Thursday, April 25, 2024 -Quote Of The Day...
* " Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas any more. "
On This Day In History...
In 1185- Sea battle at Dan-no-ura Minamoto Yoritomo beats Taira-family
In 1449- Anti-pope Felix V resigns
In 1507- Geographer Martin Waldseemuller 1st used name America
In 1541- Liege flooded after heavy down pour
In 1604- Count Maurits' army lands at Cadzand
In 1607- Battle at Gibraltar Dutch fleet beats Spanish/Portuguese fleet
In 1614- Amsterdam Bank of Loan forms
In 1626- Battle at the Dessauer bridge Monarch Albrecht von Wallenstein beats Earl of Mansfeld
In 1660- London Convention Parliament meets & votes to restore Charles II
In 1678- French troops conquer Ypres
In 1684- Patent granted for the thimble
In 1707- Battle of Almansa-Franco-Spanish forces defeat Anglo-Portuguese
In 1719- Daniel Defoes publishes "Robinson Crusoe"
In 1747- Prince Willem V appointed viceroy of Zealand
In 1792- Guillotine 1st used, executes highwayman Nicolas J Pelletier
In 1850- Paul Julius Reuter, use 40 pigeons to carry stock market prices
In 1859- Ground broken for Suez Canal
In 1861- 7th New York arrives to reinforce Washington DC
In 1861- Battle of Lavaca TX
In 1862- Admiral Farragut occupies New Orleans LA
In 1862- Battle of New Orleans LA - US Admiral Farragut occupies New Orleans
In 1864- Battle of Marks' Mill AR (Camden Expedition)
In 1867- Tokyo is opened for foreign trade
In 1875- Latest date for measurable snow in NYC (3")
In 1876- Chicago Cubs 1st National League game, beats Louisville 4-0 (1st National League shutout)
In 1881- 250,000 Germans petition to bar foreign Jews from entering Germany
In 1881- French troops occupy Algeria & Tunisia
In 1886- Sigmund Freud opens practice at Rathausstrasse 7, Vienna
In 1891- President Benjamin Harrison visits San Francisco
In 1896- Fight in Central Dance Hall starts fire (Cripple Creek CO)
In 1896- Sidney Jones & Harry Greenbacks musical premieres in London
In 1898- US declares war on Spain over Cuba
In 1901- Erve Beck hit the 1st home run in the American League
In 1901- In last of 9th, Detroit Tigers, trailing by 13-4, score 10 runs to win one of the greatest comebacks in baseball (1st game in Detroit)
In 1901- New York becomes 1st state requiring auto license plates ($1 fee)
In 1902- Erwin Harvey becomes 1st Cleveland ballplayer (Cleveland Bronchos) to have six hits in one game
In 1904- New York Yankee Jack Chesbro's 1st of 41 wins this year
In 1905- Latest day of 1st-class cricket in an Australia season (New South Wales vs Queensland)
In 1905- Whites win right to vote in South Africa
In 1915- 78,000 ANZAC troops land at Gallipoli
In 1925- Paul von Hindenburg elected 2nd President of Germany (Adolf Hitler is 3rd)
In 1926- Giacomo Puccini's opera "Turandot", premieres in Milan
In 1926- Persian cossack officer Reza Chan crowns himself Shah Palawi
In 1927- Spain routes 20,000 soldiers to Morocco (uprising Rifkabylen)
In 1928- Buddy, a German Shepherd, becomes 1st guide dog for the blind
In 1932- Rose Franken's "Another Language", premieres in NYC
In 1933- New York Yankee Russ Van Atta shuts out Washington Senators 16-0
In 1933- US & Canada drop Gold Standard
In 1938- 1st use of seeing eye dog
In 1941- Operation Merkur Hitler orders conquest of Kreta
In 1942- Luftwaffe bombs Bath
In 1944- United Negro College Fund incorporates
In 1945- 46 countries convene United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco CA
In 1945- Clandestine Radio 1212, used to hoax Nazi Germany's final transmission
In 1945- Last Boeing B-17 attack against Nazi Germany
In 1945- US & Soviet forces meet at Torgau Germany on Elbe River
In 1945- Allied air raid on Surabaja Java
