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===January===
===January===
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* [[January 1]] – The [[Syrian Federation]] is officially dissolved, the [[State of Aleppo]] and the [[State of Damascus]] having been replaced by the [[State of Syria (1925–1930)|State of Syria]].
* [[January 1]] – The [[Syrian Federation]] is officially dissolved, the [[State of Aleppo]] and the [[State of Damascus]] having been replaced by the [[State of Syria]].
* [[January 3]] – [[Benito Mussolini]] makes a pivotal speech in the Italian [[Chamber of Deputies (Italy)|Chamber of Deputies]] which will be regarded by historians as the beginning of his dictatorship.<ref>{{cite book|editor-last=Pugliese|editor-first=Stanislao G.|date=2004|title=Fascism, Anti-fascism, and the Resistance in Italy: 1919 to the Present|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.|page=69|isbn=0-7425-3123-6}}</ref>
* [[January 3]] – [[Benito Mussolini]] makes a pivotal speech in the Italian [[Chamber of Deputies (Italy)|Chamber of Deputies]] which will be regarded by historians as the beginning of his dictatorship.<ref>{{cite book|editor-last=Pugliese|editor-first=Stanislao G.|date=2004|title=Fascism, Anti-fascism, and the Resistance in Italy: 1919 to the Present|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.|page=69|isbn=0-7425-3123-6}}</ref>
* [[January 5]] – [[Nellie Tayloe Ross]] becomes the first female governor (Wyoming) in the United States. Twelve days later, [[Ma Ferguson]] becomes first female governor of Texas.
* [[January 5]] – [[Nellie Tayloe Ross]] becomes the first female governor (Wyoming) in the United States. Fifteen days later, [[Miriam A. Ferguson]] becomes first female governor of Texas.
* [[January 25]] – [[Hjalmar Branting]] resigns as [[Prime Minister of Sweden]] because of ill health, and is replaced by the minister of trade, [[Rickard Sandler]].
* [[January 25]] – [[Hjalmar Branting]] resigns as [[Prime Minister of Sweden]] because of ill health, and is replaced by the minister of trade, [[Rickard Sandler]].
* [[January 27]]–[[February 1]] – The [[1925 serum run to Nome]] (the "Great Race of Mercy") relays [[diphtheria]] [[antitoxin]] by [[dog sled]] across the U.S. [[Territory of Alaska]] to combat an [[epidemic]].
* [[January 27]]–[[February 1]] – The [[1925 serum run to Nome]] (the "Great Race of Mercy") relays [[diphtheria]] [[antitoxin]] by [[dog sled]] across the U.S. [[Territory of Alaska]] to combat an [[epidemic]].
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* [[April 10]] – [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]]'s novel ''[[The Great Gatsby]]'' is published in New York.
* [[April 10]] – [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]]'s novel ''[[The Great Gatsby]]'' is published in New York.
* [[April 15]] – [[Fritz Haarmann]], a serial killer convicted of the murder of 24 boys and young men, is [[guillotine]]d in Germany.
* [[April 15]] – [[Fritz Haarmann]], a serial killer convicted of the murder of 24 boys and young men, is [[guillotine]]d in Germany.
[[File:BASA-1577K-1-61-14-Sofia, Bulgaria.JPG|thumb|150px|St Nedelya Church after assault]]
* [[April 16]] – A communist assault on St Nedelya Church claims roughly 150 lives in [[Sofia, Bulgaria]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=100 Years since "Bloody Holy Thursday", Bulgaria's Deadliest Terrorist Act |url=https://www.bta.bg/en/news/archives/872798-100-years-since-bloody-holy-thursday-bulgaria-s-deadliest-terrorist-act |access-date=2025-08-05 |website=www.bta.bg |language=en}}</ref>
* [[April 16]] – A communist assault on St Nedelya Church claims roughly 150 lives in [[Sofia, Bulgaria]].
