May 25 Holidays

May 25 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | May 25 Calendar

May 25th Daily Holidays include:

Holidays that have no fixed date.

  • Cheese Rolling (Gloucester) – Held on the Spring Bank Holiday Monday
  • Decoration Day – Last Monday in May
  • Prayer for Peace Memorial Day – Observed on U.S. Memorial Day
  • Spring Bank Holiday – Last Monday in May (UK)
  • U.S. Memorial Day – Last Monday in May
  • Whit Monday – Monday after Pentecost
  • Whit Monday (Martinique) – Monday after Pentecost
  • Whit Monday (Saint Barthelemy) – Monday after Pentecost
  • Whit Monday (Saint Martin) – Monday after Pentecost

Holidays whose dates vary by special circumstances

  • British Tomato Fortnight
    A two‑week promotional period whose exact dates are set annually by the British Tomato Growers’ Association.
  • Eat More Fruits & Vegetables Day
    (Thursday of Memorial Day Week)
  • Epilepsy Awareness Week
    A week‑long awareness campaign whose dates vary by country and year.
  • International Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non‑Self‑Governing Territories
    Always the last week of May, but because it spans multiple days, its start date shifts depending on the calendar.
  • National BBQ Week
    A UK promotional week whose dates are set annually by organizers.

May 25: Famous Birthdays

  • May 25, 1803 – Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet and philosopher (d. 1882)
  • May 25, 1939 – Dixie Carter, American actress (Designing Women) (d. 2010)
  • May 25, 1973 – Molly Sims, American model and actress

May 25: Historical Events

  • May 25, 240 BC – First recorded perihelion passage of Halley’s Comet
  • May 25, 1953 – The US conducts its first and only nuclear artillery test at the Nevada Test Site
  • May 25, 1955 – An F5 tornado strikes Udall, Kansas at night, killing 80 and injuring 273 becoming the deadliest tornado to occur in the state
  • May 25, 1968 – The Gateway Arch in Saint Louis is dedicated
  • May 25, 1977 – Star Wars is released in theaters
  • May 25, 1979 – American Airlines flight 191 crashes in Chicago during takeoff at O’Hare International Airport killing all 271 on board and two people on the ground
  • May 25, 1982 – The HMS Coventry is sunk during the Falklands War
  • May 25, 1985 – A tropical cyclone and storm surge hit Bangladesh killing approximately 10,000 people
  • May 25, 1986 – Hands Across America takes place
  • May 25, 2002 – China Airlines Flight 611 breaks up in mid-air and crashes into the Taiwan Strait killing all 225 people on board
  • May 25, 2009 – North Korea tests its second nuclear device

May 25: Music Events

  • May 25, 1985 – Everything She Wants by Wham hits #1 in the U.S.
  • May 25, 2005 – Carrie Underwood wins Season Four of American Idol. Her debut album sells over 7 million copies
  • May 25, 2010 – Nicole Scherzinger of The Pussycat Dolls wins Season Ten of Dancing With The Stars

May 25: Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for May 25 is Gemini.

May Birthstone:

What is the May Birthstone? Emerald

As the birthstone for May, the emerald, a symbol of rebirth, is believed to grant the owner foresight, good fortune, and youth.

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