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{{pp-pc1}} {{pp-move-indef}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== *[[567 BC]] – [[Servius Tullius]], the king of [[Ancient Rome|Rome]], celebrates a [[Roman triumph|triumph]] for his victory over the [[Etruscans]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=James H. Richardson|author2=Federico Santangelo|title=The Roman Historical Tradition: Regal and Republican Rome|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bWUJBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA101|year=2014|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-965785-8|pages=101}}</ref> *[[240 BC]] – First recorded [[perihelion]] passage of [[Halley's Comet]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Jonathan Powell|title=Cosmic Debris: What It Is and What We Can Do About It|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0ISuDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA51|date=17 April 2017|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-3-319-51016-3|pages=51}}</ref> *[[1085]] – [[Alfonso VI of Castile]] takes [[Toledo, Spain]], back from the [[Moors]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Jim Bradbury|title=The Routledge Companion to Medieval Warfare|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3FRsBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA225|date=2 August 2004|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-59847-2|pages=225}}</ref> *[[1420]] – [[Henry the Navigator]] is appointed governor of the [[Order of Christ (Portugal)|Order of Christ]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Aileen Gallagher|title=Prince Henry, the Navigator: Pioneer of Modern Exploration|url=https://archive.org/details/princehenrynavig0000gall|url-access=registration|year=2003|publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-8239-3621-2|pages=[https://archive.org/details/princehenrynavig0000gall/page/44 44]}}</ref> *[[1521]] – The [[Diet of Worms]] ends when [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor]], issues the [[Edict of Worms]], declaring [[Martin Luther]] an [[outlaw]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Joseph A. Burgess|author2=Jeffrey Gros|title=Building Unity: Ecumenical Dialogues with Roman Catholic Participation in the United States|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ICCi66SNBUoC&pg=PA229|year=1989|publisher=Paulist Press|isbn=978-0-8091-3040-5|pages=229}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1644]] – [[Ming dynasty|Ming]] general [[Wu Sangui]] forms an alliance with the invading [[Manchus]] and opens the gates of the [[Great Wall of China]] at [[Shanhai Pass|Shanhaiguan]] pass, letting the Manchus through towards the capital Beijing. *[[1659]] – [[Richard Cromwell]] resigns as [[Lord Protector]] of England following the restoration of the [[Long Parliament]], beginning a second brief period of the [[republicanism|republican]] government called the [[Commonwealth of England]]. *[[1660]] – [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] lands at Dover at the invitation of the [[Convention Parliament (England)|Convention Parliament]], which marks the end of the [[Cromwell]]-proclaimed [[Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland]] and begins the [[Stuart Restoration|Restoration of the British monarchy]]. *[[1738]] – A treaty between [[Pennsylvania]] and [[Maryland]] ends the [[Cresap's War|Conojocular War]] with settlement of a [[territorial dispute|boundary dispute]] and exchange of [[prisoner of war|prisoners]]. *[[1763]] – First issue of ''[[Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler]]'', the first regular Norwegian newspaper (1763–1920).<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler |first1=Hans Fredrik |last1=Dahl |first2=Svennik |last2=Høyer |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date=18 March 2024 |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Norske_Intelligenz-Seddeler |language=no|access-date=18 March 2024}}</ref> *[[1787]] – After a delay of 11 days, the [[Constitutional Convention (United States)|United States Constitutional Convention]] formally convenes in Philadelphia after a [[quorum]] of seven states is secured.<ref>{{cite book|last=Berkin|first=Carol|title=A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American Constitution|location=Orlando, Fla.|publisher=Harcourt|date=2003|isbn=9780151009480|url=https://archive.org/details/brilliantsolutio00berk|url-access=registration|pages=[https://archive.org/details/brilliantsolutio00berk/page/32 32], 43}}</ref> *[[1798]] – [[Irish Rebellion of 1798|United Irishmen Rebellion]]: [[Battle of Carlow]] begins; [[Carnew executions|executions of suspected rebels at Carnew]] and [[Dunlavin Green executions|at Dunlavin Green]] take place. *[[1809]] – [[Chuquisaca Revolution]]: Patriot revolt in Chuquisaca (modern-day [[Sucre]]) against the [[Spanish Empire]], sparking the [[Spanish American wars of independence|Latin American wars of independence]]. *[[1810]] – [[May Revolution]]: Citizens of [[Buenos Aires]] expel [[Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata|Viceroy]] [[Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros]] during the [[May Revolution#May Week|"May Week"]], starting the [[Argentine War of Independence]]. *[[1819]] – The [[Argentine Constitution of 1819]] is [[Promulgation|promulgated]]. *[[1833]] – The [[Chilean Constitution of 1833]] is promulgated. *[[1865]] – In [[Mobile, Alabama]], around 300 people are killed when an [[Mobile magazine explosion|ordnance depot explodes]]. *[[1878]] – [[Gilbert and Sullivan]]'s [[comic opera]] ''[[H.M.S. Pinafore]]'' opens at the [[Opera Comique]] in London. *[[1895]] – Playwright, poet and novelist [[Oscar Wilde]] is convicted of "committing acts of [[Labouchere Amendment|gross indecency]] with [[Homosexuality|other male persons]]" and sentenced to serve two years in prison. * 1895 – The [[Republic of Formosa]] is formed, with [[Tang Jingsong]] as its [[List of rulers of Taiwan#Republic of Formosa .281895.29|president]]. ===1901–present=== *[[1914]] – The [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]] passes [[Home Rule Act 1914|the Home Rule Bill]] for [[devolution]] in Ireland. *[[1925]] – [[Scopes Trial]]: [[John T. Scopes]] is indicted for teaching [[human evolution]] in Tennessee.