So you want to have a drink but you aren't sure why? Here are some GREAT reasons to call your friends over and have a party.

May 25th


- Africa Day (African Union)
- African Liberation Day (African Union)
- Christian Feast Day
- Day of Youth, celebrated on Josip Broz Tito's birthday (the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)
- Geek Pride Day and its related observances:
Star Wars Day (Los Angeles City Council)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Jordan from the United Kingdom in 1946.
- Integrity Day (Church of Scientology)
- Liberation Day (Lebanon)
- First Patriotic Government / National Day (Argentina)
- National Missing Children's Day (United States)
- National Tap Dance Day (United States)
- Palmerston Gospel Day (Palmerston Island)
- Towel Day (Douglas Adams fans)

May 25th


- 2009 - North Korea allegedly tests its second nuclear device. Following the nuclear test, Pyongyang also conducted several missile tests building tensions in the international community.
- 2002 - China Airlines Flight 611: A Boeing 747-200 breaks apart in mid-air and plunges into the Taiwan Strait killing 225 people.
- 2002 - A train crash in Tenga, Mozambique kills 197 people.
- 2001 - 32-year-old Erik Weihenmayer, of Boulder, Colorado, becomes the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
- 2000 - Liberation Day of Lebanon. Israel withdraws its army from most of the Lebanese territory after 22 years of its first invasion in 1978.
- 1999 - The United States House of Representatives releases the Cox Report which details the People's Republic of China's nuclear espionage against the U.S. over the prior two decades.
- 1997 - A military coup in Sierra Leone replaces President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah with Major Johnny Paul Koromah.
- 1985 - Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people.
- 1982 - HMS Coventry is sunk during the Falklands War.
- 1981 - In Riyadh, the Gulf Cooperation Council is created between Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
- 1979 - American Airlines Flight 191: In Chicago, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 crashes during takeoff at O'Hare International Airport killing 271 on board and two people on the ground.
- 1979 - Six-year-old Etan Patz disappears from the street just two blocks away from his New York City home, prompting an international search for the child, and causing U.S. President Ronald Reagan to designate May 25th as National Missing Children's Day (in 1983).
- 1977 - Star Wars (retitled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in 1981) is released in theaters, inspiring the Jediism religion and Geek Pride Day holiday.
- 1966 - The first prominent dàzìbào during the Cultural Revolution in China is posted at Peking University.
- 1966 - Explorer program: Explorer 32 launches.
- 1963 - In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Organisation of African Unity is established.
- 1962 - The Old Bay Line, the last overnight steamboat service in the United States, goes out of business.
- 1961 - Apollo program: U.S. President John F. Kennedy announces before a special joint session of the Congress his goal to initiate a project to put a "man on the Moon" before the end of the decade.
- 1955 - In the United States, a night time F5 tornado strikes the small city of Udall, Kansas, killing 80 and injuring 273. It is the deadliest tornado to ever occur in the state and the 23rd deadliest in the U.S.
- 1955 - First ascent of Kangchenjunga (8,586 m.), the third highest mountain in the world, by a British expedition led by Joe Brown and George Band.
- 1953 - Nuclear testing: At the Nevada Test Site, the United States conduct their first and only nuclear artillery test.
- 1953 - The first public television station in the United States officially begins broadcasting as KUHT from the campus of the University of Houston.
- 1946 - The parliament of Transjordan makes Abdullah I of Jordan their Emir.
- 1940 - World War II: The Battle of Dunkirk begins.
- 1938 - Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante takes place, with 313 deaths.
- 1936 - The Remington Rand strike, led by the American Federation of Labor, begins.
- 1935 - Jesse Owens of Ohio State University breaks three world records and ties a fourth at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
- 1926 - Sholom Schwartzbard assassinates Symon Petliura, the head of the Paris-based government-in-exile of Ukrainian People's Republic.
- 1925 - Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is indicted for teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
- 1914 - The United Kingdom's House of Commons passes the Home Rule Act for devolution in Ireland.
