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 in the year 1925.   

Mar 19   In the year 1925 angelo G Roncalli (Pope John XXIII) becomes a bishop   

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

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

Mar 21   In the year 1925 edinburgh's Murreyfield Stadium officially opens   

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   Aleksei Kuropatkin, Russian general/minister of War, dies at 76 in the year 1925.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history greece becomes a republic when King George is deposed   

Mar 26   In the year 1925 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   In the year 1925 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 on this day in history.   

Mar 30   On this day in history stalin supports rights of non-Serbian Yugoslavians   

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

Apr 01   On this day in history 1st transmission of Danish state radio   

Apr 01   Francis William Davenport, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1925.   

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   On this day in history great Britain goes back to gold standard   

Apr 03   In the year 1925 netherlands & Belgium sign accord of Westerschelde   

Apr 03   Tony Benn, British minister of technology (1968) in the year 1925.   

Apr 05   Belgian Workers Party wins parliamentary election on this day in history.   

Apr 05   Yankees whip Dodgers in exhibition 16-9 but Babe Ruth collapses in North Carolina due to an ulcer in the year 1925.   

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

Apr 06   On this day in history arthur D Larsen, tennis champ (US Open-1950)   

Apr 08   On this day in history first planned night landings on a carrier, USS Langley, by VF-1   

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   George Conner, NFL tackle, linebacker (Chicago Bears) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Valentina Cortesa, Milan Italy, actress (Kidnap Syndicate) was born in the year 1925.   

Jan 01   Matthew "Stymie" Beard, American actor (d. 1981) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of raymond Pellegrin, French actor   

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   In the year 1925 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Oskar Brefeld, German botanist, dies at 85 in the year 1925.   

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

Jan 25   Ivan Vucetic, Croatian anthropologist (b. 1858) died in the year 1925.   

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   Jaap Eden, Dutch World champion bicyclist/speed skating, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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