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May 25, 1979 Jonny Wilkinson, English Athlete
May 25, 1976 Tarik Glenn, offensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts
May 25, 1975 Adam Saathoff, Tuscon Ariz, running target 1996 Olympics
May 25, 1974 Dennis Stallings, linebacker for the Tennessee Oilers
May 25, 1973 Duncan Free, Australian rower 1996 Olympics
May 25, 1973 Earl Mackey, NFL linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings
May 25, 1973 Jeff Smith, NFL/WLAF corner, Scotland Claymores/Kansas City Chiefs
May 25, 1973 Josee Corbeil, Pointe-Claire Quebec, volleyball player 1996 Olympics
May 25, 1973 Maria Jose Gaidano, Buenos Aires Arg, tennis star, 1993 Belg doubles
May 25, 1973 Racquel Spurlock, WNBA center for the Houston Comets
May 25, 1973 Molly Sims, American Model
May 25, 1972 Antonio Lang, NBA forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers
May 25, 1972 Tony Ronaldson, Adelaide SA Australia, basketball forward 1996 Olympics
May 25, 1971 Alan Kline, NFL tackle for the New Orleans Saints
May 25, 1971 Justin Henry, Rye, New York, actor, Kramer vs Kramer, 16 Candles
May 25, 1971 Keith Hamilton, NFL defensive tackle for the New York Giants
May 25, 1971 Larry Thompson, CFL/NFL wide receiver, Seattle Seahawks, BC Lions
May 25, 1971 Tim Kroeker, Chilliwack BC, 110m hurdler 1996 Olympics
May 25, 1970 Danni Roche, Melbourne VIC Australia, field hockey midfielder 1996 Olympics
May 25, 1970 Heather Simmons-Carrasco, Mt View California, synchro swimmer, Oly-alt-96
May 25, 1970 Joey Eischen, West Covina California, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
May 25, 1970 Lindsay Greenbush, Louisiana, twin actress, Carrie-Little House on Prairie
May 25, 1970 Michael B Enyaer, writer, Pilot One
May 25, 1970 Robert Croft, cricketer, Glamorgan off-spinner, England 1996-
May 25, 1970 Sandra Dopfer, Lustenau Austria, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Lerida
May 25, 1970 Sidney Greenbush, Louisiana, twin actress, Carrie-Little House on Prairie
May 25, 1970 Jamie Kennedy, American Actor
May 25, 1969 Anne Heche, Ohio, actress, Donnie Brasco, Juror, Volcano
May 25, 1969 Matt Borlenghi, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Brian Bodine-All My Children
May 25, 1968 Debbi Miho Koyama, LPGA golfer, 1995 U.S. Women's Open-28th
May 25, 1968 Kendall Gill, NBA guard and forward, New Jersey Nets
May 25, 1968 Nathalie Schneyder, born in San Francisco, California, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold
May 25, 1968 Shawn Bouwens, NFL guard for the Jacksonville Jaguars
May 25, 1967 Danny Gonzales, jockey
May 25, 1967 Juan Jimenez, WLAF quarterback/receivers coach, Barcelona Dragons
May 25, 1967 Luc Nilis, Belgian soccer player, RSC Anderlecht/PSV
May 25, 1967 Ruthie Bolton, McClain Mississippi, basketball guard, 1996 Olympics gold
May 25, 1967 Poppy Z. Brite, American Author
May 25, 1966 Bill Haselman, Long Branch, New Jersey, catcher for the Boston Red Sox
May 25, 1966 Dave Hollins, Buffalo, New York, infielder for the Minnesota Twins
May 25, 1966 Melissa McNamara, Tulsa, Oklahoma, LPGA golfer, 1991 Stratton Mt Classic
May 25, 1965 Mark Knight, California, rock guitarist, Bang Tango-Dancin' on Coals
May 25, 1965 Remco Prins, Dutch rock guitarist and vocalist, Burma Shave-Stash
May 25, 1965 Roef-Ragas, Dutch actor, Missing Link, Red Rain, Juju, Mykosch
May 25, 1965 Stefka Kostadinova, Bulgaria high jumper, world record 1987
May 25, 1965 Yahya Jammeh, Gambian Politician
May 25, 1965 Simon Fowler, English Musician
May 25, 1964 David Shaw, St. Thomas, NHL defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning
May 25, 1963 Mike Myers, Comedian
May 25, 1962 Amy Read, Birmingham, Michigan, golfer, 1994 Healthsouth Palm Beach-15th
May 25, 1962 Zulqarnain, cricketer, last person in alphabetical order to play Test
May 25, 1961 Hiro Saito, wrestler, All-Japan/NJPW/Calgary
May 25, 1960 BenoŚt van Innis, Belgian cartoonist/painter/cartoonist, New York Post
