Historical Events May 25.

1955: Kanchanganga, the third highest peak in the world, was first climbed by British mountaineers Joe Brown and George Band.

1961: US President John F. Kennedy announced at the joint session of the US Congress that the Apollo Program will be launched before the end of this decade.

1963: Organization of African Unity (OAU) established in Adisababa, Ethiopia.

1977: The Chinese government lifted the ban on William Shakespeare’s literature. The ban lasted for about 10 years.

1981: Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was established in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The member states are Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.

1985: A cyclone killed at least 10,000 people in Bangladesh.

1992: Famous Bengali writer Subhash Mukhopadhyay awarded the Jnanpith Award.

1995: American scientists succeeded in decoding the DNA of a living organism for the first time.

2011: the famous American show Oprah Winfrey said goodbye to this day after completing 25 years. The hit show was named after the program’s anchor, Oprah Winfrey.

2012: SpaceX Dragon became the first commercial spacecraft to successfully integrate with the International Space Station.

Famous Birthdays May 25

1803: Ralph Waldo Emerson, an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet.

1886: Rash Behari Bose, an Indian revolutionary leader.

1957: M. G. Sreekumar, an Indian singer, and music director.

1972: Karan Johar, an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, costume designer, actor, and television personality.

Death Anniversaries May 25

2005: Sunil Dutt, an Indian film actor, producer, director, and politician.

2013: T. Soundararajan, an Indian Carnatic musician and a playback singer.

1998: Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar, an Indian music composer from Laxmikant-Pyarelal duo.

2013: Mahendra Karma, an Indian political leader.