Historical Events In July - 25

1907  Jack Gilford, NYC, actor (Save the Tiger, Cocoon, Arthur 2) on this day in history.   

1908  Ajinomoto is founded. Kikunae Ikeda of the Tokyo Imperial University discovers that a key ingredient in Konbu soup stock is monosodium glutamate (MSG), and patents a process for manufacturing it on July - 25.   

1908  Joseph Mitchell, writer on July - 25.   

1909  On July - 25 france's Louis Bl‚riot, makes first airplane flight across Engl Channel   

1909  On this day in history louis Bleriot becomes the first man to cross the Channel (between England and France) by plane   

1909  France's Louis Bleriot, makes 1st airplane flight across Engl Channel on July - 25.   

1911  Filippo Capocci, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1912  On July - 25 comoros proclaimed a French colonies   

1912  On this day in history lawrence Alma Tadema, Dutch/British painter, dies at 76   

1913  Carl Weilman strikes out 6 times in a 15 inning game on July - 25.   

1913  On July - 25 john Cairncross, linguist (5th Man)   

1914  Germany soc-democrat "No German blood for Austrian tyrant" on July - 25.   

1914  On July - 25 woody Strode, actor (Posse, Cotton Club, Vigilante, Scream)   

1915  David Napley, solicitor on July - 25.   

1916  Explosion at Lake Erie & Cleveland Waterworks on this day in history.   

1916  Ko van Dijk Jr, Dutch actor (Zaak M P) on July - 25.   

1917  Sir Thomas Whyte introduces the first income tax in Canada as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%) on July - 25.   

1918  On July - 25 annette Adams sworn in as first woman district attorney of US, Calif   

1918  Race riot in Chester Pennsylvania (3 blacks & 2 whites killed) on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history annette Adams sworn in as 1st woman district attorney of US, Calif   

1918  Nan Grey, [Eschal Miller], actress (3 Grief Girl, Dracula's Daughters) on July - 25.   

1918  On this day in history carlos Guido y Spano, Argentine poet (Mexico, canto epico), dies   

1919  Hubert Booi, Bonairian poet (Golgotha/Muchila) on this day in history.   

1920  Red Sox turn triple-play, but Ruth's 35th HR leads Yanks to 8-2 win on this day in history.   

1921  John Christopherson, artist/collector on this day in history.   

1922  AT&T begins broadcasting on WBAY (NYC-later WEAF, WNBC, WRCA & WFAN) on July - 25.   

1922  On this day in history jarolslaw Zielinski, composer, dies at 75   

1923  German mark devalued to 600,000 Dmark=$1 on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history estelle Getty, NYC, actress (Sophia Petrillo-Golden Girls)   

1925  On this day in history alistair Taylor, cricketer (one Test as opening bat for S Afr 1956)   

1926  On July - 25 teodor Grigoriu, composer   

1927  On July - 25 midge Decter, St Paul Minn, anti woman's lib (Liberated Woman...)   

1927  Matilde Serao, [Tuffolina], Italian writer (Land of Cockayne), dies on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history somnath Chatterjee, Indian communist leader   

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1016  On this day in history birth of casimir I, Duke of Poland (d. c. 1058)   

1109  On this day in history birth of afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85)   

1336  Albert, Count of Holland (d. 1404) was born on this day in history.   

1404  Philips van Saint-Pol, Duke of Brabant was born on July - 25.   

1421  On this day in history birth of henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (d. 1461)   

1517  On this day in history birth of jacques Peletier (du Mans), French poet/scientist   

1562  On this day in history birth of kiyomasa Kato, Japanese warlord (d. 1611)   

1575  On July - 25 birth of christoph Scheiner, Germany, astronomer   

0306  On this day in history gaius Flavius V Constantius, under-emperor of Rome 297-306, dies   

1409  Death of King Martin I of Sicily on July - 25.   

1471  On this day in history john Soreth, French general, dies   

1492  Innocent VII, [Giovanni B Cibo], Italian Pope (1484-92), dies on July - 25.   

1539  On July - 25 lorenzo Campeggi(east), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat, dies at 65   

1564  Ferdinand I, German Emperor (1558-64), dies at 61 on July - 25.   

1570  Death of Ivan Viskovati, chancellor of Russia, executed on July - 25.   

1580  On July - 25 baltazar Alvarez, Spanish jesuit/writer, dies at 47