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100 years anniversary | ||||
25 Mar 1925 | Anthony Quinton, Baron Quinton, English physician and philosopher (d. 2010) | |||
25 Mar 1925 | Flannery O'Connor, American author (d. 1964) | |||
25 Mar 1925 | WW2 | John Logie Baird gave the first public demonstration of television at Selfridges department store in London, England, United Kingdom. | ||
25 Mar 1925 | Flannery O'Connor Georgia, novelist (A Good Man Is Hard to Find) | |||
25 Mar 1925 |
TV demonstration In 1925, the first public demonstration of his television system was held by John Logie Baird at the Selfridges department store, Oxford Street, London. It would be ten years before the introduction in Britain of televisions with higher definition on 2 Nov 1936. |
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75 years anniversary | ||||
25 Mar 1950 | David Paquette, American-New Zealand pianist | |||
25 Mar 1950 | Chuck Greenberg, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer (Shadowfax) (d. 1995) | |||
50 years anniversary | ||||
25 Mar 1975 | Miguel Mejia: San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic -- Outfielder (St. Louis Cardinals) | |||
25 Mar 1975 | Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz, King of Saudi-Arab (1964-75), shot by nephew | |||
25 Mar 1975 | Faisal of Saudi Arabia is shot and killed by a mentally ill nephew. | |||
25 Mar 1975 | Deiva Zivarattinam, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1894) | |||
25 Mar 1975 | Faisal of Saudi Arabia (b. 1906) | |||
25 Mar 1975 | Juan Gaudino, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1893) | |||
25 Mar 1975 | Melanie Blatt, English singer-songwriter and actress (All Saints) | |||
25 Mar 1975 | Ladislav Benýšek, Czech ice hockey player | |||
25 Mar 1975 | birth Melanie Blatt, vocals, All Saints, (1998 UK No.1 & US No.4 single 'Never Ever'). | |||
25 Mar 1975 | birth Juvenile, (Terry Gray), 2004 US No.1 single feat Soulja Slim 'Slow Motion', 2006 US No.1 album Reality Check). | |||
25 Mar 1975 | Miguel Mejia San Pedro de Macoris, outfielder (St Louis Cardinals) | |||
25 Mar 1975 | King Faisal of Saudi Arabia shot to death by his nephew | |||
25 Mar 1975 | Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz, king of Saudi-Arabia (1964-75), shot by nephew | |||
25 years anniversary | ||||
25 Mar 2000 | Helen Martin, American actress (b. 1909) | |||
25 Mar 2000 | Former Bay City Rollers drummer Derek Longmuir was given 300 hours community service after being caught with a hoard of child pornography including 150 videos and 73 floppy disks. | |||
25 Mar 2000 | *NSYNC set a new world record after selling a million tickets in one day for the group's forthcoming tour, netting them over £25 million ($42.5 million). | |||
20 years anniversary | ||||
25 Mar 2005 | Paul Henning, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1911) | |||
25 Mar 2005 | Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne were forced to flee their Buckinghamshire mansion after a blaze broke out as they slept. Ozzy and his wife were roused by a fire alarm and ran to safety in the garden, rescuing their pets as they escaped. | |||
15 years anniversary | ||||
25 Mar 2010 | Pål Bang-Hansen, Norwegian actor, director, screenwriter, and critic (b. 1937) | |||
25 Mar 2010 | The manager of pop star Justin Bieber was arrested after police claimed he failed to warn fans on Twitter about overcrowding at a shopping centre event. Police said they asked Scott Braun to tell fans through Twitter that Bieber would not be appearing because of fears over safety after hundreds turned up - resulting in five people being taken to hospital with minor injuries. Police said Mr Braun refused to send the message until 90 minutes later. He pleaded not guilty to charges including reckless endangerment related to November's event in Roosevelt Field Mall in a New York suburb. | |||
10 years anniversary | ||||
25 Mar 2015 | Ron Suart, English footballer and manager (b. 1920) | |||
25 Mar 2015 | Bill Slayback, American baseball player and singer (b. 1948) | |||
25 Mar 2015 | Pedro Reyes, Spanish comedian and actor (b. 1961) | |||
25 Mar 2015 | Ivo Garrani, Italian actor (b. 1924) | |||
25 Mar 2015 | George Fischbeck, American journalist and educator (b. 1922) | |||
25 Mar 2015 | Indra Bania, Indian actor, director, and playwright (b. 1942) | |||
25 Mar 2015 | Radiohead's seminal album OK Computer became one of 25 recordings to be preserved by the US Library of Congress. It was joined by Ben E King's 'Stand By Me' and recordings by Joan Baez, The Doors, The Righteous Brothers and Steve Martin. |