Today in History for 25th May 2022:
Historical Events
1904 – 38th Belmont: George Odom aboard Delhi wins in 2:06.6
1943 – Agnes Moorehead appears in “Sorry, Wrong Number” on the radio program “Suspense”, her most successful appearance
1967 – European Cup Final, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon: Glasgow Celtic beats Internazionale, 2-1; first British team to win the Cup
1968 – BPAA US Women’s Bowling Open won by Dotty Fothergill
1991 – “People Are Still Having Sex” by LaTour hits #35
1995 – The Bosnian Serb Army kills 72 youngsters in the Bosnian city of Tuzla
Famous Birthdays
1783 – Philip Pendleton Barbour, American politician and U.S. Supreme Court justice, born in Gordonsville, Virginia (d. 1841)
1925 – Rosario Castellanos, Mexican poet (Balún Canán), born in Mexico City (d. 1974)
1938 – Raymond Carver, American poet and short story writer (Furious Season), born in Clatskanie, Oregon (d. 1988)
1960 – Wallace Roney, American post-bop jazz trumpeter, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2020)
1968 – Kendall Gill, American NBA guard and forward (NJ Nets), born in Chicago, Illinois
1993 – Norman Powell, American NBA player (Toronto Raptors), born in San Diego, California
Famous Deaths
992 – Mieszko I, Grand Duke and ruler of Poland (960-992), dies at around 61
1401 – Maria, Queen of Sicily and Duchess of Athens and Neopatria, dies at 37
1595 – Valens Acidalius, German critic and poet (b. 1567)
1985 – Robert Nathan, American poet and novelist (Portrait of Jennie), dies at 91
2006 – Otto Zykan, Austrian pianist and composer, dies at 71
2020 – Marvin Luster, American CFL Hall of Fame defensive back (6 x CFL All Star; Toronto Argonauts, Montreal Alouettes), dies at 82