player (Indian slow lefty, hat-trick for Queensland 1969).
- 1936 - Birth of Tom T Hall in Olive Hill, Kentucky, USA; country singer/writer (Harper Valley PTA).
- 1937 - First airmail letter to circle the globe returns to New York.
- 1938 - Birth of Ludmil Buldakova in USSR; volleyball player (Olympics-gold-1972).
- 1938 - Birth of Raymond Carver; poet/short story writer (Furious Season).
- 1939 - Birth of Dixie [Virginia] Carter in McLemoresville, Tennessee, USA; actress (Designing Women, Edge of Night).
- 1939 - Birth of Ian McKellen in England; actor (Keep, Plenty, Scarlet Pimpernel).
- 1939 - Carl Storck becomes the second NFL president.
- 1941 - 5,000 drown in a storm at Ganges Delta region in India.
- 1941 - Ted Williams raises his batting average over .400 for first time in 1941.
- 1943 - Birth of Leslie Uggams in New York City, New York, USA; singer/actress (Leslie Uggams Show, Roots).
- 1943 - Birth of Wynand C Malan; South African lawyer/NP/DP-politician.
- 1943 - Riot at Mobile Alabama shipyard over upgrading 12 black workers.
- 1943 - Trident conference in Washington DC (operation plan '43 against Japan).
- 1944 - Birth of Frank Oz in Heresford, England; puppeteer (Sesame Street, The Muppet Show).
- 1944 - Birth of Robert Michael Payton; pizza magnate.
- 1944 - Partisan leader Tito escapes Germans surrounding Bosnia.
- 1945 - Arther C Clark proposes relay satellites in geosynchronous orbit.
- 1946 - Abdullah ibn Hussein becomes king of Jordan.
- 1946 - Birth of Janet E[llen] Morris; American sci-fi author (Golden Sword, Tempus).
- 1946 - Jordan gains independence from Britain (National Day).
- 1946 - Patty Smith Hill, songwriter ("Happy Birthday To You"), dies at age 78.
- 1947 - Birth of Jessi Colter [Miriam Johnson] in Phoenix, Arizona, USA; country singer ("I'm Not Lisa").
- 1947 - Birth of Karen Valentine in Santa Rosa, California, USA; actress (Love American Style, Room 222).
- 1947 - Birth of Mitch Margo in Brooklyn, New York, USA; rocker (The Tokens - "The Lion Sleeps Tonight").
- 1948 - 30th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Norwood Hills Country Club in Saint Louis, Missouri.
- 1948 - Birth of Klaus Meine in Hanover, Germany; rocker (Scorpions - "No One Like You").
- 1948 - Jacques Feyder, actor/director (kermesse héroique), dies at age 59.
- 1949 - Birth of Jamaica Kincaid [Elaine P Richardson] in Antigua; US journalist (New Yorker).
- 1949 - Birth of Lalith Kaluperuma; cricket player (two Tests for Sri Lanka 1982).
- 1949 - Chinese Red army occupies Shanghai.
- 1949 - Simon H Spoor, intelligence officer/general (WWII), dies at age 47.
- 1950 - Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel opens in New York City, New York.
- 1951 - Birth of Clifford Archer; bassist (Atlantic Starr - "Touch a Four Leaf Clover").
- 1953 - At the Nevada Test Site, the U.S. conducts its first and only nuclear artillery test.
- 1953 - First non-commercial educational television station-Houston, Texas, USA.
- 1953 - Birth of Donald Albert Weibring Junior in Quincy, Illinois, USA; PGA golfer (1979 Quad Cities).
- 1953 - Birth of Rich Alves in Pleasanton, California, USA; singer (Pirates of the Mississippi - Fred Jake).
- 1953 - Milwaukee Braves' pitcher Max Surkont strikes out record eight Cincinnati Reds' players in a row.
- 1955 - Birth of Connie Selleca in the Bronx, New York, USA; actress (Hotel, Captain America II).
- 1955 - Series of 19 twisters destroy Udall, Kansas, and most of Blackwell, Oklahoma.
- 1956 - Birth of Tatsutoshi Goto; wrestler (WAR/NJPW).