<ref name="CBOD">{{cite book |last1=Fergusson |first1=Rosalind |title=Book of Days: A miscellany of popular antiquities in connection with the calendar |date=2004 |publisher=[[Chambers (publisher)|Chambers]] |isbn=0550100830 |page=256-257}}</ref> *[[1926]] – [[Sholom Schwartzbard]] assassinates [[Symon Petliura]], the head of the government of the [[Ukrainian People's Republic]], which is in [[exile|government-in-exile]] in Paris. *[[1933]] – [[The Walt Disney Company]] [[cartoon]] ''[[Three Little Pigs (film)|Three Little Pigs]]'' premieres at [[Radio City Music Hall]], featuring the hit song "[[Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?]]"<ref>{{cite book|last=Doherty|first=Thomas|title=Pre-Code Hollywood: Sex, Immorality and Insurrection in American Cinema, 1930-34|location=New York|publisher=Columbia University Press|date=1999|isbn=9780231110952|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tyZx10XsSbIC|page=69}}</ref> *[[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]].<ref name="CBOD"/> *[[1938]] – [[Spanish Civil War]]: The bombing of [[Alicante]] kills 313 people. *[[1940]] – [[World War II]]: The German [[2nd Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)|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 (1940)|Battle of Boulogne]]. *[[1946]] – The parliament of [[Jordan|Transjordan]] makes [[Abdullah I of Jordan]] their [[Emir]]. *[[1953]] – [[Nuclear weapons testing]]: At the [[Nevada Test Site]], the United States [[Upshot-Knothole Grable|conducts its first and only]] [[nuclear artillery]] test. * 1953 – The first [[Public broadcasting|public television station]] in the United States officially begins broadcasting as [[KUHT]] from the campus of the [[University of Houston]]. *[[1955]] – In the United States, a night-time [[Fujita scale|F5]] [[tornado]] strikes the small city of [[Udall, Kansas]] as part of [[1955 Great Plains tornado outbreak|a larger outbreak across the Great Plains]], killing 80 and injuring 273. It is the deadliest tornado to ever occur in the state and the 23rd deadliest in the U.S. * 1955 – First ascent of Mount [[Kangchenjunga]]: On the [[1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition|British Kangchenjunga expedition]] led by [[Charles Evans (mountaineer)|Charles Evans]], [[Joe Brown (climber)|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 day. *[[1961]] – [[Apollo program]]: U.S. President [[John F. Kennedy]] announces, before a special joint session of the [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]], his goal to initiate a project to put a "man on the [[Moon]]" before the end of the decade.<ref>[https://history.nasa.gov/moondec.html NASA article]</ref> *[[1963]] – The [[Organisation of African Unity]] is established in [[Addis Ababa]], Ethiopia. *[[1966]] – [[Explorer program]]: ''[[Explorer 32]]'' launches. *[[1968]] – The [[Gateway Arch]] in [[St. Louis]], Missouri, is dedicated. *[[1973]] – In protest against the [[Greek military junta of 1967–74|dictatorship in Greece]], the captain and crew on Greek naval destroyer {{ship|Greek destroyer|Velos|D16|2}} mutiny and refuse to return to Greece, instead anchoring at [[Fiumicino]], Italy. *[[1977]] – [[Star Wars (film)|''Star Wars'']] (retroactively titled ''Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope'') is released in US theaters. * 1977 – The Chinese government removes a decade-old ban on [[William Shakespeare]]'s work, effectively ending the [[Cultural Revolution]] started in 1966. *[[1978]] – The first of a series of bombings orchestrated by the [[Unabomber]] detonates at [[Northwestern University]] resulting in minor injuries. *[[1979]] – [[John Spenkelink]], a convicted murderer, is executed in [[Florida]]; he is the first person to be executed in the state after the reintroduction of capital punishment in 1976.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1979/05/26/convicted-murderer-executed-by-florida/6610a1bd-c62c-43ec-8c2e-134733c09d6f/|title=Convicted Murderer Executed by Florida|last=Curry|first=Bill|date=1979-05-26|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=2018-03-25|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> * 1979 – [[American Airlines Flight 191]]: A [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10]] crashes during takeoff at [[O'Hare International Airport]], Chicago, killing all 271 on board and two people on the ground. *[[1981]] – In [[Riyadh]], the [[Gulf Cooperation Council]] is created between [[Bahrain]], [[Kuwait]], [[Oman]], [[Qatar]], [[Saudi Arabia]] and the [[United Arab Emirates]]. *[[1982]] – [[Falklands War]]: [[HMS Coventry (D118)|HMS ''Coventry'']] is sunk by [[Argentine Air Force]] [[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A-4 Skyhawks]]. *[[1985]] – [[Bangladesh]] is hit by a [[tropical cyclone]] and [[storm surge]], which kills approximately 10,000 people. *[[1986]] – The [[Hands Across America]] event takes place. *[[1997]] – A [[military coup]] in [[Sierra Leone]] replaces President [[Ahmad Tejan Kabbah]] with Major [[Johnny Paul Koroma]]. *[[1999]] – The [[United States House of Representatives]] releases the ''[[Cox Report]]'' which details [[China]]'s nuclear espionage against the U.S. over the prior two decades. *[[2000]] – [[Liberation Day (Lebanon)|Liberation Day of Lebanon]]: [[Israel]] withdraws its army from Lebanese territory (with the exception of the disputed [[Shebaa farms]] zone) 18 years after the [[1982 Lebanon War|invasion of 1982]]. *[[2001]] – [[Erik Weihenmayer]] becomes the first blind person to reach the summit of [[Mount Everest]], in the [[Himalayas]], with Dr. Sherman Bull.