Historical Events In April - 25

1942  Paul Kornfeld, writer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1943  The Demyansk Shield for German troops in commemoration of Demyansk Pocket is instituted on April - 25.  

1943  On April - 25 vladimir Ivanovich Nemirovich-Danchenko, playwright/director, dies  

1944  United Negro College Fund incorporates on this day in history.  

1945  45 countries convene UN Conference on Intl Organization in SF on this day in history.  

1945  Last Boeing B-17 attack against Nazi Germany on April - 25.  

1945  RCAF's No. 6 Group makes its last bombing raid over Germany on this day in history.  

1945  On April - 25 u.S. and Red Army units meet near the Elbe River at Torgan, 75 miles south of Berlin.  

1945  United Nations founded at San Francisco on April - 25.  

1945  On April - 25 uS & Soviet forces meet at Torgau Germany on Elbe River  

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1946  On April - 25 "Exposition Flyer" rammed at Napierville Illinois, killing 48  

1946  Albert Knight, cricketer (3 Tests for England on 1903-04 tour), dies on April - 25.  

1947  Lou Thesz beats Whipper Watson in St Louis, to become wrestling champ on this day in history.  

1949  On April - 25 e L Johnson discovers asteroid #1922 Zulu  

1949  Friedrich Durrenmatt's "Romulus der Grosse," premieres in Basel on April - 25.  

1950  Ambon (proclaims RMS (Republik Maluku Selatan) on this day in history.  

1951  Jerzy Fitelberg, composer, dies at 47 on April - 25.  

1952  On this day in history american Bowling Congress approves use of an automatic pinsetter  

1952  6th NBA Championship: Minneapolis Lakers beat NY Knicks, 4 games to 3 on this day in history.  

1953  On April - 25 scientists identify DNA  

1954  On this day in history bell labs announces first solar battery (NYC)  

1954  Bell labs announces 1st solar battery (NYC) on April - 25.  

1954  On April - 25 joseph Hergesheimer, novelist (Java Head), dies  

1955  On April - 25 canadian Pacific inaugurates its new stainless steel, scenic-domed transcontinental passenger train "The Canadian" between Montreal/Toronto and Vancouver.  

1955  Constance Collier, actress (Perils of Pauline), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1956  On April - 25 elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" goes #1  

1957  On April - 25 the first experimental sodium nuclear reactor operated  

1957  On April - 25 1st experimental sodium nuclear reactor operated  

1959  St Lawrence Seaway linking Atlantic, Great Lakes opens to shipping on this day in history.  

1959  On this day in history uSS Eversole rescues 14 Chinese Nationalist fishermen from their sinking fishing trawler in the Formosa Strait.  

1960  On April - 25 hope Emerson actress (I Married Joan, Peter Gunn), dies at 62  

1960  Locomotive number 6043 makes the last scheduled run of a steam locomotive on Canadian National on train 76 between The Pas and Winnipeg on April - 25.  

1960  The first submerged circumnavigation of Earth completed (Triton) on April - 25.  

1960  On April - 25 1st submerged circumnavigation of Earth completed (Triton)  

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0032  On April - 25 birth of marcus Salvius Otho, Roman Emperor (d. 69)  

1214  On this day in history birth of louis IX, King of France (1226-70)  

1228  On this day in history birth of koenraad IV, Roman Catholic German king (1237-54)  

1228  Conrad IV of Germany (d. 1254) was born on April - 25.  

1284  Edward II, King of England (1307-27) was born on April - 25.  

1287  On April - 25 birth of roger de Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, de facto ruler of England (d. 1330)  

1502  Georg Major, German Protestant theologian (d. 1574) was born on April - 25.  

1567  On this day in history birth of aurelio Signoretti, composer  

0068  On this day in history death of saint Mark, the first Pope of Alexandria and the founder of Christianity in Africa  

0974  Ratherius of Verona/Liege, bishop/abbot, dies at about 84 on this day in history.  

1265  On this day in history death of roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester, English crusader  

1295  On this day in history sancho IV, the Brave, scholar/king of Castile/Leon, dies  

1342  On April - 25 benedict XII, [Jacques Fournier], Pope (1334-42), dies  

1472  Leon Battista degli Alberti, scupltor/musician (Dinner Pieces), dies on April - 25.  

1482  On this day in history margaret of Anjou, Queen (Henry VI), dies  

1516  On April - 25 death of john Yonge, English diplomat (b. 1467)