George Floyd
George Floyd, a black American man, was murdered (memorial pictured) during an arrest by a white police officer in Minneapolis, sparking protests in the U.S. and other countries.
What happened on May 25
40 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 7 observances. From 1810 to 2026.
Standout on May 25
2018
General Data Protection Regulation
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes enforceable in the European Union.
About May 25
May 25 is the 145th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 145 of 365 (146 in leap years)220 days left in the year (220 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Monday in 2026, Tuesday in 2027, Thursday in 2028, Friday in 2029, Saturday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 22 of 2026 · Q2
- Zodiac sign
- ♊ Gemini (May 21 – June 20)
- Season
- Spring in the north · Autumn in the south
- May birthstone
- Emeraldrebirth, love and wisdom
- May birth flower
- Lily of the valley / Hawthornsweetness, humility and hope
- Next occurrence
- In 210 days
- Roman numerals
- XXV.Vday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 90thRemington Rand1936
- 40thEdewin Fanini1986
- 40thHands Across America1986
- 30thDavid Pastrňák1996
- 25thChloé Lukasiak2001
- 25thErik Weihenmayer2001
- 5thJohn Warner2021
- 5thLois Ehlert2021
May 25 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Nothing recorded
- 25 years ago2001
- Erik Weihenmayer · Chloé Lukasiak
- 50 years ago1976
- Nothing recorded
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on May 25 — ages this year
- 2002Cam Ward (American football)turns 24
- 2001Chloé Lukasiakturns 25
- 2000Claire Liuturns 26
- 1999Brec Bassingerturns 27
- 1999Ibrahima Konatéturns 27
- 1996David Pastrňákturns 30
Historical events 40
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
General Data Protection Regulation
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes enforceable in the European Union.
Republic of Ireland
Ireland votes to repeal the Eighth Amendment of their constitution that prohibits abortion in all but a few cases, choosing to replace it with the Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland.
Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
Naxalite insurgents of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) attacked a convoy of Indian National Congress leaders in the state of Chhattisgarh, causing at least 27 deaths.
Naxalism
Suspected Maoist rebels kill at least 28 people and injure 32 others in an attack on a convoy of Indian National Congress politicians in Chhattisgarh, India.
SpaceX Dragon 1
The SpaceX Dragon 1 becomes the first commercial spacecraft to successfully rendezvous and berth with the International Space Station.
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2
In a test flight, SpaceX's Dragon became the first commercial spacecraft to rendezvous and berth with the International Space Station.
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The final episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest-rated daytime talk show in U.S. television history, hosted by Oprah Winfrey (pictured), was broadcast.
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey airs her last show, ending her 25-year run of The Oprah Winfrey Show.
2009 North Korean nuclear test
North Korea conducted a nuclear test and several other missile tests that were widely condemned internationally and led to sanctions from the United Nations Security Council.
North Korea
North Korea allegedly tests its second nuclear device, after which Pyongyang also conducts several missile tests, building tensions in the international community.
NASA
NASA's Phoenix lander touches down in the Green Valley region of Mars to search for environments suitable for water and microbial life.
China Airlines Flight 611
China Airlines Flight 611 disintegrates in mid-air and crashes into the Taiwan Strait, with the loss of all 225 people on board.
Erik Weihenmayer
Erik Weihenmayer becomes the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, in the Himalayas, with Dr. Sherman Bull.
Resistance and 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 invasion of 1982.
United States House of Representatives
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.
Coup d'état
A military coup in Sierra Leone replaces President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah with Major Johnny Paul Koroma.
Hands Across America
The Hands Across America event takes place.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people.
Falklands War
Falklands War: HMS Coventry is sunk by Argentine Air Force A-4 Skyhawks.
Riyadh
In Riyadh, the Gulf Cooperation Council is created between Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
O'Hare International Airport
During takeoff from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, an engine detached from American Airlines Flight 191, causing a crash that killed 273 people in the deadliest aviation accident in United States history.
