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Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the " Mauve Decade" because William Henry Perkin 's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that The 1910s decade ran from January 1 1910 through December 31 1919 The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The year 1925 in Archaeology involved some significant events The year 1925 in architecture involved some significant events List of years in Art Events Josef Albers marries Anni Fleischmann. This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1925: Events In Germany, in-flight (silent movies shown in commercial Events Top grossing films The Big Parade Ben-Hur The Freshman The year 1925 in literature involved some significant events and new books Events T S Eliot joins the publishing house of Faber & Gwyer leaves Lloyds bank Events February 25 - Art Gillham - The Whispering Pianist records the first electrical recordings to be released for Columbia using the Events November 28 – Nashville radio station WSM begins a national institution with its first broadcast of the "WSM Barn Dance" - the Events February events February 16 &ndash A new Suspension bridge opens over Niagara Falls, replacing the previous span The year 1925 saw a number of significant events in Radio broadcasting. The year 1925 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below Baseball (Major League Pittsburgh Pirates def Washington Senators in the World Series Baseball (Negro The year 1925 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1925. See also 1924 in Australia, other events of 1925, 1926 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1924 in Canada, other events of 1925, 1926 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. See also 1924 in India, other events of 1925, 1926 in India and the Timeline of Indian history. Events February 11 - In the Dáil a resolution is passed making it illegal for any citizen to secure a divorce with the right to re-marry in the State Incumbents Regal and Vice Regal Head of State - George V Governor-General - General Sir Charles See also 1924 in South Africa, other events of 1925, 1926 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. Incumbents Monarch - George V of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Stanley Baldwin, Conservative Sovereign States A Afghanistan – Emirate of Afghanistan Albania – Principality of Albania (to February 1) 1924 state leaders - Events of 1925 - 1926 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- See also List of state leaders in 1925 List of colonial governors Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Thursday ( Dominical letter D) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today

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Events of 1925 -  Jan. . Feb. . March . April -  May . June . July  .  Aug. -  Sept. . Oct. . Nov. .  Dec. -  Undated . Ongoing Births Deaths Nobel prizes Ship events See also -  Notes -  External links

Events of 1925

January-February

• January 3 - Benito Mussolini (Il Duce) announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• January 5 - Nellie Tayloe Ross becomes the first female governor in the United States. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Nellie Tayloe Ross ( November 29, 1876 – December 19, 1977) was an American Politician, the Governor of The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• January 27–February 1 - The 1925 serum run to Nome, or the "Great Race of Mercy", relays diphtheria antitoxin by dog sled across the U.S. territory of Alaska to combat an epidemic. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen During the 1925 serum run to Nome, also known as the " Great Race of Mercy " 20 mushers and about 150 Sled dogs relayed Diphtheria Diphtheria ( Greek διφθερα ( diphthera)—“pair of leather scrolls" is an upper respiratory tract illness characterized by sore An antitoxin is an Antibody with the ability to neutralize a specific Toxin. A dog sled is a Sled pulled by one or more Sled dogs used to travel over Ice and through Snow. The Alaska Territory was an incorporated territory of the United States from 1912 to 1959 In Epidemiology, an epidemic (from Greek epi- upon + demos people is a classification of a disease that appears as new cases in a

• February 21 - The New Yorker magazine publishes its first issue. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland The New Yorker is an American Magazine that publishes reportage commentary criticism essays fiction satire cartoons and poetry Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland The New Yorker is an American Magazine that publishes reportage commentary criticism essays fiction satire cartoons and poetry
• February 25 - Art Gillham records for Columbia Records the first Western Electric masters to be commercially released. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Art Gillham, ( January 1, 1895 in St Louis, Missouri – June 6, 1961 in Atlanta, Georgia) was a Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company

March-April

• March 4 - Calvin Coolidge becomes the first President of the United States to have his inauguration broadcasted on radio. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth John Calvin Coolidge Jr (July 4 1872 January 5 1933 was the thirtieth President of the United States (1923–1929 The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light.
• March 6 - Pionerskaya Pravda, one of the oldest children's newspapers in Europe, is founded
• March 13 - Scopes Trial: A law in Tennessee prohibits the teaching of evolution. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Pionerskaya Pravda (Пионе́рская Пра́вда is an all-Russian newspaper Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. The " Scopes Trial " ( Scopes v State 152 Tenn 424 278 S Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. eVolution is the third Album by eLDee, it was due to be released in 2008
• March 15 - Phi Lambda Chi fraternity was founded, with their original name "The Aztecs" on the campus of Arkansas State Teacher's College in Conway, Arkansas, now known as the University of Central Arkansas. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Phi Lambda Chi (ΦΛX is a US national fraternity founded in 1925 Conway is the County seat of Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States. The University of Central Arkansas is a state-run institution located in the city of Conway, the seat of Faulkner County, north of Little Rock and
• March 18 - The Tri-State Tornado rampages through Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana and kills 695 people and injures 2027. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor The Great Tri-State Tornado of Wednesday March 18, 1925, crossed from southeastern Missouri, through southern Illinois, then into southwestern Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union It hits the towns Murphysboro, Illinois; Gorham, Illinois; Ellington, Missouri; and Griffin, Indiana
• March 21 - Tennessee Governor Austin Peay signs the Butler Act, prohibiting the teaching of evolution in the state's public schools. Murphysboro is a city in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. Gorham is a village in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. Ellington is a city in Reynolds County, Missouri, United States. Griffin is a town in Bethel Township, Posey County, Indiana, United States. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Austin Peay (born June 1, 1876 and died October 2, 1927) was Governor of Tennessee from 1923 until his death in 1927 Provisions of the law The law "AN ACT prohibiting the teaching of the Evolution Theory in all the Universities Normals and all other public schools of Tennessee which eVolution is the third Album by eLDee, it was due to be released in 2008
• March 31 - WOWO radio station in Ft. Wayne, Indiana begins broadcasting. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Located in Fort Wayne Indiana, WOWO is an independent news/talk radio station transmitting on 1190 kHz at 50000 Watts during the daylight hours and Fort Wayne is a City in northeastern Indiana, United States and the County seat of Allen
• April 1 - Frank Heath and his horse Gypsy Queen leave Washington, D.C. to begin a two-year journey to visit all 48 states. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D
• April 10 - F. Scott Fitzgerald publishes The Great Gatsby
• April 16 - The Communist St Nedelya Church assault claims the lives of 150 and injures 500 in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24 1896 – December 21 1940 was an American writer of Novels and Short stories, whose works are evocative of the The Great Gatsby is a Novel by the American author F Scott Fitzgerald. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom The St Nedelya Church assault was a terrorist attack on St Nedelya Church in Bulgaria. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Sofia (София ˈsɔfija is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of Bulgaria, with a population of 1395568 in the Capital Municipality

