Historical Events In 1925

Mar 18   The worst tornado in U.S. history passes through eastern Missouri, southern Illinois, and southern Indiana, killing 695 people, injuring some 13,000 people, and causing seventeen million dollars in property damage. Known as the "Tri-State Tornado in the year 1925.  

Mar 19   Angelo G Roncalli (Pope John XXIII) becomes a bishop on this day in history.  

Mar 20   George N Curzon, British Foreign minister (1919-22), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Mar 20   On this day in history james Pickles, judge  

Mar 21   In the year 1925 edinburgh's Murreyfield Stadium officially opens  

Mar 21   Iran adopts Khorshidi solar Hijrah calendar in the year 1925.  

Mar 21   John E Grotberg, (Rep-R-IL, 1985-86) in the year 1925.  

Mar 23   Aleksei Kuropatkin, Russian general/minister of War, dies at 76 in the year 1925.  

Mar 23   On this day in history tennessee becomes 1st state to outlaw teaching theory of evolution  

Mar 23   Tennessee becomes first state to outlaw teaching theory of evolution in the year 1925.  

Mar 23   In the year 1925 the teaching of Darwins theory of evolution banned in Tennessee schools  

Mar 24   KSL-AM in Salt Lake City UT begins radio transmissions in the year 1925.  

Mar 25   In the year 1925 greece becomes a republic when King George is deposed  

Mar 26   The birth of Pierre Boulez, French composer on this day in history.  

Mar 27   In the year 1925 carl G Neumann, German mathematician/physicist, dies at 92  

Mar 29   Emlen Tunnell, NFL safety (Giants, Packers) on this day in history.  

Mar 30   Ivo Malek, composer in the year 1925.  

Mar 30   Rudolf Steiner, Austrian philosopher (anthroposophy), dies at 64 in the year 1925.  

Mar 30   Stalin supports rights of non-Serbian Yugoslavians in the year 1925.  

Mar 31   In the year 1925 wOWO-AM, Ft Wayne Indiana begins radio transmission (500 watts)  

Apr 01   In the year 1925 1st transmission of Danish state radio  

Apr 01   In the year 1925 francis William Davenport, composer, dies at 77  

Apr 01   Hebrew University, Jerusalem dedicated [see May 9, 1925] in the year 1925.  

Apr 02   In the year 1925 george MacDonald Fraser, poet/author (Flashman at the Charge)  

Apr 03   On this day in history great Britain goes back to gold standard  

Apr 03   Netherlands & Belgium sign accord of Westerschelde in the year 1925.  

Apr 03   In the year 1925 tony Benn, British minister of technology (1968)  

Apr 05   Belgian Workers Party wins parliamentary election in the year 1925.  

Apr 05   In the year 1925 yankees whip Dodgers in exhibition 16-9 but Babe Ruth collapses in North Carolina due to an ulcer  

Apr 06   1st film shown on an airplane (British Air) on this day in history.  

Apr 06   In the year 1925 arthur D Larsen, tennis champ (US Open-1950)  

Apr 08   First planned night landings on a carrier, USS Langley, by VF-1 on this day in history.  

Apr 08   Hebrew University, Jerusalem dedicated [see May 9, 1925] on this day in history.  

Apr 09   Babe Ruth rushed to hospital on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   George Conner, NFL tackle, linebacker (Chicago Bears) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of valentina Cortesa, Milan Italy, actress (Kidnap Syndicate)  

Jan 01   Matthew "Stymie" Beard, American actor (d. 1981) was born in the year 1925.  

Jan 01   Raymond Pellegrin, French actor was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Andry Maryanovich Nikodemovich, composer was born in the year 1925.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of william J Crowe Jr, Kentucky, chairman joint chief of staff  

Jan 02   In the year 1925 birth of larry Harmon, American entertainer and TV producer (d. 2008)  

Jan 04   In the year 1925 birth of veikko Hakulinen, Finland, 30K/50K cross country skier (Oly-gold-1956)  

Jan 12   Oskar Brefeld, German botanist, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Jan 14   In the year 1925 willem Devout, self employed (V & Dreesmann), dies  

Jan 25   Ivan Vucetic, Croatian anthropologist (b. 1858) died in the year 1925.  

Jan 30   On this day in history jakab Gyula Major, composer, dies at 66  

Feb 02   In the year 1925 antti Aarne, Finnish sociologist, dies at 57  

Feb 03   Jaap Eden, Dutch World champion bicyclist/speed skating, dies at 51 in the year 1925.  

Feb 18   On this day in history james Lane Allen, US writer (Choir Invisible), dies at 75  

Feb 21   On this day in history alfred Baldwin Sloan, composer, dies at 52