- 1956 - Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Haurietis aquas.
- 1957 - Birth of Hillary Bailey Smith in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; actress (Margot - As the World Turns, Nora - One Life to Live).
- 1958 - Birth of Dorothy Straight; four-year-old author (How the World Begun).
- 1958 - Birth of Paul Weller; guitar (Jam - "This is the Modern World", Style Council).
- 1958 - Rolland Beaumont, cricket player (5 Tests for South Africa), dies.
- 1959 - Birth of Cathryn Harrison in London, England; actress (Old Woman in Black Moon).
- 1959 - USSR leader Nikita Khrushchev visits Angola.
- 1959 - US Supreme Court rules that Louisiana prohibiting black-white boxing is unconstitutional.
- 1960 - Birth of Benoît van Innis; Belgian cartoonist/painter (New York Post).
- 1960 - George Crowe's record 11th pinch-hit homerun.
- 1961 - Birth of Hiro Saito; wrestler (All-Japan/NJPW/Calgary).
- 1961 - US President John Kennedy appeals to Congress that the nation should commit to "landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth" by the end of the decade.
- 1962 - Birth of Amy Read in Birmingham, Michigan, USA; golfer (1994 Healthsouth Palm Beach-15th).
- 1962 - Birth of Zulqarnain; cricket player (last person in alphabetical order to play Test).
- 1962 - US performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric).
- 1962 - American unions AFL-CIO starts campaign for 35-hour work week.
- 1963 - Birth of Mike Myers in Canada; comedian (Saturday Night Live, Wayne's World, Shrek).
- 1963 - Early Wynn wins his 300th baseball game.
- 1963 - Great Britain ends its amateur-professional classes in cricket.
- 1963 - Organization for African Unity is formed by Chad, Mauritania, and Zambia.
- 1964 - In Los Angeles, California, the 16th Annual Emmy Awards are presented, hosted by Joey Bishop and E.G. Marshall.
- Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Jack Klugman for playing Joe Larch in episode "Blacklist" of The Defenders
- Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead): Dick Van Dyke for The Dick Van Dyke Show
- Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: Shelley Winters for playing Jenny Dworak in episode "Two Is The Number" of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead): Mary Tyler Moore for The Dick Van Dyke Show
- Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor: Albert Paulsen for episode "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" in Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actress: Ruth White for episode "Little Moon of Alban" of Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy: Jerry Paris for The Dick Van Dyke Show
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama: Tom Gries for episode "Who Do You Kill?" of East Side/West Side
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety or Music: Robert Scheerer for The Danny Kaye Show
- Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama - Original: Ernest Kinoy for episode "Blacklist" of The Defenders
- Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama - Adaptation: Rod Serling and John O'Hara for episode "It's Mental Work" of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy or Variety: Carl Reiner, Sam Denoff, and Bill Persky for The Dick Van Dyke Show
- Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction and Scenic Design: Warren Clymer for Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Music: The Bell Telephone Hour
- Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program or Series: Danny Kaye for The Danny Kaye Show
- Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Documentary Programs: David L. Wolper, Mel Stuart, and Theodore H. White for The Making of the President 1960
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Comedy: The Dick Van Dyke Show
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Variety: The Danny Kaye Show
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama: The Defenders
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming: Discovery
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of News Reports: The Huntley-Brinkley Report
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of News Commentary or Public Affairs: NBC White Paper
- Program of the Year: The Making of the President 1960
- Outstanding Achievement in Composing Original Music for Television: Elmer Bernstein for The Making of the President 1960
- 1964 - Birth of David Shaw in Saint Thomas; NHL defenseman (Tampa Bay Lightning).
- 1964 - Ground is broken for a new sports stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri.
- 1964 - US Supreme Court rules closing schools to avoid desegregation is unconstitutional.
- 1965 - Birth of Mark Knight in California, USA; rock guitarist (Bang Tango-Dancin' on Coals).
- 1965 - Birth of Remco Prins; Dutch rock guitarist/vocalist (Burma Shave-Stash).
- 1965 - Birth of Roef-Ragas; Dutch actor (Missing Link, Red Rain, Juju, Mykosch).