In 1945- British troops reach Grebbe line Netherlands
In 1945- Red army completely surrounds Berlin
In 1946- "Exposition Flyer" rammed at Napierville IL, killing 48
In 1946- Christopher Fry's "Phoenix too Frequent", premieres in London
In 1947- Lou Thesz beats Whipper Watson in St Louis, to become wrestling champion
In 1947- Trial against WWII mayor of Amsterdam Edward Voûte begins
In 1949- Friedrich Dürrenmatt's "Romulus der Grosse", premieres in Basel
In 1950- Chuck Cooper becomes the 1st black to play in the NBA
In 1950- Ambon proclaims RMS (Republik Maluku Selatan)
In 1952- American Bowling Congress approves use of an automatic pinsetter
In 1952- 6th NBA Championship Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 3
In 1952- German "Country" Bathe-Württemberg forms
In 1953- Scientists identify DNA
In 1954- Bell labs announces 1st solar battery (New York NY)
In 1954- British raid Nairobi Kenya (25,000 Mau Mau suspects are arrested)
In 1954- US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island
In 1954- WDEF TV channel 12 in Chattanooga TN (CBS) begins broadcasting
In 1956- Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" goes #1
In 1956- Noël Coward's musical "South Sea Bubble", premieres in London
In 1957- 1st experimental sodium nuclear reactor operated
In 1957- Ibrahim Hashim forms Jordanian government
In 1957- WUHY TV channel 35 in Philadelphia PA (PBS) begins broadcasting
In 1959- St Lawrence Seaway linking Atlantic, Great Lakes opens to shipping
In 1960- 1st submerged circumnavigation of Earth completed (Triton)
In 1961- Mercury/Atlas rocket lifted off with an electronic mannequin
In 1961- Robert Noyce patents integrated circuit
In 1961- "Young Abe Lincoln" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 27 performances
In 1961- France performs nuclear test at Reggane Proving Grounds Algeria
In 1961- Premier Moïse Tsjombe of Katanga arrested in Congo
In 1962- US Ranger spacecraft crash lands on the Moon
In 1962- Cleveland sends Harry Chiti to Mets for a player to be named later, on June 15 the Mets send Chiti back to Cleveland
In 1962- Lion & Tiger Veldt at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is dedicated
In 1962- US resumes above ground nuclear testing, at Christmas Island
In 1964- Stanley Cup Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3
In 1965- 19th NBA Championship Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 1
In 1965- Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Pensacola Golf Invitational
In 1966- Drunk driver kills 10 children in Asse Belgium
In 1967- Britain grants internal self-government to Swaziland
In 1967- Abortion legalized in Colorado
In 1967- Jules Feiffer's "Little Murders", premieres in NYC
In 1968- "Half a Sixpence" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 512 performances
In 1969- 5,400th and last radio broadcast of "Mrs Dale's Diary" on BBC Radio
In 1970- Freda Payne releases "Band of Gold"
In 1970- Melanie releases "Lay Down"
In 1970- "Park" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 5 performances
In 1971- US canal rights in Nicaragua & rights to Corn Islands expire
In 1971- About 200,000 anti-Vietnam War protesters march on Washington DC
In 1971- Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational
In 1971- USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR
In 1972- Hans-Werner Grosse glides 907.7 miles (1,461 km) in an AS-W-12
In 1973- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
In 1974- NFL moves the goal posts & adopts sudden-death playoff
In 1974- Chancellor Willy Brandt Secretary Günther Guillaume found to be a spy
In 1974- Leo Tindemans forms Belgium government
