Historical Events In 1925

Mar 18   The worst tornado in U.S. history passes through eastern Missouri, southern Illinois, and southern Indiana, killing 695 people, injuring some 13,000 people, and causing seventeen million dollars in property damage. Known as the "Tri-State Tornado in the year 1925.  

Mar 19   On this day in history angelo G Roncalli (Pope John XXIII) becomes a bishop  

Mar 20   In the year 1925 george N Curzon, British Foreign minister (1919-22), dies at 66  

Mar 20   James Pickles, judge on this day in history.  

Mar 21   Edinburgh's Murreyfield Stadium officially opens in the year 1925.  

Mar 21   In the year 1925 iran adopts Khorshidi solar Hijrah calendar  

Mar 21   John E Grotberg, (Rep-R-IL, 1985-86) on this day in history.  

Mar 23   In the year 1925 aleksei Kuropatkin, Russian general/minister of War, dies at 76  

Mar 23   On this day in history tennessee becomes 1st state to outlaw teaching theory of evolution  

Mar 23   Tennessee becomes first state to outlaw teaching theory of evolution in the year 1925.  

Mar 23   The teaching of Darwins theory of evolution banned in Tennessee schools in the year 1925.  

Mar 24   On this day in history kSL-AM in Salt Lake City UT begins radio transmissions  

Mar 25   Greece becomes a republic when King George is deposed in the year 1925.  

Mar 26   The birth of Pierre Boulez, French composer on this day in history.  

Mar 27   Carl G Neumann, German mathematician/physicist, dies at 92 in the year 1925.  

Mar 29   In the year 1925 emlen Tunnell, NFL safety (Giants, Packers)  

Mar 30   On this day in history ivo Malek, composer  

Mar 30   On this day in history rudolf Steiner, Austrian philosopher (anthroposophy), dies at 64  

Mar 30   Stalin supports rights of non-Serbian Yugoslavians on this day in history.  

Mar 31   On this day in history wOWO-AM, Ft Wayne Indiana begins radio transmission (500 watts)  

Apr 01   1st transmission of Danish state radio on this day in history.  

Apr 01   In the year 1925 francis William Davenport, composer, dies at 77  

Apr 01   Hebrew University, Jerusalem dedicated [see May 9, 1925] on this day in history.  

Apr 02   On this day in history george MacDonald Fraser, poet/author (Flashman at the Charge)  

Apr 03   On this day in history great Britain goes back to gold standard  

Apr 03   On this day in history netherlands & Belgium sign accord of Westerschelde  

Apr 03   Tony Benn, British minister of technology (1968) in the year 1925.  

Apr 05   Belgian Workers Party wins parliamentary election on this day in history.  

Apr 05   Yankees whip Dodgers in exhibition 16-9 but Babe Ruth collapses in North Carolina due to an ulcer in the year 1925.  

Apr 06   1st film shown on an airplane (British Air) on this day in history.  

Apr 06   In the year 1925 arthur D Larsen, tennis champ (US Open-1950)  

Apr 08   First planned night landings on a carrier, USS Langley, by VF-1 on this day in history.  

Apr 08   Hebrew University, Jerusalem dedicated [see May 9, 1925] on this day in history.  

Apr 09   On this day in history babe Ruth rushed to hospital  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of george Conner, NFL tackle, linebacker (Chicago Bears)  

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

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of matthew "Stymie" Beard, American actor (d. 1981)  

Jan 01   In the year 1925 birth of raymond Pellegrin, French actor  

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

Jan 02   In the year 1925 birth of william J Crowe Jr, Kentucky, chairman joint chief of staff  

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 in the year 1925.  

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

Jan 25   Ivan Vucetic, Croatian anthropologist (b. 1858) died in the year 1925.  

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

Feb 02   In the year 1925 antti Aarne, Finnish sociologist, dies at 57  

Feb 03   Jaap Eden, Dutch World champion bicyclist/speed skating, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Feb 18   On this day in history james Lane Allen, US writer (Choir Invisible), dies at 75  

Feb 21   Alfred Baldwin Sloan, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.