- 1965 - Birth of Stefka Kostadinova in Bulgaria; high jumper (world record 1987).
- 1965 - India and Pakistan border fights take place.
- 1965 - Muhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston in first round for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1965 - Sonny Boy Williamson [Aleck Miller], blues player, dies at age 65.
- 1966 - Birth of Bill Haselman in Long Branch, New Jersey, USA; catcher (Boston Red Sox).
- 1966 - Birth of Dave Hollins in Buffalo, New York, USA; infielder (Minnesota Twins).
- 1966 - Birth of Melissa McNamara in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; LPGA golfer (1991 Stratton Mountain Classic).
- 1966 - Peru and Argentina soccer fans fight in Lima, Peru; 248 die.
- 1967 - Birth of Danny Gonzales; jockey.
- 1967 - Birth of Juan Jimenez; WLAF quarterback/receivers coach (Barcelona Dragons).
- 1967 - Birth of Luc Nilis; Belgian soccer player (RSC Anderlecht/PSV).
- 1967 - Birth of Ruthie Bolton in McClain, Mississippi, USA; basketball guard (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1967 - Celtic wins 12th Europe Cup 1 in Lisbon.
- 1967 - John Lennon takes delivery of his psychedelic-painted Rolls Royce.
- 1968 - BPAA All-Star Bowling Tournament won by Jim Stefanich.
- 1968 - BPAA US Women's Bowling Open won by Dotty Fothergill.
- 1968 - Birth of Debbi Miho Koyama; LPGA golfer (1995 US Women's Open-28th).
- 1968 - Birth of Kendall Gill; NBA guard/forward (New Jersey Nets).
- 1968 - Birth of Nathalie Schneyder in San Francisco, California, USA; synchronized swimmer (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Shawn Bouwens; NFL guard (Jacksonville Jaguars).
- 1968 - Charles K Feldman [Gould], producer (Casino Royale), dies at age 63.
- 1968 - Gateway Arch in Saint Louis dedicated.
- 1968 - George KFW von Küchler, German marshal (Netherlands 1940), dies at age 86.
- 1969 - Birth of Anne Heche in Aurora, Ohio, USA; actress (Donnie Brasco, Juror, Volcano).
- 1969 - Birth of Matt Borlenghi in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Brian Bodine - All My Children).
- 1969 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Bluegrass Golf Invitational.
- 1969 - Sudanese government is overthrown in a military coup.
- 1970 - Third ABA Championship: Indiana Pacers beat Los Angeles Stars, 4 games to 2.
- 1970 - Birth of Danni Roche in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; field hockey midfielder (Olympics-1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Heather Simmons-Carrasco in Mountain View, California, USA; synchronized swimmer (alternate-Olympics-1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Joey Eischen in West Covina, California, USA; pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers).
- 1970 - Birth of Michael B Enyaer; writer (Pilot One).
- 1970 - Birth of Robert Croft; cricket player (Glamorgan off-spinner, England 1996-).
- 1970 - Birth of Sandra Dopfer in Lustenau, Austria; tennis star (1995 Futures-Lerida).
- 1970 - Birth of Sidney [Robin] Greenbush in Hollywood, California, USA; twin actress (Carrie - Little House on the Prairie).
- 1970 - Birth of [Rachel] Lindsay Greenbush in Hollywood, California, USA; twin actress (Carrie - Little House on the Prairie).
- 1971 - Birth of Alan Kline; NFL tackle (New Orleans Saints).
- 1971 - Birth of Justin Henry Rye in New York, USA; actor (Kramer versus Kramer, Sixteen Candles).
- 1971 - Birth of Keith Hamilton; NFL defensive tackle (New York Giants).
- 1971 - Birth of Larry Thompson; Canadian Football League/NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks, British Columbia Lions).
- 1971 - Birth of Tim Kroeker in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada; 110 metre hurdler (Olympics-1996).
- 1971 - Terence De Marney, actor (Case Thomas - Johnny Ringo), dies at age 62.
- 1971 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk.
- 1972 - Birth of Antonio Lang; NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers).
- 1972 - Birth of Tony Ronaldson in Adelaide, South Australia; basketball forward (Olympics-1996).