* [[April 19]] – [[Colo-colo]], a well-known football club of [[Chile]], is founded in [[Macul]], suburb of [[Santiago]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Colo-Colo: Sitio Oficial del Eterno Campeón|url=http://www.colocolo.cl/historia/fundacion/la-fundacion-del-club-1920-1930/|website=La fundación del club (1920-1930)|access-date=10 September 2017}}</ref>
* [[April 19]] – [[Colo-colo]], a well-known football club of [[Chile]], is founded in [[Macul]], suburb of [[Santiago]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Colo-Colo: Sitio Oficial del Eterno Campeón|url=http://www.colocolo.cl/historia/fundacion/la-fundacion-del-club-1920-1930/|website=La fundación del club (1920-1930)|access-date=10 September 2017}}</ref>
* [[April 20]] – Iranian forces of [[Reza Shah]] occupy [[Ahvaz]] and arrest Sheikh [[Khazʽal Ibn Jabir]].
* [[April 20]] – Iranian forces of [[Reza Shah]] occupy [[Ahvaz]] and arrest Sheikh [[Khazʽal Ibn Jabir]].
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** The [[All-China Federation of Trade Unions]], the world's largest [[trade union]] organisation, is founded in [[Guangzhou]], [[Republic of China (1912–49)|Republic of China]].
** The [[All-China Federation of Trade Unions]], the world's largest [[trade union]] organisation, is founded in [[Guangzhou]], [[Republic of China (1912–49)|Republic of China]].
* [[May 5]] – The [[General Election Law]] is passed in Japan, extending suffrage to all males aged 25 and over.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Colegrove|first=Kenneth|date=1929|title=Labor Parties in Japan|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0003055400113000/type/journal_article|journal=American Political Science Review|language=en|volume=23|issue=2|pages=329–363|doi=10.2307/1945218|jstor=1945218|s2cid=145649163|issn=0003-0554|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
* [[May 5]] – The [[General Election Law]] is passed in Japan, extending suffrage to all males aged 25 and over.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Colegrove|first=Kenneth|date=1929|title=Labor Parties in Japan|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0003055400113000/type/journal_article|journal=American Political Science Review|language=en|volume=23|issue=2|pages=329–363|doi=10.2307/1945218|jstor=1945218|s2cid=145649163|issn=0003-0554|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
* [[May 8]] – African American Tom Lee rescues 32 people from the sinking [[steamboat]] ''[[M.E. Norman]]'' on the [[Mississippi River]].
* [[May 8]] – African-American Tom Lee rescues 32 people from the sinking [[steamboat]] ''[[M.E. Norman]]'' on the [[Mississippi River]].
* [[May 16]] – The first modern performance of [[Claudio Monteverdi]]'s opera ''[[Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria]]'' (1639/40) takes place in [[Paris]].<ref>{{cite book|author-link= Michael Kennedy (music critic)|last= Kennedy|first= Michael|title= Oxford Dictionary of Music|publisher= Oxford University Press|location= Oxford|year= 2006|isbn= 0-19-861459-4 |page=732}}</ref>
* [[May 16]] – The first modern performance of [[Claudio Monteverdi]]'s opera ''[[Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria]]'' (1639/40) takes place in [[Paris]].<ref>{{cite book|author-link= Michael Kennedy (music critic)|last= Kennedy|first= Michael|title= Oxford Dictionary of Music|publisher= Oxford University Press|location= Oxford|year= 2006|isbn= 0-19-861459-4 |page=732}}</ref>
* [[May 21]] – The opera ''[[Doktor Faust]]'', unfinished when composer [[Ferruccio Busoni]] died, is premiered [[Semperoper|in Dresden]].<ref>[https://almanac-gherardo-casaglia.com/index.php?Giorno=21&Mese=05&Anno=1925&Testo=Doktor_Faust&Parola=Stringa 21 Maggio 1925, Giovedì] almanac-gherardo-casaglia.com</ref>
* [[May 21]] – The opera ''[[Doktor Faust]]'', unfinished when composer [[Ferruccio Busoni]] died, is premiered [[Semperoper|in Dresden]].<ref>[https://almanac-gherardo-casaglia.com/index.php?Giorno=21&Mese=05&Anno=1925&Testo=Doktor_Faust&Parola=Stringa 21 Maggio 1925, Giovedì] almanac-gherardo-casaglia.com</ref>
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===June===
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* [[June 6]] – The [[Chrysler Corporation]] is founded as an automobile manufacturer by [[Walter Percy Chrysler]] in the United States.
