On this day: 25 May

Selected events and births on 25 May, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1787 – The Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia with the intention of revising the Articles of Confederation of the United States. Read more: Constitutional Convention (United States) Philadelphia Articles of Confederation
• 1810 – 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. Read more: Primera Junta Open cabildo Buenos Aires
• 1816 – The poems Kubla Khan and Christabel by English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge were published. Read more: Kubla Khan Christabel (poem) Samuel Taylor Coleridge
• 1878 – Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore (poster featured) premiered at the Opera Comique in London. Read more: Gilbert and Sullivan Comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore
• 1955 – 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. Read more: Joe Brown (climber) George Band 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition
• 1962 – The Baltimore Steam Packet Company, the last overnight steamboat service in the United States, went out of business. Read more: Baltimore Steam Packet Company Steamboat
• 1979 – 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. Read more: Disappearance of Etan Patz Missing-children milk carton
• 2011 – The final episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest-rated daytime talk show in U.S. television history, hosted by Oprah Winfrey, was broadcast. Read more: The Oprah Winfrey Show Talk show Television in the United States
• 2012 – In a test flight, SpaceX's Dragon became the first commercial spacecraft to rendezvous and berth with the International Space Station. Read more: SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2 SpaceX SpaceX Dragon

Born on this day

• 1941 – Uta Frith, German developmental psychologist Read more: Uta Frith Developmental psychology
• 1941 – Vladimir Voronin, Moldovan economist and politician, 3rd President of Moldova Read more: Vladimir Voronin President of Moldova
• 1948 – Bülent Arınç, Turkish lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey Read more: Bülent Arınç Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
• 1956 – Larry Hogan, American politician, 62nd Governor of Maryland Read more: Larry Hogan Governor of Maryland
• 1963 – Ludovic Orban, Romanian engineer and politician, 68th Prime Minister of Romania Read more: Ludovic Orban List of heads of government of Romania Prime Minister of Romania
• 1965 – Yahya Jammeh, Gambian colonel and politician, President of the Gambia Read more: Yahya Jammeh President of the Gambia
• 1967 – Mark Rosewater, head designer of Magic: the Gathering Read more: Mark Rosewater Magic: The Gathering
• 1999 – Brec Bassinger, American actress Read more: Brec Bassinger
• 1999 – Ibrahima Konaté, French footballer Read more: Ibrahima Konaté
• 2000 – Claire Liu, American tennis player Read more: Claire Liu
• 2001 – Chloé Lukasiak, American actress and dancer Read more: Chloé Lukasiak
• 2002 – Cam Ward, American football player Read more: Cam Ward (American football)

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / May 25 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.