May 25, 1959 Cathryn Harrison, born in London, England, actress, Old Woman in Black Moon
May 25, 1958 Claus Minah, singer, Scorpions
May 25, 1958 Dorothy Straight, 4 year old author, How World Begun
May 25, 1958 Klaus Meine, rocker, Scorpions-No One Like You
May 25, 1958 Paul Weller, guitar, Jam-This is Modern World, Style Council
May 25, 1957 Hillary Bailey Smith, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Nora-One Life to Live
May 25, 1956 Tatsutoshi Goto, wrestler, WAR/NJPW
May 25, 1955 Connie Selleca, Bronx, actress, Hotel, Capt America II
May 25, 1954 Alison Stern, wife of radio personality Howard Stern, Private Parts
May 25, 1953 Donald Albert Weibring, Jr., Quincy, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1979 Quad Cities
May 25, 1953 Jane Priest, born in Perth, Australia, Prince Charles' lover
May 25, 1953 Rich Alves, Pleasanton California, singer, Pirates of Miss-Fred Jake
May 25, 1953 Janis Karpinski, American Soldier
May 25, 1952 Gordon Smith, American Politician
May 25, 1951 Clifford Archer, bassist, Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover
May 25, 1949 Jamaica Kincaid, [Elaine P Richardson], Antigua/US journalist, NYer
May 25, 1949 Lalith Kaluperuma, cricketer, two Tests for Sri Lanka 1982
May 25, 1947 Jessi Colter, [Miriam Johnson], Phoenix, country singer, I'm Not Lisa
May 25, 1947 Karen Valentine, Santa Rosa California, actress, Love Amer Style, Room 222
May 25, 1947 Mitch Margo, Brooklyn, rocker, Tokens-Lion Sleeps Tonight
May 25, 1946 Irnema Szewinski Kirszenstein, Poland, 200m runner, 1968 Olym Gold
May 25, 1946 Janet E[llen] Morris, U.S., sci-fi author, Golden Sword, Tempus
May 25, 1946 Tommy Cecil, ferryman
May 25, 1945 Dave Lee Travis, DJ
May 25, 1944 Frank Oz, Heresford England, puppeteer, Sesame St, Muppet Show
May 25, 1944 Robert Michael Payton, pizza magnate
May 25, 1943 John "Poli" Palmer, rocker, Family K
May 25, 1943 Leslie Uggams, New York City, singer and actress, Leslie Uggams Show, Roots
May 25, 1943 Poli Palmer, rocker, Family
May 25, 1943 Wynand C Malan, South African lawyer/NP/DP-politician
May 25, 1942 Bill Young, rocker
May 25, 1942 Brian "Blinky" Davison, rocker
May 25, 1939 Dixie Carter, Tennessee, actress, Designing Women, Edge of Night
May 25, 1939 Ian McKellen, England, actor, Keep, Plenty, Scarlet Pimpernel
May 25, 1938 Ludmil Buldakova, U.S.S.R., volleyball player, Olympics gold 1972
May 25, 1938 Raymond Carver, poet/short story writer, Furious Season
May 25, 1938 Margaret Forster, British Author
May 25, 1937 Mark Shields, American Journalist
May 25, 1936 Rusi Surti, cricketer, Indian slow lefty, hat-trick for Qld 1969
May 25, 1936 Tom T. Hall, Olive Hill, Kentucky, country singer and writer, Harper Valley PTA
May 25, 1934 David J Burke, Liverpool England, writer
May 25, 1934 Ron Nesson, press secretary, Gerald Ford
May 25, 1933 Roger Bowen, actor, M*A*S*H, Main Event, What about Bob, Petulia
May 25, 1932 Georgi Mikhailovich Grechko, U.S.S.R., cosmonaut, Soyuz 17, 26, T-14
May 25, 1932 John Grogery Dunne, U.S. writer, Up Close and Personal, True Confessions
May 25, 1932 K C Jones, Taylor, Texas, basketball player 1956 Olympics gold
May 25, 1931 John Gabriel, Niagara Falls, New York, actor, Cat Gang, Fantasies
May 25, 1929 Beverly Sills, [Belle "Bubbles" Miriam Silverman], born in Brooklyn, New York, soprano
May 25, 1929 David S Ruder, 23rd chairman of Security and Exchange Commission
May 25, 1928 Frigyes Hidas, composer
May 25, 1928 Mary Tuck, social researcher/civil servant
May 25, 1927 Robert Ludlum, New York City, spy novelist, Bourne Identity
May 25, 1926 Kitty Kallen, rocker
May 25, 1926 M von der Grun, writer
May 25, 1926 Miles Davis, Alton, Illinois, jazz trumpeter, L'ascenseur pour l'echafaud
May 25, 1925 Aldo Clementi, composer
May 25, 1925 Jeanne Crain, Barstow California, actress, Man Without a Star
May 25, 1923 John Weitz, spy/author/fashion designer, Friends in High Places
May 25, 1923 Karl Hess, American Writer
May 25, 1921 Hal David, lyricist, Promises Promises-Grammy 1969
