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The following events occurred in April 1925:

April 1, 1925 (Wednesday)

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April 2, 1925 (Thursday)

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April 3, 1925 (Friday)

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April 4, 1925 (Saturday)

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April 5, 1925 (Sunday)

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April 6, 1925 (Monday)

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April 7, 1925 (Tuesday)

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April 8, 1925 (Wednesday)

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  • The Australian government and British Colonial Office announced a joint plan to encourage 450,000 British citizens to move to Australia by offering low-interest loans and skills training.[7]
  • John D. Price made the first planned night landing on a U.S. aircraft carrier when he landed his TS fighter biplane on the USS Langley.
  • Died: Frank Stephen Baldwin, 86, American inventor

April 9, 1925 (Thursday)

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  • 2 were killed and 11 wounded in Damascus when a demonstration against Lord Balfour near 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, in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2013); Heinz Nixdorf, computing pioneer and businessman, in Paderborn, Germany (d. 1986)

April 10, 1925 (Friday)

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April 11, 1925 (Saturday)

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April 12, 1925 (Sunday)

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April 13, 1925 (Monday)

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April 14, 1925 (Tuesday)

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April 15, 1925 (Wednesday)

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April 16, 1925 (Thursday)

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April 17, 1925 (Friday)

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  • Babe Ruth underwent 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 Painlevé became the New Prime Minister of France.
  • Born: Art Larsen, tennis player, in Hayward, California (d. 2012)

April 18, 1925 (Saturday)

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  • 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, in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2014)

April 19, 1925 (Sunday)

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April 20, 1925 (Monday)

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April 21, 1925 (Tuesday)

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April 22, 1925 (Wednesday)

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April 23, 1925 (Thursday)

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April 24, 1925 (Friday)

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April 25, 1925 (Saturday)

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April 26, 1925 (Sunday)

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April 27, 1925 (Monday)

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  • Bulgarian authorities claimed they seized 400 pounds of explosives from conspirators plotting to blow up several public buildings in Varna.[21]
  • The murder of William Plommer occurred in Sheffield, England. The case became international news as a gang of eleven men were arrested and tried.

April 28, 1925 (Tuesday)

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April 29, 1925 (Wednesday)

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  • English inventor Grindell Matthews announced 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

April 30, 1925 (Thursday)

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Chronology 1925". indiana.edu. 2002. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "The Air Mail Act of 1925 (Kelly Act)". AvStop. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  3. ^ Clayton, John (April 5, 1925). "Hindenburg to Lead Royalists in German Vote". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 18.
  4. ^ "1925 Prohibition Referendum". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  5. ^ "This Is What One Of The First In-Flight Movies Looked Like". The Huffington Post. June 22, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  6. ^ Hamann, Brigitte (2010). Hitler's Vienna: A Portrait of the Tyrant as a Young Man. Tauris Parke Paperbacks. p. 402. ISBN 978-1-84885-277-8.
  7. ^ a b c Mercer, Derrik (1989). Chronicle of the 20th Century. London: Chronicle Communications Ltd. pp. 328–329. ISBN 978-0-582-03919-3.
  8. ^ "2 Die, 11 Hurt in Balfour Riot near Damascus". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 10, 1925. p. 1.
  9. ^ "When Arabs Greeted Balfour with Riots". Chicago Daily Tribune: 36. April 30, 1925.
  10. ^ Wales, Henry (April 11, 1925). "France Gropes; Herriot Out". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  11. ^ "Syrian Outbreaks Force Balfour Out of Damascus". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 11, 1925. p. 1.
  12. ^ Husband, William, ed. (2000). The Human Tradition in Modern Russia. Scholarly Resources Inc. p. 89. ISBN 0-8420-2857-9.
  13. ^ Higgins, Jenny (2012). "Women in Politics". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  14. ^ Stewart, Wayne (2006). Babe Ruth: A Biography. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. p. 72. ISBN 0-313-33596-6.
  15. ^ Wood, Allan. "Babe Ruth". SABR Baseball Biography Project. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  16. ^ "Banker, Broker, Millionaire Riot in Italy's Marts". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 19, 1925. p. 4.
  17. ^ LoBianco, Lorraine. "The Night They Raided Minsky's". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  18. ^ "The Decline of Burlesque". Ohio State University Libraries. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  19. ^ "Calvin Coolidge". Movie Movie. Archived from the original on April 22, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  20. ^ Clayton, John (April 25, 1925). "German Prince Sees Dictator, Then a Kaiser". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  21. ^ "Persians Raid Soviet Legation; Drive in Europe". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 28, 1925. p. 16.
  22. ^ Skene, Don (April 30, 1925). ""Death Ray" Man Invents New Organ Played by Light Rays". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 3.