May 25 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | May 25 Calendar
May 25th Daily Holidays include:
- African Liberation Day
- Eat More Fruits & Vegetables Day – May 25, 2023 (Thursday of Memorial Day Week)
- Geek Pride Day
- National Brown-Bag-It Day
- National Missing Children’s Day
- National Tap Dance Day
- National Wine Day
- Towel Day
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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