Disappearance of Etan Patz
Six-year-old Etan Patz disappeared on his way to school in New York City, and later became one of the first missing children to have his picture featured on milk cartons.
American Airlines Flight 191
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.
John Spenkelink
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.
Ted Kaczynski
The first of a series of bombings orchestrated by the Unabomber detonates at Northwestern University resulting in minor injuries.
Star Wars (film)
Star Wars (retroactively titled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is released in US theaters.
Killing of Joetha Collier
Joetha Collier, a recent high school graduate, was killed in Drew, Mississippi, in a case that attracted widespread attention from civil rights activists.
Kapsan faction incident
Having purged a group of rivals, Supreme Leader of North Korea Kim Il Sung delivered the "May 25 teaching", entrenching his son Kim Jong Il as his designated successor.
Baltimore Steam Packet Company
The Baltimore Steam Packet Company, the last overnight steamboat service in the United States, went out of business.
Joint session of the United States Congress
In an address to Congress, U.S. president John F. Kennedy announced his support for the Apollo program, with "the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth".
Bukit Ho Swee fire
A fire broke out at a squatter settlement in Bukit Ho Swee, Singapore, rendering approximately 16,000 people homeless.
Joe Brown (climber)
Joe Brown and George Band, members of the British Kangchenjunga expedition, made the first ascent of the world's third-highest mountain but deliberately did not set foot on the summit.
Wehrmacht
The Wehrmacht and their collaborationist allies launched Operation Rösselsprung, a failed attempt to assassinate the Yugoslav Partisan leader Josip Broz Tito.
World War II
Second World War: German troops captured Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, forcing British forces to evacuate via Dunkirk.
Remington Rand
Employees of the Remington Rand company began an 11-month strike action, during which time the company executives developed the notorious "Mohawk Valley formula" to intimidate the strikers.
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde was sentenced by Alfred Wills to two years of hard labor for gross indecency.
Gilbert and Sullivan
Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore (poster featured) premiered at the Opera Comique in London.
Kubla Khan
The poems Kubla Khan and Christabel by English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge were published.
Primera Junta
The Primera Junta, the first independent government in Argentina, was established in an open cabildo in Buenos Aires, marking the end of the May Revolution.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
George Floyd
George Floyd, African American man murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin (born 1973)
Kaduvetti Guru
Kaduvetti Guru, Indian politician and Veera Vanniyar caste leader (born 1961)
George Braden
George Braden, Canadian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of the Northwest Territories (born 1949)
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Wojciech Jaruzelski, Polish general and politician, 1st President of Poland (born 1923)
Toaripi Lauti
Toaripi Lauti, Tuvaluan educator and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Tuvalu (born 1928)
Holidays & observances 7
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Aldhelm
Christian feast day: Aldhelm
Africa Day
Africa Day (African Union)
Dionysius (bishop of Milan)
Christian feast day: Dionysius of Milan
Saint Canius
Christian feast day: Canius
Bede
Christian feast day: Bede
Denis Ssebuggwawo Wasswa
Christian feast day: Denis Ssebuggwawo Wasswa
Cristóbal Magallanes
Christian feast day: Cristóbal Magallanes
Spread across the centuries
- 19th century4
- 20th century40
- 21st century36
Earliest: Primera Junta (1810). Most recent: Sonny Rollins (2026).
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
Nearby and related
Questions about May 25
What day of the year is May 25?
May 25 is the 145th day of the year, with 220 days left after it.
What star sign is May 25?
May 25 falls under Gemini (May 21 – June 20), a air sign ruled by Mercury. The birthstone for the month is Emerald.
How many things happened on May 25?
We record 87 entries for May 25: 40 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 7 observances. From 1810 to 2026.
Who was born on May 25?
Cam Ward (American football) (2002) is among the notable births on May 25. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the May 25 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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