| Date | Text | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 years anniversary | ||||
| 25 Aug 1924 | International maritime treaty drawn | |||
| 25 Aug 1924 | Washingston Senator Walter Johnson 2nd no-hitter beats Browns, 2-0 in 7 inn | |||
| 25 Aug 1924 | Wash Senator Walter Johnson 2nd no-hitter beats Browns, 2-0 in 7 inn | |||
| 75 years anniversary | ||||
| 25 Aug 1949 | birth Gene Simmons bass, vocals, Kiss, (1974 US No.5 single 'On And On', 1976 US No 11 album 'Rock and Roll Over', spent 26 weeks on the chart. 1987 UK No.4 single 'Crazy Crazy Nights'). | |||
| 25 Aug 1949 | Gene Simmons Queens, NY, rocker (KISS-Beth) | |||
| 25 Aug 1949 | John Savage Long Island NY, actor (Deer Hunter, Maria's Lovers) | |||
| 50 years anniversary | ||||
| 25 Aug 1974 | Chris Mantilla: West Palm Beach, Florida -- Diver (1996 Olympics) | |||
| 25 Aug 1974 | Darren Benson: NFL defensive tackle (Dallas Cowboys) | |||
| 25 Aug 1974 | Mike Jenkins: Wide receiver (Cincinnati Bengals) | |||
| 25 Aug 1974 | LA Aztecs defeat Miami Toros to win NASL cup | |||
| 25 Aug 1974 | LA Aztecs defeat Miami Toros to win NASL cup | |||
| 25 years anniversary | ||||
| 25 Aug 1999 | Robert Fisher from New Romantic duo Naked Eyes and Climie Fisher died of cancer aged 39. With Climie Fisher scored the 1988 UK No.2 single 'Love Changes Everything' and wrote songs for Rod Stewart, Milli Vanilli, Fleetwood Mac and Jermaine Jackson. Fisher also worked as a producer, working with various acts including Eric Clapton. | |||
| 25 Aug 1999 | Oasis bass player Paul McGuigan announced he had quit the band just a few days after guitarist Bonehead had left the band. | |||
| 25 Aug 1999 |
Oldest European bat In 1999, the oldest wild bat in Europe recorded to date was a 33-year-old male lesser mouse-eared bat according to a claim published in The Independent newspaper (London). Two Swiss researchers from the University of Lausanne found the bat in the eaves of the church at Fully, in south-west Switzerland. An earlier oldest bat record in the U.S. was a 24-yr-old little brown bat found on 30 Apr 1960. Later, in a journal article received on 20 Jun 2005, a 41-yr-old Brandt's bat found in Siberia was reported. |
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| 15 years anniversary | ||||
| 25 Aug 2009 | Bob Dylan revealed during his weekly radio show broadcast on 6 Music, that he was speaking to a number of car companies about becoming the voice of their satellite navigation systems. The 68 year-old said he thought it be would be good for drivers to hear him saying things such as: "Take a left at the next street. No, a right. You know what, just go straight". | |||
| 10 years anniversary | ||||
| 25 Aug 2014 | Led Zeppelin's 'Whole Lotta Love' was voted the greatest guitar riff of all time by listeners of BBC Radio 2 in the UK. | |||
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