In 1974- Marcello Caetano overthrown in Portugal; he is exiled to Madeira and later to Brazil (Carnation revolution)
In 1975- 1st Boeing Jetfoil revenue service, Hong Kong to Macao
In 1975- Mario Soares' Socialist Party wins 1st free election in Portugal
In 1975- USSR performs underground nuclear test
In 1975- West German embassy blown-up in Stockholm Sweden
In 1976- Cub centerfielder Rick Monday rescues US flag from 2 fans trying to set it on fire
In 1976- Elections in Vietnam for a National Assembly to reunite the country
In 1976- India all out for 97 vs West Indies
In 1976- Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic
In 1976- Portugal adopts constitution
In 1977- Cincinnati Reds tie record of 12 runs in 5th inning beating Atlanta Braves 23-9
In 1977- USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR
In 1978- Phillie Phanatic makes 1st appearance
In 1978- Supreme Court rules pension plans can't require women to pay more
In 1979- "Rock 'n Roll High Schools" premieres
In 1979- Peace treaty between Israel & Egypt goes into effect
In 1980- Announcement of Jimmy Carter hostage rescue bungle in Iran
In 1980- Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Wayne Webb
In 1980- Oakland A's manager Billy Martin restrained by umps from attacking a fan
In 1980- USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR
In 1981- Maureen Reagan (40) marries 3rd husband, Dennis Revell (28)
In 1981- Seattle Mariners manager Maury Wills is suspended for 2 games after ordering Seattle's grounds crew to enlarge batter's boxes by one foot
In 1982- In accordance with Camp David, Israel completes Sinai withdrawal
In 1982- Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
In 1982- Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Orlando Lady Golf Classic
In 1982- USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR
In 1982- Yankees fire manager Bob Lemon & replaces him with Gene Michael
In 1983- "Nightline" expands from ½ hour to a full hour
In 1983- Yuri Andropov invites US schoolgirl Samantha Smith to USSR
In 1983- France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
In 1984- Rock group Wings disbands
In 1984- USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR
In 1985- For 2nd time, Wayne Gretzky, scores 7 goals in a Cup game
In 1985- Philadelphia Flyers 2-New York Islanders 6-Patrick Division Finals-Flyers hold 3-1 lead
In 1985- Roger Miller's musical "Big River", premieres at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 1005 performances
In 1985- West German Parliament ruled it illegal to deny the holocaust
In 1986- ETA bomb attacks Madrid killing 5
In 1988- "Nightline" goes on location to Jerusalem Israel
In 1988- NASA launches space vehicle S-211
In 1988- John Demjanjuk (Ivan the Terrible), sentenced to death in Jerusalem
In 1989- Mike Tyson gets a speeding ticket for drag racing in Albany NY
In 1989- Penguin Mario Lemieux ties NHL playoff record of 4 goals in 1st period
In 1990- Hubble space telescope is placed into orbit by shuttle Discovery
In 1990- Violeta Barrios de Chamorro begins a 6 year term as Nicaragua's President
In 1990- 25th Academy of Country Music Awards Clint Black & Kathy Mattea win
In 1991- Designer Mary McFadden (52) announces divorce of Kohie Yohannan (23)
In 1991- Lisa Olson brings suit against NFL New England Patriots for sexual harassment
In 1991- "Grand Hotel" closes at Beck Theater NYC after 1018 performances
In 1991- Lucy Simon & Marsha Norman's musical "The Secret Garden" premieres in NYC
In 1992- "Shimada" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 4 performances
In 1992- Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Marc McDowell
In 1993- Russia elects Boris Yeltsin leader
