Historical Events In 1925

Mar 18   On this day in history 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  

Mar 19   Angelo G Roncalli (Pope John XXIII) becomes a bishop in the year 1925.  

Mar 20   George N Curzon, British Foreign minister (1919-22), dies at 66 in the year 1925.  

Mar 20   On this day in history james Pickles, judge  

Mar 21   Edinburgh's Murreyfield Stadium officially opens on this day in history.  

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

Mar 21   John E Grotberg, (Rep-R-IL, 1985-86) in the year 1925.  

Mar 23   On this day in history aleksei Kuropatkin, Russian general/minister of War, dies at 76  

Mar 23   Tennessee becomes 1st state to outlaw teaching theory of evolution on this day in history.  

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

Mar 23   The teaching of Darwins theory of evolution banned in Tennessee schools on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 26   On this day in history the birth of Pierre Boulez, French composer  

Mar 27   On this day in history carl G Neumann, German mathematician/physicist, dies at 92  

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

Mar 30   On this day in history ivo Malek, composer  

Mar 30   Rudolf Steiner, Austrian philosopher (anthroposophy), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Mar 30   Stalin supports rights of non-Serbian Yugoslavians in the year 1925.  

Mar 31   In the year 1925 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   Great Britain goes back to gold standard on this day in history.  

Apr 03   Netherlands & Belgium sign accord of Westerschelde in the year 1925.  

Apr 03   In the year 1925 tony Benn, British minister of technology (1968)  

Apr 05   In the year 1925 belgian Workers Party wins parliamentary election  

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

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

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   On this day in history hebrew University, Jerusalem dedicated [see May 9, 1925]  

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 in the year 1925.  

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

Jan 01   Raymond Pellegrin, French actor was born in the year 1925.  

Jan 02   Andry Maryanovich Nikodemovich, composer was born in the year 1925.  

Jan 02   William J Crowe Jr, Kentucky, chairman joint chief of staff was born in the year 1925.  

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

Jan 04   In the year 1925 birth of veikko Hakulinen, Finland, 30K/50K cross country skier (Oly-gold-1956)  

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   In the year 1925 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history alfred Baldwin Sloan, composer, dies at 52