May-June

• May 5 - Scopes Trial: Dayton, Tennessee, biology teacher John Scopes is arrested for teaching Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John The " Scopes Trial " ( Scopes v State 152 Tenn 424 278 S Dayton is a city in Rhea County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6180 at the 2000 census John Thomas Scopes ( August 3, 1900 &ndash October 21, 1970) a Teacher in Dayton Tennessee, was charged on May Charles Robert Darwin (February 12 1809 &ndash April 19 1882 was an English naturalist, who realised and demonstrated that all Species of life eVolution is the third Album by eLDee, it was due to be released in 2008
• May 5 - General Election Law was passed in Japan. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John The was a law passed in Taishō period Japan, extending suffrage to all males aged 25 and over For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• May 8 - Tom Lee rescues 32 people from the M.E. Norman, a sinking steamboat. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen ME Norman was a -long sternwheel Steamboat operated by the US A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power, typically driving a Propeller
• May 25 - Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is indicted for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. The " Scopes Trial " ( Scopes v State 152 Tenn 424 278 S John Thomas Scopes ( August 3, 1900 &ndash October 21, 1970) a Teacher in Dayton Tennessee, was charged on May Charles Robert Darwin (February 12 1809 &ndash April 19 1882 was an English naturalist, who realised and demonstrated that all Species of life eVolution is the third Album by eLDee, it was due to be released in 2008
• May 25 - The National Forensics League is founded. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. The National Forensic League is one of three major US national Organizations which direct high school competitive speech events
• May 29 - Last communication from the British explorer Percy Fawcett, a telegram to his wife, before he disappears in the Amazon. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett (1867 &ndash presumably 1925 was a British Archaeologist and explorer. The Amazon River (Rio Amazonas Río Amazonas of South America is the largest river in the world by volume with a total river flow greater than the next top ten largest rivers
• June 1 - Percy and Florence Arrowsmith are married. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected This couple, who celebrated their 80th wedding anniversary June 1, 2005 (Percy aged 105, and wife Florence 100), are acknowledged by the Guinness Book of Records as record-holders for the longest marriage for a living couple and the greatest aggregate age of a married couple. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U
• June 6 - The Chrysler Corporation is founded by Walter Percy Chrysler. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Chrysler LLC is an American Automobile manufacturer that has been producing Automobiles since 1925 Walter Percy Chrysler ( April 2, 1875 – August 18, 1940) was an American Machinist, Railroad man Automotive industry
• June 13 - Charles Francis Jenkins achieves the first synchronized transmission of pictures and sound, using 48 lines, and a mechanical system. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Not to be confused with Charles Francis Jenkins (1865-1951 a U A 10-minute film of a miniature windmill in motion is sent across 5 miles from Anacostia to Washington, DC. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The images were viewed by representatives of the National Bureau of Standards, the U.S. Navy, the Commerce Department, and others. The United States Department of Commerce is the Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with promoting Economic growth Jenkins called this "the first public demonstration of radiovision".
• June 29 - Santa Barbara Earthquake of 1925: a 6. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. 3 earthquake destroys downtown Santa Barbara, California. Santa Barbara is a city in Santa Barbara County California, United States.

July-August

• July 10
  • Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins with John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher, accused of teaching evolution in violation of a Tennessee state law. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. The " Scopes Trial " ( Scopes v State 152 Tenn 424 278 S Dayton is a city in Rhea County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6180 at the 2000 census John Thomas Scopes ( August 3, 1900 &ndash October 21, 1970) a Teacher in Dayton Tennessee, was charged on May eVolution is the third Album by eLDee, it was due to be released in 2008 Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States.
  • Meher Baba begins his 44 year silence. Meher Baba ( Devanāgarī: मेहेर बाबा) (February 25 1894 Merwan Sheriar Irani – January 31 1969 was an Indian mystic and spiritual
• July 18 - Adolf Hitler publishes his personal manifesto Mein Kampf. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Mein Kampf ( English: My Struggle/My Battle) is a book by Adolf Hitler.
• July 21 - Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching evolution in class and fined $100. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World The " Scopes Trial " ( Scopes v State 152 Tenn 424 278 S Dayton is a city in Rhea County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6180 at the 2000 census John Thomas Scopes ( August 3, 1900 &ndash October 21, 1970) a Teacher in Dayton Tennessee, was charged on May eVolution is the third Album by eLDee, it was due to be released in 2008
• July 25 - Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS) is established. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler The Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (Телеграфное агентство Советского Союза Telegrafnoye agentstvo Sovetskogo Soyuza) abbr
• August 14 - The original Hetch Hetchy Moccasin Powerhouse is completed and goes on line. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Moccasin, an unincorporated town in Tuolumne County California, is located at the intersection of State Route 49 and State Route 120.
• August 25 - French evacuation of the Ruhr region of Germany. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the The Occupation of the Rhineland gave the French and Belgian armies the springboard from which it was easy to undertake the occupation of the Ruhr.

September-October

• September 3 - US dirigible Shenandoah breaks up en route to Scottfield, St. Louis - 14 crewmen dead. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Design and construction The Shenandoah was originally designated FA-1 for 'Fleet Airship Number One' but this was changed to ZR-1
• October - Major money forgery and fraud of Alves Reis exposed in Portugal. October events and holidays Children's Book Week ( England) - First Week of October National Day ( China People's Republic Artur Virgílio Alves dos Reis (b in Lisbon September 3 1898 - July 1955 was a Portuguese criminal who perpetrated one of the largest Frauds in history Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula.
• October 30 - John Logie Baird creates Britain's first television transmitter. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. John Logie Baird (August 13 1888 – June 14 1946 was a Scottish engineer and inventor of the world's first working television system The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For biologic transmitters see Transmitter substance. A transmitter is an electronic device which usually with the aid of an antenna

