On This Day: 25 May

25 May in Indian history

• 2013Naxalite 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.India
• 1782American Revolutionary War: US Colonel William Crawford began a failed expedition to destroy British-allied American Indian towns along the Sandusky River in the Ohio Country.India

25 May in world history

• 2020George Floyd, a black American man, was murdered during an arrest by a white police officer in Minneapolis, sparking protests in the U.S. and other countries.
• 2018Ireland votes to repeal the Eighth Amendment of their constitution that prohibits abortion in all but a few cases, choosing to replace it with the Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland.
• 2012In a test flight, SpaceX's Dragon became the first commercial spacecraft to rendezvous and berth with the International Space Station.
• 2008NASA's Phoenix lander touches down in the Green Valley region of Mars to search for environments suitable for water and microbial life.
• 1982Falklands War: HMS Coventry is sunk by Argentine Air Force A-4 Skyhawks.
• 1981In Riyadh, the Gulf Cooperation Council is created between Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
• 1955In the United States, a night-time F5 tornado strikes the small city of Udall, Kansas as part of a larger outbreak across the Great Plains, killing 80 and injuring 273. It is the deadliest tornado ever to occur in the state and the 23rd deadliest in the U.S.
• 1955First ascent of Mount Kangchenjunga: On the British Kangchenjunga expedition led by Charles Evans, Joe Brown and George Band reach the summit of the third-highest mountain in the world (8,586 meters); Norman Hardie and Tony Streather join them the following da
• 1940Second World War: German troops captured Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, forcing British forces to evacuate via Dunkirk.
• 1933The Walt Disney Company cartoon Three Little Pigs premieres at Radio City Music Hall, featuring the hit song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?"
• 1925Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is indicted for teaching human evolution in Tennessee.
• 1816The poems Kubla Khan and Christabel by English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge were published.
• 1809Chuquisaca Revolution: Patriot revolt in Chuquisaca (modern-day Sucre) against the Spanish Empire, sparking the Latin American wars of independence.
• 1787The Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia with the intention of revising the Articles of Confederation of the United States.
• 1738A treaty between Pennsylvania and Maryland ends the Conojocular War with settlement of a boundary dispute and exchange of prisoners.
• 1644Ming–Qing transition: Ming general Wu Sangui allowed the invading Manchu to cross the Great Wall of China, enabling them to capture Beijing and establish the Qing dynasty.

Born on 25 May

• 1972Karan Johar, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriterIndia
• 1954Murali, Indian actor, producer, and politician (died 2009)India
• 1922Enrico Berlinguer, Italian politician (died 1984)
• 1899Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bengali poet, author, and flute player (died 1976)India
• 1889Igor Sikorsky, Russian-American aircraft designer, founded Sikorsky Aircraft (died 1972)
• 1865John Mott, American evangelist and saint, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1955)

Died on 25 May

• 2020George Floyd, African American man murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin (born 1973)
• 2005Sunil Dutt, Indian actor, director, producer, and politician (born 1929)India
• 2005Ismail Merchant, Indian-born film producer and director (born 1936)India
• 1797John Griffin, 4th Baron Howard de Walden, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex (born 1719)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 25 May in history?

2020: George Floyd, a black American man, was murdered during an arrest by a white police officer in Minneapolis, sparking protests in the U.S. and other countries. 2018: Ireland votes to repeal the Eighth Amendment of their constitution that prohibits abortion in all but a few cases, choosing to replace it with the Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland. 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. 2012: In a test flight, SpaceX's Dragon became the first commercial spacecraft to rendezvous and berth with the International Space Station.

What happened on 25 May in Indian history?

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. 1782: American Revolutionary War: US Colonel William Crawford began a failed expedition to destroy British-allied American Indian towns along the Sandusky River in the Ohio Country.

Which famous people were born on 25 May?

Karan Johar, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (1972); Murali, Indian actor, producer, and politician (died 2009) (1954); Enrico Berlinguer, Italian politician (died 1984) (1922); Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bengali poet, author, and flute player (died 1976) (1899).

Which day is observed on 25 May?

Africa Day (African Union); African Liberation Day (African Union, Rastafari); First National Government / National Day (Argentina); Geek Pride Day (geek culture); Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Jordan from the United Kingdom in 1946..