In 1993- Willy Russell's "Blood Brothers" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 839 performances
In 1994- 14" of snow in Southern California
In 1994- Bomb attack on taxi stand in Johannesburg, 10 killed
In 1994- Fishing boat with school children capsize at Lanaka Syria, 46 killed
In 1994- King Azlan Shah of Malaysia resigns
In 1994- Mexican businessman & billionaire Angel Losada kidnapped
In 1994- Tsutomu Hata elected premier of Japan
In 1995- "Month in the Country" opens at Roundabout Theater NYC for 79 performances
In 1995- 16th Emmy Sports Award presentation
In 1996- "Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk", opens at Ambassador Theater NYC
In 1997- Seattle Mariner Ken Griffey Jr hits his 250th homerun
April 25 -Birthdays
In 1214- Louis IX king of France (1226-70)
In 1228- Koenraad IV Roman Catholic German king (1237-54)
In 1284- Edward II king of England (1307-27)
In 1567- Aurelio Signoretti composer
In 1599- Oliver Cromwell Puritan lord protector of England (1653-58)
In 1608- Jean duke of Orléans brother of French King Louis XIII/General
In 1614- Hieronymus van Beverningk chief Dutch treasurer/maecenas
In 1614- Marc'Antonio Pasqualini composer
In 1666- Johann Heinrich Buttstett composer
In 1677- Guillaume Coustou Sr French sculptor (Chevaux the Marly)
In 1690- Gottlieb Theophil Muffat composer
In 1710- James Ferguson astronomer
In 1723- Giovanni Marco Rutini composer
In 1730- Fedele Fenaroli composer
In 1769- Mark Isambard Brunel engineer/inventor
In 1792- John Keble Anglican priest/founder (Oxford Movement)
In 1818- Marek Konrad Sokolowski composer
In 1824- Gustave-Rodolphe-Clarence Boulanger painter
In 1825- Charles Ferdinand Dowd US, standardized time zones
In 1837- William Charles Levey composer
In 1840- James Dearing Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1865
In 1841- Pauline Lucca soprano
In 1842- Antonio Fogazzarro Italian writer/poet (Il santo/Leila)
In 1849- Felix Klein German mathematician (Evanston Colloquium)
In 1862- Edward Grey English viscount of Fallodon/minister of Foreign affairs
In 1867- Jean Demoor Belgian physician/physiologist
In 1869- Karl Prohaska composer
In 1871- Sara Amsel Indonesian/Dutch actress
In 1872- Charles Burgess Fry cricketer/world record long jumper
In 1873- Walter De la Mare English poet/anthologist (Behold the Dreamer)
In 1874- Guglielmo Marconi Bologna Italy, inventor (radio/Nobel 1909)
In 1876- Ruben Marcos Campos composer
In 1881- Hans Windisch German new testament expert
In 1883- Elsa Maxwell Keokuk IA, writer (Jack Paar Show)
In 1889- Charles Kellaway cricketer (great Australian all-rounder of 1920's)
In 1895- Stanley Rous British soccer official
In 1897- Haro Levoni Step'anyan composer
In 1897- VAA Mary English princess
In 19XX- Pamela Brull Monterey Park CA, actress (Princess Maya-Secret Empire)
In 1900- Lord [Hubert Miles] Gladwyn [Jebb] MP (Liberal)
In 1900- Wolfgang Ernst Pauli Austria, physicist (Pauli inhibition/Nobel 1945)
In 1901- Ernst Gernot Klussmann composer
In 1903- Camilla Horn actress (Rebus, Vertigine, Polterabend, Matinee Idol)
In 1903- Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen composer
In 1905- Hugh Willatt solicitor/public servant
In 1905- Walter Hassan engineer
In 1906- Sally Salminen writer
In 1906- William J Brennan Jr Newark NJ, 92nd Supreme Court judge (1956-90)
In 1906- Zoltan Gardonyi composer
In 1907- Paula Trueman New York NY, actress (Gran-Billy)
In 1907- Vasily Pavlovich Solov'yov-Sedoy composer
In 1908- Edward R Murrow Pole Creek NC, newscaster (Person to Person)
In 1909- Jaroslav Doubrava composer
In 1912- Gladys L Presley mother of Elvis
In 1913- Earl Bostic Tulsa OK, alto sax player (Flamingo, Temptation)