November-December

• November 6 - Secret agent Sidney Reilly executed by the OGPU, the secret police of the Soviet Union. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Origins and youth The origins identities and activities of Sidney George Reilly have befuddled researchers and intelligence agencies for more than a century hence much The State Political Directorate was the Secret police of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic ( RSFSR) and the Soviet Union from 1922 until Secret police (sometimes political police) are a Police agency which operates in Secrecy to maintain National security against internal The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• November 24 - Hussar of the Dead was released in Santiago de Chile. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal El Húsar de la Muerte ( Spanish: Hussar of the Dead or The Death Husar) is a Chilean Silent film Movie of Santiago ( (litteraly in spanish Saint James) is the Capital of Chile, and the center of its largest Conurbation ( Greater Santiago
• November 26 - Prajadhipok (Rama VII) crowned as King of Siam. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Prajadhipok ( Rama VII, พระปกเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว Phra Pokklao Chaoyuhua) ( November 8, 1893 - The Chakri dynasty has ruled Thailand since the founding of the Ratthanakosin era in 1782 following the end of Taksin of Thonburi 's reign when the
• November 28 - Country-variety show Grand Ole Opry makes its radio debut on station WSM (it would later become the longest-running live music show). For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly Country music radio program and concert broadcast live on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time.
• December 16 - Alpha Phi Omega, a national service fraternity, founded at Lafayette College. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Alpha Phi Omega (commonly known as APO but also ΑΦΩ A-Phi-O and A-Phi-Q is the largest collegiate fraternity in the United States, with chapters at over 350 campuses an Lafayette College is a private Coeducational liberal arts and engineering college located in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
• December 16 - Colombo Radio launches in Ceylon; the station is subsequently known as Radio Ceylon. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Radio Ceylon is the oldest Radio station in Asia. Broadcasting was started on an experimental basis in Ceylon by the Telegraph Department Radio Ceylon is the oldest Radio station in Asia. Broadcasting was started on an experimental basis in Ceylon by the Telegraph Department
• December 26 - The Great Sphinx of Giza is unearthed after restoration. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. The Great Sphinx of Giza (أبو الهول "The Father of Fear" is a half-human half-lion Sphinx statue in Egypt, on the Giza Plateau at the

Undated

• Queensland, an Australian state, introduces a 44-hour working week.
• New York City becomes the largest city in the world, taking the lead from London. The City of New York London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. [1]
• Thompson submachine gun sells for $175 in the 1925 Sears, Roebuck and Company mail order catalog. The Thompson submachine gun is an American Submachine gun that became infamous during the Prohibition era Sears Roebuck and Company, commonly known as Sears, is an American mid-range chain of International Department stores founded by Richard
• Vladimir Zworykin takes out the first patent for colour television. Vladimir Kozmich Zworykin (Владимир Козьмич Зворыкин ( July 30, 1889 - July 29, 1982) was a Russian-American
• Introduction of London's first Double-decker buses. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. A double-decker bus is a Bus that has two levels While double-decker long-distance coaches are in widespread use around the world double-decker city buses are
• The Royal Tweed Bridge in Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, is completed. Berwick-upon-Tweed ( ˈbɛrɪk- ( Scots: Berwick or historically South Berwick) situated in the county of Northumberland, is the northernmost England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• The National Football League adds five teams: New York Giants, Detroit Panthers, Providence Steam Roller, a new Canton Bulldogs team, and Pottsville Maroons
• The Shueisha Publishing Company is founded. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey. The Providence Steam Roller (also referred to as the Providence Steam Rollers, the Providence Steamroller and the Providence Steamrollers) was a professional The Canton Bulldogs were a professional American football team based in Canton Ohio, in the National Football League from 1920 to 1923 and 1925 to Boston Bulldogs (NFL redirects here For the Boston Bulldogs team that competed in the first American Football League see Boston Bulldogs (AFL The Pottsville is a major publisher in Japan, headquartered in Tokyo. The company was founded in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan
• Scotch Tape is invented.
• Brisbane City Council, (Brisbane,Australia), is created from the amalgamation of 20 smaller cities, towns and shires. Brisbane City Council is the governing council for Brisbane, which is the capital of Queensland, Australia.

Births

1925 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1925 MCMXXV
Ab urbe condita	2678
Armenian calendar	1374 ԹՎ ՌՅՀԴ
Bahá'í calendar	81 – 82
Berber calendar	2875
Buddhist calendar	2469
Burmese calendar	1287
Chinese calendar	4561/4621-12-7 (甲子年十二月初七日) — to — 4562/4622-11-16 (乙丑年十一月十六日)
Coptic calendar	1641 – 1642
Ethiopian calendar	1917 – 1918
Hebrew calendar	5685 – 5686
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1980 – 1981
- Shaka Samvat	1847 – 1848
- Kali Yuga	5026 – 5027
Holocene calendar	11925
Iranian calendar	1303 – 1304
Islamic calendar	1343 – 1344
Japanese calendar	Taishō 14 (大正14年)
Korean calendar	4258
Thai solar calendar	2468
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January-February

• January 6 - John De Lorean, American car maker (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Taishō era, is a period in the History of Japan dating from July 30, 1912 to December 25, 1926, coinciding with the reign The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King John Zachary DeLorean ( January 6 1925  &ndash March 19 2005) was an American engineer and executive in the U 2005)
• January 7 - Gerald Durrell, British naturalist, zookeeper, author, and television presenter (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Gerald ('Gerry' Malcolm Durrell OBE ( January 7, 1925 &ndash January 30, 1995) was a naturalist, Zookeeper 1995)
• January 8 - Helmuth Hubener, Youth political activist against the Hitler regime (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Helmuth Hübener ( 8 January 1925 &ndash 27 October 1942) was the youngest opponent of the Third Reich to be sentenced Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately 1942)
• January 11 - Grant Tinker, American television executive
• January 14 - Yukio Mishima, Japanese writer (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Grant A Tinker (born January 11, 1925) is the former chairman and CEO of NBC from 1981 to 1986 co-founder of MTM Enterprises, and Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. was the pseudonym of, a Japanese author poet and 1970)
• January 25 - Gilles Deleuze, French philosopher (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Gilles Deleuze ( (January 18 1925 &ndash November 4 1995 was a French philosopher of the late 20th century 1995)
• January 26 - Paul Newman, American actor
• January 30 - Dorothy Malone, American actress
• February 3 - Leon Schlumpf, Swiss Federal Councillor
• February 8 - Jack Lemmon, American actor and film director (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Paul Leonard Newman (January 26 1925 &ndash September 26 2008 was an Academy Award Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain This article is about the actress For the cookbook writer see Dorothy Malone. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Leon Schlumpf (born February 3, 1925) is a Swiss Politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1979-1987 Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8 1925 &ndash June 27 2001 was an American Actor known principally for his comedic roles 2001)
• February 11 - Kim Stanley, American actress (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Kim Stanley ( February 11, 1925 &ndash August 20, 2001) was an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning 2001)
• February 17
  • Ron Goodwin, English composer and conductor (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Ronald Alfred Goodwin (17 February 1925 &ndash 8 January 2003 was a British Composer and conductor best known for his Film scores 2003)
  • Hal Holbrook, American actor
• February 18 - George Kennedy, American actor
• February 20 - Robert Altman, American film director (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Harold Rowe "Hal" Holbrook Jr (born February 17, 1925) is an American Actor. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy George Harris Kennedy Jr He was raised by his mother Helen A ( née Kieselbach a ballet dancer Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Robert Bernard Altman (February 20 1925 – November 20 2006 was an American Film director known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with 2006)
• February 21 - Sam Peckinpah, American director (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland David Samuel "Sam" Peckinpah (February 21 1925 &ndash December 28 1984 was an American Film director who achieved iconic status following the release 1984)
• February 25 - Shehu Shagari, President of Nigeria
• February 27 - Samuel Dash, American Congressional counsel (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari, Turakin Sakkwato (born February 25, 1925,) served as the President of Nigeria 's Second Republic (1979 Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Samuel Dash ( February 27 1925 &ndash May 29 2004) a native of Camden New Jersey, a co-chief 2004)

