What day of the week was May 25, 1977?

The day of the week May 25th, 1977 fell on was a Wednesday.

Yevgenia Ginzburg the Russian author (b. 1904) died on this day in 1977.

Star Wars (retitled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in 1981) is released in theaters the inspiring the Jediism religion and Geek Pride Day holiday. Chinese government removes a decade old ban on William Shakespeare's work the effectively ending the Cultural Revolution started in 1966.