- 1972 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1972 - Death of Rudolf Dreikurs in Chicago, U.S.A. (born in Vienna, Austria); psychologist, founded the Alfred Adler Institute in Chicago.
- 1973 - Argentine Peronist Hector Cámpora installed as president.
- 1973 - Birth of Duncan Free; Australian rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Earl Mackey; NFL linebacker (Minnesota Vikings).
- 1973 - Birth of Jeff Smith; NFL/WLAF corner (Scotland Claymores/Kansas City Chiefs).
- 1973 - Birth of Josée Corbeil in Pointe-Claire, Québec, Canada; volleyball player (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Maria Jose Gaidano in Buenos Aires, Argentina; tennis star (1993 Belgian doubles).
- 1973 - Birth of Racquel Spurlock; WNBA center (Houston Comets).
- 1973 - Borussia Mönchengladbach wins second UEFA Cup at Mönchengladbach.
- 1973 - US launches first Skylab; crew Kerwin, Conrad, Weitz.
- 1974 - Birth of Dennis Stallings; linebacker (Tennessee Oilers).
- 1974 - Donald Crisp, actor/director (Beloved Brat, Dawn Patrol), dies at age 91.
- 1974 - Frank Ward, cricket player (4 Tests for Australia 1936-38), dies.
- 1975 - 29th NBA Championship: Golden State Warriors sweep Washington Bullets in four games.
- 1975 - Birth of Adam Saathoff in Tuscon, Arizona; running target (Olympics-1996).
- 1975 - Cleveland Indians' Dennis Eckersley debuts shutting out the Oakland Athletics 6-0.
- 1975 - Joanne Carner wins LPGA American Defender Golf Classic.
- 1976 - Birth of Tarik Glenn; offensive tackle (Indianapolis Colts).
- 1976 - Heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali knocks out Richard Dunn in five rounds for heavyweight boxing title in Munich, Germany.
- 1977 - Brady Bunch Hour last airs on ABC-TV.
- 1977 - Dutch social democratic party wins parliamentary election.
- 1977 - Liverpool wins 22nd Europe Cup 1 in Rome.
- 1977 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1977 - 20th Century Fox releases the film Star Wars - Episode IV: A New Hope to theaters in the USA.
- 1978 - A bomb explodes in the security section of Northwestern University, wounding a security guard (the first Unabomber attack).
- 1978 - Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 2.
- 1979 - John Spenkelink is executed in Florida, in the first use of the electric chair in America after the reintroduction of death penalty in 1976.
- 1979 - In Chicago, Illinois, USA, American Airlines Flight 191 DC-10 crashes during takeoff at O'Hare International Airport, killing all 271 on board and 2 people on the ground in the deadliest aviation accident in U. S. history.
- 1979 - Israel begins to return Sinai to Egypt.
- 1979 - Raul Gonzáles of México completes 50,000-metre walk in record 3:41:38.4.
- 1980 - Jacek Wszoka of Poland sets high jump record (7 feet 8 inches).
- 1980 - Indianapolis 500: Johnny Rutherford wins for a third time in car owner Jim Hall's revolutionary ground effect Chaparral car; the victory is Hall's second as an owner.
- 1980 - Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic.
- 1981 - Daniel Goodwin scales outside of Chicago's Sears Tower in 7 hours.
- 1981 - Texas Rangers' Bill Stein sets American League record with seven consecutive pinch hits.
- 1981 - Rosa Ponselle, US singer (Metropolitan Opera), dies at age 84.
- 1981 - Roy James Brown, rocker (Good rockin' tonight), dies of a heart attack at age 55.
- 1981 - In Riyadh, the Gulf Cooperation Council is created between Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
- 1982 - Chicago Cubs' Fergie Jenkins becomes the seventh pitcher in major league history to strike out 3,000 batters.
- 1982 - Iranian troops reconquer Khorramshar.
- 1982 - Larry J Blake, character actor (Earth versus the Flying Saucers), dies at age 68.
- 1982 - Birth of Alexandr Ivanov; Russian javelin thrower.