March-April

• March 4 - Paul Mauriat, French musician (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Paul Mauriat ( Marseille, 4 March 1925 &ndash 3 November 2006 in Perpignan 2006)
• March 12 - Leo Esaki, Japanese physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• March 16 - Luis E. Miramontes, Mexican chemist (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Leona Esaki also known as Leo Esaki (江崎 玲於奈 Esaki Reona, born March 12, 1925) is a Japanese physicist who shared the The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Luis Ernesto Miramontes Cárdenas ( March 16 1925, in Tepic, Nayarit &ndash September 13 2004, in Mexico City 2004)
• March 23 - David Watkin, British cinematographer
• March 25 - Flannery O'Connor, American writer (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. David Watkin ( 23 March 1925 &ndash 19 February 2008) was an influential British Cinematographer, an innovator who Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Mary Flannery O'Connor ( March 25 1925 &ndash August 3 1964) was an American Novelist, Short-story 1964)
• March 26 - Pierre Boulez, French composer
• April 4 - Fariza Magomadova, Chechen teacher
• April 14
  • Gene Ammons, American jazz saxophonist (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Pierre Boulez (pjɛʁ buˈlɛz (b Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Fariza Vagabovna Magomadova ( Фариза Вагабовна Магомадова) (born April 4, 1925 in Chechnya) is a former Chechen Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Eugene "Jug" Ammons ( April 14, 1925 - August 6, 1974) was an American Jazz tenor saxophone player, 1974)
  • Rod Steiger, American actor (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Rod Steiger ( April 14, 1925 – July 9, 2002) was an American Academy Award -winning Actor known for his 2002)
• April 20 - Ernie Stautner, German-born American football player (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Ernest Alfred Stautner (April 20 1925 &ndash February 16 2006 was a German -born American football player and coach who starred as a Defensive 2006)
• April 22 - George Cole, British actor
• April 24 - Eugen Weber, Romanian-born historian
• April 25 - Kay E. Kuter, American actor (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. George Edward Cole OBE (born April 22, 1925 in Tooting, London, England) is an English Actor. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Eugen Joseph Weber ( April 24, 1925, Bucharest - May 17, 2007, Brentwood Los Angeles California) was a prominent Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Kay Edwin Emmert Kuter ( April 25, 1925 - November 12, 2003) was an American Actor who starred on television and in film 2003)

May-June

• May 2 - Yogi Berra, baseball player
• May 4 - Maurice R. Greenberg, American businessman
• May 5 - Charles Chaplin Jr., American actor (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (born May 12 1925 in St Louis Missouri) is a former Major League Baseball player and manager Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Maurice R "Hank" Greenberg (born May 4, 1925 in New York City) is an American Businessman and former chairman and CEO of Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr ( 5 May 1925 - 20 March 1968) was an American Actor. 1968)
• May 19 - Pol Pot, Cambodian Khmer Rouge leader (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Saloth Sar ( May 19, 1925 – April 15, 1998) also known as Pol Pot, was leader of the Communist movement known as 1998)
• May 19 - Malcolm X, American civil rights activist (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little; May 19 1925 February 21 1965 also known as El-Hajj Malik El- Shabazz, was an African American 1965)
• May 22 - James King, American tenor (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. James King ( May 22 1925 &ndash November 20 2005) was widely regarded as the finest American Heldentenor of the post-war 2005)
• May 23 - Joshua Lederberg, American molecular biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• May 25 - Jeanne Crain, American actress (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Joshua Lederberg ( May 23, 1925 &ndash February 2, 2008) was an American molecular biologist known for his work in The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Jeanne Elizabeth Crain ( May 25, 1925 – December 14, 2003) was an Oscar-nominated American actress. 2003)
• May 28 - Pavel Štěpán, Czech pianist (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Prof Pavel Štěpán ( 28 May 1925 - 30 September 1998 has linked up in his career with his family's musical tradition He is the grandson of Professor Vilém 1998)
• June 3 - Tony Curtis, American actor
• June 8 - Barbara Bush, First Lady of the United States
• June 11 - William Styron, American writer (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz June 3, 1925) is an American film actor Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Barbara Pierce Bush (born June 8 1925 is the wife of the 41st President of the United States, George H First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. William Clark Styron Jr ( June 11 1925 &ndash November 1 2006) was an American Novelist and Essayist. 2006)
• June 14 - Pierre Salinger, White House Press Secretary (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Pierre Emil George Salinger ( June 14, 1925 &ndash October 16, 2004) was a White House Press Secretary to U 2004)
• June 21 - Maureen Stapleton, American actress (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Lois Maureen Stapleton ( June 21, 1925 &ndash March 13, 2006) was an American Academy Award -winning actress 2006)