* [[June 6]] – The [[Chrysler|Chrysler Corporation]] is founded as an automobile manufacturer by [[Walter Chrysler]] in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chrysler Corporation {{!}} Detroit Historical Society |url=https://www.detroithistorical.org/learn/online-research/encyclopedia-of-detroit/chrysler-corporation |access-date=2025-09-16 |website=www.detroithistorical.org |language=en}}</ref>
* [[June 13]] – American engineer [[Charles Francis Jenkins]] achieves the first synchronized transmission of pictures and sound, using 48 lines and a mechanical system in "the first public demonstration of radiovision".
* [[June 13]] – American engineer [[Charles Francis Jenkins]] achieves the first synchronized transmission of pictures and sound, using 48 lines and a mechanical system in "the first public demonstration of radiovision".
* [[June 14]]
* [[June 14]]
** The [[Aristotle University of Thessaloniki]] in Greece is founded.
** The [[Aristotle University of Thessaloniki]] in Greece is founded.
** The Turkish football club [[Göztepe A.Ş.|Göztepe]] is founded.
** The Turkish football club [[Göztepe S.K.|Göztepe]] is founded.
* [[June 29]] – The 6.8 {{M|w}} [[1925 Santa Barbara earthquake|Santa Barbara earthquake]] affects the central coast of California with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of IX (''Violent''), destroying much of downtown [[Santa Barbara, California]] and leaving 13 people dead.
* [[June 29]] – The 6.8 {{M|w}} [[1925 Santa Barbara earthquake|Santa Barbara earthquake]] affects the central coast of California with a maximum [[Modified Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of IX (''Violent''), destroying much of downtown [[Santa Barbara, California]] and leaving 13 people dead.
===July===
===July===
{{Main|July 1925}}
{{Main|July 1925}}
* [[July 10]]–[[July 21|21]] – [[Scopes Trial]]: In a staged test case (the "Monkey Trial") in [[Dayton, Tennessee]], United States, [[John T. Scopes]], a young high school science teacher (technically arrested on May 5 and indicted on May 25) is accused of assigning a reading from a state-mandated textbook on Darwinian [[evolution]] in violation of a [[Tennessee]] state law, the "[[Butler Act]]". He is found guilty and fined $100, though the verdict is later overturned on a technicality. The trial makes explicit the [[fundamentalist–modernist controversy]] within the [[Presbyterian Church in the United States of America]], with [[William Jennings Bryan]] (who dies on July 26) being challenged by the liberal [[Clarence Darrow]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Moran|first=Jeffrey P.|title=The Scopes Trial: A Brief History with Documents|publisher=Bedford/St. Martin's|year=2002}}</ref>
* [[July 10]]–[[July 21|21]] – [[Scopes trial]]: in a staged test case (the "Monkey Trial") in [[Dayton, Tennessee]], United States, [[John T. Scopes]], a young high school science teacher (technically arrested on May 5 and indicted on May 25) is accused of assigning a reading from a state-mandated textbook on Darwinian [[evolution]] in violation of a [[Tennessee]] state law, the "[[Butler Act]]". He is found guilty and fined $100, though the verdict is later overturned on a technicality. The trial makes explicit the [[fundamentalist–modernist controversy]] within the [[Presbyterian Church in the United States of America]], with [[William Jennings Bryan]] (who dies on July 26) being challenged by the liberal [[Clarence Darrow]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Moran|first=Jeffrey P.|title=The Scopes Trial: A Brief History with Documents|publisher=Bedford/St. Martin's|year=2002}}</ref>
* [[July 10]] – [[Meher Baba]] begins his 44-year silence.
* [[July 10]] – [[Meher Baba]] begins his 44-year silence.
* [[July 18]] – [[Adolf Hitler]] publishes Volume 1 of his personal manifesto ''[[Mein Kampf]]'' in Germany.
* [[July 18]] – [[Adolf Hitler]] publishes Volume 1 of his personal manifesto ''[[Mein Kampf]]'' in Germany.