- 1982 - Falklands War: the merchant navy ship Atlantic Conveyor is sunk by an Argentine Exocet missile, killing 12 and depriving British forces of the helicopters intended to be used in the later stages of the conflict.
- 1982 - HMS Coventry is struck by bombs from Argentine aircraft, capsizing the ship.
- 1983 - Kirk Gibson (Detroit Tigers) and Jorge Orta (Toronto Blue Jays) hit inside park homeruns.
- 1983 - Sydney Box, Academy Award-winning film producer, dies at age 76.
- 1983 - Fox releases the film Star Wars: Return of the Jedi to theaters.
- 1983 - First National Missing Children's Day is proclaimed.
- 1983 - Fire in Nassermeer, Egypt kills 357.
- 1983 - France performs nuclear test.
- 1984 - Boston Red Sox trade pitcher Dennis Eckersley to Chicago Cubs for Bill Buckner.
- 1984 - Detroit Tigers loss to Seattle Mariners 7-3 ends record-tying 17 consecutive wins.
- 1984 - Birth of Marion Raven; Norwegian singer-songwriter (M2M).
- 1984 - Birth of Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir; "Miss Iceland", crowned Miss World in 2005.
- 1985 - Allan Border scores fourth successive first class 100 (versus Derbyshire).
- 1985 - Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people.
- 1985 - Harold Hecht, choreographer, dies at age 77 of cancer.
- 1985 - Robert Nathan, US writer/poet (Portrait of Jennie), dies at age 91.
- 1986 - 95-year-old woman scores a hole-in-one in Florida.
- 1986 - Chester Bowles, American senator/ambassador, dies at age 85 (born 1901).
- 1986 - Bangladeshi double decked ferry Shamia sinks on Maghna River, Bangladesh; 600 killed.
- 1986 - Hands Across America - 7 million people hold hands from California to New York, to raise money to fight hunger and homelessness.
- 1986 - Kansas City Royals' George Brett gets his 2,000th hit.
- 1986 - Laurie Rinker wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic.
- 1986 - Virgilio Barco elected President of Colombia.
- 1986 - In Indianapolis, Indiana, the 70th Indianapolis 500 race is held. An unmodified production yellow 1986 Corvette convertible is the official pace car, driven by retired Air Force General Chuck Yeager. The car is given to the race winner, Bobby Rahal.
- 1988 - Paramount releases the film Crocodile Dundee II to theaters.
- 1988 - PSV wins Europe Cup.
- 1989 - Eastern Airlines graduates its first class of non-union pilots.
- 1989 - Seattle Mariners trade Mark Langston to Montreal Expos for Randy Johnson.
- 1989 - Mikhail Gorbachev is elected Executive President in the Soviet Union.
- 1989 - The Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League win their first Stanley Cup with a 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.
- 1989 - Thirteen days after a Southern Pacific train derails, a Calnev pipeline explodes at the same section of Duffy Street in San Bernardino, California.
- 1990 - Universal releases the film Back to the Future Part III to theaters.
- 1990 - Death of Vic Tayback at age 61 of a heart attack; actor (Mel Sharples - Alice TV show).
- 1991 - Israel evacuates 14,000 Ethiopian Jews.
- 1991 - NHL Stanley Cup: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 2.
- 1992 - Jay Leno becomes the new host of NBC's The Tonight Show, following the retirement of Johnny Carson.
- 1992 - Johan B W Polak, publisher/publicist (Bloom of Décadence), dies at age 63.
- 1992 - Marshall Thompson, US actor (To Hell and Back), dies at age 66.
- 1992 - New York Yankees score 9 runs before first out in 8th inning, beat Milwaukee Brewers 13-7.
- 1992 - Oscar Luigi Scalfaro elected President of Italy.
- 1992 - Philip C Habib, US diplomat (Middle-East/Asia), dies at age 72.
- 1992 - Viktor Grishin, hardline Soviet communist, dies at age 78, dies.
- 1993 - Dan Seymour, actor (Bombs over Burma, Intrigue, Watusi), dies at age 78.
- 1995 - Dany Robin, actress (Follow the Boys, Topaz, Julietta), dies at age 68.
