This day in History - January 25

393 Historic Events for January 25
1899 Death Alfredo d'Escragnolle, French/Brazilian writer (Innocencia), dies
1900 Birth Mildred Dunnock, Balt, actress (Baby Doll, Nun's Story)
1900 Birth Theodosius Dobzhansky, Ukraine, genetist/writer (Mankind Evolving)
1901 Birth Eric Brown, architect
1902 Birth Gerard P M Knuvelder, Dutch literature historian (Vocation, Kitty)
1902 Event Aleksandr Skriabin's 2nd Symphony in C premieres in St Petersburg
1903 Birth "Sleepy" John Estes, rocker
1904 Event J M Synge's "Ruders to the Sea," premieres in Dublin
1904 Birth Frans Goedhart, Dutch journalist/founder (Het Parool)
1904 Birth G‚za Frid, Hungarian/Dutch composer/pianist
1904 Event 179 die in coal mine explosion at Cheswick, Pennsylvania
1905 Event Largest diamond, Cullinan (3106 carets), found in South Africa
1906 Death Pierre L Goossens, Belgian archbishop of Malines/Cardinal, dies at 78
1906 Death Joseph Wheeler II, Confederate General, dies at 70
1906 Event Del Valle Inclans "El Marqu‚s de Bradomin," premieres in Madrid
1907 Event Julia Ward Howe is 1st woman elected to Natl Inst of Arts and Letters
1908 Event John Blockx' opera "Baldie" premieres in Antwerp
1908 Birth Lord Iliffe, English publisher (Coventry Evening Telegraph/Autocar)
1908 Birth W H V "Hopper" Levett, cricket keeper (England in 1 Test in Calcutta)
1909 Event Richard Strauss' premier of "Elektra" in Dresden
1910 Birth Hendrik Willem Hans Osieck, composer
1910 Event Children initiate idea of planting trees in Jerusalem
1910 Birth Harold Watkinson, politician/businessman
1910 Event 1st stumping by a 12th man in Tests (N C Tufnell, SAf v Eng)
1910 Death L‚on Walras, French economist (School of Lausanne), dies at 75