* [[July 21]] – English racing motorist [[Malcolm Campbell]] becomes the first man to exceed {{convert|150|mph|0|abbr=on}} on land when at [[Pendine Sands]] in Wales he drives a [[Sunbeam 350HP]] automobile at a two-way average speed of {{convert|150.33|mph|0|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/blue_bird_anniversary |title=Blue Bird Celebrates 90th Anniversary - the National Motor Museum Trust |access-date=November 2, 2017 |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107031840/http://www.nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/blue_bird_anniversary |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[July 21]] – English racing motorist [[Malcolm Campbell]] becomes the first man to exceed {{convert|150|mph|0|abbr=on}} on land when at [[Pendine Sands]] in Wales he drives a [[Sunbeam 350HP]] automobile at a two-way average speed of {{convert|150.33|mph|0|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/blue_bird_anniversary |title=Blue Bird Celebrates 90th Anniversary - the National Motor Museum Trust |access-date=November 2, 2017 |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107031840/http://www.nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/blue_bird_anniversary |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[July 25]]
* [[July 25]]
** The [[Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union]] (TASS) is established.
** The Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union ([[TASS]]) is established.
** The [[Temporary Slavery Commission]] of the League of Nations filed their report on their global investigation of slavery and slave trade, preparing the ground for the introduction of the [[1926 Slavery Convention]].<ref>Miers, S. (2003). Slavery in the Twentieth Century: The Evolution of a Global Problem. USA: AltaMira Press. 100-121</ref>
** The [[Temporary Slavery Commission]] of the League of Nations filed their report on their global investigation of slavery and slave trade, preparing the ground for the introduction of the [[1926 Slavery Convention]].<ref>Miers, S. (2003). Slavery in the Twentieth Century: The Evolution of a Global Problem. USA: AltaMira Press. 100-121</ref>
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{{Main|October 1925}}
{{Main|October 1925}}
* [[October]] – The major money forgery and fraud of [[Alves dos Reis]] is exposed in Portugal.
* [[October]] – The major money forgery and fraud of [[Alves dos Reis]] is exposed in Portugal.
* [[October 1]] – The [[US Congress]] grants permission for Gutzon Borglum to begin constructing [[Mount Rushmore]] National Memorial on federal land in [[South Dakota]].
* [[October 1]] – The [[United States Congress|US Congress]] grants permission for Gutzon Borglum to begin constructing [[Mount Rushmore]] National Memorial on federal land in [[South Dakota]].
* [[October 2]] – In London, UK, [[John Logie Baird]] successfully transmits the first television pictures with a [[greyscale image]].<ref>{{cite book|first=R. W.|last=Burns|title=Television: An International History of the Formative Years|year=1998|location=London|publisher=Institution of Electrical Engineers|isbn=978-0-85296-914-4|page=264}}</ref>
* [[October 2]] – In London, UK, [[John Logie Baird]] successfully transmits the first television pictures with a [[greyscale image]].<ref>{{cite book|first=R. W.|last=Burns|title=Television: An International History of the Formative Years|year=1998|location=London|publisher=Institution of Electrical Engineers|isbn=978-0-85296-914-4|page=264}}</ref>
* [[October 4]] – ''[[Finnish torpedo boat S2|S2]]'', a Finnish [[Finnish S class torpedo boat|''Sokol'' class]] [[torpedo boat]], is sunk during a fierce storm near the coast of [[Pori]] in the [[Gulf of Bothnia]], taking with her the whole crew of 53.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kaslib.fi/MARE/HIST/s2_1.htm|title=Torpedovene S2:n tuho 4.10.1925|first=Antero|last=Honkasalo|publisher=[[Wayback Machine]]|date=2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060830015005/http://www.kaslib.fi/MARE/HIST/s2_1.htm|access-date=October 4, 2021|archive-date=August 30, 2006|language=fi}}</ref>
* [[October 4]] – ''[[Finnish torpedo boat S2|S2]]'', a Finnish [[S-class torpedo boat|''Sokol'' class]] [[torpedo boat]], is sunk during a fierce storm near the coast of [[Pori]] in the [[Gulf of Bothnia]], taking with her the whole crew of 53.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kaslib.fi/MARE/HIST/s2_1.htm|title=Torpedovene S2:n tuho 4.10.1925|first=Antero|last=Honkasalo|publisher=[[Wayback Machine]]|date=2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060830015005/http://www.kaslib.fi/MARE/HIST/s2_1.htm|access-date=October 4, 2021|archive-date=August 30, 2006|language=fi}}</ref>
* [[October 5]]–[[October 16|16]] – The [[Locarno Treaties]] are negotiated.
* [[October 5]]–[[October 16|16]] – The [[Locarno Treaties]] are negotiated.
