Today in History for 25th August 2025

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Historical Events

1908 - National Association of Colored Nurses forms in New York City, and Martha Minerva Franklin of Connecticut is elected president
1914 - German troops in occupied Belgium begin the six-week "Sack of Louvain," destroying historical buildings and killing hundreds of civilians
1917 - US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Robert Lindley Murray beats Nathaniel W. Niles 5-7, 8-6, 6-3, 6-3 for first of 2 straight US singles titles
1921 - Yankees pitcher Harry Harper hits three batters in an inning, tying the record
1967 - Paraguay adopts its constitution

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Famous Birthdays

1934 - Valery Bykovsky, USSR cosmonaut (Vostok V; Soyuz 22; Soyuz 31), born in Pavlovsky Posad, Soviet Union (d. 2019)
1941 - Mario Corso, Italian soccer winger (23 caps; Inter Milan 413 games) and coach (Lecce, Inter), born in Verona, Italy (d. 2020)
1956 - Matt Aitken, English songwriter and rocker (Stock Aitken and Waterman-Road Block), born in Coventry, England
1962 - Shahid Mahboob, Pakistani cricketer (batted in one Test for Pakistan 1989), born in Karachi, Pakistan
1994 - Josh Flitter, American actor (Air Buddies movies), born in Ridgewood, New Jersey

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Famous Deaths

1967 - George Lincoln Rockwell, American far-right political activist. founder and leader of the American Nazi Party, assassinated by former party member John Patler at 49
1979 - Alberto Ruz Lhuillier, Mexican archaeologist who excavated Palenque, dies at 73
1996 - Sylvia Fisher, Australian operatic soprano (Albert Herring Opera), dies at 86
2001 - Ken Tyrrell, English race driver and founder of Tyrrell Racing, dies at 77
2006 - Vijay Mehra, Indian cricket batsman (8 Tests, 2 x 50; Delhi, Eastern Punjab, Railways), dies at 68

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