Historical Events In 1925

Mar 18   In the year 1925 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 20   George N Curzon, British Foreign minister (1919-22), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

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) on this day in history.  

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   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 in the year 1925.  

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

Mar 25   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1925 ivo Malek, composer  

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

Mar 30   In the year 1925 stalin supports rights of non-Serbian Yugoslavians  

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

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

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

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   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   On this day in history belgian Workers Party wins parliamentary election  

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

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Jan 01   In the year 1925 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   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   Andry Maryanovich Nikodemovich, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1925.  

Jan 12   On this day in history oskar Brefeld, German botanist, dies at 85  

Jan 14   Willem Devout, self employed (V & Dreesmann), dies in the year 1925.  

Jan 25   In the year 1925 death of ivan Vucetic, Croatian anthropologist (b. 1858)  

Jan 30   In the year 1925 jakab Gyula Major, composer, dies at 66  

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

Feb 03   In the year 1925 jaap Eden, Dutch World champion bicyclist/speed skating, dies at 51  

Feb 18   James Lane Allen, US writer (Choir Invisible), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Feb 21   On this day in history alfred Baldwin Sloan, composer, dies at 52