In 1913- Russ Conway Brandon Manitoba, actor (Richard Diamond Private Eye)
In 1914- Claude Mauriac writer
In 1914- Marcos Perez Jimenez President/dictator Venezuela
In 1915- A J A Quintus Bosz Indonesian/Suriname lawyer
In 1915- William Goyen writer
In 1918- Astrid Varnay Stockholm Sweden, soprano (Metropolitan Opera 1941-56)
In 1918- [Ibolyka] Astridm Varnay Hungarian/US singer (Walküre)
In 1918- Ella Fitzgerald Newport News VA, jazz singer (The First Lady of Song, Is it live or Memorex, A-Tisket A-Tasket)
In 1919- Heinz Wunderlich composer
In 1920- Jean Carmet actor (Cache Cash, Miss Mona, Night Magic)
In 1920- Marre reformer of the bar
In 1921- Jean Mogin Belgian poet
In 1921- Karel Appel painter (Vragende Children)
In 1923- Albert King Indianola MS, blues singer/guitarist (Bad Look Blues)
In 1923- Anita Bjorak actress (Miss Julie, Loving Couples, Night People)
In 1923- Melissa Hayden Toronto Ontario Canada, ballerina (1961 Silver Bowl)
In 1923- Aafje J R Bouber [Blom] actress (Traveller Without Baggage)
In 1923- Francis Graham-Smith British astronomer
In 1924- Erzsebet Szonyi composer
In 1924- Franco Mannino composer
In 1925- Flannery O'Connor short story writer (or 03/25)
In 1925- Anthony Christopher British trade unionist
In 1926- Paul Walter Furst composer
In 1927- Ernst Widmer composer
In 1929- José Angel Valente Spanish poet (A modo the esperanza)
In 1929- Yvette Corlett athlete
In 1929- Yvette Williams New Zealand, long jumper (Olympics-gold-52)
In 1930- Dotty Mack Cincinatti OH, actress (Paul Dixon Show)
In 1930- Lynn Hamilton Yazoo City MS, actress (Alice Morgan-Port Charles, Donna-Sanford & Son)
In 1930- Paul Mazursky Brooklyn NY, writer/director (Moscow on the Hudson)
In 1930- Roy Marshall cricket opener (prolific Hampshire only 4 Tests for West Indies)
In 1931- David Shepherd painter
In 1932- Lia Manoliu Romania, discus thrower (Olympics-gold-1968)
In 1932- Meadowlark [George] Lemon basketball star (Harlem Globetrotter)
In 1932- William Roache England, actor (Ken Barlow-Coronation Street)
In 1933- Helen Paling British circuit judge
In 1933- Jerry Leiber songwriter (Leiber & Stoller)
In 1934- Denny "Scott" Miller Bloomington IN, actor (Wagon Train)
In 1934- David de Peyer cancer research campaigner
In 1937- Bo Brundin Stockholm Sweden, actress (Rhinemann Exchange)
In 1937- Thomas Faber publisher
In 1939- Richard Earl of Lichfield English photographer
In 1939- Veronica Sutherland British diplomat
In 1940- Al Pacino New York NY, actor (And Justice For All, Godfather, Scorpio)
In 1940- Marian Norrie
In 1940- O B McClinton [Burnett] Senatobia MS, country singer (Keep your arms around me)
In 1941- Bertrand Tavernier actor (Captain Conan, L627, Daddy Nostalgie)
In 1941- Chris Augustine rocker (Every Mother's Son)
In 1941- Lawrence J Smith (Representative-Democrat-FL, 1983- )
In 1942- John Martin Dalby composer
In 1942- Jon Kyl (Representative-Republican-AZ)
In 1944- John Bryant editor (Europeans)
In 1945- Björn Ulvaeus Gothenburg Sweden, guitarist/songwriter (ABBA-Waterloo, Dancing Queen)
In 1945- Stu Cook Oakland CA, rock bassist (Creedence Clearwater Revival-Proud Mary)
In 1945- Walt Wesley NBA star (Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers)
In 1945- Michael Kogel rocker
In 1946- Talia [Rose Coppola] Shire Jamaica NY, actress (Adrian-Rocky, Constanzia Corleone-Godfather)
In 1946- Digby Fairweather jazz trumpeter
In 1946- Peter Sutherland CEO (Allied Irish Banks)
In 1946- Ronnie Gilbert rocker (Lifeline, Harp)
In 1946- Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky Russian ultra nationalist/anti semite
In 1947- Bill Fontana composer
In 1947- Jeffrey DeMunn Buffalo NY, actor (Blaze, Frances, Windy City)
