Historical Events In July - 25

1955  On this day in history ilmari Hannikainen, composer, dies at 62  

1956  Italian liner Andrea Doria sank after colliding with the Stockholm on this day in history.  

1956  On this day in history jordanians attack UN Palestine truce  

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 July - 25.  

1957  On this day in history monarchy in Tunisa abolished in favor of a republic  

1957  On this day in history tunisia gains independence  

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

1958  "Sensational" Sherri Martel, woman's wrestling champ (WWF) on this day in history.  

1959  On this day in history isaac Halevi Herzog, chief rabbi of Israel (1936-59), dies at 71  

1961  On this day in history maris hits home runs 37, 38, 39 & 40 in a double header  

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

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  Folk-rock begins, Dylan uses electricity at Newport Folk Festival on this day in history.  

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  On July - 25 construction begins on SF MUNI METRO (Market Street subway)  

1967  On this day in history w Gombrowicz, writer, dies at 62  

1968  H Wroblewski discovers asteroid #1993 Guacolda on July - 25.  

1969  70,000 attend Seattle Pop Festival on July - 25.  

1969  Douglas Stuart Moore, composer, dies at 75 on July - 25.  

1971  On July - 25 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 this day in history george Harrison pays œ1,000,000 tax on his Bangladesh concert & album  

1973  USSR launches Mars 5 on this day in history.  

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 July - 25.  

1981  Voyager 2 encounters Saturn on July - 25.  

1981  On this day in history ian Martin, actor (Uncle Bill-O'Neills), dies at 69  

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 July - 25.  

1983  Jerome Moross, US composer (Frankie & Johnny), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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1016  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (d. 1461)  

1517  On this day in history birth of jacques Peletier (du Mans), French poet/scientist  

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  Gaius Flavius V Constantius, under-emperor of Rome 297-306, dies on July - 25.  

1409  Death of King Martin I of Sicily on this day in history.  

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

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

1539  Lorenzo Campeggi(east), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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

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

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