Today in History for 25th May 2017:
Historical Events
1899 – 33rd Belmont: R Clawson aboard Jean Beraud wins in 2:23
1953 – 1st non-commercial educational television station-Houston, Texas
1967 – 12th European Cup: Celtic beats Internazionale 2-1 at Lisbon
1983 – “Return of the Jedi” (Star Wars part VI), produced by George Lucas first released
1985 – Allan Border scores 4th successive 1st class 100 (v Derbyshire)
1997 – David Frost wins Golf’s Colonial Final in Fort Worth Texas
Famous Birthdays
1661 – Claude Buffier, French philosopher and historian (d. 1737)
1846 – Naim Frashëri, Albanian poet and writer(d. 1900)
1880 – Jean Alexandre Barré, French neurologist who helped identify the Guillain-Barré-Strohl syndrome, born in Nantes, France (d. 1967)
1939 – Sir Ian McKellen, English film and theatre actor ( Lord of the Rings, X-Men), born in Burnley Lancashire
1945 – Dave Lee Travis [David Griffin], British DJ and presenter (Top of the Pops], convicted of indecent assault, born in Buxton, Derbyshire
1976 – Ethan Suplee, American actor
Famous Deaths
1912 – Austin Lane Crothers, American politician (b. 1860)
1958 – Rolland Beaumont, cricketer (5 Tests for South Africa), dies
1971 – Terence De Marney, actor (Case Thomas-Johnny Ringo), dies at 62
1986 – Chester Bowles, US senator/ambassador, dies at 85
2006 – Desmond Dekker, Jamaican ska musician (b. 1941)
2008 – J. R. Simplot, American potato farmer (b. 1909)