Historical Events In July - 25

1955  Ilmari Hannikainen, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1956  Italian liner Andrea Doria sank after colliding with the Stockholm on July - 25.  

1956  Jordanians attack UN Palestine truce on this day in history.  

1956  ’One hour before midnight on July 25, 1956, the Swedish ocean liner Stockholm collided with the Italian liner Andrea Doria off the coast of Nantucket,later the Andrea Doria sank on this day in history.  

1957  Monarchy in Tunisa abolished in favor of a republic on this day in history.  

1957  Tunisia gains independence on this day in history.  

1958  On July - 25 "Sensational" Sherri Martel wins wrestling's WWF woman's title  

1958  "Sensational" Sherri Martel, woman's wrestling champ (WWF) on July - 25.  

1959  Isaac Halevi Herzog, chief rabbi of Israel (1936-59), dies at 71 on July - 25.  

1961  Maris hits home runs 37, 38, 39 & 40 in a double header on this day in history.  

1963  US, Russia & England sign nuclear test ban treaty on this day in history.  

1964  Beatles' "Hard Day's Night, A," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 14 weeks on July - 25.  

1964  Race riot in Rochester NY on this day in history.  

1965  On July - 25 folk-rock begins, Dylan uses electricity at Newport Folk Festival  

1966  On July - 25 supremes release "You Can't Hurry Love"  

1966  On this day in history frank O'Hara, writer, dies at 40  

1967  Construction begins on SF MUNI METRO (Market Street subway) on July - 25.  

1967  W Gombrowicz, writer, dies at 62 on July - 25.  

1968  H Wroblewski discovers asteroid #1993 Guacolda on this day in history.  

1969  On this day in history 70,000 attend Seattle Pop Festival  

1969  Douglas Stuart Moore, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1971  On this day in history leroy Robertson, composer, dies at 74  

1972  On July - 25 uS health officials concede blacks were used as guinea pigs in 40 year syphillis experiment  

1973  George Harrison pays œ1,000,000 tax on his Bangladesh concert & album on July - 25.  

1973  USSR launches Mars 5 on this day in history.  

1974  T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2345 Fucik on this day in history.  

1974  Walter Brennan, actor (Real McCoys), dies at 79 on July - 25.  

1975  On this day in history "A Chorus Line," longest-running Broadway show (6,137), premiers  

1981  On July - 25 voyager 2 encounters Saturn  

1981  Ian Martin, actor (Uncle Bill-O'Neills), dies at 69 on July - 25.  

1982  Beene Dubbelboer, writer (Turfgasgenerator), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1983  The first nonhuman primate (baboon) conceived in a lab dish, San Antonio on July - 25.  

1983  Washington Public Power Supply System defaulted $2.25 billion on this day in history.  

1983  Jerome Moross, US composer (Frankie & Johnny), dies at 69 on July - 25.  

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1016  On July - 25 birth of casimir I, Duke of Poland (d. c. 1058)  

1109  Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85) was born on July - 25.  

1336  Albert, Count of Holland (d. 1404) was born on July - 25.  

1404  Philips van Saint-Pol, Duke of Brabant was born on July - 25.  

1421  Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (d. 1461) was born on July - 25.  

1517  Jacques Peletier (du Mans), French poet/scientist was born on this day in history.  

1562  On this day in history birth of kiyomasa Kato, Japanese warlord (d. 1611)  

1575  On this day in history birth of christoph Scheiner, Germany, astronomer  

0306  On July - 25 gaius Flavius V Constantius, under-emperor of Rome 297-306, dies  

1409  On this day in history death of king Martin I of Sicily  

1471  On this day in history john Soreth, French general, dies  

1492  On this day in history innocent VII, [Giovanni B Cibo], Italian Pope (1484-92), dies  

1539  On this day in history lorenzo Campeggi(east), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat, dies at 65  

1564  On this day in history ferdinand I, German Emperor (1558-64), dies at 61  

1570  Death of Ivan Viskovati, chancellor of Russia, executed on this day in history.  

1580  Baltazar Alvarez, Spanish jesuit/writer, dies at 47 on this day in history.