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,130017,00.html |title=The Other Guy on Top of the World |first=Taylor |last=Gray |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=June 11, 2001 |via=content.time.com}}</ref> *[[2002]] – [[China Airlines Flight 611]] disintegrates in mid-air and crashes into the [[Taiwan Strait]], with the loss of all 225 people on board. *[[2008]] – [[NASA]]'s ''[[Phoenix (spacecraft)|Phoenix]]'' lander touches down in the [[Green Valley (Mars)|Green Valley]] region of [[Mars]] to search for environments suitable for water and [[Life on Mars|microbial life]]. *[[2009]] – [[North Korea]] allegedly tests [[2009 North Korean nuclear test|its second nuclear device]], after which Pyongyang also conducts several missile tests, building tensions in the international community. *[[2011]] – [[Oprah Winfrey]] airs her last show, ending her 25-year run of ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]''. *[[2012]] – The [[SpaceX Dragon 1]] becomes the [[COTS Demo Flight 2|first commercial spacecraft]] to successfully rendezvous and berth with the [[International Space Station]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Amos|first=Jonathan|date=2012-05-25|title=Station grabs SpaceX Dragon ship|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-18195772|access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref> *[[2013]] – Suspected [[Naxalite|Maoist rebels]] kill at least 28 people and injure 32 others in [[2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley|an attack]] on a convoy of [[Indian National Congress]] politicians in [[Chhattisgarh]], India. * 2013 – A [[gas cylinder]] [[2013 Pakistan gas bus explosion|explodes]] on a school bus in the Pakistani city of [[Gujrat City|Gujrat]], killing at least 18 people. *[[2018]] – The [[General Data Protection Regulation]] (GDPR) becomes enforceable in the [[European Union]]. * 2018 – [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] votes to repeal the [[Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland|Eighth Amendment of their constitution]] that prohibits [[Abortion in the Republic of Ireland|abortion]] in all but a few cases, choosing to replace it with the [[Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland]]. ==Births== <!-- Please do not add yourself or anyone else without a biography in Wikipedia to this list.--> ===Pre-1600=== *[[1048]] – [[Emperor Shenzong of Song]] (d. 1085) *[[1320]] – [[Toghon Temür]], Mongolian emperor (d. 1370) *[[1334]] – [[Emperor Sukō]] of Japan (d. 1398) *[[1416]] – [[Jakobus ("James"), Count of Lichtenburg]] (d. 1480) *[[1417]] – [[Catherine of Cleves (1417–1479)|Catherine of Cleves]], Duchess consort regent of Guelders (d. 1479) *[[1550]] – [[Camillus de Lellis]], Italian saint and nurse (d. 1614) ===1601–1900=== *[[1606]] – [[Charles Garnier (missionary)|Charles Garnier]], French missionary and saint (d. 1649) *[[1661]] – [[Claude Buffier]], Polish-French historian and philosopher (d. 1737) *[[1713]] – [[John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute]], Scottish politician, [[Prime Minister of Great Britain]] (d. 1792)<ref>{{cite web |title=History of John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute - GOV.UK |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/history/past-prime-ministers/john-stuart-3rd-earl-of-bute |website=www.gov.uk |access-date=19 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1725]] – [[Samuel Ward (Rhode Island politician)|Samuel Ward]], American politician, 31st and 33rd [[List of colonial governors of Rhode Island|Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations]] (d. 1776) *[[1783]] – [[Philip P. Barbour]], American farmer and politician, 12th [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]] (d. 1841) *[[1791]] – [[Minh Mạng]], Vietnamese emperor (d. 1841) *[[1803]] – [[Edward Bulwer-Lytton]], English author, playwright, and politician, [[Secretary of State for the Colonies]] (d. 1873) * 1803 – [[Ralph Waldo Emerson]], American poet and philosopher (d. 1882) *[[1818]] – [[Jacob Burckhardt]], Swiss historian and academic (d. 1897) * 1818 – [[Louise de Broglie, Countess d'Haussonville]], French essayist and biographer (d. 1882) *[[1830]] – [[Robert Williams (Trebor Mai)|Trebor Mai (né Robert Williams)]], Welsh poet (d. 1877) *[[1846]] – [[Naim Frashëri]], Albanian-Turkish poet and translator (d. 1900) *[[1848]] – [[Johann Baptist Singenberger]], Swiss composer, educator, and publisher (d. 1924) *[[1852]] – [[William Muldoon]], American wrestler and trainer (d. 1933) *[[1856]] – [[Louis Franchet d'Espèrey]], Algerian-French general (d. 1942) *[[1860]] – [[James McKeen Cattell]], American psychologist and academic (d. 1944) *[[1865]] – [[John Mott]], American evangelist and saint, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1955) * 1865 – [[Pieter Zeeman]], Dutch physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1943) * 1865 – [[Mathilde Verne]], English pianist and educator (d. 1936)<ref>{{cite book|last=Schonberg|first=Harold C.|title=The Great Pianists|location=New York|publisher=Simon & Schuster|year=1998|isbn=978-0-67164-200-6|page=524}}</ref> *[[1867]] – [[Anders Peter Nielsen]], Danish target shooter (d. 1950) *[[1869]] – [[Robbie Ross]], Canadian journalist and art critic (d. 1918) *[[1878]] – [[Bill Robinson]], American actor and dancer (d. 1949) *[[1879]] – [[Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook]], Canadian-English businessman and politician, [[Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster]] (d. 1964) * 1879 – [[C. C. Martindale]], English Jesuit priest (d. 1963)<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924063262053/page/n171/mode/1up |title=The Catholic Encyclopedia and its Makers |publisher=[[The Encyclopedia Press]] |page=112 |year=1917 |access-date=2021-09-23 |via=archive.org}}</ref> * 1879 – [[William Stickney (golfer)|William Stickney]], American golfer (d. 1944) *[[1880]] – [[Jean Alexandre Barré]], French neurologist and academic (d. 1967) *[[1882]] – [[Marie Doro]], American actress (d. 1956) *[[1883]] – [[Carl Johan Lind]], Swedish hammer thrower (d. 1965) *[[1886]] – [[Rash Behari Bose]], Indian soldier and activist (d. 1945) * 1886 – [[Philip Murray]], Scottish-American miner and labor leader (d. 1952) *[[1887]] – [[Padre Pio]], Italian priest and saint (d. 1968) *[[1888]] – [[Miles Malleson]], English actor and screenwriter (d. 1969) *[[1889]] – [[Günther Lütjens]], German admiral (d. 1941) * 1889 – [[Igor Sikorsky]], Russian-American aircraft designer, founded [[Sikorsky Aircraft]] (d. 1972) *[[1893]] – [[Ernest Stoneman|Ernest "Pop" Stoneman]], American country musician (d. 1968) *[[1897]] – [[Alan Kippax]], Australian cricketer (d. 1972) * 1897 – [[Gene Tunney]], American boxer and soldier (d. 1978) *[[1898]] – [[Bennett Cerf]], American publisher and television game show panelist; co-founded [[Random House]] (d. 1971) *[[1899]] – [[Kazi Nazrul Islam]], Bengali poet, author, and flute player (d. 1976) *[[1900]] – [[Alain Grandbois]], Canadian poet and author (d. 1975) *[[1900]] – [[George Lennon]], [[Irish Republican Army]] leader during the [[Irish War of Independence]] and the [[Irish Civil War]] (d. 1991)<ref>O'Reilly, Terence, Rebel Heart: George Lennon Flying