March 1925 calendar

Events

• 02 Mar 1925 Dutch Socialists demand drastic disarmament
• 04 Mar 1925 President Calvin Coolidge's inauguration is broadcast live on 21 radio stations.
• 07 Mar 1925 American Negro Congress organizes.
• 09 Mar 1925 Pink's War: The first Royal Air Force operation conducted independently of the British Army or Royal Navy begins.
• 10 Mar 1925 Walter Mittelholzer is 1st to flies over Demawend mountain, Iran
• 12 Mar 1925 British government of Stanley Baldwin refuses to ratify Geneva agreement.
• 13 Mar 1925 NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens sweep Toronto Arenas in two games.
• 15 Mar 1925 The Phi Lambda Chi fraternity (original name quotThe Aztecsquot) is founded on the campus of Arkansas State Teacher's College in Conway, Arkansas (now the University of Central Arkansas).
• 18 Mar 1925 (8) 60 mph tornadoes speed Mo, In, Il, Ky, and Tn kills 689
• 19 Mar 1925 Angelo G Roncalli (Pope John XXIII) becomes a bishop.
• 21 Mar 1925 Iran adopts Khorshidi solar Hijrah calendar.
• 23 Mar 1925 Tennessee becomes first state to outlaw teaching theory of evolution.
• 24 Mar 1925 KSL-AM in Salt Lake City UT begins radio transmissions
• 30 Mar 1925 Stanley Cup: Victoria Cougars (WCHL) beat MontrTal Maroons (NHL), 3 games to 1.
• 31 Mar 1925 WOWO-AM, Ft Wayne Indiana begins radio transmission

Famous Birthday

• Jacques Vergès

  French attorney, born in Thailand to the doctor Raymond Vergès (Vietnamian mother), one of France's most notorious lawyers.

• Pierre Boulez

  French composer and conductor; one of the most distinguished and influential musicians of the 20th century.

• Louison Bobet

  French cyclist (Tour de France 1953-55), dies at age 58.

• Romana Banuelos

  American Treasurer nominated by President Nixon on 9/20/1971.

• Georges Delerue

  French composer of music for films which include "The King of Hearts," "Julia" and more.

• Pierre Langlois

  French boxing champion, he died on March 31, 1972 in France, age 47.

• Michel Penglaou

  Nantes Painters.

• Peter Brook

  English theatre and film director who has been based in France since the early 1970s.

• Gabriele Ferzetti

  Italian actor with more than 160 credits to his name across film, television and stage.

• Edward G Zubler
• Gilles Pelletier

  Canadian actor.

• Ben Kamihira
• John Ehrlichman

  American attorney and government official, domestic affairs advisor to President Nixon from January 1969 until his resignation April 1973.

• Brent Scowcroft

  American government official and United States Air Force Lieutenant General.

• Peter R Hunt
• Monica Sinclair
• Hugo Koblet

  Swiss cyclist (Born 1925).

• William Daley

  American studio potter, a teacher and head of the ceramics dept of an art college, 1966.

• David Watkin

  English cinematographer (d. 2008).

• John Wu (cardinal)
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Famous Deaths

• James Ward

  English psychologist and philosopher (Born 1843).

• Carl G Neumann

  German Mathematician / physicist, dies at 92.

• George N Curzon British Foreign minister (1919-22)

  dies at age 66.

• Aleksei Kuropatkin

  Russian General/minister of War, dies at age 76.

• Sun Yat-sen

  Chinese revolutionary and politician (Born 1866).

• John Montgomery Ward

  American baseball player (Born 1860).

• Lord George Nathaniel Curzon

  British statesman, Viceroy of India (Born 1859).

• William Bligh

  British seaman who won fame as a result of the mutiny that occurred on his ship, The Bounty, in 1787.

• Rudolf Steiner

  Austrian-Hungarian mystic, philosopher, scientist, artist, educator and author.

• Walter Camp

  American football player and coach (d. 1925).

• Johan Jensen

  Danish mathematician and engineer (d. 1925).

• Moritz Moszkowski

  Polish-German pianist and composer (d. 1925).

• Andreas Hallen

  Composer, dies at 78.

• Lucille Ricksen

  American actress (Born 1909).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra - Indian Love Call
2. Ben Selvin & His Orchestra - Honest and Truly
3. John McCormack - All Alone
4. Nick Lucas - My Best Girl
5. Leo Reisman & His Orchestra - Indian Love Call