In 1947- Johan Cruyff Dutch soccer player/coach (Ajax/Barcelona)
In 1948- Mike Selvey cricketer (England pace bowler of late 70's)
In 1949- Michael Brown New York NY, keyboardist/songwriter (The Left Banke-Walk Away Renee)
In 1950- Steve Ferrone Brighton England, drummer (Average White Band)
In 1951- Ian McCartney MP
In 1951- Linda Stone pharmacist
In 1952- Cory Day Bronx NY, rock vocalist
In 1952- Vladislav Tretiak USSR hockey player (Olympics-gold-1972, 76)
In 1953- Gary Cosier cricketer (Australian batsman 1975-78, 109 on debut vs West Indies)
In 1954- Rob Crosby Sumter SC, country singer (She's a Natural)
In 1955- Buster Mottram tennis player
In 1955- Joanne Abbott Sarnia Ontario Canada, yachter (Olympics-96)
In 1955- John Nunn British chess player
In 1957- Eric "The Crafty Cockney" Bristow London England, dart thrower (5 World Masters titles)
In 1958- Fish [Derek William Dick] Edinburgh Scotland, rock vocalist (Marillion-Real to Reel)
In 1958- Chris Johnson Arcata CA, LPGA golfer (1990 Atlantic City Classic)
In 1958- Flab rocker
In 1959- Billy Rankin Glasgow, Scotland, rocker
In 1959- Tony Phillips Atlanta GA, baseballoutfielder Chicago White Sox
In 1964- Andy Bell rocker (Erasure-Oh L'Amour)
In 1964- Jackie Campbell Los Angeles CA, WPVA volleyballer (Nationals-5th-1993)
In 1964- Jamie Siddons cricketer (Victorian & SA batsman ODI for Australia 1988)
In 1965- Denis Perez hockey defenseman (Team France 1998)
In 1965- Mark Bryant NBA forward/center (Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets)
In 1966- Darren Holmes Asheville NC, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
In 1966- Isabelle Pasco France, actress (Ave Maria)/model (Elle, Vogue)
In 1967- Angel Martino Americus GA, 50 meter/100 meter freestyle (Olympics-gold/2 bronze-92, 96)
In 1969- Darren Woodson NFL safety (Dallas Cowboys)
In 1969- Gavin Bruk-Jackson cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman 1993)
In 1969- Jon Olsen US, 100 meter freestyle/400 meter/800 meter medley (Olympics-gold-1992, 96)
In 1969- Marisa Pedulla Bellefonte PA, half-lightweight judoka (Olympics-96)
In 1969- Nir Shental Israel, Men's 470 yachter (Olympics-15th-1996)
In 1969- Sanjeeva Ranatunga cricketer (Sri Lankan Test batsman 1994- )
In 1969- Travis Fryman Lexington KY, infielder (Detroit Tigers)
In 1970- Corwin Brown NFL safety (New York Jets, New England Patriots)
In 1970- Steve Tovar NFL linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals)
In 1971- Andrew Grigg CFL receiver (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
In 1971- Brad Clontz Stuart VA, pitcher (Atlanta Braves)
In 1971- Eric England NFL defensive end (Arizona Cardinals)
In 1971- Joël Bourgeois Moncton New Brunswick, 3000 meter Steeplechase (Olympics-96)
In 1971- Michelle Harris Newark DE, Miss Delaware-America (1996)
In 1971- Pam Schaffrath Chicago IL, female catcher (Colorado Silver Bullets)
In 1972- Percell Gaskins linebacker (Carolina Panthers)
In 1973- Alek Stojanov Windsor, NHL right wing (Pittsburgh Penguins)
In 1973- Barbara Rittner Krefeld German Federal Republic, tennis star (1992 Schenectady)
In 1973- Paige Gordon North Vancouver British Columbia Canada, diver (Olympics-16-92, 96)
In 1973- Wes Martin Calgary Alta, golfer (1990 Alberta Jr Masters-2nd)
In 1974- Brad Hassell Australian soccer striker (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
In 1974- Libor Prochazka hockey defenseman (Team Czechoslovakia Olympics-gold-1998)
In 1974- Tricia Dunn ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics-98)
In 1974- Twan Russell linebacker (Washington Redskins)
In 1975- Ruben Gomez rocker (Menudo-Cannonball)