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R03618, Locarno, Gustav Stresemann, Chamberlain, Briand.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Locarno Treaties]] with [[Gustav Stresemann]], [[Austen Chamberlain]] and [[Aristide Briand]]]]
* [[October 19]]–[[October 29|29]] – A [[Incident at Petrich|brief conflict]] occurs between [[Kingdom of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]] and [[Second Hellenic Republic|Greece]] after a Greek soldier accidently crosses into the Bulgarian side and was shot by border guards.
* [[October 8]] – [[Cubana de Aviación]] is founded.
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* [[December 1]] – The [[Locarno Treaties]] are signed in London, intended to secure the post-war continental European territorial settlement.
* [[December 1]] – The [[Locarno Treaties]] are signed in London, intended to secure the post-war continental European territorial settlement.
* [[December 11]] – [[Pope Pius XI]]'s [[encyclical]] ''[[Quas primas]]'', on the [[Feast of Christ the King]], is promulgated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.papalencyclicals.net/Pius11/P11PRIMA.HTM|title=Quas Primas|access-date=October 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815205132/http://www.papalencyclicals.net/Pius11/P11PRIMA.HTM|archive-date=August 15, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[December 11]] – [[Pope Pius XI]]'s [[encyclical]] ''[[Quas primas]]'', on the [[Feast of Christ the King]], is promulgated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.papalencyclicals.net/Pius11/P11PRIMA.HTM|title=Quas Primas|access-date=October 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815205132/http://www.papalencyclicals.net/Pius11/P11PRIMA.HTM|archive-date=August 15, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[December 12]] – The first [[motel]] in the world, the Milestone Mo-Tel (later the [[Motel Inn]] of San Luis Obispo), opens in [[San Luis Obispo]], [[California]].<ref>{{The Timetables of Science|pages=442}}</ref>
* [[December 12]] – The first [[motel]] in the world, the Milestone Mo-Tel (later the [[Motel Inn]] of San Luis Obispo), opens in [[San Luis Obispo, California|San Luis Obispo]], [[California]].<ref>{{The Timetables of Science|pages=442}}</ref>
* [[December 15]] – [[Reza Shah]] takes the oath to become the first [[shah]] of [[Imperial State of Iran|Persia]] of the [[Pahlavi dynasty]].
* [[December 15]] – [[Reza Shah]] takes the oath to become the first [[shah]] of [[Pahlavi Iran|Persia]] of the [[Pahlavi dynasty]].
* [[December 25]] – [[IG Farben]] is formed by the merger of six chemical companies in Germany.
* [[December 25]] – [[IG Farben]] is formed by the merger of six chemical companies in Germany.
[[File:Paris Montmartre in 1925.jpg|thumb|115px|Paris Rue de [[Montmartre]] in 1925]]
[[File:Paris Montmartre in 1925.jpg|thumb|115px|Paris Rue de [[Montmartre]] in 1925]]
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* New York City becomes the largest city in the world, taking the lead from London.<ref>{{cite web|title=Largest Cities Through History|publisher=About.com|first=Matt|last=Rosenberg|url=http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm|access-date=2008-11-13|archive-date=August 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818124242/http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=November 2008}}
* New York City becomes the largest city in the world, taking the lead from London.<ref>{{cite web|title=Largest Cities Through History|publisher=About.com|first=Matt|last=Rosenberg|url=http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm|access-date=2008-11-13|archive-date=August 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818124242/http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=November 2008}}
* Islamic [[Bektashi Order]] lodges in Turkey are closed down by order of the country's President, [[Atatürk]], and the leadership moves to [[Albania]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Elsie|first=Robert|title=The Albanian Bektashi: history and culture of a Dervish order in the Balkans|publisher=I.B. Tauris|year=2019|isbn=978-1-78831-569-2|publication-place=London|oclc=1108619669|author-link=Robert Elsie}}</ref>
* Islamic [[Bektashi Order]] lodges in Turkey are closed down by order of the country's President, [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk|Atatürk]], and the leadership moves to [[Albania]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Elsie|first=Robert|title=The Albanian Bektashi: history and culture of a Dervish order in the Balkans|publisher=I.B. Tauris|year=2019|isbn=978-1-78831-569-2|publication-place=London|oclc=1108619669|author-link=Robert Elsie}}</ref>
