Birthdays occurring on May, 25

1803

Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton was born on May 25, 1803 British politician, poet, critic and prolific novelist, 1803-1873 Books are but waste paper unless we spend in action the wisdom we get from thought More quotations from Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

1803

Ralph Waldo Emerson was born on May 25, 1803 American poet, lecturer and essayist, 1803-1882 Words are alive; cut them and they bleed. More quotations from Ralph Waldo Emerson

1889

Igor Sikorsky was born on May 25, 1889 The work of the individual still remains the spark that moves mankind ahead even more than teamwork. More quotations from Igor Sikorsky

Deaths occurring on May, 25

1681

Pedro Calderon de la Barca died on May 25, 1681 Dramatist and poet, the greatest Spanish playwright of the Golden Age, 1600-1681 What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story, And the greatest good is little enough: for all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams More quotations from Pedro Calderon de la Barca