1999 : PSLV-C2, a polar satellite carrier from Sriharikota, successfully launched India’s ISSP4 (OceanSat), Korea’s Kitsat, and Germany’s DLR-Tubsat.
1999 : In a World Cup match against Sri Lanka, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid notched a mesmerizingpartnership of 318 runs for the second wicket in Taunton.
Famous Birthdays -May 26
1885: Ram Ganesh Gadkari, an Indian-Marathi poet, playwright, and humourist.
1902: Sadashiv Anant Shukla (Kumudbandhav), an Indian playwright and writer.
1906: Benjamin Pierre Pal, an internationally renowned Indian agricultural researcher.
1930: Karim Emami, a highly regarded Iranian translator, editor, lexicographer, and literary critic.
1937: Manorama, an Indian actress, playback singer, and comedian.
1945: Vilasrao Deshmukh, an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of the state of Maharashtra.
1968: Dilip Joshi, an Indian film and television actor.
1983: Sushil Kumar, an Indian freestyle wrestler.
Death Anniversaries - May 26
1703: Samuel Pepys, famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man.
1908: Mirzā Ghulām Ahmad, an Indian religious leader and the founder of the Ahmadiyya movement in Islam.
1943: Edsel Ford, an American business executive, and philanthropist.
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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.
