Birthday July 25, 1848 Earl Balfour, (C), British prime minister (1902-05) and Author.
Birthday July 25, 1902 Eric Hoffer, US longshoreman, author (The True Believer).
Birthday July 25, 1905 Elias Canetti, Bulgarian writer (Nobel 1981).
Birthday July 25, 1907 Jack Gilford
Birthday July 25, 1924 Frank Church, (D), former US senator from Idaho.
Birthday July 25, 1924 Estelle Getty
Birthday July 25, 1932 Paul J. Weitz, US astronaut (Skylab 2, STS-6).
Birthday July 25, 1935 Barbara Harris
Birthday July 25, 1943 Janet Margolin, Actress (Take the Money and Run)
Birthday July 25, 1945 Donna Theodore, Bdwy singer
Birthday July 25, 1954 Walter Payton, NFL running back (Chicago Bears).
Birthday July 25, 1978 Louise Brown, in Lancashire England - World's 1st 'test tube baby'
History July 25, 1593 France's King Henri IV a Protestant converted to Roman Catholicism.
History July 25, 1729 NC becomes royal colony.
History July 25, 1780 General Gates takes command of the southern army
History July 25, 1814 Battle of Niagara Falls (Lundy's Lane); Americans defeat British.
History July 25, 1832 The first railroad accident
History July 25, 1853 Head of frontier bandit placed on display
History July 25, 1853 California Rangers kill Joaquin Murrieta
History July 25, 1861 Congress passes Crittenden-Johnson Resolution
History July 25, 1866 US Grant named 1st general of Army
History July 25, 1868 Wyoming Territory created.
History July 25, 1897 Jack London sails for the Klondike
History July 25, 1898 Puerto Rico invaded
History July 25, 1903 Castle on top of Telegraph Hill closes
History July 25, 1909 Louis Bl‚riot makes 1st airplane flight across the English Channel.
History July 25, 1917 Mata Hari sentenced to die
History July 25, 1920 Red Sox turn a triple play but Ruth's 35 HR leads Yanks 8-2 win
History July 25, 1941 Henry Ford writes fan letter to Mahatma Gandhi
History July 25, 1943 Mussolini falls from power
History July 25, 1943 Benito Mussolini was dismissed as premier of Italy during WW II
History July 25, 1945 Truman drops hint to Stalin about a terrible new weapon
History July 25, 1952 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico created.
History July 25, 1956 Ships collide off Nantucket
History July 25, 1956 Italian liner Andrea Doria sank after collided with the Stockholm
History July 25, 1956 Andrea Dorea sinks off Nantucket Island after collision.
History July 25, 1961 Maris hits home runs 37 38 39 & 40 in a double header
History July 25, 1963 US Russia & England sign nuclear test ban treaty
History July 25, 1964 Joint Chiefs propose air strikes
History July 25, 1965 Dylan goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival
History July 25, 1965 Dylan appears at Newport Folk Fest
History July 25, 1966 Yankee manager Casey Stengel elected to Hall of Fame
History July 25, 1967 Construction begins on SF MUNI METRO (Market Street subway)
History July 25, 1969 Nixon announces new doctrine
History July 25, 1969 The Nixon Doctrine is announced
History July 25, 1973 USSR launches Mars 5
History July 25, 1973 USSR launches Mars 5
History July 25, 1978 Bob Lemon replaces Billy Martin as Yankee manager
History July 25, 1981 Voyager 2 encounters Saturn.
History July 25, 1984 Cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya became 1st woman to walk in space
History July 25, 1985 Rock Hudson announces he has AIDS
History July 25, 1986 Movie director Vincente Minnelli died in Los Angeles at age 76.
History July 25, 1987 USSR launches Kosmos 1870 15-ton earth-study satellite.
History July 25, 1988 A young man turns the death of his parents into a game
History July 25, 1992 Opening of the XXV Olympiad in Barcelona
History July 25, 2000 Concorde jet crashes
July 25, 1848 Earl Balfour, (C), British prime minister (1902-05) and Author.
July 25, 1902 Eric Hoffer, US longshoreman, author (The True Believer).
July 25, 1905 Elias Canetti, Bulgarian writer (Nobel 1981).
July 25, 1907 Jack Gilford
July 25, 1924 Frank Church, (D), former US senator from Idaho.
July 25, 1924 Estelle Getty
July 25, 1932 Paul J. Weitz, US astronaut (Skylab 2, STS-6).
July 25, 1935 Barbara Harris
July 25, 1943 Janet Margolin, Actress (Take the Money and Run)
July 25, 1945 Donna Theodore, Bdwy singer
July 25, 1954 Walter Payton, NFL running back (Chicago Bears).
July 25, 1978 Louise Brown, in Lancashire England - World's 1st 'test tube baby'
July 25, 1593 France's King Henri IV a Protestant converted to Roman Catholicism.
July 25, 1729 NC becomes royal colony.
July 25, 1780 General Gates takes command of the southern army
July 25, 1814 Battle of Niagara Falls (Lundy's Lane); Americans defeat British.
July 25, 1832 The first railroad accident
July 25, 1853 Head of frontier bandit placed on display
July 25, 1853 California Rangers kill Joaquin Murrieta
July 25, 1861 Congress passes Crittenden-Johnson Resolution
July 25, 1866 US Grant named 1st general of Army
July 25, 1868 Wyoming Territory created.
July 25, 1897 Jack London sails for the Klondike
July 25, 1898 Puerto Rico invaded
July 25, 1903 Castle on top of Telegraph Hill closes
July 25, 1909 Louis Bl‚riot makes 1st airplane flight across the English Channel.
July 25, 1917 Mata Hari sentenced to die
July 25, 1920 Red Sox turn a triple play but Ruth's 35 HR leads Yanks 8-2 win
July 25, 1941 Henry Ford writes fan letter to Mahatma Gandhi
July 25, 1943 Mussolini falls from power
July 25, 1943 Benito Mussolini was dismissed as premier of Italy during WW II
July 25, 1945 Truman drops hint to Stalin about a terrible new weapon
July 25, 1952 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico created.
July 25, 1956 Ships collide off Nantucket
July 25, 1956 Italian liner Andrea Doria sank after collided with the Stockholm
July 25, 1956 Andrea Dorea sinks off Nantucket Island after collision.
July 25, 1961 Maris hits home runs 37 38 39 & 40 in a double header
July 25, 1963 US Russia & England sign nuclear test ban treaty
July 25, 1964 Joint Chiefs propose air strikes
July 25, 1965 Dylan goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival
July 25, 1965 Dylan appears at Newport Folk Fest
July 25, 1966 Yankee manager Casey Stengel elected to Hall of Fame
July 25, 1967 Construction begins on SF MUNI METRO (Market Street subway)
July 25, 1969 Nixon announces new doctrine
July 25, 1969 The Nixon Doctrine is announced
July 25, 1973 USSR launches Mars 5
July 25, 1973 USSR launches Mars 5
July 25, 1978 Bob Lemon replaces Billy Martin as Yankee manager
July 25, 1981 Voyager 2 encounters Saturn.
July 25, 1984 Cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya became 1st woman to walk in space
July 25, 1985 Rock Hudson announces he has AIDS
July 25, 1986 Movie director Vincente Minnelli died in Los Angeles at age 76.
July 25, 1987 USSR launches Kosmos 1870 15-ton earth-study satellite.
July 25, 1988 A young man turns the death of his parents into a game
July 25, 1992 Opening of the XXV Olympiad in Barcelona
July 25, 2000 Concorde jet crashes