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