440 Historic Events for February 25
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Lord Crickhowell
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| 1934 |
Death |
John J McGraw, manager (NY Giants), dies at 60
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| 1936 |
Birth |
Jonnie Nicely, playmate (Aug, 1956)
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| 1936 |
Birth |
Norman Orville Scribner, composer
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| 1937 |
Birth |
Basia Johnson, maid (inherited Johnson and Johnson fortune)
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| 1937 |
Birth |
Bob Schieffer, Austin Tx, newscaster (CBS Weekend News)
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| 1937 |
Birth |
Tom Courtenay, England, actor (Dresser, Dr Zhivago, To Catch a Spy)
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| 1938 |
Event |
British Lord Halifax becomes Foreign Minister
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| 1938 |
Birth |
Farokh Engineer, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1961-75)
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| 1938 |
Birth |
Herb Elliott, Australia, 1500m runner (Olympic-gold-1960)
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| 1938 |
Birth |
Diane Baker, Hollywood Calif, actress (Diary of Anne Frank, Marnie)
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Marisa Mell, Graz Austria, actress (Masquerade, Casanova '70)
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| 1939 |
Event |
1st Anderson bomb shelter in Britain erected in an Islington garden
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| 1939 |
Birth |
A C F Verity, master (Dulwich College)
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| 1940 |
Event |
1st televised (W2XBS, NYC) hockey game (Rangers vs Canadians)
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Ron Santo, shortstop (Cubs, 1st baseball player to veto his trade)
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Jud Taylor, actor (Dr Gerson-Dr Kildare)
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Jes£s Lopez-Cobos, Toro Spain, conductor (Intl Conductor Competition)
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Hector MacKenzie, trade unionist
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| 1940 |
Birth |
George Paul, CEO (Norwich Union Insurance Group)
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Billy Packer, Wellsville NY, basketball sportscaster (CBS)
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| 1941 |
Birth |
David Puttnam, London, film producer/CEO (Columbia Pictures)
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Ramon Pagayon Santos, composer
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Stewart Sutherland, Principal/Vice-Chancellor (Edinburgh University)
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Susan Browning, Baldwin NY, actress (Pat-Mary Hartman)
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