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01/25/1899
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Alfredo d'Escragnolle, French/Brazilian writer (Innocencia), dies
Type: Death
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01/25/1900
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Mildred Dunnock, Balt, actress (Baby Doll, Nun's Story)
Type: Birth
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01/25/1900
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Theodosius Dobzhansky, Ukraine, genetist/writer (Mankind Evolving)
Type: Birth
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01/25/1901
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Eric Brown, architect
Type: Birth
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01/25/1902
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Gerard P M Knuvelder, Dutch literature historian (Vocation, Kitty)
Type: Birth
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01/25/1902
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Aleksandr Skriabin's 2nd Symphony in C premieres in St Petersburg
Type: Event
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01/25/1903
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"Sleepy" John Estes, rocker
Type: Birth
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01/25/1904
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J M Synge's "Ruders to the Sea," premieres in Dublin
Type: Event
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01/25/1904
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Frans Goedhart, Dutch journalist/founder (Het Parool)
Type: Birth
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01/25/1904
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G‚za Frid, Hungarian/Dutch composer/pianist
Type: Birth
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01/25/1904
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179 die in coal mine explosion at Cheswick, Pennsylvania
Type: Event
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01/25/1905
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Largest diamond, Cullinan (3106 carets), found in South Africa
Type: Event
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01/25/1906
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Pierre L Goossens, Belgian archbishop of Malines/Cardinal, dies at 78
Type: Death
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01/25/1906
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Joseph Wheeler II, Confederate General, dies at 70
Type: Death
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01/25/1906
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Del Valle Inclans "El Marqu‚s de Bradomin," premieres in Madrid
Type: Event
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01/25/1907
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Julia Ward Howe is 1st woman elected to Natl Inst of Arts and Letters
Type: Event
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01/25/1908
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John Blockx' opera "Baldie" premieres in Antwerp
Type: Event
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01/25/1908
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Lord Iliffe, English publisher (Coventry Evening Telegraph/Autocar)
Type: Birth
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01/25/1908
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W H V "Hopper" Levett, cricket keeper (England in 1 Test in Calcutta)
Type: Birth
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01/25/1909
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Richard Strauss' premier of "Elektra" in Dresden
Type: Event
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01/25/1910
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Hendrik Willem Hans Osieck, composer
Type: Birth
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01/25/1910
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Children initiate idea of planting trees in Jerusalem
Type: Event
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01/25/1910
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Harold Watkinson, politician/businessman
Type: Birth
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01/25/1910
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1st stumping by a 12th man in Tests (N C Tufnell, SAf v Eng)
Type: Event
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01/25/1910
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L‚on Walras, French economist (School of Lausanne), dies at 75
Type: Death
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01/25/1911
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Julia Frances Smith, composer
Type: Birth
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01/25/1912
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Lucius E Burch Jr, US lawyer/civil rights leader
Type: Birth
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01/25/1913
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Witold Lutoslawski, Warsaw Poland, composer (Jeux V‚nitiens)
Type: Birth
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01/25/1915
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Alexander Graham Bell in NY calls Thomas Watson in SF
Type: Event
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01/25/1915
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Transcontinental telephone service inaugurated (NY to SF)
Type: Event
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01/25/1915
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Michael Duane, educationalist
Type: Birth
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01/25/1915
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Giordano, Sardou and Moreau's opera "Madame Sans Gˆne" premieres in NYC
Type: Event
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01/25/1916
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Montenegro surrenders to Austria-Hungary
Type: Event
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01/25/1917
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Edwin Tyler, cricketer (slow-lefty played once for England 1896), dies
Type: Death
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01/25/1918
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Russia declared a republic of Soviets
Type: Event
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01/25/1918
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Ken Mayers, actor (Robbie Robertson-Space Patrol)
Type: Birth
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01/25/1919
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Patricia Louise Dalton, chair (Sherlock Holmes Society of London)
Type: Birth
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01/25/1919
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Edwin Newman, NYC, newscaster/journalist/author (NBC-TV, Comment)
Type: Birth
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01/25/1919
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Founding of League of Nations, 1st meeting 1 year later
Type: Event
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01/25/1920
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Amadeo Modigliani, Italian sculptor/painter, dies at 35
Type: Death
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01/25/1921
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Russell Reading Braddon, Australian author
Type: Birth
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01/25/1921
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Karel Cap‚k's "RUR," premieres in Prague
Type: Event
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01/25/1921
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Alfred Reed, composer
Type: Birth
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01/25/1921
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Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, composer, dies at 43
Type: Death
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01/25/1922
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Raymond Baxter, British TV host/author (Fast Lady)
Type: Birth
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01/25/1922
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Jules P de Palm, Antilles writer
Type: Birth
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01/25/1923
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Eva Zeller, writer
Type: Birth
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01/25/1923
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NVV donates Ÿ100,000 to mine workers of Ruhrgebied
Type: Event
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01/25/1924
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1st Winter Olympic games open in Chamonix, France
Type: Event
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01/25/1924
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Lou "The Toe" Groza, AAFC, NFL tackle, kicker (Cleve Browns)
Type: Birth
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