- 1995 - The Supreme Court of Canada rules that sexual orientation is a prohibited grounds of discrimination under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
- 1995 - The Quebec Nordiques (NHL) are sold and move to Denver, Colorado.
- 1996 - Bernard Charles Sendall, deputy director general of ITA, dies at age 83.
- 1996 - Buck, dog (TV show Married with Children), dies at age 13.
- 1996 - Jennifer Maria Holsten, 18, crowned Miss Filipino-American.
- 1996 - John Morrison, politician/landowner, dies at age 89.
- 1997 - David Frost wins Golf's Colonial Final in Fort Worth, Texas.
- 1997 - Minnesota Twins retire Kirby Puckett's uniform number.
- 1997 - Muhammad Fadhel, Prime Minister of Iraq (1953-54), dies.
- 1997 - Rosie Jones wins LPGA Corning Classic.
- 1997 - Todd and Mel Stottlemyre become first father and son to win 100 Major League Baseball games.
- 1997 - Strom Thurmond becomes the longest serving member in the history of the United States Senate (41 years and 10 months).
- 1997 - A military coup in Sierra Leone replaces President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah with Major Johnny Paul Koromah.
- 1999 - The final episode of US TV show Home Improvement airs.
- 2000 - Israel withdraws IDF forces from southern Lebanon after 22 years.
- 2001 - Sherman Bull and Erik Weihenmayer reach summit of Mount Everest, respectively becoming the oldest and first blind person to do so.
- 2001 - An oil tanker runs aground in a southern Chilean fjord, spilling about 350,000 litres of crude oil, creating an oil slick 112km long.
- 2001 - Buena Vista releases the film Pearl Harbor to theaters.
- 2002 - The Boston Celtics come back from 26 points down to defeat the New Jersey Nets in Game three of the National Basketball Association's Eastern Conference Finals.
- 2002 - China Airlines Flight 611 breaks up near the Penghu Islands at Taiwan Strait, killing all 225 people on board.
- 2005 - Liverpool F.C. wins the UEFA Champions League of soccer by defeating AC Milan 3-2 in a penalty shootout in Istanbul.
- 2005 - The Acting Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Donald Tsang, resigns for participating in the Chief Executive Election last July. As a result, Henry Tang and Michael Suen become the Acting Chief Executive and Acting Chief Secretary for Administration respectively.
- 2006 - Kenneth Lay, CEO of Enron, is indicted on ten counts of securities fraud and related charges.
- 2007 - Ozeki Hakuho clinches the Emperor's Cup at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament (Natsu Basho) in Tokyo, Japan.
- 2007 - Danish former professional bicyclist Bjarne Riis admits to having used doping when winning the 1996 Tour de France.
- 2007 - Buena Vista releases the film Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End to theaters.
- 2008 - NASA's Mars Phoenix lander touches down in the far north of Mars, sending back to Earth pictures of a region never previously seen up close.
- 2008 - Lebanon's parliament elects army commander General Michel Suleiman as president.
- 2008 - In Indianapolis, Indiana, the 89th running of the Indianapolis 500 race is held. Winner is Scott Dixon of Target Chip Ganassi Racing.
- 2008 - Death of Jack Simplot, American multibillionaire potato farmer, at age 99.
- 2009 - North Korea claims to have conducted its second underground nuclear detonation test.
- 2013 - About 100 members of the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army ambush a convoy of 17 cars of Indian politicians in Jagdalpur, India, killing 28, including state opposition leader and state politician Mahendra Karma.
- 2014 - Death of Wojciech Jaruzelski, Communist leader of Poland (born 1923).
- 2015 - In southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, Taliban kill 26 government soldiers in a siege of a police headquarters.
- 2018 - A constitutional referendum on whether to repeal the ban on abortion in Ireland takes place, with a win of 66.4% to 33.6% for the repeal side.
- 2018 - The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes into effect, imposing strict privacy controls for European citizens worldwide.
- 2020 - Presidential election in Suriname. Chan Santokhi of the Indo-Surinamese Progressive Reform Party defeats President Dési Bouterse.
- 2020 - Death of Hyun Soong-jong, 22nd Prime Minister of South Korea (born 1919).
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