Birthday January 25, 0749 Leo IV (the Khazar), Byzantine emperor (775-80)
Birthday January 25, 1627 Robert Boyle, Irish physicist and chemist and author
Birthday January 25, 1736 Joseph-Louis, comte de Lagrange and mathematician
Birthday January 25, 1759 Robert Burns, Scottish poet
Birthday January 25, 1860 Charles Curtis, (R) 31st US vice-president (1929-33)
Birthday January 25, 1874 Somerset Maugham, novelist and poet (Of Human Bondage and Cakes & Ale)
Birthday January 25, 1882 Virginia Woolf, author (Jacob's Room and To the Lighthouse)
Birthday January 25, 1899 Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgian statesman and leader in European integration
Birthday January 25, 1919 Edwin Newman, newscaster
Birthday January 25, 1924 Lou (the Toe) Groza, AAFC and NFL tackle and kicker (Cleveland Browns)
Birthday January 25, 1933 Corazon Aquino, president of Philippines (1986-, )
Birthday January 25, 1934 Elizabeth Allen, in New Jersey
Birthday January 25, 1935 Dean Jones, Actor (Love Bug and That Darn Cat)
Birthday January 25, 1945 Leigh Taylor Young, in Washington DC
History January 25, 1759 Robert Burns' birthday
History January 25, 1776 First national memorial is ordered by Congress
History January 25, 1863 Burnside relieved of command
History January 25, 1869 Pat Garrett leaves Louisiana
History January 25, 1875 Anti-slavery society formed in NY
History January 25, 1915 Alexander Bell in NY calls Thomas Watson in SF
History January 25, 1919 Formal commission is established on the League of Nations
History January 25, 1924 First Winter Olympics begin in Chamonix, France
History January 25, 1924 First Winter Olympics
History January 25, 1925 Largest diamond Cullinan (3106 carets) found in South Africa
History January 25, 1942 Thailand declares war on the United States and England
History January 25, 1945 Topping Webb & MacPhail purchase Yanks for $28 million
History January 25, 1949 Inaugural Emmy awards ceremony
History January 25, 1949 1st Emmy Awards
History January 25, 1949 1st Israeli election
History January 25, 1956 Khrushchev declares that Eisenhower is striving for peace
History January 25, 1959 1st transcontinental commercial jet flight (LA to NY for $301)
History January 25, 1961 Walt Disney's "101 Dalmations" is released
History January 25, 1961 1st live nationally televised Presidential news conference (JFK)
History January 25, 1961 Kennedy holds first live television news conference
History January 25, 1964 Echo 2 US communications satellite launched
History January 25, 1968 Israeli sub vanishes
History January 25, 1969 First plenary session of the formal Paris Peace talks is held
History January 25, 1971 Manson and followers convicted
History January 25, 1972 Nixon reveals information about secret negotiations
History January 25, 1975 10th hat trick in Islander history - Denis Potvin's 1st
History January 25, 1980 Paul McCartney is released from a Tokyo jail and deported from Japan
History January 25, 1981 Mao's widow sentenced to death
History January 25, 1995 Near launching of Russian nukes
History January 25, 2003 Italian auto baron Gianni Agnelli dies
History January 25, 2005 BTK killer sends message
January 25, 0749 Leo IV (the Khazar), Byzantine emperor (775-80)
January 25, 1627 Robert Boyle, Irish physicist and chemist and author
January 25, 1736 Joseph-Louis, comte de Lagrange and mathematician
January 25, 1759 Robert Burns, Scottish poet
January 25, 1860 Charles Curtis, (R) 31st US vice-president (1929-33)
January 25, 1874 Somerset Maugham, novelist and poet (Of Human Bondage and Cakes & Ale)
January 25, 1882 Virginia Woolf, author (Jacob's Room and To the Lighthouse)
January 25, 1899 Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgian statesman and leader in European integration
January 25, 1919 Edwin Newman, newscaster
January 25, 1924 Lou (the Toe) Groza, AAFC and NFL tackle and kicker (Cleveland Browns)
January 25, 1933 Corazon Aquino, president of Philippines (1986-, )
January 25, 1934 Elizabeth Allen, in New Jersey
January 25, 1935 Dean Jones, Actor (Love Bug and That Darn Cat)
January 25, 1945 Leigh Taylor Young, in Washington DC
January 25, 1759 Robert Burns' birthday
January 25, 1776 First national memorial is ordered by Congress
January 25, 1863 Burnside relieved of command
January 25, 1869 Pat Garrett leaves Louisiana
January 25, 1875 Anti-slavery society formed in NY
January 25, 1915 Alexander Bell in NY calls Thomas Watson in SF
January 25, 1919 Formal commission is established on the League of Nations
January 25, 1924 First Winter Olympics begin in Chamonix, France
January 25, 1924 First Winter Olympics
January 25, 1925 Largest diamond Cullinan (3106 carets) found in South Africa
January 25, 1942 Thailand declares war on the United States and England
January 25, 1945 Topping Webb & MacPhail purchase Yanks for $28 million
January 25, 1949 Inaugural Emmy awards ceremony
January 25, 1949 1st Emmy Awards
January 25, 1949 1st Israeli election
January 25, 1956 Khrushchev declares that Eisenhower is striving for peace
January 25, 1959 1st transcontinental commercial jet flight (LA to NY for $301)
January 25, 1961 Walt Disney's "101 Dalmations" is released
January 25, 1961 1st live nationally televised Presidential news conference (JFK)
January 25, 1961 Kennedy holds first live television news conference
January 25, 1964 Echo 2 US communications satellite launched
January 25, 1968 Israeli sub vanishes
January 25, 1969 First plenary session of the formal Paris Peace talks is held
January 25, 1971 Manson and followers convicted
January 25, 1972 Nixon reveals information about secret negotiations
January 25, 1975 10th hat trick in Islander history - Denis Potvin's 1st
January 25, 1980 Paul McCartney is released from a Tokyo jail and deported from Japan
January 25, 1981 Mao's widow sentenced to death
January 25, 1995 Near launching of Russian nukes
January 25, 2003 Italian auto baron Gianni Agnelli dies
January 25, 2005 BTK killer sends message