Historical Events In July - 25

1865  "James Barry", military surgeon, first female Briton to become a qualified medical doctor on this day in history.   

1866  US Grant named first general of Army on July - 25.   

1866  On this day in history 25th Postmaster General: Alexander W Randall of Wis takes office   

1866  Frederick Frost Blackman, English botanist on this day in history.   

1866  Aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist, dies on this day in history.   

1867  Max Dauthendy, German painter/author (Ewige Hochzeit) on this day in history.   

1868  Territory of Wyoming created on this day in history.   

1868  US Congress forms Wyoming Territory (Dakota, Utah & Idaho) on this day in history.   

1870  Jan D Domela Nieuwenhuis Nyegaard, Dutch vicar (Young Flanders) on this day in history.   

1871  Carrousel patented by Wilhelm Schneider, Davenport, Iowa on this day in history.   

1871  Carousel patents by Wilhelm Schneider, Davenport, Iowa on this day in history.   

1883  Alfredo Casella, Turin Italy, composer (La Giara) on July - 25.   

1884  Davidson Black, Canada, doctor of anatomy (identified Peking Man) on this day in history.   

1885  Benito Lynch, Irish/Argentine writer (Caranchos de la Florida) on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history julian Rivero, SF CA, actor (Son of Oklahoma, Via Pony Express)   

1893  On July - 25 dorothy Dickson, actress/dancer (Paying the Piper, Danny Boy)   

1894  The birth of Walter Brennan, American actor on July - 25.   

1895  On this day in history yvonne Printemps, Ermont France, singer/actress (Le Duel)   

1896  On July - 25 richard N Gale, English general/airborne commander (Normandy)   

1897  Writer Jack London sails to join the Klondike Gold Rush where he will write his first successful stories on this day in history.   

1897  Hermann Ambrosius, composer on this day in history.   

1898  On July - 25 during the Spanish-American War, U.S. forces launched their invasion of Puerto Rico, a 108-mile long, forty-mile-wide island that was one of Spain's two principle possessions in the Caribbean.   

1898  On July - 25 the first US troops land & occupy Puerto Rice, at Guanica Bay   

1898  On July - 25 1st US troops land & occupy Puerto Rice, at Guanica Bay   

1899  Arthur Lubin, film director on this day in history.   

1900  On July - 25 gilbert Jessop hits his 2nd 100 before lunch in same cricket match   

1900  Enrique Amorim, Uruguayan author (La victoria no viene sola) on July - 25.   

1901  Walter Breedveld/Reinier de Muntel, writer (Een ship vergaat) on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history james J Jeffries KOs Bob Fitzsimmons in 8 for heavyweight boxing title   

1902  On July - 25 eric Hoffer, longshoreman/author (True Believer)   

1903  On July - 25 castle on top of Telegraph Hill closes   

1903  Andre Fleury, composer on this day in history.   

1905  Elias Canetti, Bulgarian/British novelist (Life-Terms, Nobel 1981) on July - 25.   

1907  On this day in history korea becomes a protectorate of Japan.   

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

1109  Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85) was born on this day in history.   

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

1404  On July - 25 birth of philips van Saint-Pol, Duke of Brabant   

1421  Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (d. 1461) was born on this day in history.   

1517  Jacques Peletier (du Mans), French poet/scientist was born on July - 25.   

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

1575  Christoph Scheiner, Germany, astronomer was born on July - 25.   

0306  On July - 25 gaius Flavius V Constantius, under-emperor of Rome 297-306, dies   

1409  On July - 25 death of king Martin I of Sicily   

1471  John Soreth, French general, dies on this day in history.   

1492  On July - 25 innocent VII, [Giovanni B Cibo], Italian Pope (1484-92), dies   

1539  On this day in history lorenzo Campeggi(east), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat, dies at 65   

1564  On July - 25 ferdinand I, German Emperor (1558-64), dies at 61   

1570  Death of Ivan Viskovati, chancellor of Russia, executed on this day in history.   

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