Page 5: 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 on this day in history.   

Mar 19   Angelo G Roncalli (Pope John XXIII) becomes a bishop on this day in history.   

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

Mar 20   In the year 1925 james Pickles, judge   

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

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

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

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

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

Mar 24   KSL-AM in Salt Lake City UT begins radio transmissions in the year 1925.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 29   On this day in history emlen Tunnell, NFL safety (Giants, Packers)   

Mar 30   In the year 1925 ivo Malek, composer   

Mar 30   Rudolf Steiner, Austrian philosopher (anthroposophy), dies at 64 in the year 1925.   

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

Mar 31   WOWO-AM, Ft Wayne Indiana begins radio transmission (500 watts) on this day in history.   

Apr 01   1st transmission of Danish state radio in the year 1925.   

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

Apr 01   In the year 1925 hebrew University, Jerusalem dedicated [see May 9, 1925]   

Apr 02   George MacDonald Fraser, poet/author (Flashman at the Charge) on this day in history.   

Apr 03   Great Britain goes back to gold standard on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   Babe Ruth rushed to hospital on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1925 birth of george Conner, NFL tackle, linebacker (Chicago Bears)   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of valentina Cortesa, Milan Italy, actress (Kidnap Syndicate)   

Jan 01   Matthew "Stymie" Beard, American actor (d. 1981) was born in the year 1925.   

Jan 01   Raymond Pellegrin, French actor was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   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   Willem Devout, self employed (V & Dreesmann), dies on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history jaap Eden, Dutch World champion bicyclist/speed skating, dies at 51   

Feb 18   In the year 1925 james Lane Allen, US writer (Choir Invisible), dies at 75   

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