Page 5: Historical Events In August - 31
Wednesday, 25 February 2026
1929 Julio Ramon Ribeyro, writer 

1930 Owen B Pickett, (Rep-D-Virginia) 

1931 Dan Rather, news anchor (CBS-TV) 

1931 Marcel Planiol, French private law scholar, dies 

1932 Benito Wogatzki, writer 

1934 1st NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 0, All-Stars 0 (79432) 

1934 Nikos Xanthopoulos, Greek actor 

1934 Johan H A Schaper, Dutch MP (SDAP), dies. 

1935 FDR signs an act prohibiting export of US arms to belligerents 

1935 1st national skeet championship (Indianapolis). 

1935 Eldridge Cleaver, Black Panther turned Republican. 

1935 Abraham Isaac Kook, rabbi/author (Hokhmat Ha-kodesh), dies. 

1936 Marva Nettles Collins, educator (west side preparatory school) 

1937 Det's rookie Rudy York sets record for HRs of 18 HRs in August. 

1937 Guido de Moor, Dutch actor (Apart, Because the Cats) 

1938 5th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 28, Washington 16 (74250). 

1939 Japanese invasion army driven out of Mongolia. 

1940 Hollywood screen stars Lawrence Olivier and Vivian Leigh are married 

1940 1st edition pf illegal opposition newspaper Free Netherlands. 

1940 Johanna "Annie" Bakker, revue-artists/singer/actress, dies at 58 

1941 Great Gildersleeve, a spin-off of Fibber McGee and Molly debuts on NBC. 

1941 23 U-boats sunk this month (80000 ton). 

1941 Marian Zwetajewa, writer, dies 

1942 Battle at Alam Halfa: German and Italians assault 

1942 Von Bismarck, German major general, (Africa Corps), dies in battle 

1943 1st battle of Essex/new Yorktown: US assault on Marcus Island. 

1944 Allied offensive at "Gothen-linie," Italy. 

1944 Killinger, German ambassador to Romania, commits suicide 

1945 Van Morrison, American songwriter is born 

1945 The Liberal Party of Australia is founded by Robert Menzies. 

1946 Paul August von Klenau, Danish opera composer/conductor, dies at 63. 

1947 In this year, Hungarian communist party claims election 

1948 Queen Wilhelmina celebrates 50th jubilee 

1948 Andrei A Zjdanov, Rus politician (against kosmopolitism), dies at 52 

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