- 1895 - Playwright, poet, and novelist Oscar Wilde is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison.
- 1895 - The Republic of Formosa is formed, with Tang Ching-sung as its president.
- 1878 - Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.
- 1865 - In Mobile, Alabama, 300 are killed when an ordnance depot explodes.
- 1837 - The Patriots of Lower Canada (Quebec) rebel against the British for freedom.
- 1833 - The Chilean Constitution of 1833 is promulgated.
- 1819 - The Argentine Constitution of 1819 is promulgated.
- 1810 - May Revolution: citizens of Buenos Aires expel Viceroy Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros during the May week, starting the Argentine War of Independence.
- 1809 - Chuquisaca Revolution: a group of patriots in Chuquisaca (modern day Sucre) revolt against the Spanish Empire, starting the South American Wars of Independence.
- 1787 - In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, delegates convene a Constitutional Convention to write a new Constitution for the United States; George Washington presides.
- 1738 - A treaty between Pennsylvania and Maryland ends the Conojocular War with settlement of a boundary dispute and exchange of prisoners.
- 1659 - Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth of England.
- 1521 - The Diet of Worms ends when Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Edict of Worms, declaring Martin Luther an outlaw.
- 1420 - Henry the Navigator is appointed governor of the Order of Christ.
- 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo, Spain back from the Moors.

May 25th


- 1995 - Gabby Soleil, American actress
- 1993 - Dilley sextuplets, American sextuplets
- 1990 - Nikita Filatov, Russian ice hockey player
- 1988 - Cameron van der Burgh, South African swimmer
- 1987 - Timothy Derijck, Belgian footballer
- 1987 - Yves De Winter, Belgian goalkeeper
- 1986 - Lauren Crace, English actress
- 1986 - Edewin Fanini, Brazilian footballer
- 1986 - Yoan Gouffran, French footballer
- 1986 - Geraint Thomas, Welsh cyclist
- 1986 - Juri Ueno, Japanese actress
- 1985 - Luciana Abreu, Portuguese singer and actress
- 1984 - Kostas Martakis, Greek singer
- 1984 - Marion Raven, Norwegian singer-songwriter (M2M)
- 1984 - A. J. Foyt IV, American race car driver
- 1984 - Luke Ball, Australian rules footballer
- 1984 - Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir, Icelandic Miss World 2005
- 1984 - Kyle Brodziak, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1984 - Shawne Merriman, American football player
- 1983 - Kunal Khemu, Indian actor
- 1983 - Tiaguinho Brazilian footballer
- 1982 - Luke Webster, Australian rules footballer
- 1982 - Adam Boyd, English footballer
- 1982 - Daniel Braaten, Norwegian footballer
- 1982 - Ryan Gallant, American skateboarder
- 1982 - Jason Kubel, American baseball player
- 1981 - Michalis Pelekanos, Greek footballer
- 1980 - Jae Hee, South Korean actor
- 1980 - David Navarro, Spanish footballer
- 1980 - Joe King (guitarist), American guitarist, co-founder of The Fray
- 1979 - Carlos Bocanegra, American footballer
- 1979 - Jonny Wilkinson, English rugby player
- 1979 - Caroline Ouellette, French Canadian ice-hockey player
- 1979 - Sam Sodje, Nigerian footballer
- 1978 - Brian Urlacher, American football player
- 1977 - Giel Beelen, Dutch radio DJ
- 1976 - Tarik Glenn, American football player
- 1976 - Cillian Murphy, Irish actor
- 1976 - Sandra Nasic, German singer (Guano Apes)
- 1976 - Marcelo Silva, Brazilian footballer
- 1976 - Ethan Suplee, American actor
- 1975 - Lauryn Hill, American singer
- 1975 - Blaise Nkufo, Swiss footballer
- 1974 - Frank Klepacki, American musician
- 1974 - Miguel Tejada, Dominican baseball player
- 1973 - Demetri Martin, American comedian