Column Commander, p30, Mercier 2009, ISBN 1-85635-649-3</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1907]] – [[U Nu]], Burmese politician, 1st [[Prime Minister of Burma]] (d. 1995) *[[1908]] – [[Theodore Roethke]], American poet (d. 1963) *[[1909]] – [[Alfred Kubel]], German politician, 5th [[Prime Minister of Lower Saxony]] (d. 1999) *[[1912]] – [[Dean Rockwell]], American commander, wrestler, and coach (d. 2005) *[[1913]] – [[Heinrich Bär]], German colonel and pilot (d. 1957) * 1913 – [[Richard Dimbleby]], English journalist and producer (d. 1965) *[[1916]] – [[Brian Dickson]], Canadian captain, lawyer, and politician, 15th [[Chief Justice of Canada]] (d. 1998) * 1916 – [[Giuseppe Tosi]], Italian discus thrower (d. 1981) *[[1917]] – [[Steve Cochran]], American film, television and stage actor (d. 1965) * 1917 – [[Theodore Hesburgh]], American priest, theologian, and academic (d. 2015) *[[1920]] – [[Arthur Wint]], Jamaican runner and diplomat (d. 1992) *[[1921]] – [[Hal David]], American songwriter and composer (d. 2012) * 1921 – [[Kitty Kallen]], American singer (d. 2016) * 1921 – [[Jack Steinberger]], German-Swiss physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2020) *[[1922]] – [[Enrico Berlinguer]], Italian politician (d. 1984) *[[1924]] – [[István Nyers]], French-Hungarian footballer (d. 2005) *[[1925]] – [[Rosario Castellanos]], Mexican poet and author (d. 1974) * 1925 – [[Jeanne Crain]], American actress (d. 2003) * 1925 – [[Eldon Griffiths]], English journalist and politician (d. 2014) * 1925 – [[Don Liddle]], American baseball player (d. 2000) * 1925 – [[Claude Pinoteau]], French film director and screenwriter (d. 2012) *[[1926]] – [[Claude Akins]], American actor (d. 1994) * 1926 – [[William Bowyer (artist)|William Bowyer]], English painter and academic (d. 2015) * 1926 – [[Phyllis Gotlieb]], Canadian author and poet (d. 2009) * 1926 – [[Bill Sharman]], American basketball player and coach (d. 2013) * 1926 – [[David Wynne (sculptor)|David Wynne]], English sculptor and painter (d. 2014) *[[1927]] – [[Robert Ludlum]], American soldier and author (d. 2001) * 1927 – [[Norman Petty]], American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 1984) *[[1929]] – [[Beverly Sills]], American soprano and actress (d. 2007) *[[1930]] – [[Sonia Rykiel]], French fashion designer (d. 2016)<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/26/fashion/sonia-rykiel-dies.html |title=Sonia Rykiel, Fashion Designer for the 'Fragile, but Strong,' Dies at 86 |last=McFadden |first=Robert D. |date=2016-08-25 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=2019-04-21 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[1931]] – [[Herb Gray]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th [[Deputy Prime Minister of Canada]] (d. 2014) * 1931 – [[Georgy Grechko]], Russian engineer and astronaut (d. 2017) * 1931 – [[Irwin Winkler]], American director and producer * 1931 – [[Makrand Mehta]], Indian historian, dengue (d. 2024)<ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/historian-makrand-mehta-93-passes-away-in-ahmedabad-9545613/ Historian Makrand Mehta, 93, passes away in Ahmedabad]</ref> *[[1932]] – [[John Gregory Dunne]], American novelist, screenwriter, and critic (d. 2003) * 1932 – [[K. C. Jones]], American basketball player and coach (d. 2020) *[[1933]] – [[Sarah Marshall (British actress)|Sarah Marshall]], English-American actress (d. 2014) * 1933 – [[Basdeo Panday]], Trinidadian lawyer and politician, 5th [[Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago]] (d. 2024) * 1933 – [[Ray Spencer]], English footballer (d. 2016) * 1933 – [[Jógvan Sundstein]], Faroese accountant and politician, 7th [[Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands]] (d. 2024) *[[1935]] – [[John Ffowcs Williams]], Welsh engineer and academic (d. 2020) * 1935 – [[Cookie Gilchrist]], American football player (d. 2011) * 1935 – [[W. P. Kinsella]], Canadian novelist and short story writer (d. 2016) * 1935 – [[Victoria Shaw (actress)|Victoria Shaw]], Australian actress (d. 1988) *[[1936]] – [[Tom T. Hall]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2021) * 1936 – [[Rusi Surti]], Indian cricketer (d. 2013) *[[1937]] – [[Tom Phillips (artist)|Tom Phillips]], English painter and academic (d. 2022) *[[1938]] – [[Raymond Carver]], American short story writer and poet (d. 1988) * 1938 – [[Margaret Forster]], English historian, author, and critic (d. 2016) * 1938 – [[Geoffrey Robinson (politician)|Geoffrey Robinson]], English businessman and politician * 1938 – [[Yury Semyonov]], Russian economist and politician (d. 2024)<ref>{{cite news |last=Bazanova|first=Maria|date=4 June 2024|title=Умер бывший первый секретарь обкома КПСС и депутат калининградской облдумы Юрий Семёнов|trans-title= |url=https://klops.ru/pamyat/2024-06-04/296791-umer-byvshiy-deputat-kaliningradskoy-obldumy-yuriy-semyonov|language=Russian|work=klops.ru|location= |access-date=4 June 2024}}</ref> *[[1939]] – [[Dixie Carter]], American actress and singer (d. 2010) * 1939 – [[Ian McKellen]], English actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Ian McKellen |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9ee9add0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329084259/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9ee9add0 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 29, 2016 |website=BFI |access-date=8 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1940]] – [[Nobuyoshi Araki]], Japanese photographer *[[1941]] – [[Rudolf Adler]], Czech filmmaker<ref>Adler, R., ''Audiovizuální a Filmová výchova ve vyučování'' (Prague: [[:cs:Gymnázium a Hudební škola hlavního města Prahy|Gymnázium a Hudební škola hlavního města Prahy]], 2018), [http://eurohudebka.cz/data/audiovizualni_vychova.pdf#page=90 p. 88].