Historical Events In 1925

Mar 18   On this day in history 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  

Mar 19   Angelo G Roncalli (Pope John XXIII) becomes a bishop in the year 1925.  

Mar 20   In the year 1925 george N Curzon, British Foreign minister (1919-22), dies at 66  

Mar 20   James Pickles, judge in the year 1925.  

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   In the year 1925 john E Grotberg, (Rep-R-IL, 1985-86)  

Mar 23   In the year 1925 aleksei Kuropatkin, Russian general/minister of War, dies at 76  

Mar 23   In the year 1925 tennessee becomes 1st state to outlaw teaching theory of evolution  

Mar 23   Tennessee becomes first state to outlaw teaching theory of evolution on this day in history.  

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

Mar 24   On this day in history kSL-AM in Salt Lake City UT begins radio transmissions  

Mar 25   Greece becomes a republic when King George is deposed on this day in history.  

Mar 26   On this day in history the birth of Pierre Boulez, French composer  

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   In the year 1925 ivo Malek, composer  

Mar 30   On this day in history rudolf Steiner, Austrian philosopher (anthroposophy), dies at 64  

Mar 30   On this day in history stalin supports rights of non-Serbian Yugoslavians  

Mar 31   WOWO-AM, Ft Wayne Indiana begins radio transmission (500 watts) on this day in history.  

Apr 01   1st transmission of Danish state radio on this day in history.  

Apr 01   On this day in history francis William Davenport, composer, dies at 77  

Apr 01   Hebrew University, Jerusalem dedicated [see May 9, 1925] on this day in history.  

Apr 02   George MacDonald Fraser, poet/author (Flashman at the Charge) on this day in history.  

Apr 03   Great Britain goes back to gold standard on this day in history.  

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

Apr 03   Tony Benn, British minister of technology (1968) in the year 1925.  

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   In the year 1925 1st film shown on an airplane (British Air)  

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

Apr 08   In the year 1925 first planned night landings on a carrier, USS Langley, by VF-1  

Apr 08   Hebrew University, Jerusalem dedicated [see May 9, 1925] in the year 1925.  

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

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of george Conner, NFL tackle, linebacker (Chicago Bears)  

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

Jan 01   In the year 1925 birth of matthew "Stymie" Beard, American actor (d. 1981)  

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   Larry Harmon, American entertainer and TV producer (d. 2008) was born in the year 1925.  

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   On this day in history death of ivan Vucetic, Croatian anthropologist (b. 1858)  

Jan 30   Jakab Gyula Major, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1925.  

Feb 02   Antti Aarne, Finnish sociologist, dies at 57 in the year 1925.  

Feb 03   Jaap Eden, Dutch World champion bicyclist/speed skating, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Feb 18   James Lane Allen, US writer (Choir Invisible), dies at 75 in the year 1925.  

Feb 21   Alfred Baldwin Sloan, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1925.