Today in History for 25th May 2026

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Historical Events

1936 - The Remington Rand strike, led by the American Federation of Labor, begins
1941 - Ted Williams raises his batting average over .400 for 1st time in 1941
1965 - Muhammad Ali KOs Sonny Liston at 2:12 of round 1 at Central Maine Civic Center, Lewiston to retain his WBC/WBA heavyweight boxing title
2013 - 17 children are killed by a gas cylinder explosion on a school bus in Gujrat, Pakistan
2018 - Barbados elects its first female Prime Minister Mia Mottley, who leads the Barbados Labour Party to victory

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Famous Birthdays

1917 - Theodore Hesburgh, American Catholic priest and president of the University of Notre Dame (1952-87), born in Syracuse, New York (d. 2015)
1931 - John Gabriel [Jack Monkarsh], American stage and screen actor (Ryan's Hope), singer, lyricist, and producer, born in Niagara Falls, New York (d. 2021)
1938 - Lyudmila Buldakova, Russian volleyball player (Olympic gold USSR 1968, 72), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 2006)
1946 - David A. Hargrave, American game designer and writer known as The Dream Weaver (Arduin), born in United States (d. 1988)
1978 - Adam Gontier, Canadian rock singer-songwriter (Three Days Grace), born in Peterborough, Ontario

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Famous Deaths

1555 - Henry II of Navarre (1517-55), dies at 52
1667 - Gustaf Bonde, Swedish statesman and regent for Charles XI, dies at 47
2000 - Nicholas Clay, English actor (Lady Chatterley's Lover), dies at 53
2004 - Roger W. Straus Jr., American publisher and co-founder of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, dies at 87
2020 - Balbir Singh Sr., Indian field hockey centre forward (Olympic gold 1948, 52, 56) and coach (World Cup gold 1975), dies at 96

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