In 1975- Jacque Jones San Diego CA, baseball outfielder (Olympics-bronze-96)
In 1976- Tim Duncan NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs)
In 1977- Jonathan Angel San Francisco CA, actor (Tommy Delucca-Saved By The Bell)
In 1977- Marguerite Moreau actress (Connie-Mighty Ducks, D2, D3)
In 1985- Jonathan Halyalkar Ramsey NJ, actor (Billy-Who's the Boss)
April 25 -Deaths Which Occurred
In 0974- Ratherius of Verona/Liege bishop/abbot, dies at about 84
In 1295- Sancho IV the Brave, scholar/king of Castile/León, dies
In 1342- Benedict XII [Jacques Fournier] Pope (1334-42), dies
In 1472- Leon Battista degli Alberti scupltor/musician (Dinner Pieces), dies
In 1482- Margaret of Anjou Queen (Henry VI), dies
In 1566- Diane de Poitiers lover of French King Henry II, dies
In 1595- Torquato Tasso Italian poet/playwright, dies at 51
In 1607- Don Juan Alvarez Spanish Admiral (Gibraltar), dies in battle
In 1607- Jacob van Heemskerck Dutch Admiral (Nova Zambia), dies in battle
In 1635- Alessandro Tassoni Italian political writer (Rape of Bucket), dies at 69
In 1647- Matthias Gallas Austrian earl of Campo/duke of Lucerna, dies at 62
In 1663- Heinrich Pape composer, dies at 53
In 1690- David Teniers the Younger Flemish painter (Pictorium), dies at 79
In 1728- John Woodward geologist/physician, dies
In 1744- Anders Celsius Swedish astronomer (Centegrade Thermometer), dies at 42
In 1792- Johann Friedrich Gottlieb Beckmann composer, dies at 54
In 1792- Nicolas J Pelletier Frenchman, first to be guillotined
In 1800- William Cowper English lawyer/poet (Olney Hymns), dies at 68
In 1808- Alois Luigi Tomasini composer, dies at 66
In 1813- Louis-Sébastien Mercier French poet (Le Déserteur), dies at 73
In 1822- Frederick "William" Herschel German/British astronomer, dies at 83
In 1828- John Goldberg Dutch patriot/statesman, dies at 64
In 1840- Siméon-Denis Poisson French mathematician (Poisson verdeling), dies
In 1845- Thomas Duncan painter, dies
In 1853- William Beaumont physiologist, dies
In 1862- Charles Ferguson Smith US Union General-Major, dies of infection at 55
In 1873- Walter de la Mare English poet/author (Behold the Dreamer), dies at 43
In 1882- Johann CF Zöllner German astronomer (astro photography), dies
In 1905- Jacob Olie Dutch photographer, dies at about 70
In 1906- John Knowles Paine US composer, dies at 67
In 1915- Nicola d' Arienzo composer, dies at 72
In 1925- George Stephanescu composer, dies at 81
In 1926- Ellen K S Key Swedish author/feminist (Century of the Child), dies at 76
In 1928- Pjotr N Wrangel Russian baron General, dies at 49
In 1931- A J Y [Bert] Hopkins cricketer (20 Tests for Australia, 509 runs), dies
In 1937- Clem Sohn air show performer dies at 26 when his chute fails to open
In 1942- Paul Kornfeld writer, dies at 52
In 1943- Vladimir Ivanovich Nemirovich-Danchenko playwright/director, dies
In 1946- Albert Knight cricketer (3 Tests for England on 1903-04 tour), dies
In 1946- Joseph Vine cricketer (batted in two Tests England vs Australia 1911-12), dies
In 1951- Jerzy Fitelberg composer, dies at 47
In 1954- Joseph Hergesheimer novelist (Java Head), dies
In 1955- Constance Collier actress (Perils of Pauline), dies at 77
In 1955- Paulus B Barth Swiss painter/lithographer, dies at 73
In 1960- Hope Emerson actress (I Married Joan, Peter Gunn), dies at 62
In 1960- Amanullah emir/king of Afhanistan (1919-28), dies at 67
In 1960- Ilmari Henrik Reinhold Krohn composer, dies at 92
In 1961- Hans F Blunck writer, dies
In 1966- Maurice Roelants Belgian author (Prayer for a Good End), dies at 70
In 1969- Margarita Xirgu actress (Bloody Wedding), dies at 80
In 1970- Anita Louise actress (Gorilla, Anthony Adverse), dies at about 55
