Today in History for January 1925

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 30 of 30

1st - Norway's capital Christiania changes name to Oslo
2nd - Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region established (now in Tadzhik SSR)
3rd - Benito Mussolini dissolves Italian parliament/becomes dictator
4th - French psychologist Emil Coué brings his self-esteem therapy to US "Every day in every way I am getting better & better"
5th - James Gleason & Richard Tabers "Is zat so?" premieres in NYC
5th - Nellie Taylor Ross became governor of Wyoming, 1st woman gov in USA
5th - Under Polish control, Danzig establishes Port Gdansk post office
5th - French Baseball Federation awards silver medals to John McGraw, Charlie Comiskey, & Hugh Jennings
6th - Paavo Nurmi, sets indoor record, 4:13.6 mile & 14:44.6 5,000m
7th - Musical "Big Boy" with Al Jolson premieres in NYC
8th - 1st all-female US state supreme court appointed, Texas
9th - German Postal Minister A Hofle resigns due to corruption
10th - France-Saarland forms
10th - Miriam (Ma) Ferguson sworn in as TX gov, nation's 2nd woman governor
11th - Frank Kellogg replaces Charles Hughes on as US Sect of State
12th - John Howard Lawson's "Processional," premieres in NYC
14th - Alban Berg's atonale opera "Wozzeck," premieres in Berlin
15th - Hans Luther forms German government, with DNVP
16th - Gen M Froense replaces Trotsky as People's Commissioner of Defense
Russian Revolutionary Leon Trotsky 16th - Leon Trotsky dismissed as CEO of Russian Revolution Military Council
19th - -48°F (-44°C), Van Buren, Maine (state record)
20th - USSR & Japan sign treaty of Peking, Seychelles back to USSR
21st - Albanian parliament announces itself a republic; Ahmed Zogoe pres
22nd - Albania Republic proclaimed under Pres Achmed Zogu
24th - Moving picture of a solar eclipse taken from dirigible over Long Is
24th - Sandler follows Branting as premier of Sweden
28th - -46°F (-43°C), Pittsburgh, New Hampshire (state record)
29th - British Liberals choose David Lloyd George as party leader
30th - Turkish government throws out Constantine VI of Constantinople
31st - Premier Ahmed Zogu becomes president of Angola

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 63 of 63

1st - George Conner, NFL tackle, linebacker (Chicago Bears)
1st - Valentina Cortesa, Milan Italy, actress (Kidnap Syndicate)
1st - Matthew "Stymie" Beard, American actor (d. 1981)
1st - Raymond Pellegrin, French actor
2nd - Andry Maryanovich Nikodemovich, composer
2nd - William J Crowe Jr, Kentucky, chairman joint chief of staff
2nd - Larry Harmon, American entertainer and TV producer (d. 2008)
4th - Veikko Hakulinen, Finland, 30K/50K cross country skier (Oly-gold-1956)
5th - Wolf Morris, actor (Decoy)
6th - John Z DeLorean, former automaker (DeLorean)
7th - Gerald Malcolm Durrell, Britain, zoologist/writer (Mockery Bird)
8th - James Saunders, English chemist/playwright (Ark)
8th - Helmuth Hubener, German activist (d. 1942)
9th - Abdelhamid Benhadugah, novelist
9th - Lee Van Cleef, NJ, actor (For a Few Dollars More, Escape from NY)
10th - Maxwell Roach, composer
12th - Bill Burrud, Hollywood California, host (Safari to Adventure, Animal World)
12th - Laurentiu Profeta, composer
12th - Ralph Legall, cricket wicket-keeper (WI v India 1954)
12th - Scottie MacGregor, American actress
13th - Gwen Verdon, LA, actress/singer/dancer (Cotton Club, Sweet Charity)
13th - Rosemary Murphy, Munich Germany, actress (Margaret-Lucas Tanner)
14th - Yukio Mishima, Japan, novelist (Temple of Golden Pavilion)
14th - Louis Quilico, Canadian baritone (d. 2000)
15th - Keith Bentley, international racing cyclist
15th - Ruth Slenczynska, Sacramento, California, pianist
17th - A H Kardar, cricketer (Pak 1st Test capt, prev played for India)
17th - Annie Delorie, Dutch opera singer (Scenes & Arias)
17th - Duane Hanson, US sculptor
17th - Robert Cormier, American author (d. 2000)
17th - Edgar Ray Killen, American convict, former preacher and K.K.K. member
18th - Anthony Joly de Lotbiniere, TV producer
18th - Gilles Deleuze, philosopher
18th - Roepie Kruize, Dutch field hockey player (Olympic-Bronze-48/Silver-52)
19th - Nina [Mary] Bawden, English author (Afternoon of a Good Woman), (d. 2012)
20th - E Cardenal, writer
20th - Edwin Gordon, NYC, VOA correspondant
20th - Eugen Gomringer, writer
20th - George Connol, NFL Hall-of-Famer
21st - Lola Flores, Cadiz Spain, singer/actress (Kuma Ching, Faraona)
21st - Oswald "Ossie" Stevens Nock, railway writer
22nd - Leslie Silver, English paint manufacturer/multi-millionaire
23rd - Marty Paich, Oakland California, orchestra leader (Sonny & Cher, Glenn Campbell)
Ballerina Maria Tallchief (24th) 24th - Maria Tallchief, Fairfax Ok, ballerina, (d. 2013)
24th - William Hudson, California, actor (I Led 3 Lives)
25th - Eric Dempster, cricketer (NZ slow bowl of mid-50's, bowling avg 109.5)
25th - Giorgos Zampetas, Greek musician and songwriter (d. 1992)
26th - David Jenkins, Bishop (Durham)
26th - Desmond Cassidi, British admiral
26th - Joan Leslie, Detroit, actress (High Sierra, Yankee Doodle Dandy)
26th - Paul Newman, Cleve, racer/popcorn mogul/actor (Hud, Hombre, Hustler)
26th - Claude Ryan, Quebec newspaper editor (d. 2004)
27th - Geoffrey Tucker, British political consultant
27th - John Bury, designer
28th - Henry Harris, British professor of medicine
29th - Anthony George, Endicott NY, actor (Untouchables, Checkmate)
29th - Lane of Horsell, Lord
29th - Pier Tania (Meinte Piet), radio/TV host (ANP, De Bezetting)
30th - Dorothy Malone, Chic, actress (At Gunpoint, Night & Day, Peyton Place)
30th - Douglas Engelbart, American computer scientist
31st - Benjamin Hooks, civil rights leader
31st - Charles Aidman, Frankfort Ind, narrator (New Twilight Zone)
31st - Fred Catherwood, MP

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 5 of 5

12th - Oskar Brefeld, German botanist, dies at 85
14th - Willem Devout, self employed (V & Dreesmann), dies
25th - Ivan Vucetic, Croatian anthropologist (b. 1858)
30th - Jakab Gyula Major, composer, dies at 66
30th - John F Mellaerts, Flemish social founder (Boerenbond), dies at 79