</ref>{{rp|88}} * 1941 – [[Uta Frith]], German [[Developmental psychology|developmental psychologist]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb12237668c|title=BnF Catalogue général|last=Frith|first=Uta|website=catalogue.bnf.fr|language=fr|access-date=2018-04-10}}</ref> * 1941 – [[Vladimir Voronin]], Moldovan economist and politician, 3rd [[President of Moldova]] *[[1943]] – [[Jessi Colter]], American singer-songwriter and pianist * 1943 – [[John Palmer (musician)|John Palmer]], English keyboard player * 1943 – [[Leslie Uggams]], American actress and singer *[[1944]] – [[Digby Anderson]], English journalist and philosopher * 1944 – [[Pierre Bachelet]], French singer-songwriter (d. 2005) * 1944 – [[Charlie Harper (singer)|Charlie Harper]], English singer-songwriter and producer * 1944 – [[Robert MacPherson (mathematician)|Robert MacPherson]], American mathematician and academic * 1944 – [[Frank Oz]], English-born American puppeteer, filmmaker, and actor * 1944 – [[Chris Ralston]], English rugby player *[[1946]] – [[Bill Adam]], Scottish-Canadian racing driver * 1946 – [[David A. Hargrave]], American game designer, created ''[[Arduin]]'' (d. 1988) *[[1947]] – [[Karen Valentine]], American actress * 1947 – [[Catherine G. Wolf]], American psychologist and computer scientist (d. 2018) *[[1948]] – [[Bülent Arınç]], Turkish lawyer and politician, [[Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey]] * 1948 – [[Marianne Elliott (historian)|Marianne Elliott]], Northern Irish historian, author, and academic * 1948 – [[Klaus Meine]], German rock singer-songwriter *[[1949]] – [[Jamaica Kincaid]], Antiguan-American novelist, short story writer, and essayist * 1949 – [[Barry Windsor-Smith]], English painter and illustrator *[[1950]] – [[Robby Steinhardt]], American rock violinist and singer (d. 2021) *[[1951]] – [[Bob Gale]], American director, producer, and screenwriter *[[1952]] – [[Jeffrey Bewkes]], American businessman * 1952 – [[Nick Fotiu]], American ice hockey player and coach * 1952 – [[David Jenkins (athlete)|David Jenkins]], Trinidadian-Scottish runner * 1952 – [[Al Sarrantonio]], American author and publisher * 1952 – [[Gordon H. Smith]], American businessman and politician *[[1953]] – [[Eve Ensler]], American playwright and producer * 1953 – [[Daniel Passarella]], Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager * 1953 – [[Stan Sakai]], Japanese-American author and illustrator * 1953 – [[Gaetano Scirea]], Italian footballer (d. 1989) *[[1954]] – [[John Beck (footballer)|John Beck]], English footballer and manager<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/players/john-beck-28422/|title=John Beck|publisher=11v11.com|access-date=25 May 2020}}</ref> * 1954 – [[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]], Indian actor, producer, and politician (d. 2009) *[[1955]] – [[Alistair Burt]], English lawyer and politician *[[1956]] – [[Stavros Arnaoutakis]], Greek politician * 1956 – [[Larry Hogan]], American politician, 62nd [[Governor of Maryland]] * 1956 – [[Kevin Lynch (hunger striker)|Kevin Lynch]], [[Irish Republican]] (d. 1981)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bobbysandstrust.com/hungerstrikers/kieran%20doherty/ |title=Kieran Doherty, Died August 2nd, 1981 |website=www.bobbysandstrust.com}}</ref> * 1956 – [[David P. Sartor]], American composer and conductor *[[1957]] – [[Alastair Campbell]], English journalist and author * 1957 – [[Edward Lee (writer)|Edward Lee]], American author * 1957 – [[Robert Picard]], Canadian ice hockey player *[[1958]] – [[Dorothy Straight]], American children's author * 1958 – [[Paul Weller]], English singer, songwriter and musician *[[1959]] – [[Julian Clary]], English comedian, actor, and author * 1959 – [[Manolis Kefalogiannis]], Greek politician * 1959 – [[Rick Wamsley]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach *[[1960]] – [[Amy Klobuchar]], American lawyer and politician * 1960 – [[Anthea Turner]], English journalist and television host *[[1962]] – [[Ric Nattress]], Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager *[[1963]] – [[George Hickenlooper]], American director and producer (d. 2010) * 1963 – [[Mike Myers]], Canadian-American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter * 1963 – [[Ludovic Orban]], Romanian engineer and politician, [[List of Prime Ministers of Romania|68th]] [[Prime Minister of Romania]] *[[1964]] – [[David Shaw (ice hockey)|David Shaw]], Canadian-American ice hockey player *[[1965]] – [[Yahya Jammeh]], Gambian colonel and politician, [[President of the Gambia]] *[[1967]] – [[Luc Nilis]], Belgian footballer and manager * 1967 – [[Mark Rosewater]], head designer of ''[[Magic: the Gathering]]'' * 1967 – [[Andrew Sznajder]], Canadian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/players/andrew-sznajder/s102/overview|title=Andrew Sznajder | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis|website=ATP Tour}}</ref> *[[1968]] – [[Kendall Gill]], American basketball player, boxer, and sportscaster *[[1969]] – [[Glen Drover]], Canadian guitarist and songwriter * 1969 – [[Anne Heche]], American actress (d. 2022) * 1969 – [[Karen Bernstein]], Canadian voice actress * 1969 – [[Stacy London]], American journalist and author *[[1970]] – [[Robert Croft]], Welsh-English cricketer and sportscaster * 1970 – [[Jamie Kennedy]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter * 1970 – [[Octavia Spencer]], American actress and author{{efn|Spencer previously had given her birth year as 1972, a date disseminated in reference sources.<ref name=biography.com>{{cite web |url= http://www.biography.com/people/octavia-spencer-20724237 |title=Octavia Spencer Biography: Film Actress, Television Actress (1972–) |publisher=[[Biography.com]] |access-date= January 16, 2017 |archive-date=August 11, 2016 |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160811232113/http://www.biography.com/people/octavia-spencer-20724237 |url-status=live}}</ref> She announced in May 2020 that she actually had turned 50.<ref name=rte.ie>Spencer in video on [https://www.instagram.com/tv/CAoR1WVAjVW/ her verified Instagram account], via {{cite web |url= https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2020/0527/1142943-octavia-spencer-revises-her-age-upwards-on-her-birthday/ |title=Octavia Spencer revises her age upwards for her birthday |date=27 May 2020 |publisher=[[RTÉ]] |access-date= May 27, 2020 |archive-date=May 27, 2020 |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20200527162732/https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2020/0527/1142943-octavia-spencer-revises-her-age-upwards-on-her-birthday/ |url-status=live|quote=The big 5-0. Ugh! Yeah, I know I've been saying I'm 48. }}</ref>}} *[[1971]] – [[Stefano Baldini]], Italian runner * 1971 – [[Marco Cappato]], Italian politician * 1971 – [[Juraj Droba]], Slovak politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Predseda BSK |url=https://bratislavskykraj.sk/kontakty/predseda-bsk/ |website=Bratislavskykraj.sk |access-date=14 August 2023 |language=sk-SK}}</ref> *[[1972]] – [[Karan