In 1971- Max Drischner composer, dies at 80
In 1972- George Sanders actor (Mr Freeze-Batman, Ivanhoe), dies at 65
In 1976- Carol Reed director (Agony & Ecstasy), dies
In 1976- Margaret Bannerman actress (Great Defender), dies at 79
In 1981- Dixie a mouse who lived 6½ years, dies
In 1982- Don Wilson TV announcer (Jack Benny Show), dies at 81
In 1982- Celia Johnson actress (Brief Encounter, Happy Breed), dies at 73
In 1982- John Cody US cardinal/archbishop of Chicago (1965-82), dies at 74
In 1982- Paul de Vree Flemish writer/essayist (Round Table), dies
In 1982- William R Burnett US, writer (Asphalt Jungle), dies at 82
In 1984- Richard Benedict actor (Okinawa), dies of a heart attack at 64
In 1985- Murray Matheson actor (Felix-Banacek), dies at 72
In 1985- Richard Haydn British actor (Mutiny on the Bounty), dies at 80
In 1988- Boris Kremenliev composer, dies at 76
In 1988- Carolyn Franklin singer/songwriter/son of Aretha, dies at 43
In 1988- Clifford D[onald] Simak sci-fi author (Hugo, Way Station), dies at 83
In 1989- George Coulouris actor (Papillon, Runaway Bus), dies at 85
In 1990- Dexter Gordon jazz saxophonist, dies in Philadelphia of kidney failure at 67
In 1991- Frank Hamilton actor (Subterraneans), dies at 66
In 1991- Theo Laseroms [Tank] Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord), dies
In 1992- Brian Macleod Canadian musician, dies of cancer at 39
In 1992- Dany [Daniël S] Tuijnman Dutch minister of traffic & water, dies at 77
In 1992- Panos Christi entertainer, dies of AIDS at 54
In 1992- Yutaka Ozaki Japanese rock artist, dies at 26 of pulmonary edema
In 1993- Rosita Moreno actress (Walls of Gold), dies of heart attack at 85
In 1994- David Langton British actor (Upstairs Downstairs), dies at 82
In 1994- George Gennimatas Greek minister of National Economy, dies at 55
In 1994- Talaat Yassin Hamman militant Moslem leader, shot dead at 32
In 1995- Art Fleming game show host (Jeopardy), dies at 74
In 1995- Francis Henry Smith librarian, dies at 85
In 1995- Ginger Rogers actress/dancer (Top Hat, Stage Door), dies at 83
In 1995- Joseph Heifitz film director, dies at 89
In 1996- John Eustace Theodore Brancker lawyer/parliamentarian, dies at 87
In 1996- John Lorne Campbell folklorist, dies at 90
In 1996- Saul Bass designer, dies at 74
April 25 -Holidays
* Australia, Nauru, New Zealand, Solomon Is, Tonga, W Samoa : ANZAC Day (1915)
* Azores : Portugal's Day (1974)
* Italy : Liberation Day
* Portugal : Revolution Day (1974)
* Swaziland : Flag Day
* Alabama, Florida, Mississippi : Confederate Memorial Day (1868) - - - - - ( Monday )
* US-Utah : Arbor Day-plant a tree (1872) - - - - - ( Friday )
April 25 -Religious History
In 1530- The Augsburg Confession was read publicly at the Diet of Worms. Written principally by Philip Melanchthon, the document comprised the first official summary of the Lutheran faith.
In 1792- Birth of John Keble, English clergyman and poet. Credited with having founded the Oxford Movement in 1833, Keble also authored the hymn, "Sun of My Soul, Thou Savior Dear" (1820).
In 1800- Death of William Cowper, 69, English poet. A lifelong victim of depression, Cowper nevertheless left a great spiritual literary legacy, including three enduring hymns: "God Moves in a Mysterious Way," "Oh, For a Closer Walk with God" and "There is a Fountain."
In 1929- The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America was organized in Detroit, partly in response to the insurgence of Communism in Eastern Europe. Previously, its parishes were under jurisdiction of the Patriarchate in Bucharest, Hungary.
In 1982- Captured in 1967, the Sinai Peninsula was returned by Israel to Egypt, as part of the 1979 Camp David Accord.