Historical Events In August - 25
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1940 On August - 25 the first parachute wedding (how do you kiss the bride?)
1940 1st (British) night bombing of Germany (Berlin) on this day in history.
1941 English & Russian troops attack pro-German Iran on August - 25.
1942 Battle of Milne Bay, Papua on August - 25.
1942 SS begins transporting Jews of Maastricht Neth on August - 25.
1942 On this day in history george EAE, English prince/earl of St Andrews, dies in battle at 39
1943 US forces overran New Georgia in Solomon Islands during WW II on this day in history.
1943 On August - 25 10th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 27, Washington 7 (48,471)
1944 On August - 25 germany Army by now has sustained 400,000 men killed, wounded or captured, plus 1,300 tanks, 1,500 artillery, and 3,500 aircraft destroyed.
1944 On this day in history paris is taken by the Allies. General De Gaulle re-establishes a presence in the capital.
1944 On this day in history france 2nd Tank division under General Leclerc reaches Notre Dame
1944 On this day in history krijn van den Helm, resistance fighter (KP Leeuwarden), shot to death
1945 On this day in history jewish immigrants are permitted to leave Mauritius for Palestine
1946 28th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Portland GC Portland Ore on August - 25.
1947 Marion Carl in D-558-I sets world aircraft speech record, 1,047 kph on this day in history.
1947 Clark Wissler, US cultural anthropologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.
1948 Bradman scores 150 in 212 minutes in his last innings at Lord's on this day in history.
1950 Pres Truman orders army to seize control of RR to avert a strike on this day in history.
1950 On this day in history sugar Ray Robinson KOs Jose Basora to win middleweight boxing title
1950 On August - 25 uS President Harry Truman orders the Army to take over the railroads to stop a possible strike.
1951 On August - 25 cleveland Indians win 16th straight home game
1952 Det Tiger Virgil Trucks 2nd no-hitter of yr, beats Yankees, 1-0 on this day in history.
1954 On August - 25 ivan Filin wins Berne marathon (2:25:26.6) (260m)
1955 On this day in history last Soviet forces leave Austria
1956 To make room for Enos Slaughter, NY Yanks release Phil Rizzuto on August - 25.
1956 On August - 25 alfred C Kinsey, US sexologist (Kinsey Report), dies
1957 On August - 25 prince Suvanna Phuma forms govt in LAOS, with Pathet Lao
1960 17th summer olympics opens in Rome on August - 25.
1963 On August - 25 paul McCartney is fined œ31 & 1 yr suspended license for speeding
1964 On this day in history the Beatles receive a gold record their third for A Hard Day's Night.
1965 Moonlight Graham, American baseball player on this day in history.
1967 Paraguay accepts its constitution on this day in history.
1967 On August - 25 george Lincoln Rockwell, head of American Nazi Party, assassinated
1968 On August - 25 john George, actor (Kolb-Adventures of Fu Manchu), dies at 70
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