Historical Events In August - 25

1940  The first parachute wedding (how do you kiss the bride?) on August - 25.  

1940  1st (British) night bombing of Germany (Berlin) on August - 25.  

1941  English & Russian troops attack pro-German Iran on August - 25.  

1942  Battle of Milne Bay, Papua on this day in history.  

1942  SS begins transporting Jews of Maastricht Neth on this day in history.  

1942  On this day in history george EAE, English prince/earl of St Andrews, dies in battle at 39  

1943  US forces overran New Georgia in Solomon Islands during WW II on August - 25.  

1943  10th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 27, Washington 7 (48,471) on August - 25.  

1944  On August - 25 germany Army by now has sustained 400,000 men killed, wounded or captured, plus 1,300 tanks, 1,500 artillery, and 3,500 aircraft destroyed.  

1944  On August - 25 paris is taken by the Allies. General De Gaulle re-establishes a presence in the capital.  

1944  On this day in history france 2nd Tank division under General Leclerc reaches Notre Dame  

1944  Krijn van den Helm, resistance fighter (KP Leeuwarden), shot to death on this day in history.  

1945  Jewish immigrants are permitted to leave Mauritius for Palestine on this day in history.  

1946  28th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Portland GC Portland Ore on this day in history.  

1947  On August - 25 marion Carl in D-558-I sets world aircraft speech record, 1,047 kph  

1947  Clark Wissler, US cultural anthropologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1948  Bradman scores 150 in 212 minutes in his last innings at Lord's on August - 25.  

1950  Pres Truman orders army to seize control of RR to avert a strike on August - 25.  

1950  On August - 25 sugar Ray Robinson KOs Jose Basora to win middleweight boxing title  

1950  On August - 25 uS President Harry Truman orders the Army to take over the railroads to stop a possible strike.  

1951  Cleveland Indians win 16th straight home game on this day in history.  

1952  On August - 25 det Tiger Virgil Trucks 2nd no-hitter of yr, beats Yankees, 1-0  

1954  On August - 25 ivan Filin wins Berne marathon (2:25:26.6) (260m)  

1955  Last Soviet forces leave Austria on August - 25.  

1956  On this day in history to make room for Enos Slaughter, NY Yanks release Phil Rizzuto  

1956  On this day in history alfred C Kinsey, US sexologist (Kinsey Report), dies  

1957  On this day in history prince Suvanna Phuma forms govt in LAOS, with Pathet Lao  

1960  17th summer olympics opens in Rome on August - 25.  

1963  Paul McCartney is fined œ31 & 1 yr suspended license for speeding on August - 25.  

1964  The Beatles receive a gold record their third for A Hard Day's Night on this day in history.  

1965  On this day in history moonlight Graham, American baseball player  

1967  On this day in history paraguay accepts its constitution  

1967  George Lincoln Rockwell, head of American Nazi Party, assassinated on August - 25.  

1968  John George, actor (Kolb-Adventures of Fu Manchu), dies at 70 on August - 25.  

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1530  Ivan IV (the Terrible), 1st tsar of Russia (1533-84) was born on this day in history.  

1561  Philippe van Lansberge, Dutch astronomer (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.  

1624  François de la Chaise, French confessor of Louis XIV of France (d. 1709) was born on this day in history.  

1662  On this day in history birth of john Leverett the Younger, American educator (d. 1724)  

1664  Johan van de Bergh, Leids regent was born on this day in history.  

1718  On this day in history birth of johann Jacob Rowalt, composer  

1724  George Stubbs, England, animal painter (House Frightened by Lion) was born on August - 25.  

1741  On August - 25 birth of karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian (d. 1792)  

0079  On August - 25 gaius Plinius Secundus, [Plinius Maior], Roman admiral/writer, dies  

0383  On August - 25 death of flavius Gratianus, Emperor of Rome (375-383), murdered at 25  

0882  On August - 25 louis III, King of France (879-82), dies at 19  

1192  On this day in history death of hugh III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1142)  

1227  On this day in history ghengis Khan, [Temudjin], founded Mongolia, dies  

1270  Louis IX, the Saint, King of France (1226-70), dies from plague at 56 on this day in history.  

1282  Death of Thomas Cantilupe, English saint (b. ca 1218) on August - 25.  

1330  Death of Sir James Douglas, Scottish soldier (b. 1286) on this day in history.