393 Historic Events for January 25
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| 1911 |
Birth |
Julia Frances Smith, composer
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Lucius E Burch Jr, US lawyer/civil rights leader
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| 1913 |
Birth |
Witold Lutoslawski, Warsaw Poland, composer (Jeux V‚nitiens)
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| 1915 |
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Alexander Graham Bell in NY calls Thomas Watson in SF
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| 1915 |
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Transcontinental telephone service inaugurated (NY to SF)
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| 1915 |
Birth |
Michael Duane, educationalist
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| 1915 |
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Giordano, Sardou and Moreau's opera "Madame Sans Gˆne" premieres in NYC
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| 1916 |
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Montenegro surrenders to Austria-Hungary
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| 1917 |
Death |
Edwin Tyler, cricketer (slow-lefty played once for England 1896), dies
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| 1918 |
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Russia declared a republic of Soviets
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| 1918 |
Birth |
Ken Mayers, actor (Robbie Robertson-Space Patrol)
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| 1919 |
Birth |
Patricia Louise Dalton, chair (Sherlock Holmes Society of London)
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| 1919 |
Birth |
Edwin Newman, NYC, newscaster/journalist/author (NBC-TV, Comment)
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| 1919 |
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Founding of League of Nations, 1st meeting 1 year later
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| 1920 |
Death |
Amadeo Modigliani, Italian sculptor/painter, dies at 35
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| 1921 |
Birth |
Russell Reading Braddon, Australian author
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| 1921 |
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Karel Cap‚k's "RUR," premieres in Prague
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| 1921 |
Birth |
Alfred Reed, composer
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| 1921 |
Death |
Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, composer, dies at 43
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Raymond Baxter, British TV host/author (Fast Lady)
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Jules P de Palm, Antilles writer
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Eva Zeller, writer
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| 1923 |
Event |
NVV donates Ÿ100,000 to mine workers of Ruhrgebied
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| 1924 |
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1st Winter Olympic games open in Chamonix, France
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| 1924 |
Birth |
Lou "The Toe" Groza, AAFC, NFL tackle, kicker (Cleve Browns)
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