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 this day in history.  

1956  On July - 25 jordanians attack UN Palestine truce  

1956  On this day in history ’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  

1957  On July - 25 monarchy in Tunisa abolished in favor of a republic  

1957  On July - 25 tunisia gains independence  

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

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

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 July - 25.  

1963  US, Russia & England sign nuclear test ban treaty on July - 25.  

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

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  Supremes release "You Can't Hurry Love" on July - 25.  

1966  On July - 25 frank O'Hara, writer, dies at 40  

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

1967  On July - 25 w Gombrowicz, writer, dies at 62  

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

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

1969  On July - 25 douglas Stuart Moore, composer, dies at 75  

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

1972  US health officials concede blacks were used as guinea pigs in 40 year syphillis experiment on this day in history.  

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

1973  On July - 25 uSSR launches Mars 5  

1974  On July - 25 t Smirnova discovers asteroid #2345 Fucik  

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

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

1981  On July - 25 voyager 2 encounters Saturn  

1981  Ian Martin, actor (Uncle Bill-O'Neills), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1982  On July - 25 beene Dubbelboer, writer (Turfgasgenerator), dies at 76  

1983  On July - 25 the first nonhuman primate (baboon) conceived in a lab dish, San Antonio  

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  Casimir I, Duke of Poland (d. c. 1058) was born on July - 25.  

1109  Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85) was born on this day in history.  

1336  On July - 25 birth of albert, Count of Holland (d. 1404)  

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 this day in history.  

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

1562  On July - 25 birth of kiyomasa Kato, Japanese warlord (d. 1611)  

1575  Christoph Scheiner, Germany, astronomer was born on July - 25.  

0306  Gaius Flavius V Constantius, under-emperor of Rome 297-306, dies on this day in history.  

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

1471  On July - 25 john Soreth, French general, dies  

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

1539  Lorenzo Campeggi(east), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat, dies at 65 on July - 25.  

1564  On July - 25 ferdinand I, German Emperor (1558-64), dies at 61  

1570  On July - 25 death of ivan Viskovati, chancellor of Russia, executed  

1580  On July - 25 baltazar Alvarez, Spanish jesuit/writer, dies at 47