Historical Events In July - 25

1930  Phila Athletics triple steal in 1st & 4th innings vs Cleveland on July - 25.   

1930  On July - 25 maureen Forrester, Montreal Canada, contralto (Ressurection Symphony)   

1932  On this day in history cyriel Buysse, Flemish baron/writer (It Bolleken), dies [or 1936]   

1933  On July - 25 1st Dutch live radio concert: Duke Ellington   

1934  On this day in history failed nazi coup in Austria   

1934  On July - 25 engelbert Dollfuss, Austrian chancellor assassinated by nazis   

1935  C Jackson discovers asteroid #1641 Tana on this day in history.   

1936  On July - 25 g Neujmin discovers asteroid #3761   

1936  On July - 25 115 acre Orchard Beach opens in the Bronx   

1937  The birth of Colin Renfrew, British archaeologist on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history jewish artisans not allowed in Germany   

1939  5th & last Dutch govt of Colijn, forms on July - 25.   

1940  John Sigmund begins swimming for 89 hrs 46 mins in the Mississippi R on this day in history.   

1941  FDR bans selling benzine/gasoline to Japan on July - 25.   

1942  German troops occupy Rostov on this day in history.   

1943  Benito Mussolini dismissed as premier of Italy during WW II on July - 25.   

1943  On July - 25 benito Mussolini, the Italian dictator, forced to resign   

1943  On July - 25 with American and British forces racing across Sicily, Italian King Emmanuel III, acting under the recommendation of the Fascist Grand Council, dismissed Fascist leader Benito Mussolini and placed him under arrest   

1943  On July - 25 1st warship named for a Black person, SS Leonard Roy Harmon, launched   

1944  The breakout from the Normandy beaches begins on July - 25.   

1944  The first jet fighter used in combat (Messerschmitt 262) on July - 25.   

1944  -26] Japanse banzai-attack on Guam on July - 25.   

1944  Lesley J McNair, US lt-general, killed by US bomb at St-Lo on this day in history.   

1946  The first bikini is shown at a Paris fashion show on this day in history.   

1946  US detonates underwater A-bomb at Bikini (5th atomic explosion) on July - 25.   

1946  Narziss Oh, German psychology, dies on this day in history.   

1947  US Air Force, Navy & War Dept form US Dept of Defense on this day in history.   

1947  US Deptartment of the Army created on this day in history.   

1950  On July - 25 goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroids #1799 Koussevitzky, #1822 Waterman & #2842   

1951  L Boyer discovers asteroid #1714 Sy on July - 25.   

1952  Commonwealth of Puerto Rico created (Constitution Day) on July - 25.   

1952  Goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #1788 Kiess on this day in history.   

1952  Herbert Murrill, composer, dies at 43 on July - 25.   

1953  On July - 25 nYC transit fare rises from 10. to 15., first use of subway tokens   

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1016  Casimir I, Duke of Poland (d. c. 1058) was born on this day in history.   

1109  On July - 25 birth of afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85)   

1336  On this day in history birth of albert, Count of Holland (d. 1404)   

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

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

1517  On July - 25 birth of jacques Peletier (du Mans), French poet/scientist   

1562  Kiyomasa Kato, Japanese warlord (d. 1611) was born on July - 25.   

1575  Christoph Scheiner, Germany, astronomer was born on this day in history.   

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 July - 25.   

1492  On this day in history innocent VII, [Giovanni B Cibo], Italian Pope (1484-92), dies   

1539  Lorenzo Campeggi(east), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

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

1580  Baltazar Alvarez, Spanish jesuit/writer, dies at 47 on July - 25.