Johar]], Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter *[[1973]] – [[Daz Dillinger]], American rapper and producer * 1973 – [[Molly Sims]], American model and actress<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.instyle.com/2012/05/25/molly-sims-birthday-pregnant-tips/|work=[[InStyle]]|title=Happy Birthday, Molly Sims! See the Supermodel's Mom-To-Be Tips|date=May 25, 2012|access-date=May 24, 2018|archive-date=February 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212043112/http://news.instyle.com/2012/05/25/molly-sims-birthday-pregnant-tips/|url-status=dead}}</ref> *[[1974]] – [[Dougie Freedman]], Scottish footballer and manager * 1974 – [[Frank Klepacki]], American drummer and composer * 1974 – [[Miguel Tejada]], Dominican-American baseball player *[[1975]] – [[Blaise Nkufo]], Congolese-Swiss footballer *[[1976]] – [[Stefan Holm]], Swedish high jumper * 1976 – [[Erki Pütsep]], Estonian cyclist * 1976 – [[Ethan Suplee]], American actor * 1976 – [[Cillian Murphy]], Irish actor<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/cillian-murphy-birthday|title=Happy birthday to absolute legend Cillian Murphy!|date=May 25, 2019|website=IrishCentral.com}}</ref> * 1976 – [[Miguel Zepeda]], Mexican footballer *[[1977]] – [[Andre Anis]], Estonian footballer * 1977 – [[Alberto Del Rio]], Mexican-American mixed martial artist and wrestler *[[1978]] – [[Adam Gontier]], Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1978 – [[Brian Urlacher]], American football player *[[1979]] – [[Carlos Bocanegra]], American footballer and executive<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=29759|title=Carlos Bocanegra|publisher=soccerbase.com|access-date=25 May 2020}}</ref> * 1979 – [[Sayed Moawad]], Egyptian footballer * 1979 – [[Caroline Ouellette]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach * 1979 – [[Sam Sodje]], English-Nigerian footballer * 1979 – [[Jonny Wilkinson]], English rugby player * 1979 – [[Chris Young (pitcher)|Chris Young]], American baseball pitcher *[[1980]] – [[David Navarro (footballer)|David Navarro]], Spanish footballer *[[1981]] – [[Michalis Pelekanos]], Greek basketball player * 1981 – [[Matt Utai]], New Zealand rugby league player *[[1982]] – [[Adam Boyd]], English footballer * 1982 – [[Daniel Braaten]], Norwegian footballer * 1982 – [[Ryan Gallant]], American skateboarder * 1982 – [[Roger Guerreiro]], Polish footballer * 1982 – [[Justin Hodges]], Australian rugby league player * 1982 – [[Ezekiel Kemboi]], Kenyan runner * 1982 – [[Jason Kubel]], American baseball player * 1982 – [[Stacey Pensgen]], American figure skater and meteorologist * 1982 – [[Luke Webster]], Australian footballer *[[1984]] – [[Luke Ball]], Australian footballer * 1984 – [[Kyle Brodziak]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1984 – [[A. J. Foyt IV]], American race car driver * 1984 – [[Shawne Merriman]], American football player *[[1985]] – [[Luciana Abreu]], Portuguese singer and actress * 1985 – [[Demba Ba]], French footballer * 1985 – [[Gert Kams]], Estonian footballer * 1985 – [[Roman Reigns]], American football player and wrestler *[[1986]] – [[Edewin Fanini]], Brazilian footballer * 1986 – [[Yoan Gouffran]], French footballer * 1986 – [[Takahiro Hōjō]], Japanese actor and musician * 1986 – [[Geraint Thomas]], Welsh cyclist *[[1987]] – [[Timothy Derijck]], Belgian footballer * 1987 – [[Yves De Winter]], Belgian footballer * 1987 – [[Moritz Stehling]], German footballer * 1987 – [[Kamil Stoch]], Polish ski jumper *[[1988]] – [[Dávid Škutka]], Slovak footballer * 1988 – [[Cameron van der Burgh]], South African swimmer<ref>{{cite web|title=Cameron van der Burgh|url=https://www.olympic.org/cameron-van-der-burgh|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=2 May 2020}}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[Bo Dallas]], American wrestler * 1990 – [[Nikita Filatov]], Russian ice hockey player *[[1993]] – [[James Porter (cricketer, born 1993)|James Porter]], English cricketer *[[1994]] – [[Matt Murray (ice hockey, born 1994)|Matt Murray]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1994 – [[Aly Raisman]], American gymnast *[[1995]] – [[Kagiso Rabada]], South African cricketer *[[1996]] – [[David Pastrňák]], Czech ice hockey player *[[1999]] – [[Ibrahima Konaté]], French footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Ibrahima Konaté: Overview |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/23593/Ibrahima-Konat%C3%A9/overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=25 October 2023}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Claire Liu]], American tennis player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/323966/claire-liu|title=WTAtennis.com Profile: Claire Liu|publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association]]|access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref> <!--Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.--> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[675]] – [[Li Hong]], Chinese prince (b. 652) * [[709]] – [[Aldhelm]], English-Latin bishop, poet, and scholar (b. 639) * [[803]] – [[Higbald of Lindisfarne]], English bishop * [[912]] – [[Xue Yiju]], chancellor of [[Later Liang (Five Dynasties)|Later Liang]] * [[916]] – [[Flann Sinna]], king of [[Kingdom of Meath|Meath]] * [[939]] – [[Yao Yanzhang]], general of [[Chu (Ten Kingdoms)|Chu]] * [[986]] – [[Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi]], Muslim astronomer (b. 903) * [[992]] – [[Mieszko I of Poland]] (b. 935) *[[1085]] – [[Pope Gregory VII]] (b. 1020) *[[1261]] – [[Pope Alexander IV]] (b. 1185) *[[1452]] – [[John Stafford (bishop)|John Stafford]], English archbishop and politician *[[1555]] – [[Gemma Frisius]], Dutch physician, mathematician, and cartographer (b. 1508) * 1555 – [[Henry II of Navarre]] (b. 1503) *[[1558]] – [[Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen]] (b. 1510)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wilson |first1=Katharina M. |title=An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers |date=1991 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-0-8240-8547-6 |page=200 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2Wf1SVbGFg8C&pg=PA200 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1595]] – [[Valens Acidalius]], German poet and critic (b. 1567) ===1601–1900=== *[[1607]] – [[Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi]], Italian