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The following events occurred inApril 1925:
- TheHebrew University of Jerusalemopened.
- Anadolu Sigorta,the first national insurance company of Turkey, was established.
- France and Turkey agreed on the autonomy ofAlexandretta.[1]
- Born:Hard Boiled Haggerty,American professional wrestler and actor (d. 2004)
- TheUlster Unionist Partywon theNorthern Ireland general election.
- The British government repealed the Reparation Recovery Act, which had placed import duties on German goods as a means of recoveringreparations payments.[1]
- Henry Fordbegan running a private air freight service betweenDetroitandChicago.[2]
- Born:Tony Benn,politician, in London (d. 2014)
- Retired 77-year-old Field MarshalPaul von Hindenburgagreed to run in the second round of theGerman presidential electionin the place ofKarl Jarres,who had won the first round.[3]
- The Australian state ofWestern Australiaheld areferendum on prohibition.The proposal for prohibition was defeated.[4]
- Born:Fariza Magomadova,Chechen education pioneer; inChechen Autonomous Oblast(alive in 2024)
- TheBelgian Labour Partywon thegeneral electionin Belgium.
- TheMiami tornadostruckDade County, Florida.
- TheSwedish Bandy Associationformed.
- A flight billed as showing the first "in-flight movie"was conducted byImperial Airwaysfrom London to Paris, showingThe Lost World.Subsequent research has established that this was actually not the first, as the earliest known in-flight movie has been dated to 1921.[5]
- ReporterRobert St. Johnwas severely beaten by several ofAl Capone's men after writing a series of exposés about Capone's criminal operations.
- Died:Alexandra Kitchin,60, British model forLewis Carroll
- Adolf Hitlerformally renounced his Austrian citizenship.[6]
- The USSSaratogaaircraft carrier was launched.
- Born:Chaturanan Mishra,politician, in Nahar,Madhubani,British India(d. 2011)
- Died:Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow,60, 11thPatriarch of Moscow and all Rus'
- The Australian government and BritishColonial Officeannounced a joint plan to encourage 450,000 British citizens to move to Australia by offering low-interest loans and skills training.[7]
- John D. Pricemade the first planned night landing on a U.S. aircraft carrier when he landed hisTSfighter biplane on the USSLangley.
- Died:Frank Stephen Baldwin,86, American inventor
- 2 were killed and 11 wounded inDamascuswhen a demonstration againstLord Balfournear the hotel where he was staying turned into a violent confrontation with police.[8]Arabs resented Balfour's promotion of Jewish interests in Palestine.[9]
- Born:Virginia Gibson,dancer, singer and actress, inSt. Louis,Missouri(d. 2013);Heinz Nixdorf,computing pioneer and businessman, inPaderborn,Germany (d. 1986)
- The novelThe Great GatsbybyF. Scott Fitzgeraldwas published.
- French Prime MinisterÉdouard Herriotresigned.[10]
- The Russian city ofTsaritsynwas renamed Stalingrad, after Soviet leaderJoseph Stalin.
- TheU.S. Forest ServiceestablishedDix National Forestin New Jersey,Eustis,HumphreysandLee National Forestsin Virginia,Meade National Forestin Maryland,Upton National Forestin New York andTobyhanna National Forestin Pennsylvania.
- Lord Balfourhastily leftDamascusas Arab protests against him continued.[11]
- Born:Angelo Poffo,professional wrestler, inDowner's Grove, Illinois(d. 2010)
- Celtic F.C.defeatedDundee,2 to 1, to win theScottish Cupof football.
- The funeral forPatriarch Tikhon of Moscowwas the last major publicOrthodoxevent in the Soviet Union for over sixty years.[12]
- Abd el-Krimof theRiffiansled an attack on French forces inMoroccomarking a renewed intensification of theRif War.[1]
- TheDominion of Newfoundlandgranted women the right to vote.[13]
- TheLarry Semon-directed version of the filmThe Wizard of Ozwas released.
- Died:Elwood Haynes,67, American inventor
- TsarBoris III of Bulgariaescaped an assassination attempt when a group of anarchists opened fire on his car as it traveled through theArabakonak Pass.
- Born:Gene Ammons,jazz saxophonist, inChicago(d. 1974);Rod Steiger,actor, inWesthampton, New York(d. 2002)
- Died:John Singer Sargent,69, American artist
- James Stillman Rockefellermarried Nancy Carnegie, grandniece ofAndrew Carnegie.
- Died:Fritz Haarmann,45, German serial killer convicted of the murder of 24 boys and young men (beheaded)
- A terrorist attack known as theSt Nedelya Church assaultwas carried out in Bulgaria. A group belonging to theBulgarian Communist Partyblew up the roof of theSt Nedelya ChurchinSofia,killing 150 at a funeral service for General Konstantin Georgiev.
- Died:David Powell,42, Scottish-born actor (pneumonia)
- Babe Ruthunderwent surgery for what the media dubbed "The Bellyache Heard 'Round the World", as the public was informed he'd suffered indigestion after consuming an excess of hot dogs and soda pop. Conflicting accounts exist regarding the true nature of the surgery, but doctors called it "an intestinal abscess".[14][15]
- Paul Painlevébecame the NewPrime Minister of France.
- Born:Art Larsen,tennis player, inHayward, California(d. 2012)
- Rioting broke out in Italian stock exchanges during protests against a new government edict stipulating that 25 percent of the value of all stocks and bonds purchased must be paid for in cash. The law was an attempt to curb speculation to help stabilize the lira.[16]
- Born:Bob Hastings,actor, inBrooklyn,New York (d. 2014)
- The filmThe CharmerstarringPola Negriwas released.
