On May 25, history records 54 notable events, 215 famous births and 91 deaths, spanning the years 1085 to 1809.
Events on this day include: Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo, Spain, back from the Moors. (1085); Henry the Navigator is appointed governor of the Order of Christ. (1420).
Notable people born on May 25 include Emperor Shenzong of Song (1048), Toghon Temür (1320), Emperor Sukō (1334).
Notable figures who died on this day include Pope Boniface IV (615), Li Hong (675), Aldhelm (709).
Events on 25 May 54
See all →The Diet of Worms ends when Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Edict of Worms, declaring Martin Luther an outlaw.
Ming general Wu Sangui forms an alliance with the invading Manchus and opens the gates of the Great Wall of China at Shanhaiguan pass, letting the Manchus through towards the capital Beijing.
Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth of England.
Charles II lands at Dover at the invitation of the Convention Parliament (England), which marks the end of the Cromwell-proclaimed Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland and begins the Restoration (1660) of the British monarchy.
A treaty between Pennsylvania and Maryland ends the Conojocular War with settlement of a boundary dispute and exchange of prisoners.
The United States Constitutional Convention formally convenes in Philadelphia, when a quorum of seven states is secured.
United Irishmen Rebellion: Battle of Carlow begins; executions of suspected rebels at Carnew and at Dunlavin Green take place.
Chuquisaca Revolution: Patriot revolt in Chuquisaca (modern day Sucre) against the Spanish Empire, sparking the Latin American wars of independence.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 44
Birthdays on 25 May 215
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Deaths on 25 May 91
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