What Happened In August 1925 In History

Historical Events for August, 1925

• 5th » Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language that is at the time in danger of dying out.
• 9th » A Kakori train robbery called train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India

Famous Birthdays on August in 1925

• 1st » Ernst Jandl, Austrian poet and author (d. 2000)
• 2nd » K. Arulanandan, Ceylon-American engineer and academic (d. 2004)
• 2nd » John Dexter, English director (d. 1990)
• 2nd » John McCormack (ice hockey) known as John McCormack, Canadian ice hockey player
• 2nd » Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentinian general and politician, 43rd President of Argentina (d. 2013)
• 3rd » Marv Levy, American-Canadian football player, coach, and manager
• 6th » Barbara Bates, American actress and singer (d. 1969)
• 7th » Felice and Boudleaux Bryant named Felice Bryant, American songwriter (d. 2003)
• 7th » M. S. Swaminathan, Indian geneticist and academic
• 8th » Alija Izetbegović, Bosnian lawyer and politician, 1st Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina called President of Bosnia and Herzegovina (d. 2003)
• 8th » Ginny Tyler, American voice actress and singer (d. 2012)
• 9th » David A. Huffman, American computer scientist, developed Huffman coding (d. 1999)
• 10th » George Cooper (British Army officer) known as George Cooper, English general
• 11th » Floyd Curry, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2006)
• 11th » Arlene Dahl, American actress and singer
• 11th » Mike Douglas, American singer and talk show host (d. 2006)
• 12th » Dale Bumpers, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 38th Governor of Arkansas
• 12th » Guillermo Cano Isaza, Colombian journalist (d. 1986)
• 12th » Donald Justice, American poet and educator (d. 2004)
• 12th » Norris McWhirter, Scottish publisher and activist co-founded the Guinness World Records (d. 2004)
• 12th » Ross McWhirter, Scottish publisher and activist, co-founded the Guinness World Records (d. 1975)
• 12th » George Wetherill, American physicist and academic (d. 2006)
• 13th » Benny Bailey, American trumpet player, songwriter, and producer (Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band) (d. 2005)
• 14th » Russell Baker, American journalist and author
• 15th » Mike Connors, American actor and producer
• 15th » Münir Özkul, Turkish actor
• 15th » Oscar Peterson, Canadian pianist and composer (d. 2007)
• 15th » Bill Pinkney, American singer (The Drifters) (d. 2007)
• 15th » Erik Schmidt, Swedish-Estonian painter and author (d. 2014)
• 16th » Willie Jones (baseball) named Willie Jones, American baseball player (d. 1983)
• 18th » Brian Aldiss, English author and critic
• 18th » Pierre Grondin, Canadian surgeon (d. 2006)
• 18th » Anis Mansour, Egyptian author (d. 2011)
• 19th » Claude Gauvreau, Canadian poet and playwright (d. 1971)
• 21st » Toma Caragiu, Romanian actor (d. 1977)
• 21st » Judy Grable, American wrestler (d. 2008)
• 21st » Maurice Pialat, French actor and director (d. 2003)
• 22nd » Honor Blackman, English actress and singer
• 22nd » James Kirkwood, Jr., American playwright and author (d. 1989)
• 22nd » Marc Bohan, French fashion designer
• 23rd » Robert Mulligan, American director and producer (d. 2008)
• 25th » Thea Astley, Australian author (d. 2004)
• 25th » Stepas Butautas, Lithuanian basketball player (d. 2001)
• 26th » Jack Hirshleifer, American economist and academic (d. 2005)
• 26th » Alain Peyrefitte, French scholar and politician, Ministry of Justice (France) known as Minister of Justice for France (d. 1999)
• 26th » Pyotr Todorovsky, Ukrainian-Russian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (d. 2013)
• 27th » Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Italian cardinal
• 27th » Darry Cowl, French actor and composer (d. 2006)
• 27th » Nat Lofthouse, English footballer and manager (d. 2011)
• 27th » Saiichi Maruya, Japanese author and critic (d. 2012)
• 28th » Billy Grammer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)
• 28th » Philip Purser, English author and critic
• 31st » Moran Campbell, English-Canadian physician and academic, invented the venturi mask (d. 2004)

Famous Deaths for August 1925

• 3rd » William Bruce (cricketer) e.g William Bruce, Australian cricketer (b. 1864)
• 5th » Jennie Lee (actress) called Jennie Lee, American actress (b. 1848)
• 6th » Surendranath Banerjee, Indian academic and politician (b. 1848)
• 15th » Konrad Mägi, Estonian painter (b. 1878)
• 17th » Ioan Slavici, Romanian journalist (b. 1848)
• 25th » Count Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, Austrian field marshal (b. 1852)

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