- Born:Hugh O'Brian,actor, inRochester, New York(d. 2016)
- Died:John Walter Smith,80, American politician
- Charles Mellorwon the 20thBoston Marathon.
- Minsky's Burlesquewas raided by police in New York as authorities began to crack down onburlesquehouses for featuring racystripteaseperformances. Although a minor incident at the time, it became famous when it was retold in the 1960 novelThe Night They Raided Minsky's,which led to the 1968 musical comedymusical film of the same name.[17][18]
- Born:Ernie Stautner,German-born American football player, inPrinzing near Cham,Bavaria,Germany (d. 2006)
- King FeaturesPresidentMoses Koenigsbergpresented a "Phonofilm",made by the company owned by inventorLee de Forest,to a gathering of editors and publishers in New York City. Shot the week before,Calvin Coolidgebecame the first U.S. president to talk on film as he delivered a four-minute address.[19]
- The Saltair pavilion, a famousbath houseresort inSaltair, Utah,was destroyed by fire.
- Born:George Cole,actor, inMorden,South London(d. 2015)
- Died:André Caplet,46, French composer and conductor (pleurisyfrom being gassed in World War I)
- The Italian ocean linerSS Conte Biancamanowas launched.
- ActressFrances Howardmarried film producerSamuel Goldwyn.
- The Dutch public broadcasting organizationKatholieke Radio Omroepwas founded.
- Former German Crown PrinceWilhelmstated that he saw a chance for restoration of the German monarchy in the event of a victory for monarchist candidatePaul von Hindenburgin the April 26 election.[20]
- Born:Faye Dancer,baseball player, inSanta Monica, California(d. 2002);Eugen Weber,historian, inBucharest,Romania(d. 2007)
- Sheffield United F.C.defeatedCardiff City1-0 in theFA Cup Final.
- Born:Kay E. Kuter,actor, in Los Angeles (d. 2003)
- Paul von Hindenburgwon the run-off of theGerman presidential election.
- Edna Ferberwon thePulitzer Prizefor her novelSo Big.
- Born:Jørgen Ingmann,musician, inCopenhagen,Denmark (d. 2015)
- Bulgarian authorities claimed they seized 400 pounds of explosives from conspirators plotting to blow up several public buildings inVarna.[21]
- Themurder of William Plommeroccurred inSheffield,England. The case became international news as a gang of eleven men were arrested and tried.
- Presenting the government's budget,Chancellor of the ExchequerWinston Churchillannounced Britain's return to thegold standard.[7]
- TheInternational Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts(French:L'Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes) opened in Paris. The term "Art Deco"was derived by shortening the French title of the exposition, and this show also did much to popularize the style worldwide.[7]
- The German comedy filmThe Found Bridepremiered in Berlin.
- English inventorGrindell Matthewsannounced he was putting the finishing touches on his "luminaphone", a machine operated by rays of light that worked like a pipe organ.[22]
- Died:Ralph Delahaye Paine,53, American journalist and author
- The firstAustralian International Motor Showwas held inMelbourne.
- Born:Johnny Horton,country and rockabilly musician, in Los Angeles (d. 1960)
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- ^Clayton, John (April 5, 1925). "Hindenburg to Lead Royalists in German Vote".Chicago Daily Tribune.p. 18.
- ^"1925 Prohibition Referendum".Western Australian Electoral Commission.Archived fromthe originalon January 3, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 2,2015.
- ^"This Is What One Of The First In-Flight Movies Looked Like".The Huffington Post.June 22, 2014.RetrievedJanuary 2,2015.
- ^Hamann, Brigitte (2010).Hitler's Vienna: A Portrait of the Tyrant as a Young Man.Tauris Parke Paperbacks. p. 402.ISBN978-1-84885-277-8.
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- ^"2 Die, 11 Hurt in Balfour Riot near Damascus".Chicago Daily Tribune.April 10, 1925. p. 1.
- ^"When Arabs Greeted Balfour with Riots".Chicago Daily Tribune:36. April 30, 1925.
- ^Wales, Henry (April 11, 1925). "France Gropes; Herriot Out".Chicago Daily Tribune.p. 1.
- ^"Syrian Outbreaks Force Balfour Out of Damascus".Chicago Daily Tribune.April 11, 1925. p. 1.
- ^Husband, William, ed. (2000).The Human Tradition in Modern Russia.Scholarly Resources Inc. p. 89.ISBN0-8420-2857-9.
- ^Higgins, Jenny (2012)."Women in Politics".Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage.Memorial University of Newfoundland.RetrievedJanuary 2,2015.
- ^Stewart, Wayne (2006).Babe Ruth: A Biography.Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. p. 72.ISBN0-313-33596-6.
- ^Wood, Allan."Babe Ruth".SABR Baseball Biography Project.Society for American Baseball Research.RetrievedJanuary 2,2015.
- ^"Banker, Broker, Millionaire Riot in Italy's Marts".Chicago Daily Tribune.April 19, 1925. p. 4.
- ^LoBianco, Lorraine."The Night They Raided Minsky's".Turner Classic Movies.RetrievedJanuary 2,2015.
- ^"The Decline of Burlesque".Ohio State UniversityLibraries.RetrievedJanuary 2,2015.
- ^"Calvin Coolidge".Movie Movie.Archived fromthe originalon April 22, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 2,2015.
- ^Clayton, John (April 25, 1925). "German Prince Sees Dictator, Then a Kaiser".Chicago Daily Tribune.p. 1.
- ^"Persians Raid Soviet Legation; Drive in Europe".Chicago Daily Tribune.April 28, 1925. p. 16.
- ^Skene, Don (April 30, 1925). ""Death Ray" Man Invents New Organ Played by Light Rays ".Chicago Daily Tribune.p. 3.