Page 6: Historical Events In August - 25
Friday, 21 March 2025
1940 On this day in history the first parachute wedding (how do you kiss the bride?)
1940 1st (British) night bombing of Germany (Berlin) on August - 25.
1941 English & Russian troops attack pro-German Iran on August - 25.
1942 On this day in history battle of Milne Bay, Papua
1942 On this day in history sS begins transporting Jews of Maastricht Neth
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 this day in history.
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 Paris is taken by the Allies. General De Gaulle re-establishes a presence in the capital on August - 25.
1944 On August - 25 france 2nd Tank division under General Leclerc reaches Notre Dame
1944 Krijn van den Helm, resistance fighter (KP Leeuwarden), shot to death on August - 25.
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 this day in history.
1947 Marion Carl in D-558-I sets world aircraft speech record, 1,047 kph on August - 25.
1947 On this day in history clark Wissler, US cultural anthropologist, dies at 76
1948 On August - 25 bradman scores 150 in 212 minutes in his last innings at Lord's
1950 Pres Truman orders army to seize control of RR to avert a strike on August - 25.
1950 Sugar Ray Robinson KOs Jose Basora to win middleweight boxing title on this day in history.
1950 US President Harry Truman orders the Army to take over the railroads to stop a possible strike on August - 25.
1951 Cleveland Indians win 16th straight home game on August - 25.
1952 Det Tiger Virgil Trucks 2nd no-hitter of yr, beats Yankees, 1-0 on this day in history.
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 Alfred C Kinsey, US sexologist (Kinsey Report), dies on this day in history.
1957 On this day in history prince Suvanna Phuma forms govt in LAOS, with Pathet Lao
1960 On August - 25 17th summer olympics opens in Rome
1963 Paul McCartney is fined œ31 & 1 yr suspended license for speeding on this day in history.
1964 The Beatles receive a gold record their third for A Hard Day's Night on this day in history.
1965 On August - 25 moonlight Graham, American baseball player
1967 Paraguay accepts its constitution on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
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