May 25
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Art and culture
- 1521 - The Edict of Worms declares Martin Luther an outlaw.
- 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.
Births
- 1803 - Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, English novelist and playwright (d. 1873)
- 1818 - Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss historian (d. 1897)
- 1938 - Raymond Carver, American writer (d. 1988)
Deaths
- 1994 - Sonny Sharrock, American jazz guitarist (b. 1940)
- 2006 - Desmond Dekker, Jamaican ska musician (b. 1941)
Notes
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Music of France Pierre Bachelet (May 25, 1944 - February 15, 2005) was a French singer-songwriter with a gentle romantic voice. One of his hit songs was "Ecris-moi". ...