Historical Events In January - 25

1968  On this day in history robert Anderson's "I Never Sang for My Father," premieres in New York City NY   

1968  On this day in history virginia Maskell, actress (Only Two Can Play), dies at 31   

1969  US-North Vietnamese peace talks begin in Paris on this day in history.   

1970  Robert Altman's "M*AS*H," premieres on January - 25.   

1970  On January - 25 eunice Hunton Carter, 1st black female DA in NY, dies at 70   

1971  Charles Manson &3 women followers convicted of Tate-LaBianca murders on this day in history.   

1971  Himachal Pradesh becomes 18th Indian state on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history military coup in Uganda under General Idi Amin Dada   

1971  On January - 25 philadelphia mint's first trial strike of the Eisenhower dollar   

1972  On January - 25 world's first kidney and pancreatic tissue transplant carried out in London   

1973  On this day in history on the British Columbia coast the Freighter Irish Stardust grounds north of Vancouver Island., spilling 378,000 litres of fuel oil, spill spreads 320 km south   

1974  On January - 25 bülent Ecevit forms government in Turkey   

1974  On this day in history christian Barnard transplants first human heart without removal of old   

1974  Dr Christian Barnard performs a heart transplant, leaving the original heart in place on this day in history.   

1974  Start of major flooding in Brisbane in which 13 die on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history vivien Kellems, TV hostess (The Power of Women), dies at 78   

1976  On this day in history surinder Amarnath scores 124 on Test debut India vs New Zealand Auckland   

1977  On January - 25 in New York Rene Levesque 1922-1987 tells Wall Street audience at the Economic Club of New York that 'separation is inevitable'   

1977  On January - 25 donald Kerr, actor (Devil Bat, Killer Bats), dies at 85   

1978  Muriel Humphrey (D-MN) appointed to fill late husband's Senate seat on January - 25.   

1978  Tango Duke, dies in Australia at 42; oldest known thoroughbred horse on this day in history.   

1979  22.2-km Oshimizu railroad tunnel holed through, central Honshu, Japan on January - 25.   

1979  On January - 25 jean-Luc Pepin and John Robarts release the Report of the Task Force on Canadian Unity; recommend that Quebec should have the power to maintain its language and culture, and that federal powers be reduce   

1979  On this day in history pope John Paul II's first overseas trip as supreme pontiff   

1979  J Robertson Hare, actor (Fighting Stock), dies at 87 on January - 25.   

1980  On this day in history bani Sadr elected President of Iran   

1980  On this day in history dutch Government demands boycott of Olympics   

1980  On January - 25 finance Minister Abolhassan Bani-Sadr is elected president of Iran.   

1980  Highest speed attained by a warship, 167 kph, USN hovercraft on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history paul McCartney is released from Tokyo jail &deported   

1980  On this day in history david Newell, actor (Dangerous Curves, White Heat), dies at 75   

1981  Mao's widow Jiang Qing sentenced to death on January - 25.   

1981  The 52 American hostages held by Iran for 444 days arrive back in the U.S on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history adele Marie Astaire, sister of Fred Astaire, dies at 82   

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1037  Su Tung-p'o, [J Sotoba], China, layman/poet/administrator [or Dec 19] was born on January - 25.   

1477  Anna de Bretagne, wife of Maximilian of Austria & Louis XII was born on January - 25.   

1509  On January - 25 birth of giovanni Morone, Italian theologist/diplomat/cardinal/"heretic"   

1540  Edmund Campion, London, saint/Jesuit martyr (Decem Rationes) was born on January - 25.   

1615  Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (Isaac blesses Jacob) was born on January - 25.   

1626  On January - 25 birth of john van de Cappelle, Amsterdam, landscape painter   

1627  On this day in history birth of robert Boyle, Ireld, physicist/chemist/author (experiments with color)   

1634  Gaspar Fagel, lawyer/pension advisor of Holland (1672-88) was born on January - 25.   

0477  On this day in history death of geiseric, King of the Vandals and Alans   

0844  On January - 25 death of pope Gregory IV   

1067  Death of Emperor Yingzong of China (b. 1032) on this day in history.   

1138  Anacletus II, [Pietro Pierleone], Jewish anti-pope (1130-38), dies on this day in history.   

1139  On this day in history godfried I, with the Beard, duke of Brabant/earl of Leuven, dies   

1366  Death of Henry Suso, German mystic on this day in history.   

1431  Death of Charles II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1364) on this day in history.   

1494  Ferdinand I, cruel king of Naples, dies on January - 25.