Page 11: Historical Events In 1925

Jul 29   Mikis Michael George Theodorakis, Chios Greece, composer (Raven).   

Jul 30   Antoine Duhamel, composer.   

Jul 31   Last allied occupying troops leave Ruhrgebied   

Jul 31   Unemployment Insurance Act passed in England.   

Aug 01   John Pieter Veth, painter/lithographer/etcher/writer, dies at 61   

Aug 01   Shortwave-radio link between Kootwijk and Netherland East-Indies.   

Aug 02   Alan Wicker, British broadcaster.   

Aug 03   Last US troops leave Nicaragua (there since 1912).   

Aug 03   William Bruce, cricketer (drowns 14 Tests for Australia 1885-95), dies   

Aug 04   1st Dutch Colijn govt forms.   

Aug 04   Alfons Van de Perre, Flemish physician, dies.   

Aug 04   US marines leave Nicaragua after 13-year occupation.   

Aug 05   Cor Witschge, Dutch actor (Pipo the Clown)   

Aug 05   Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language, which is in danger of dying out.   

Aug 06   Barbara Bates, Denver Colo, actress (Kathy-It's a Great Life).   

Aug 07   Felice Bryant, Milwaukee, rock writer (Bye Bye Love).   

Aug 07   League of Nation advises against Turk/Iraqi division of Mosoelgebied.   

Aug 08   1st national march of Ku Klux Klan (200000) in Washington, DC.   

Aug 08   Jack Stoddart, designer/socialist   

Aug 09   Only time Babe Ruth pinch-hit for, Bobby Veach flies out.   

Aug 09   Robert Heppener, composer (Hymns and Conversations, Movie Music).   

Aug 10   Hurricane strikes Borculo, 4 die.   

Aug 11   Carl Rowan, gun-toting newspaper columnist (Wash Post)   

Aug 12   KMA-AM in Shenandoah IA begins radio transmissions   

Aug 13   Benny Bailey, jazz trumpeter.   

Aug 14   Mount Rushmore 1st proposed.   

Aug 14   Russell Baker, Loudoun County, Va, columnist/humorist (NY Times).   

Aug 15   Norway annexes Spitsbergen.   

Aug 16   Fess Parker, Fort Worth Texas, actor (Davy Crockett, Old Yeller)   

Aug 17   John Hawkes, US writer (2nd Skin)   

Aug 18   Belgian and US sign treaty about war debts   

Aug 18   Brian W[ilson] Aldiss, UK, sci-fi author (Helliconia Trilogy).   

Aug 20   WJR-AM in Detroit MI begins radio transmissions   

Aug 21   BV Emmen soccer team forms   

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Jan 01   George Conner, NFL tackle, linebacker (Chicago Bears) was born in the year 1925.   

Jan 01   Valentina Cortesa, Milan Italy, actress (Kidnap Syndicate) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1925 birth of matthew "Stymie" Beard, American actor (d. 1981)   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of raymond Pellegrin, French actor   

Jan 02   In the year 1925 birth of andry Maryanovich Nikodemovich, composer   

Jan 02   William J Crowe Jr, Kentucky, chairman joint chief of staff was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of larry Harmon, American entertainer and TV producer (d. 2008)   

Jan 04   Veikko Hakulinen, Finland, 30K/50K cross country skier (Oly-gold-1956) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Oskar Brefeld, German botanist, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   In the year 1925 willem Devout, self employed (V & Dreesmann), dies   

Jan 25   On this day in history death of ivan Vucetic, Croatian anthropologist (b. 1858)   

Jan 30   On this day in history jakab Gyula Major, composer, dies at 66   

Feb 02   Antti Aarne, Finnish sociologist, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Feb 03   In the year 1925 jaap Eden, Dutch World champion bicyclist/speed skating, dies at 51   

Feb 18   James Lane Allen, US writer (Choir Invisible), dies at 75 in the year 1925.   

Feb 21   In the year 1925 alfred Baldwin Sloan, composer, dies at 52