Today in History for 25th August 2017:
Historical Events
1898 – 700 Greeks and 15 Englishmen are slaughtered by the Turks in Heraklion, Greece.
1944 – France 2nd Tank division under General Leclerc reaches Notre Dame
1962 – USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1976 – Harm Wiersma becomes world checker champion
1991 – Norway and Denmark recognize independence of former USSR Baltic republics
1992 – Jamie Solinger, of Iowa, crowned 10th Miss Teen USA
Famous Birthdays
1744 – Johann G von Herder, German philosopher/theologist/poet
1811 – Joseph Dana Webster, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1891 – Luis Iruarrizaga Aguirre, composer
1918 – Leonard Bernstein, Lawrence MA, conductor/composer (West Side Story)
1961 – Joanne Whalley, actress (Scandal), born in Manchester, England
1962 – Ron Heller, NFL tackle (Miami Dolphins)
Famous Deaths
471 – Gennadius I, Patriarch of Constantinople (b. 458)
1580 – Frederick Schenk van Toutenburg, last archbishop of Utrecht, dies
1950 – Earl Caddock, professional wrestler (b. 1888)
1967 – George Lincoln Rockwell, head of American Nazi Party, assassinated
1995 – John Killan Houston Brunner, British sci-fi writer, dies at 60
1997 – James Dewar, journalist/documentary filmmaker, dies at 70