Page 6: Historical Events In August - 25

1940  On this day in history the first parachute wedding (how do you kiss the bride?)   

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

1941  On August - 25 english & Russian troops attack pro-German Iran   

1942  On August - 25 battle of Milne Bay, Papua   

1942  On this day in history sS begins transporting Jews of Maastricht Neth   

1942  On August - 25 george EAE, English prince/earl of St Andrews, dies in battle at 39   

1943  On August - 25 uS forces overran New Georgia in Solomon Islands during WW II   

1943  On this day in history 10th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 27, Washington 7 (48,471)   

1944  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 on this day in history.   

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

1944  France 2nd Tank division under General Leclerc reaches Notre Dame on this day in history.   

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

1945  On August - 25 jewish immigrants are permitted to leave Mauritius for Palestine   

1946  28th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Portland GC Portland Ore on August - 25.   

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 this day in history.   

1950  On August - 25 pres Truman orders army to seize control of RR to avert a strike   

1950  Sugar Ray Robinson KOs Jose Basora to win middleweight boxing title on August - 25.   

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 August - 25.   

1952  On this day in history det Tiger Virgil Trucks 2nd no-hitter of yr, beats Yankees, 1-0   

1954  Ivan Filin wins Berne marathon (2:25:26.6) (260m) on this day in history.   

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 August - 25 alfred C Kinsey, US sexologist (Kinsey Report), dies   

1957  On August - 25 prince Suvanna Phuma forms govt in LAOS, with Pathet Lao   

1960  On this day in history 17th summer olympics opens in Rome   

1963  Paul McCartney is fined œ31 & 1 yr suspended license for speeding on this day in history.   

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

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

1967  Paraguay accepts its constitution on August - 25.   

1967  On this day in history george Lincoln Rockwell, head of American Nazi Party, assassinated   

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 August - 25.   

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

1624  On this day in history birth of françois de la Chaise, French confessor of Louis XIV of France (d. 1709)   

1662  John Leverett the Younger, American educator (d. 1724) was born on August - 25.   

1664  Johan van de Bergh, Leids regent was born on August - 25.   

1718  Johann Jacob Rowalt, composer was born on August - 25.   

1724  George Stubbs, England, animal painter (House Frightened by Lion) was born on this day in history.   

1741  Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian (d. 1792) was born on August - 25.   

0079  Gaius Plinius Secundus, [Plinius Maior], Roman admiral/writer, dies on August - 25.   

0383  Death of Flavius Gratianus, Emperor of Rome (375-383), murdered at 25 on August - 25.   

0882  Louis III, King of France (879-82), dies at 19 on this day in history.   

1192  Death of Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1142) on August - 25.   

1227  Ghengis Khan, [Temudjin], founded Mongolia, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1330  On August - 25 death of sir James Douglas, Scottish soldier (b. 1286)