July-August

• July 1 - Farley Granger, American actor
• July 6
  • Merv Griffin, American game show developer and host (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Farley Granger (born July 1, 1925 in San Jose California) is an American Actor. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Mervyn Edward "Merv" Griffin Jr ( July 6, 1925 &ndash August 12, 2007) was an American Television host and 2007)
  • Bill Haley, American musician (Bill Haley & His Comets) (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. This article is specifically about the singer For detailed information about his rock and roll group see Bill Haley & His Comets. This article is specifically about the rock and roll band See Bill Haley for biographical information regarding Haley himself 1981)
• July 10 - Mahathir bin Mohamad, fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia
• July 12 - Roger Bonham Smith, Former chairman and CEO of General Motors (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Tun Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad (ma'ħɑðiɽ bin mʊħɑmmæd̚ (recorded as born on 20 December 1925 was the fourth Prime Minister of Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Roger Bonham Smith CEO, CGM, PMF ( July 12, 1925 &ndash November 29, 2007) was the Chairman and CEO of General General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. 2007)
• July 28 - Baruch S. Blumberg, American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• July 29 - Mikis Theodorakis, Greek composer
• July 30 - Alexander Trocchi, Scottish writer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Baruch Samuel Blumberg (born July 28, 1925) is an American scientist and recipient of the 1976 The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Mikis Theodorakis (Μίκης Θεοδωράκης (b July 29 1925, Greek island of Chios) is one of the most popular Greek composers Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Alexander Whitelaw Robertson Trocchi (30 July 1925 - 15 April 1984 was a Scottish novelist 1984)
• August 3 - Dom Um Romão, Brazilian jazz drummer
• August 7 - M. S. Swaminathan, Indian scientist
• August 8 - Alija Izetbegović, President of Bosnia-Herzegovina (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Dom Um Romão ( 3 August, 1925 - 27 July, 2005) was a Brazilian Jazz drummer Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan (மான்கொம்பு சாம்பசிவன் சுவாமிநாதன் is an Indian agriculture scientist Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Alija Izetbegović (8 August 1925 &ndash 19 October 2003 was a Bosniak activist Lawyer, Author, Philosopher and Politician, who 2003)
• August 9 - David A. Huffman, American computer scientist (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus For the football player of the same name see Dave Huffman. David Albert Huffman ( August 9, 1925 &ndash October 7, 1999 1999)
• August 11 - Mike Douglas, American entertainer (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Mike Douglas, born Michael Delaney Dowd Jr ( August 11 1925 &ndash August 11 2006) was an American Entertainer 2006)
• August 12
  • Norris McWhirter (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Norris Dewar McWhirter, CBE ( August 12 1925 – April 19 2004) was a Writer, political activist, co-founder 2004) and his twin brother,
  • Ross McWhirter (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Alan Ross McWhirter ( 12 August, 1925 – 27 November, 1975) known as Ross McWhirter was with his identical twin brother Norris McWhirter 1975), Scottish co-founders of the Guinness Book of Records
• August 15
  • Oscar Peterson, Canadian jazz pianist
  • Bill Pinkney, American performer and singer (b. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC, CQ, OOnt ( 15 August 1925 – 23 December 2007) was a Canadian Bill Pinkney ( August 15 1925 &ndash July 4, 2007) was an American performer and singer 2007)
• August 21 - Maurice Pialat, French actor and director (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Maurice Pialat ( 21 August 1925 &ndash 11 January 2003) was a French Film director, Screenwriter and Actor 2003)
• August 22 - Honor Blackman, English actress
• August 25 - Thea Astley, Australian writer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Honor Blackman (born 22 August 1925) is an English actress, who is perhaps best known for the roles of Cathy Gale in Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Thea Astley (25 August 1925 - 17 August 2004 was an Australian novelist and short story writer 2004)
• August 26 - Jack Hirshleifer, American economist (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Jack Hirshleifer ( August 26, 1925 &ndash July 26, 2005) was an American Economist and long-time professor at the 2005)
• August 27 - Nat Lofthouse, English footballer
• August 28 - Donald O'Connor, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Nathaniel Lofthouse, OBE (born 27 August 1925) better known as Nat Lofthouse, is a retired English footballer who played for Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Donald David Dixon Ronald O’Connor ( August 28, 1925 &ndash September 27, 2003) was an American Dancer, Singer 2003)
• August 30 - Laurent de Brunhoff, French writer and illustrator

September-October

• September 7 - Laura Ashley, Welsh designer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Laurent de Brunhoff (born August 30, 1925, Paris, France) author and illustrator Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Laura Ashley CBE, ( 7 September 1925 – 17 September 1985) was a Welsh designer 1985)
• September 8 - Peter Sellers, English comedian and actor (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Richard Henry Sellers, CBE, commonly known as Peter Sellers ( 8 September 1925 &ndash 24 July 1980) was a British 1980)
• September 10 - Boris Alexandrovich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Boris Alexandrovich Tchaikovsky ( 10 September 1925 &ndash 7 February 1996) was a Soviet composer born in Moscow, whose works included 1996)
• September 16
  • Charles Haughey, sixth Taoiseach (head of government of the Republic of Ireland) (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers The Taoiseach (ˈtiːʃəx in English t̪ˠiːʃʲəx (plural Taoisigh ( or) in Irish) also referred to as An Taoiseach ( t̪ˠiːʃʲəx is the the Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. 2006)
  • B. B. King, American guitarist
• September 23 - Denis Twitchett, Cambridge scholar, and Chinese historian (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. B B King (born Riley B King, September 16 1925 is an American Blues Guitarist and Singer-songwriter. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Denis Crispin Twitchett (1925-2006 was a British Sinologist. He was a lecturer at the University of London (1954-56 and Cambridge (1956-60 the Chair of Chinese at the universities 2006)
• September 24 - Autar Singh Paintal, Indian medical scientist (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Autar Singh Paintal ( September 24, 1925 in Mogok, Burma - December 21, 2004 in Delhi, India) was 2004)
• September 25 - Paul B. MacCready, Jr., American aeronautical engineer (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Paul B MacCready Jr ( September 25, 1925 - August 28, 2007) was an American Aeronautical engineer. 2007)
• September 28 -
  • Arnold Stang, American actor
  • Cromwell Everson, South African composer
• October 11 - Elmore Leonard, American novelist
• October 13 -
  • Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
  • Lenny Bruce, Controversial American comedian. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Arnold Stang (born September 28, 1925 is a comic Actor who plays a small and bespectacled yet brash and knowing big-city type Cromwell Everson was primarily known as a composer during his lifetime Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Elmore John Leonard Jr (born October 11, 1925) is a popular and acclaimed American Novelist and Screenwriter. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Lenny Bruce (October 13 1925 &ndash August 3 1966 born Leonard Alfred Schneider, was an American Stand-up comedian, Writer, social
• October 16 - Angela Lansbury, English actress
• October 20
  • Art Buchwald, American humorist and columnist (d. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Angela Brigid Lansbury, CBE (born October 16, 1925) is an English Golden Globe Award and Tony Award winning Actress Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Arthur Buchwald (October 20 1925 &ndash January 17 2007 was an American humorist best known for his long-running column that he wrote in The 2007)
  • Gene Wood, American game show announcer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Gene Wood (born Eugene Edward Wood, October 20, 1925 in Quincy Massachusetts; died May 21, 2004 in Boston Massachusetts 2004)
• October 23 - Johnny Carson, American comedian and television host (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - John William “Johnny” Carson ( October 23, 1925 &ndash January 23, 2005) was an American Television host and 2005)
• October 24
  • Luciano Berio, Italian composer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Luciano Berio, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( October 24, 1925 &ndash May 27, 2003) was an Italian Composer. 2003)
  • Al Feldstein, American artist and comic book creator
• October 27 - Albert Medwin, American inventor
• October 31 - John Pople, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Albert "Al" B Feldstein (born October 24, 1925) is an American painter of Western wildlife and an influential author-editor who wrote drew and Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Albert H Medwin (born October 27, 1925) is an American electrical engineer Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Sir John Anthony Pople, FRS, ( October 31, 1925 &ndash March 15, 2004) was a theoretical chemist. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 2004)

