424 Historic Events for September 25
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| 1936 |
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Joe Medwick sets a still-standing NL record with his 64th double
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| 1937 |
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Thomas Kessler, composer
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| 1937 |
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Michael Gibbs, jazz composer
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| 1937 |
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Battle of of P'ing-hsin-kuan Wutai Mountain
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| 1937 |
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"il duce" visits Berlin/named "the Fuhrer" to corporal 1st class
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| 1939 |
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David Mann, (Rep-D-Ohio)
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| 1939 |
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Joseph "Jesse" Russell, US singer (Slip Sliding Away)
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| 1939 |
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Leon Britain, vice president (Commission of European Communities)
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| 1939 |
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Versailles Peace Treaty forgot to include Andorra, so Andorra and Germany finally sign an official treaty ending WW I
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| 1939 |
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German Luftwaffe strikes Warsaw with (fire)bombs
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| 1940 |
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Timothy Severin, author/explorer
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| 1940 |
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Luftwaffe bombs Spitfire-factory in Southampton
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| 1940 |
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German High Commissioner in Norway sets up Vidkun Quisling govt
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| 1941 |
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Brooklyn Dodgers win their 1st pennant in 21 years
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| 1941 |
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Vivian Stern, director (Nacros)
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| 1942 |
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John Taylor, jazz pianist
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| 1942 |
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Peter Petherick, cricketer (NZ slow lefty 1976-77, hat-trick on debut)
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| 1942 |
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Michael Stephen, MP
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| 1943 |
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Russian troops liberate Smolensk
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| 1943 |
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John Locke, LA Clif, rock keyboardist (Spirit-I Got A Line on You)
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| 1943 |
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Robert Walden, NYC, actor (Joe Rossi-Lou Grant, New Doctors)
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| 1943 |
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Gary Alexander, TN, rock vocalist/guitarist (Association)
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| 1944 |
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Grayson Shillingford, cricket bowler (WI 1969-71, 7 Tests 15 wickets)
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| 1944 |
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Michael Douglas, NJ, actor (Coma, Wall St, Jewel of the Nile)
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| 1944 |
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Eugenia Zukerman, Cambridge Ms, flutist/novelist (Deceptive Cadence)
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