Today in History for 25th April 2018:
Historical Events
1861 – Battle of Lavaca, fought in Texas, Union victory (US Civil War)
1876 – Chicago Cubs 1st NL game, beats Louisville 4-0 (1st NL shutout)
1881 – 250,000 Germans petition to bar foreign Jews from entering Germany
1886 – Sigmund Freud opens practice at Rathausstrasse 7, Vienna
1971 – USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1985 – For 2nd time, Wayne Gretzky, scores 7 points in a Cup game (3 goals, 4 assists)
Famous Birthdays
1906 – Sally Salminen, writer
1912 – Gladys L Presley, mother of Elvis
1937 – Bo Brundin, actress (Rhinemann Exchange), born in Stockholm, Sweden
1949 – Vicente Pernía, Argentine footballer
1969 – Jon Olsen, American 100m freestyle/400m/800m medley (Olymp-gold-1992, 96)
1971 – Andrew Grigg, CFL receiver (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
Famous Deaths
1970 – Anita Louise, American actress (The Little Princess, Gorilla, My Friend Flicka), dies from a stroke at 55
1996 – John Lorne Campbell, folklorist, dies at 90
1996 – Saul Bass, American graphic designer of logos and film titles (Psycho), dies at 75
2002 – Lisa Lopes, American rapper (TLC) (b. 1971)
2005 – Swami Ranganathananda, Indian monk (b. 1908)
2009 – John Marchi, American politician (b. 1921)