November-December

• November 10 - Richard Burton, Welsh actor (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Richard Burton, CBE (10 November 1925 &ndash 5 August 1984 was a Welsh multiple award-winning Actor. 1984)
• November 11 - Jonathan Winters, American actor and comedian
• November 18 - Gene Mauch, baseball manager (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Jonathan Harshman Winters III (born November 11 1925 is an American comedian and actor Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Gene William Mauch ( November 18 1925 – August 8 2005; surname was a homonym of "mock" was an American 2005)
• November 20 - Robert Kennedy, American politician and Attorney General of the United States (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy (November 20 1925 – June 6 1968 also called RFK, was the United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964 and a The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice (see) concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement 1968)
• November 24
  • William F. Buckley, Jr., American journalist, author, and commentator (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal William Frank Buckley Jr ( November 24 1925  – February 27 2008) was an American Author and conservative 2008)
  • Simon van der Meer, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• November 26 - Eugene Istomin, American pianist (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Simon van der Meer (born November 24, 1925, The Hague) is a Dutch accelerator Physicist who invented the concept of The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Eugene George Istomin ( November 26, 1925 &ndash October 10, 2003) was an American pianist 2003)
• November 27 - John Maddox, Welsh science writer
• November 30 - William H. Gates, Sr., American attorney, father of Bill Gates
• December 1 - Martin Rodbell, American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Sir John Royden Maddox (born 27 November, 1925 in Penllergaer, Swansea, Wales) a trained Chemist and Physicist Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats William Henry Gates Sr (born William Henry Gates III on November 30, 1925) is a retired American If you would like to experiment with Wikipedia please copy Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Martin Rodbell ( December 1, 1925 &ndash December 7, 1998) was an American Biochemist and Molecular Endocrinologist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1998)
• December 8 - Sammy Davis Jr., American singer, dancer, musician, and actor (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Samuel George “Sammy” Davis Jr (8 December 1925 &ndash 16 May 1990 was an American Entertainer. 1990)
• December 11 - Paul Greengard, American neuroscientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• December 12 - Vladimir Shainsky, Soviet and Russian composer
• December 13 - Dick Van Dyke, American actor, singer, dancer and comedian
• December 14 - Gloria Malgarini, American actress
• December 19 - Robert B. Sherman, American songwriter
• December 29 - Pete Dye, American golf course architect
• date unknown - Godrej Sidhwa, Pakistani theologist. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Paul Greengard (b December 11, 1925) is an American Neuroscientist best known for his work on the molecular and cellular The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Vladimir Yakovlevich Shainsky (Владимир Яковлевич Шаинский (born on December 12 1925) is a Russian and Ukrainian Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Richard Wayne “Dick” Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925) is an American Actor, Presenter and Entertainer, with a Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Gloria Malgarini (born December 14 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, United States) is a former television spokesperson for " Senior Dimensions Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Robert Bernard Sherman (born December 19, 1925) (see also " Sherman Brothers " is an American Songwriter who specializes Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Paul B "Pete" Dye (born December 29, 1925) is a Golf course designer and a member of a famous family of course designers Ervad Godrej Sidhwa was born in Karachi, Pakistan, in 1925 and studied Avesta Pahalvi Persian & Pazend languages plus Ancient Iranian literature at M

Deaths

January - March

• January 4 - Nellie Cashman, Irish-born actress (b. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Ellen Cashman (1845 &ndash January 4, 1925) better known as Nellie Cashman, was a native of County Cork, Ireland, who became 1845)
• January 8 - George Bellows, American artist (b. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army George Wesley Bellows ( August 12 or August 19, 1882 - January 8, 1925) was an American painter, known for his 1882)
• January 14 - Camille Decoppet, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Camille Decoppet ( June 4, 1862 &ndash January 14, 1925) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council 1852)
• January 31 - George Washington Cable, American writer (b. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes George Washington Cable ( 12 October, 1844 &ndash 31 January, 1925) was an American novelist notable for the realism 1844)
• February 2 - Jaap Eden, Dutch speed skater (b. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Jacobus Johannes "Jaap" Eden ( October 19, 1873 &ndash February 2, 1925) was a Dutch athlete 1873)
• February 3 - Oliver Heaviside, English mathematician (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states 1850)
• February 4 - Robert Koldewey, German architect and archaeologist (b. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Robert Johann Koldewey ( 10 September 1855 – 4 February 1925) was a German architect and archaeologist, famous 1855)
• February 10 - Aristide Bruant, French singer and nightclub owner (b. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Aristide Bruant ( 6 May 1851 &ndash 10 February 1925) was a French cabaret singer comedian and nightclub owner 1851)
• February 18 - James Lane Allen, American writer (b. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy James Lane Allen ( December 21, 1849 – February 18, 1925) was an American Novelist and Short story writer whose 1849)
• February 24 - Hjalmar Branting, Prime Minister of Sweden, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the ( 23 November 1860 – 24 February 1925) was a Swedish politician The Prime Minister (statsminister literally "Minister of the State" is the Head of government in Sweden. The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1860)
• February 25 - Louis Feuillade, French silent film director (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Louis Feuillade ( February 19 1873 &ndash February 25 1925) was a prolific and prominent French Film director from the 1873)
• February 28 - Friedrich Ebert, Chancellor of Germany (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Friedrich Ebert ( February 4, 1871 February 28, 1925) was a German Politician ( SPD) who served as The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler 1871)
• March 2 - Luigj Gurakuqi, Albanian freedom fighter (assassinated) (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Luigj Gurakuqi ( February 19, 1879 &ndash March 2, 1925) was an important figure of the Albanian national movement 1879)
• March 4
  • Moritz Moszkowski, Polish composer (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Moritz (Maurice Moszkowski ( 23 August 1854, Breslau, Prussia (now Wroclaw, Poland) - 4 March 1925 1854)
  • John Montgomery Ward, baseball player (b. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year John Montgomery Ward ( March 3, 1860 – March 4, 1925) was a 19th century Major League Baseball star pitcher, Shortstop 1860)
• March 7 - Georgy Evgenyevich Lvov, Prime Minister of Russia (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Knyaz (Prince Georgy Yevgenyevich Lvov (Георгий Евгеньевич Львов Georgy Evgenyevich Lvov) ( November 2, 1861 The Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, (Председатель Правительства Российской Федерации unofficially called the Prime-Minister 1861)
• March 12 - Sun Yat-sen, Chinese revolutionary (b. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Sun Yat-sen ( November 12, 1866 &ndash March 12, 1925) was a Chinese Revolutionary and political leader often 1866)
• March 14 - Walter Camp, American football coach (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Walter Chauncey Camp ( April 7, 1859 &ndash March 14, 1925) was a sports writer and American football coach known as the "Father 1859)
• March 20 - George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy of India (b. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC ( 11 January 1859 &ndash 20 March 1859)
• March 25 - Tikhon of Moscow, Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church (b. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Saint Tikhon of Moscow ( January 19, 1865 &ndash April 7, 1925) born Vasily Ivanovich Bellavin (Василий Иванович 1865)
• March 28 - Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson, British general (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. General Henry Seymour Rawlinson 1st Baron Rawlinson, GCB, GCSI, GCVO, KCMG (20 February 1864 &ndash 28 March 1925 known as 1864)