Carmelite nun and mystic (b. 1566) *[[1632]] – [[Adam Tanner (mathematician)|Adam Tanner]], Austrian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1572) *[[1667]] – [[Gustaf Bonde (1620–1667)|Gustaf Bonde]], Finnish-Swedish politician, 5th [[Lord High Treasurer of Sweden]] (b. 1620) *[[1681]] – [[Pedro Calderón de la Barca]], Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1600) *[[1741]] – [[Daniel Ernst Jablonski]], German bishop and theologian (b. 1660) *[[1786]] – [[Peter III of Portugal]] (b. 1717) *[[1789]] – [[Anders Dahl]], Swedish botanist and physician (b. 1751) *[[1797]] – [[John Griffin, 4th Baron Howard de Walden]], English field marshal and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Essex]] (b. 1719) *[[1805]] – [[William Paley]], English priest and philosopher (b. 1743) *[[1849]] – [[Benjamin D'Urban]], English general and politician, [[Governor of British Guiana]] (b. 1777) *[[1895]] – [[Ahmed Cevdet Pasha]], Ottoman sociologist, historian, and jurist (b. 1822) *[[1899]] – [[Rosa Bonheur]], French painter and sculptor (b. 1822)<ref>{{cite book |last=Laurence |first=Madeline |title=Women Artists in Paris, 1850-1900 |location=New Haven |publisher=Yale University Press |year=2017 |page=243 |isbn=978-0-30022-393-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R4w-DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA243}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1912]] – [[Austin Lane Crothers]], American educator and politician, 46th [[Governor of Maryland]] (b. 1860) *[[1917]] – [[Maksim Bahdanovič]], Belarusian poet and critic (b. 1891) *[[1919]] – [[Eliza Pollock]], American archer (b. 1840) * 1919 – [[Madam C. J. Walker]], American businesswoman and philanthropist, founded the [[Madame C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company]] (b. 1867) *[[1924]] – [[Lyubov Popova]], Russian painter and illustrator (b. 1889) *[[1926]] – [[Symon Petliura]], Ukrainian journalist and politician (b. 1879) *[[1927]] – [[Payne Whitney]], American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1876) *[[1930]] – [[Randall Davidson]], Scottish-English archbishop (b. 1848) *[[1934]] – [[Gustav Holst]], English trombonist, composer, and educator (b. 1874) *[[1937]] – [[Henry Ossawa Tanner]], American-French painter and illustrator (b. 1859) *[[1939]] – [[Frank Watson Dyson]], English astronomer and academic (b. 1868) *[[1942]] – [[Emanuel Feuermann]], Ukrainian-American cellist and educator (b. 1902) *[[1943]] – [[Nils von Dardel]], Swedish painter (b. 1888) *[[1948]] – [[Witold Pilecki]], Polish officer and Resistance leader (b. 1901) *[[1951]] – [[Paula von Preradović]], Croatian poet and author (b. 1887) *[[1954]] – [[Robert Capa]], Hungarian photographer and journalist (b. 1913) *[[1957]] – [[Leo Goodwin (swimmer)|Leo Goodwin]], American swimmer, diver, and water polo player (b. 1883) *[[1968]] – [[Georg von Küchler]], German field marshal (b. 1881) *[[1969]] – [[Elisabeth Geleerd]], Dutch-American psychoanalyst (b. 1909)<ref name="jwa">{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/geleerd-elisabeth-rozetta|title=Elisabeth Rozetta Geleerd|encyclopedia=The Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women|last=Thompson|first=Nellie L|date=31 December 1999|access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref> *[[1970]] – [[Tom Patey]], Scottish mountaineer and author (b. 1932) *[[1977]] – [[Yevgenia Ginzburg]], Russian author (b. 1904) *[[1979]] – [[Itzhak Bentov]], Czech-Israeli engineer, mystic, and author (b. 1923) * 1979 – [[Amédée Gordini]], Italian-born French racing driver and sports car manufacturer (b. 1899) * 1979 – [[John Spenkelink]], American murderer (b. 1949)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/spenkelink002.htm | title=John Arthur Spenkelink #2 }}</ref> *[[1981]] – [[Ruby Payne-Scott]], Australian physicist and astronomer (b. 1912) * 1981 – [[Fredric Warburg]], English author and publisher (b. 1898) *[[1983]] – [[Necip Fazıl Kısakürek]], Turkish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1904) * 1983 – [[Idris of Libya]] (b. 1889) * 1983 – [[Jack Stewart (ice hockey)|Jack Stewart]], Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1917) *[[1986]] – [[Chester Bowles]], American journalist and politician, 22nd [[Under Secretary of State]] (b. 1901) *[[1990]] – [[Vic Tayback]], American actor (b. 1930) *[[1995]] – [[Élie Bayol]], French racing driver (b. 1914) * 1995 – [[Krešimir Ćosić]], Croatian basketball player and coach, Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer 1996 (b. 1948) * 1995 – [[Dany Robin]], French actress (b. 1927) *[[1996]] – [[Renzo De Felice]], Italian historian and author (b. 1929) *[[2003]] – [[Sloan Wilson]], American author and poet (b. 1920) *[[2004]] – [[Roger Williams Straus, Jr.]], American publisher, co-founded [[Farrar, Straus and Giroux|Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publishing Company]] (b. 1917) *[[2005]] – [[Sunil Dutt]], Indian actor, director, producer, and politician (b. 1929) * 2005 – [[Robert Jankel]], English businessman, founded [[Panther Westwinds]] (b. 1938) * 2005 – [[Graham Kennedy]], Australian television host and actor (b. 1934) * 2005 – [[Ismail Merchant]], Indian-born film producer and director (b. 1936) * 2005 – [[Zoran Mušič]], Slovene painter and illustrator (b. 1909) *[[2007]] – [[Charles Nelson Reilly]], American actor, comedian, and director (b. 1931) *[[2007]] – [[Uładzimir Katkoŭski]], Belarusian blogger, web designer and website creator (b. 1976)<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.svaboda.org/a/24592038.html | title=Пяць гадоў без Уладзі Каткоўскага | newspaper=Радыё Свабода | date=25 May 2012 | last1=Свабода | first1=Радыё }}</ref> *[[2008]] – [[J. R. Simplot]], American businessman, founded [[Simplot]] (b. 1909) * 2008 – [[Veikko Uusimäki]], Finnish actor and theater councilor (b. 1921)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hs.fi/muistot/art-2000002624545.html|title=Veikko Uusimäki - Muistot|work=[[Helsingin Sanomat]]|url-access=subscription|date=25 May 2008|access-date=9 July 2023|language=fi}}</ref> *[[2009]] – [[Haakon Lie]], Norwegian politician (b. 1905) *[[2010]] – [[Alexander Belostenny]], Ukrainian basketball player (b. 1959) * 2010 – [[Michael H. Jordan]], American businessman (b. 1936) * 2010 – [[Alan Hickinbotham]], Australian footballer and coach (b. 1925) * 2010 – [[Gabriel