Historical Events for 25th May 2024
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Historical Events for 25th May 2024

1660 - King Charles II of England lands at Dover harbour on his way to London during the Restoration 1787 - Constitutional convention opens at Philadelphia, George Washington presiding 1810 - In the May Revolution, citizens of Buenos Aires expel the Spanish Viceroy Cisneros during Semana de Mayo 1904 - 38th Belmont: George Odom aboard Delhi wins in 2:06.6 1973 - 26th Cannes Film Festival: "The Hireling" directed by Alan Bridges and "Scarecrow" directed by Jerry Schatzberg jointly awarded the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film 1983 - 1st US National Missing Children's Day is proclaimed 1992 - Jay Leno becomes permanent host of US talk show "The Tonight Show" 1992 - Oscar Luigi Scalfaro elected President of Italy 1995 - The Bosnian Serb Army kills 72 youngsters in the Bosnian city of Tuzla 2002 - Super Rugby Final, Jade Stadium, Christchurch: Crusaders win 4th title with a 31-13 thumping of the ACT Brumbies; flyhalf Andrew Mehrtens boots 3 penalties, 2 conversions and a dropped goal for the winners More Historical Events »