Page 5: Historical Events In 1925

Mar 20   George N Curzon, British Foreign minister (1919-22), dies at 66.   

Mar 20   James Pickles, judge.   

Mar 21   Edinburgh's Murreyfield Stadium officially opens.   

Mar 21   In this year, Iran formally adopts Khorshidi solar Hijrah calendar.   

Mar 21   John E Grotberg, (Rep-R-IL, 1985-86).   

Mar 23   Aleksei Kuropatkin, Russian general/minister of War, dies at 76.   

Mar 23   Tennessee is recorded as becoming 1st state to outlaw teaching theory of evolution   

Mar 23   Tennessee is recorded as becoming inaugural state to outlaw teaching theory of evolution.   

Mar 23   The teaching of Darwins theory of evolution banned in Tennessee schools   

Mar 24   KSL-AM in Salt Lake City UT begins radio transmissions.   

Mar 25   Greece is recorded as becoming a republic when King George is deposed.   

Mar 26   Pierre Boulez, French composer is born   

Mar 27   Carl G Neumann, German mathematician/physicist, dies at 92   

Mar 29   Emlen Tunnell, NFL safety (Giants, Packers)   

Mar 30   Ivo Malek, composer.   

Mar 30   Rudolf Steiner, Austrian philosopher (anthroposophy), dies at 64.   

Mar 30   Stalin supports rights of non-Serbian Yugoslavians   

Mar 31   WOWO-AM, Ft Wayne Indiana begins radio transmission (500 watts).   

Apr 01   1st transmission of Danish state radio   

Apr 01   Francis William Davenport, composer, dies at 77.   

Apr 01   Hebrew University, Jerusalem dedicated [see May 9, 1925].   

Apr 02   George MacDonald Fraser, poet/author (Flashman at the Charge)   

Apr 03   Great Britain goes back to gold standard   

Apr 03   Netherlands and Belgium sign accord of Westerschelde.   

Apr 03   Tony Benn, British minister of technology (1968).   

Apr 05   In this year, Belgian Workers Party claims parliamentary election.   

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

Apr 06   1st film shown on an airplane (British Air)   

Apr 06   Arthur D Larsen, tennis champ (US Open-1950).   

Apr 08   Hebrew University, Jerusalem dedicated [see May 9, 1925]   

Apr 08   inaugural planned night landings on a carrier, USS Langley, by VF-1   

Apr 09   Babe Ruth rushed to hospital   

Apr 10   Czarina re-christened Stalingrad (now Volgograd)   

Apr 10   In this year, F Scott Fitzgerald publishes "The Great Gatsby"   

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Jan 01   George conner: Nfl tackle, linebacker (chicago bears)   

Jan 01   Valentina cortesa: Milan italy, actress (kidnap syndicate)   

Jan 01   Matthew "stymie" beard: American actor   

Jan 01   Raymond pellegrin: French actor   

Jan 02   Andry maryanovich nikodemovich: Composer   

Jan 02   William j crowe jr: Kentucky, chairman joint chief of staff   

Jan 02   Larry harmon: American entertainer and tv producer    

Jan 04   Veikko hakulinen: Finland, 30k/50k cross country skier (oly-gold-1956)   

Jan 12   Oskar brefeld: German botanist,   

Jan 14   Willem devout: Self employed (v & dreesmann),   

Jan 25   Ivan vucetic: Croatian anthropologist (b. 1858)   

Jan 30   Jakab gyula major: Composer,   

Feb 02   Antti aarne: Finnish sociologist,   

Feb 03   Jaap eden: Dutch world champion bicyclist/speed skating,   

Feb 18   James lane allen: Us writer (choir invisible),    

Feb 21   Alfred baldwin sloan: Composer,