Vargas (cartoonist)|Gabriel Vargas]], Mexican painter and illustrator (b. 1915) * 2010 – [[Jarvis Williams (defensive back)|Jarvis Williams]], American football player and coach (b. 1965) *[[2011]] – [[Terry Jenner]], Australian cricketer and coach (b. 1944) *[[2012]] – [[William Hanley]], American author and screenwriter (b. 1931) * 2012 – [[Peter D. Sieruta]], American author and critic (b. 1958) * 2012 – [[Lou Watson]], American basketball player and coach (b. 1924) *[[2013]] – [[Mahendra Karma]], Indian politician (b. 1950) * 2013 – [[Nand Kumar Patel]], Indian politician (b. 1953) *[[2014]] – [[David Allen (cricketer)|David Allen]], English cricketer (b. 1935) * 2014 – [[Marcel Côté]], Canadian economist and politician (b. 1942) * 2014 – [[Wojciech Jaruzelski]], Polish general and politician, 1st [[President of Poland]] (b. 1923) * 2014 – [[Herb Jeffries]], American singer and actor (b. 1913) * 2014 – [[Toaripi Lauti]], Tuvaluan educator and politician, 1st [[Prime Minister of Tuvalu]] (b. 1928) * 2014 – [[Matthew Saad Muhammad]], American boxer and trainer (b. 1954) *[[2015]] – [[George Braden]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 2nd [[Premier of the Northwest Territories]] (b. 1949) * 2015 – [[Robert Lebel (bishop)|Robert Lebel]], Canadian bishop (b. 1924) *[[2018]] – [[Kaduvetti Guru]], Indian politician and [[Vanniyar|Veera Vanniyar]] caste leader (b. 1961) *[[2019]] – [[Claus von Bülow]], Danish-British socialite (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/may/31/claus-von-bulow-obituary|title=Claus von Bülow obituary|author=Christopher Reed|date=2019-05-31|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=2019-05-31}}</ref> *[[2020]] – [[George Floyd]], African American man [[murder of George Floyd|murdered]] by [[Minneapolis]] police officer [[Derek Chauvin]] (b. 1973)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/george-floyd-death|title=George Floyd death and the trial of Derek Chauvin|website=[[NBC News]] }}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[John Warner]], American attorney and politician (b. 1927)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Putman |first1=Eileen |title=John Warner dies; former GOP senator was military expert |url=https://apnews.com/article/john-warner-virginia-entertainment-arts-and-entertainment-government-and-politics-17a5cd9c4218ee6a931099956ec4c119 |website=AP NEWS |access-date=26 May 2021 |date=2021-05-26}}</ref> * 2021 – [[Lois Ehlert]], American author and illustrator (b. 1934)<ref>{{cite web |title='Chicka Chicka Boom Boom' illustrator Lois Ehlert dies at 86 |url=https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-arts-and-entertainment-c178ed692ff8647a4321efd37fdb7847 |website=AP NEWS |access-date=27 May 2021 |date=2021-05-27}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Morton L. Janklow]], American literary agent (b. 1930)<ref>{{Cite news |last=McFadden |first=Robert D. |date=2022-05-25 |title=Morton L. Janklow, Agent for Best-Selling Authors, Dies at 91 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/25/books/morton-l-janklow-dead.html |access-date=2022-05-26 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Grayson Murray]], American professional golfer (b. 1993)<ref>{{Cite web |last=PGATOUR.COM |first=Staff |title=PGA TOUR winner Grayson Murray passes away at 30 |url=https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/latest/2024/05/25/grayson-murray-obituary |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=www.pgatour.com |language=en}}</ref> *2024 – [[Albert S. Ruddy]], Canadian film producer (b. 1930)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |date=2024-05-28 |title=Al Ruddy Dies: Oscar-Winning 'The Godfather' & 'Million Dollar Baby' Producer Was 94 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/al-ruddy-dead-godfather-million-dollar-baby-1235942541/ |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> *2024 – [[Richard M. Sherman]], American songwriter (b. 1928)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-25 |title=Remembering Disney Legend Richard M. Sherman |url=https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/remembering-disney-legend-richard-m-sherman/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=The Walt Disney Company |language=en-US}}</ref> * 2024 – [[Johnny Wactor]], American actor<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcberman1/2024/05/26/johnny-wactor-general-hospital-actor-shot-and-killed-during-robbery-attempt/|title=Johnny Wactor, 'General Hospital' Actor, Reportedly Shot Dead During Robbery Attempt|last=Berman|first=Marc|work=[[Forbes]]|date=26 May 2024|access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref> <!--Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.--> ==Holidays and observances== *[[Africa Day]] ([[African Union]]) *[[African Liberation Day]] ([[African Union]], [[Rastafari]]) *Christian [[feast day]]: **[[Aldhelm]] **[[Bede]] **[[Saint Canius|Canius]] **[[Dionysius (bishop of Milan)|Dionysius of Milan]] **[[Dúnchad mac Cinn Fáelad]] **[[Gerard of Lunel]] **[[Madeleine Sophie Barat]] **[[Magdalena de Pazzi|Mary Magdalene de Pazzi]] **[[Maximus of Évreux|Maximus (Mauxe) of Évreux]] **[[Pope Boniface IV]] **[[Pope Gregory VII]] **[[Pope Urban I]] **[[Zenobius of Florence]] **[[May 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] *[[First National Government]] / [[National Day (Argentina)]]<ref>{{cite web |title=National days |url=https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/embassies/national-days/ |website=New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade |access-date=17 November 2020 |language=en-NZ}}</ref> *[[Geek Pride Day]] ([[geek]] culture) *[[Independence Day (Jordan)|Independence Day]], celebrates the independence of [[Jordan]] from the United Kingdom in 1946. *[[Last bell]] (Russia, post-Soviet countries) *[[Liberation Day (Lebanon)]] *[[International Missing Children's Day]] and its related observances: **[[National Missing Children's Day]] (United States), *[[National Tap Dance Day]] (United States) *[[Towel Day]] in honour of the work of the writer [[Douglas Adams]] ==Notes== {{notelist}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/25 BBC: On This Day] * {{NYT On this day|month=5|day=25}} * [https://www.onthisday.com/events/may/25 Historical Events on May 25] {{months}} [[Category:Days of May]]
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