- 1973 - Molly Sims, American model and actress
- 1973 - Daz Dillinger, American rapper
- 1972 - Octavia Spencer, American actress
- 1971 - Marco Cappato, Italian Bonino List politician
- 1971 - Justin Henry, American actor
- 1970 - Joey Eischen, American baseball player
- 1970 - Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush, American actresses
- 1970 - Jamie Kennedy, American actor
- 1970 - Satsuki Yukino, Japanese voice actress
- 1969 - Anne Heche, American actress
- 1969 - Stacy London, American fashion consultant
- 1969 - Glen Drover, Canadian guitarist (Megadeth)
- 1968 - Kendall Gill, American basketball player
- 1967 - Poppy Z. Brite, American author
- 1966 - Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands
- 1965 - George Hickenlooper, American documentary film-maker
- 1964 - Ivan Bella, Slovak cosmonaut
- 1964 - Ray Stevenson, British actor
- 1964 - David Shaw, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1963 - Mike Myers, Canadian actor and comedian
- 1963 - Eha Rünne, Estonian shot putter and discus thrower
- 1962 - Rick Nattress, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1960 - Amy Klobuchar, American politician and U.S Senator from Minnesota
- 1960 - Anthea Turner, British television personality
- 1959 - Manolis Kefalogiannis, Greek politician
- 1959 - Rick Wamsley, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1959 - Julian Clary, British television personality
- 1958 - Aikaterini Batzeli, Greek politician
- 1958 - Carrie Newcomer, American folksinger
- 1958 - Paul Weller, British musician (The Jam, The Style Council)
- 1957 - Robert Picard, French Canadian ice hockey player
- 1957 - Edward Lee, American writer
- 1956 - Stavros Arnaoutakis, Greek politician
- 1956 - Tatsutoshi Goto, Japanese professional wrestler
- 1956 - Sugar Minott, Jamaican reggae singer
- 1956 - David P. Sartor, American composer
- 1955 - Alistair Burt, British Conservative politician
- 1953 - Eve Ensler, American playwright
- 1953 - Daniel Passarella, Argentine footballer
- 1953 - Stan Sakai, Japanese-American cartoonist (Usagi Yojimbo)
- 1952 - Al Sarrantonio, American writer
- 1952 - Gordon Smith, American politician and U.S Senator from Oregon
- 1952 - Jeffrey Bewkes, American media executive
- 1951 - Bob Gale, American screenwriter
- 1949 - Jamaica Kincaid, Antiguan-born novelist
- 1948 - Klaus Meine, German singer (Scorpions)
- 1947 - Karen Valentine, American actress
- 1946 - David A. Hargrave, American RPG designer (d.1988)
- 1944 - Frank Oz, English-born puppeteer and director
- 1944 - Pierre Bachelet, French singer and songwriter (d. 2005)
- 1944 - John Bunnell, American former Sheriff of Multnomah County, Oregon and TV personality
- 1944 - Robert MacPherson, American mathematician
- 1943 - Jessi Colter, American country singer
- 1943 - John "Poli" Palmer, British vibraphone, flute, piano and synthesizers player (Family)
- 1941 - Vladimir Voronin, President of Moldova
- 1939 - Dixie Carter, American actress (d. 2010)
- 1939 - Ian McKellen, English actor
- 1938 - Raymond Carver, American writer (d. 1988)
- 1936 - Tom T. Hall, American singer and songwriter
- 1935 - Cookie Gilchrist, American football player
- 1935 - Victoria Shaw, Australian-born American actress (d. 1988)
- 1933 - Ray Spencer, English footballer
- 1933 - Basdeo Panday, 5th Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago
- 1932 - John Gregory Dunne, American writer (d. 2003)
- 1932 - K. C. Jones, American professional basketball player and coach
- 1932 - W. P. Kinsella, Canadian writer
- 1931 - Georgi Grechko, Russian cosmonaut
- 1931 - Aili Jõgi, Estonian freedom fighter
- 1931 - Irwin Winkler, American film producer and director
- 1929 - Beverly Sills, American soprano (d. 2007)
- 1929 - Warren Frost, American actor
