All Events

Historical Events on May 25

  • Cresap's War

    1738

    A treaty between Pennsylvania and Maryland ends the Conojocular War with settlement of a boundary dispute and exchange of prisoners.

  • Big Ten Conference

    1935

    Jesse Owens of Ohio State University breaks three world records and ties a fourth at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

  • Alicante

    1938

    Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante kills 313 people.

  • Battle of Boulogne (1940)

    1940

    World War II: The German 2nd Panzer Division captures the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer; the surrender of the last French and British troops marks the end of the Battle of Boulogne.

  • Abdullah I of Jordan

    1946

    The parliament of Transjordan makes Abdullah I of Jordan their Emir.

  • Falklands War

    1982

    HMS Coventry is sunk during the Falklands War.

  • Tropical cyclone

    1985

    Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people.

  • 2009 North Korean nuclear test

    2009

    North Korea allegedly tests its second nuclear device. Following the nuclear test, Pyongyang also conducted several missile tests building tensions in the international community.

  • The Oprah Winfrey Show

    2011

    Oprah Winfrey airs her last show, ending her twenty-five-year run of The Oprah Winfrey Show.

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Famous Birthdays on May 25

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Famous Deaths on May 25

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