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   Angelo G Roncalli (Pope John XXIII) becomes a bishop on this day in history.  

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

Mar 20   James Pickles, judge in the year 1925.  

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

Mar 21   Iran adopts Khorshidi solar Hijrah calendar in the year 1925.  

Mar 21   In the year 1925 john E Grotberg, (Rep-R-IL, 1985-86)  

Mar 23   Aleksei Kuropatkin, Russian general/minister of War, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Mar 23   Tennessee becomes 1st state to outlaw teaching theory of evolution in the year 1925.  

Mar 23   In the year 1925 tennessee becomes first state to outlaw teaching theory of evolution  

Mar 23   On this day in history the teaching of Darwins theory of evolution banned in Tennessee schools  

Mar 24   KSL-AM in Salt Lake City UT begins radio transmissions on this day in history.  

Mar 25   In the year 1925 greece becomes a republic when King George is deposed  

Mar 26   The birth of Pierre Boulez, French composer in the year 1925.  

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

Mar 29   Emlen Tunnell, NFL safety (Giants, Packers) in the year 1925.  

Mar 30   Ivo Malek, composer on this day in history.  

Mar 30   In the year 1925 rudolf Steiner, Austrian philosopher (anthroposophy), dies at 64  

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

Mar 31   In the year 1925 wOWO-AM, Ft Wayne Indiana begins radio transmission (500 watts)  

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

Apr 01   Francis William Davenport, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 02   In the year 1925 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   Netherlands & Belgium sign accord of Westerschelde on this day in history.  

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

Apr 05   Belgian Workers Party wins parliamentary election in the year 1925.  

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

Apr 06   In the year 1925 1st film shown on an airplane (British Air)  

Apr 06   Arthur D Larsen, tennis champ (US Open-1950) in the year 1925.  

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] in the year 1925.  

Apr 09   Babe Ruth rushed to hospital on this day in history.  

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

Jan 01   In the year 1925 birth of valentina Cortesa, Milan Italy, actress (Kidnap Syndicate)  

Jan 01   Matthew "Stymie" Beard, American actor (d. 1981) was born on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history birth of william J Crowe Jr, Kentucky, chairman joint chief of staff  

Jan 02   Larry Harmon, American entertainer and TV producer (d. 2008) was born on this day in history.  

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   Willem Devout, self employed (V & Dreesmann), dies in the year 1925.  

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

Jan 30   Jakab Gyula Major, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1925.  

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 in the year 1925.  

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 in the year 1925.