- 1927 - Robert Ludlum, American writer (d. 2001)
- 1925 - Rosario Castellanos, Mexican poet (d. 1974)
- 1925 - Jeanne Crain, American actress (d. 2003)
- 1925 - Don Liddle, American baseball player (d. 2000)
- 1924 - István Nyers, Hungarian footballer (d. 2005)
- 1922 - Enrico Berlinguer, Italian P.C.I. politician (d. 1984)
- 1922 - Kitty Kallen, American big band singer
- 1921 - Jack Steinberger, German-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1921 - Hal David, American lyricist and songwriter
- 1918 - Claude Akins, American actor (d. 1994)
- 1917 - Theodore Hesburgh, American educator and theologian
- 1917 - Steve Cochran, American actor (d. 1965)
- 1913 - Richard Dimbleby, British journalist and broadcaster (d. 1965)
- 1912 - Princess Deokhye of Korea (d. 1989)
- 1909 - Alfred Kubel, German politician (d. 1999)
- 1909 - Marie Menken, American experimental filmmaker and socialite (d. 1970)
- 1908 - Theodore Roethke, American poet (d. 1963)
- 1907 - U Nu, Burmese politician (d. 1995)
- 1903 - Binnie Barnes, British actress (d. 1998)
- 1900 - Alain Grandbois, French Canadian poet (d. 1975)
- 1899 - Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bengali poet, musician, revolutionary and philosopher (d. 1976)
- 1898 - Bennett Cerf, American publisher and TV personality (d. 1971)
- 1897 - Gene Tunney, American boxer(d. 1978)
- 1892 - Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav resistance leader and later Prime Minister and President (d. 1980)
- 1889 - Igor Sikorsky, Russian-American inventor and aviation pioneer (d. 1972)
- 1888 - Miles Malleson, English actor (d. 1969)
- 1887 - Pio of Pietrelcina, Italian Catholic priest and saint (d. 1968)
- 1886 - Philip Murray, Scottish-born American labor leader (d. 1952)
- 1886 - Rash Behari Bose, Indian revolutionary leader against the British Raj (d. 1945)
- 1882 - Marie Doro, American actress (d. 1956)
- 1880 - Jean Alexandre Barré, French neurologist (d. 1967)
- 1879 - Lord Beaverbrook, Canadian-born British publisher (d. 1964)
- 1878 - Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, American tap dancer and actor (d. 1949)
- 1877 - Billy Murray, American singer (d. 1954)
- 1865 - John Mott, American YMCA leader, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (d. 1955)
- 1865 - Pieter Zeeman, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1943)
- 1860 - James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist (d. 1944)
- 1856 - Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, French general (d. 1942)
- 1852 - William Muldoon, American Greco-Roman wrestler (d. 1933)
- 1848 - Johann Baptist Singenberger, Swiss composer, music teacher, editor and publisher (d. 1924)
- 1846 - Princess Helena of the United Kingdom, daughter of Queen Victoria (d. 1923)
- 1846 - Naim Frashëri, Albanian poet and writer (d. 1900)
- 1845 - Lip Pike, American baseball player (d. 1893)
- 1818 - Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss historian (d. 1897)
- 1803 - Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, English novelist and playwright (d. 1873)
- 1803 - Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist and philosopher (d. 1882)
- 1783 - Philip Pendleton Barbour, 12th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (d. 1841)
- 1749 - Gregorio Funes, Argentine Dean and politician, member of the Junta Grande
- 1725 - Samuel Ward, American politician (d. 1776)
- 1713 - John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1792)
- 1661 - Claude Buffier, French philosopher and historian (d. 1737)
- 1606 - Charles Garnier, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649)
- 1458 - Mahmud Begada, Sultan of Gujarat (d. 1511)
- 1334 - Emperor Suk?, Japanese Pretender (d. 1398)
- 1048 - Emperor Shenzong of Song China (d. 1085)