May 25, 1921 Jack Steinberger, American Physicist
May 25, 1919 Gino Negri, composer
May 25, 1919 Lindsey Nelson, Pulaski, Tennessee, sportscaster for the New York Mets
May 25, 1918 Claude Akins, Nelson Georgia, actor, BJ and Bear, Movin' On, Lobo
May 25, 1918 Peder Lunde, Norway, yachtsman 1952 Olympics silver
May 25, 1917 Dorothy Sarnoff, U.S., actress
May 25, 1917 Jimmy Hamilton, saxophonist
May 25, 1917 Steve Cochran, Eureka California, actor, Mozambique, Gay Senotiys, Dallas
May 25, 1916 Virginia Ginny Simms, actress and singer, Kay Kyser Band
May 25, 1915 Daniel Wolf, journalist
May 25, 1913 Joseph Peter Grace, businessman
May 25, 1912 Eddie Maxwell, singer, Yes We Have No Bananas
May 25, 1910 Ernest Anderson, publicist
May 25, 1909 Sandra Oh, Canadian Actress
May 25, 1908 David Lean, British director, Lawrence of Arabia
May 25, 1908 Theodore Roethke, U.S., poet, Words for the Wind
May 25, 1907 Rachel Carson, conservationist/writer, silent springs
May 25, 1907 U Nu, premier Burma, 1948-58, 1960-62
May 25, 1905 Binnie Barnes, London, actress, Adv of Marco Polo, Diamond Jim
May 25, 1905 Joseph C Harsch, Toledo Ohio, newscaster, Background
May 25, 1904 Kurt George Hugo Thomas, composer
May 25, 1902 Helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer
May 25, 1901 Milenko Zivkovic, composer
May 25, 1898 Bennett Cerf, publisher, Random House, panelist, What's My Line
May 25, 1898 Gene Tunney, world heavyweight boxing champion, 1926-30
May 25, 1898 Gustav Regler, writer
May 25, 1898 Mischa Levitzki, composer
May 25, 1897 Alan Kippax, cricketer, 22 Tests for Australia 1924-34, brilliant bat
May 25, 1896 Jan N Bakhuizen van den Brink, theologist/church historian
May 25, 1894 Dirk Vansina, Flemish playwright, Verschaeve Gives Evidence
May 25, 1891 Robert W. P. Peereboom, Dutch editor in chief, Haarlem Newspaper
May 25, 1889 Gilardo Gilardi, composer
May 25, 1889 Igor Sikorsky, developed a working helicopter
May 25, 1889 Sverre Jordan, composer
May 25, 1888 Miles Malleson, writer and actor, Phantom of Opera, Postman's Knock
May 25, 1886 Philip Murray, founded Congress of Industrial Organizations, CIO
May 25, 1882 Harry Fox, entertainer
May 25, 1879 W Maxwell Aitken lord Beaverbrook, Canada/English banker
May 25, 1879 William Maxwell Aitken, Canadian Businessman
May 25, 1878 Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, actor, Stormy Weather, Little Colonel
May 25, 1878 Bill Bojangles Robinson, Actor
May 25, 1877 Billy Murray, singer, Denver Nightengale
May 25, 1869 Robert Baldwin Ross, French Celebrity
May 25, 1865 Frederick Augustus III, King of Saxon, 1904-18
May 25, 1865 John Raleigh Mott, organizer, YMCA, Nobel 1946
May 25, 1865 Pieter Zeeman, Dutch physicist, Zeeman effect, Nobel 1902
May 25, 1852 Louis FMF Franchet d'Esperey, [Desperate Frankey], Fren marshal, WW I
May 25, 1847 Alphonse Goovaerts, composer
May 25, 1847 John Alexander Dowie, [Elijah the Restorer], U.S., evangelist
May 25, 1845 William Muldoon, Belfast, New York, boxing commissioner, help find PAL
May 25, 1839 John Eliot, English meteorologist
May 25, 1830 Jules de Geyter, Belgian poet, International
May 25, 1821 Diederich Krug, composer
May 25, 1818 Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss cultural historian
May 25, 1803 Ralph Waldo Emerson, U.S., essayist/philosopher, Concord Hymn
May 25, 1781 Ferdinand K J, archduke of Austria-Este/gov-gen, Sicily
May 25, 1779 Henry M Baron de Kock, Dutch officer/politician
May 25, 1767 Ferdinand Franzl, composer
May 25, 1767 Friedrich Johann Eck, composer
May 25, 1729 Jean de Neufville, Dutch/US merchant, started 4th English war
May 25, 1726 Giuseppi Paolucci, composer
May 25, 1713 John Stuart, 3rd earl of Bute, English premier, 1760-63
May 25, 1688 Christian August Jacobi, composer
May 25, 1550 Camillus de Lellis, Italian soldier/monastery founder/saint
May 25, 1494 Jacopo Pontormo II, Italy, painter, Sepulture of Christ



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