April - June

• April 6 - Alexandra Kitchin, British model for Lewis Carroll (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Alexandra 'Xie' Rhoda Kitchin ( September 29, 1864 - April 6, 1925) was the favourite photographic subject of Charles Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (ˈdɒdsən (27 January 1832 &ndash 14 January 1898 better known by the Pen name Lewis Carroll (/ˈkærəl/ was an English 1864)
• April 14 - John Singer Sargent, American artist (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in John Singer Sargent (January 12 1856 &ndash April 14 1925 was the most successful portrait painter of his era During his career he created roughly 900 oil paintings and more than 1856)
• April 15 - Fritz Haarmann, German serial killer (b. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Friedrich "Fritz" Haarmann (October 25 1879 – April 15 1925 was a notorious Serial killer born in Hanover, Germany. 1879)
• April 19 - John Walter Smith, American politician (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer John Walter Smith ( February 5, 1845 April 19, 1925) a member of the United States Democratic Party, served the State of 1845)
• April 22 - André Caplet, French composer and conductor (b. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. André Caplet ( November 23, 1878 &ndash April 22, 1925) was a French Composer and conductor now known primarily 1878)
• May 2
  • Johann Palisa, Austrian astronomer (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Johann Palisa ( December 6 1848 – May 2 1925) was an Austrian Astronomer, born in Troppau in Austrian 1848)
  • Antun Branko Simic, Croatian poet (b. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Antun Branko Šimić ( November 18, 1898 &ndash May 2, 1925) was a Croatian Expressionist Poet from Bosnia 1898)
• May 10 - William Massey, Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. William Ferguson Massey (often known simply as Bill Massey or " Farmer Bill " served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1912 The Prime Minister of New Zealand is New Zealand's Head of government consequent on being the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in 1856)
• May 12
  • Amy Lowell, American poet (b. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Amy Lawrence Lowell ( February 9, 1874 — May 12, 1925) was an American Poet of the Imagist school from Brookline 1874)
  • Charles Mangin, French general (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Marie Emmanuel Mangin ( July 6, 1866, Sarrebourg &ndash May 12, 1925, Paris) was a French General 1866)
• May 14 - H. Rider Haggard, English writer (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Sir Henry Rider Haggard KBE ( 22 June 1856 &ndash 14 May 1925) was a prolific writer of Adventure novels set 1856)
• May 20 - Elias M. Ammons, Governor of Colorado (b. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Elias Milton Ammons ( July 28, 1860 May 20, 1925) Originally a Republican, Ammons was the elected Democratic governor 1860)
• May 22 - John French, 1st Earl of Ypres, British World War I field marshal (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French 1st Earl of Ypres KP, GCB, OM, GCVO, KCMG, ADC, PC ( 1852)
• June 1 - Thomas R. Marshall, Vice President of the United States (b. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Thomas Riley Marshall (March 14 1854 June 1 1925 was an American Politician who served as the twenty-eighth Vice President of the United States of America The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death 1854)
• June 2 - James Ellsworth, American mine owner and banker (b. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks James Ellsworth ( Hudson Ohio, October 13, 1849 &ndash June 2, 1925 at Villa Palmieri in Florence Italy) was an American 1849)
• June 16 - Emmett Hardy, American jazz cornetist (b. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Emmett Louis Hardy ( June 12, 1903 &ndash June 16, 1925) was an early Jazz Cornet player and one of the best regarded 1903)
• June 18 - Robert M. La Follette, Sr., American politician (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Robert Marion La Follette Sr nicknamed "Fighting Bob" La Follette ( June 14, 1855 June 20, 1925) was an American 1855)
• June 22 - Felix Klein, German mathematician (b. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Felix Christian Klein ( 25 April 1849 &ndash 22 June 1925) was a German Mathematician, known for his work in Group 1849)
• June 29 - Christian Michelsen, Prime Minister of Norway (b. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Peter Christian Hersleb Kjerschow Michelsen (15 March 1857 &ndash 29 June 1925 was a Norwegian shipping magnate and statesman This is a list of viceroys ( visekonge) governors ( rigsstatholder) first ministers ( førstestatsråd) and Prime ministers ( statsminister) of 1857)

