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Saturday, May 25, 2013

This will be 145th day of the year and 220 days will remain in the year.

Hebrew calendar — 16 Sivan 5773
Chinese calendar — the 16th day of the 4th month of 4711 (Kui Si)
Islamic calendar — (note)

May 25 Birthdays

Ralph Waldo Emerson
1803–82, American poet and essayist, born in Boston.

Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky
Inventor (1889)

Gene Tunney
boxer (1897)

Robert Ludlum
novelist (1927)

Beverly Sills
singer (1929)

Frank Oz
puppeteer (1944)

Jamaica Kincaid
writer (1949)

May 2013

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5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

May 25 in History

1787

The Constitutional Convention convened in Philadelphia under the leadership of George Washington, in order to establish a new U.S. government.

1925

John Scopes was indicted for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution.

1935

American track star Jesse Owens broke three world records and tied another in a little over an hour.

1935

The legendary Babe Ruth hit his 714th and final home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates. His record stood until Hank Aaron broke it in 1974.

1965

Muhammad Ali knocked Sonny Liston out cold in the first round, after 1 minute and 56 seconds, for the world heavyweight title.

1968

The Gateway Arch was dedicated in St. Louis.

1969

Midnight Cowboy, the only x-rated film to win a best picture Oscar, was released.

1979

The worst air disaster in U.S. history (excluding the Sept. 11 attacks) occurred when a DC-10 crashed at Chicago's O'Hare airport, killing over 270 people.

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Note: Dates in the Islamic calendar are provided for planning purposes only, and calculated with the hdate Islamic calendar program for moonrise in Boston, Masschusetts. Depending on your location and other factors, this result may differ from actual religious observances by one day. Please consult your local religious authority for any religious determinations of hejiric date.