July - September

• July 1 - Erik Satie, French composer (b. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Alfred Éric Leslie Satie ( Honfleur, 17 May 1866 – Paris, 1 July 1925) was a French Composer and 1866)
• July 7 - Clarence Hudson White American photographer (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Clarence Hudson White ( April 8, 1871 &ndash July 7, 1925) was an American Photographer and a founding member of the . 1871)
• July 14 - Pancho Villa, Filipino world boxing champion (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Pancho Villa ( August 1, 1901 - July 14, 1925) was the nome de guerre by which the legendary Filipino Flyweight 1901)
• July 26
  • Antonio Ascari, Italian race car driver (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Antonio Ascari ( September 15, 1888 &ndash July 26, 1925) was an Italian Grand Prix motor racing champion 1888)
  • William Jennings Bryan, American lawyer and politician (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For other persons of the same name see William Bryan and William Jennings. 1860)
  • Gottlob Frege, German mathematician and philosopher (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Friedrich Ludwig Gottlob Frege ( 8 November 1848, Wismar, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin  &ndash 26 July 1925 1848)
• August 17 - Ioan Slavici, Romanian writer (b. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Ioan Slavici ( January 18, 1848 &ndash August 17, 1925) was a Transylvanian born Romanian 1848)
• August 25 - Franz Graf Conrad von Hötzendorf, Austrian field marshal (b. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Count Francis Conrad von Hötzendorf ( German: Franz Graf Conrad von Hötzendorf) 1852)
• September 7 - René Viviani, Prime Minister of France (b. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Jean Raphaël Adrien René Viviani (8 November 1863 7 September 1925 was a French politician of the Third Republic, who served as Prime Minister for The Prime Minister of France ( Premier ministre français) in Fifth Republic is the functional Head of the government and Council of Ministers 1863)
• September 16 - Alexander Alexandrovich Friedman, Russian mathematician (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Alexander Alexandrovich Friedman or Friedmann (Александр Александрович Фридман ( June 16 1888, Saint Petersburg, Imperial 1888)
• September 29 - Léon Bourgeois, French statesman, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois (21 May 1851 29 September 1925 was a Jewish French statesman The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1851)

October - December

• October 7 - Christy Mathewson, baseball player (b. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Christopher "Christy" Mathewson ( August 12 1880 &ndash October 7 1925) nicknamed "Big Six" "The Christian Gentleman" 1880)
• October 31
  • Mikhail Frunze, Russian Bolshevik leader (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Mikhail Vasilyevich Frunze ( Russian: Михаил Васильевич Фрунзе Romanian: Mihail Frunză; also known as Арсений Трифоныч– 1885)
  • Max Linder, French silent film actor (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Max Linder ( December 16, 1883 &ndash October 31, 1925) was an influential French pioneer of Silent film. 1883)
• November 20 - Alexandra of Denmark, queen of Edward VII of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Alexandra of Denmark (Alexandra Carolina Marie Charlotte Louise Julia 1 December 1844 – 20 November 1925 was Queen Consort to Edward VII of the United Kingdom 1844)
• November 25 - King Vajiravudh of Siam (b. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Vajiravudh ( January 1, 1881 &ndash November 25, 1925) ( Rama VI, reigning title Phra Mongkut Klao Chaoyuhua; พระบาทสมเด็จพระมงกุฎเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หั� The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj 1880)
• December 5 - Wladyslaw Reymont, Polish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Władysław Stanisław Reymont (May 7 1868 &ndash December 5 1925 was a Polish author and Nobel laureate. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1867)
• December 9 - Pablo Iglesias, co-founder of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (b. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Pablo Iglesias Posse ( October 18, 1850, Ferrol, Galicia - December 9, 1925, Madrid) led the Spanish socialist 1850)
• December 15 - Battling Siki, Senegalese boxer (b. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Battling Siki ( September 16, 1897 &ndash December 15, 1925) aka Louis Mbarick Fall was a Senegalese Light heavyweight boxer who 1897)
• December 19 - Jose Ignacio Quinton, Puerto Rican composer and pianist (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. José Ignacio Quintón ( February 1, 1881 &ndash December 19, 1925) born in Caguas Puerto Rico, was a Pianist and 1881)
• December 21 - Jules Méline, Prime Minister of France (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Félix Jules Méline (20 May 1838 21 December 1925 was a French statesman prime minister from 1896 to 1898 The Prime Minister of France ( Premier ministre français) in Fifth Republic is the functional Head of the government and Council of Ministers 1838)
• December 22 - Alice Heine, American wife of Albert I of Monaco (b. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Alice Heine ( February 10, 1858 &ndash December 22, 1925) styled HSH The Princess of Monaco, and also The Duchess of Richelieu Early life Born Albert Honoré Charles Grimaldi on 13 November 1848 in Paris France, the son of Prince Charles III (1818-1889 and Countess 1858)
• December 25 - Karl Abraham, German psychoanalyst (b. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Karl Abraham ( 3 May, 1877 - 25 December, 1925) was an early German Psychoanalyst, and a correspondent of Sigmund 1877)
• December 28 - Sergei Aleksandrovich Yesenin, Russian lyrical poet (b. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Sergei Yesenin (Серге́й Алекса́ндрович Есе́нин  – December 27, 1925) was a Russian lyrical Poet. 1895)

Nobel prizes

• Physics - James Franck and Gustav Ludwig Hertz
• Chemistry - Richard Adolf Zsigmondy
• Physiology or Medicine - not awarded
• Literature - George Bernard Shaw
• Peace - Austen Chamberlain and Charles Gates Dawes

Ship events

• List of ship launches in 1925

Notes

External links

Table of Contents

Contents 1 Events of 1925 1.1 January-February 1.2 March-April 1.3 May-June 1.4 July-August 1.5 September-October 1.6 November-December 1.7 Undated 2 Births 2.1 January-February 2.2 March-April 2.3 May-June 2.4 July-August 2.5 September-October 2.6 November-December 3 Deaths 3.1 January - March 3.2 April - June 3.3 July - September 3.4 October - December 4 Nobel prizes 5 Ship events 6 Notes 7 External links 8 Table of Contents

Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. James Franck ( August 26, 1882 &ndash May 21, 1964) was a German -born Physicist and Nobel laureate from Gustav Ludwig Hertz ( July 22 1887, Hamburg &ndash October 30 1975, Berlin) was a German Experimental The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Richard Adolf Zsigmondy ( April 1, 1865 - September 23, 1929) was an Austrian German Chemist of Hungarian The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred George Bernard Shaw ( (26 July 1856 &ndash 2 November 1950 was an Irish Playwright. The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain KG ( 16 October 1863 &ndash 17 March 1937) was a British Statesman, Charles Gates Dawes (August 27 1865 &ndash April 23 1951 was an American Banker and Politician who was the thirtieth Vice President of the United States The list of ship launches in 1925 includes a chronological list of all Ships launched in 1925.

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