* [[Lion Feuchtwanger]]'s novel ''[[Jud Süß (Feuchtwanger novel)|Jud Süß]]'' (translated as ''Jew Süss'' or ''Power'') is published in Germany.<ref>{{cite book|first=Q. D.|last=Leavis|author-link=Q. D. Leavis|title=Fiction and the Reading Public|edition=rev.|location=London|publisher=Chatto & Windus|year=1965}}</ref>
* [[Lion Feuchtwanger]]'s novel ''[[Jud Süß (Feuchtwanger novel)|Jud Süß]]'' (translated as ''Jew Süss'' or ''Power'') is published in Germany.<ref>{{cite book|first=Q. D.|last=Leavis|author-link=Q. D. Leavis|title=Fiction and the Reading Public|edition=rev.|location=London|publisher=Chatto & Windus|year=1965}}</ref>
* [[Ernest Blythe]], [[Minister for Finance (Ireland)|Minister for Finance]] in the [[Irish Free State]], arranges an annual government subsidy of £850 for the [[Abbey Theatre]] in [[Dublin]], making it the first state-supported theatre in the English-speaking world.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kavanagh|first=Peter|authorlink=Peter Kavanagh (writer)|title=The Story of the Abbey Theatre|location=New York|publisher=Devin-Adair|year=1950|pages=125–126}}</ref>
* [[Ernest Blythe]], [[Minister for Finance (Ireland)|Minister for Finance]] in the [[Irish Free State]], arranges an annual government subsidy of £850 for the [[Abbey Theatre]] in [[Dublin]], making it the first state-supported theatre in the English-speaking world.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kavanagh|first=Peter|authorlink=Peter Kavanagh (writer)|title=The Story of the Abbey Theatre|location=New York|publisher=Devin-Adair|year=1950|pages=125–126}}</ref>
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** [[Gerald Durrell]], British naturalist, zookeeper, author and television presenter (d. [[1995]])<ref>{{cite book|title=Deus Loci|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VO0fAQAAIAAJ|year=1996|publisher=Okanagan College|page=3}}</ref>
** [[Gerald Durrell]], British naturalist, zookeeper, author and television presenter (d. [[1995]])<ref>{{cite book|title=Deus Loci|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VO0fAQAAIAAJ|year=1996|publisher=Okanagan College|page=3}}</ref>
** [[Harry Stradling Jr.]], American cinematographer (d. [[2017]])<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Mike |title=Famed Cinematographer Harry Stradling Jr. Dies at 92 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/harry-stradling-jr-dead-way-we-were-little-big-man-cinematographer-was-92-1052315 |accessdate=26 May 2019 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=October 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190526023549/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/harry-stradling-jr-dead-way-we-were-little-big-man-cinematographer-was-92-1052315 |archivedate=26 May 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
** [[Harry Stradling Jr.]], American cinematographer (d. [[2017]])<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Mike |title=Famed Cinematographer Harry Stradling Jr. Dies at 92 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/harry-stradling-jr-dead-way-we-were-little-big-man-cinematographer-was-92-1052315 |accessdate=26 May 2019 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=October 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190526023549/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/harry-stradling-jr-dead-way-we-were-little-big-man-cinematographer-was-92-1052315 |archivedate=26 May 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[January 9]] – [[Lee Van Cleef]], American actor (d. [[1989]])<ref>{{cite book|author=Mike Malloy|title=Lee Van Cleef: A Biographical, Film, and Television Reference|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sIUdAQAAIAAJ|year=1998|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-0437-7|page=3}}</ref>
* [[January 9]] – [[Lee Van Cleef]], American actor (d. [[1989]])<ref>{{cite book|author=Mike Malloy|title=Lee Van Cleef: A Biographical, Film, and Television Reference|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sIUdAQAAIAAJ|year=1998|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-0437-7|page=3}}</ref>
* [[January 10]] – [[Peter Colotka]], Slovak academic, lawyer and politician, Prime Minister 1969–1988 (d. [[2019]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Index Co-Cz|url=http://rulers.org/indexc4.html|work=Rulers|accessdate=6 September 2013}}</ref>
* [[January 10]] – [[Peter Colotka]], Slovak academic, lawyer and politician, Prime Minister 1969–1988 (d. [[2019]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Index Co-Cz|url=http://rulers.org/indexc4.html|work=Rulers|accessdate=6 September 2013}}</ref>
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**[[Dhalia]], Indonesian actress (d. [[1991]])<ref>{{Cite news |last=Malawau |first=Buce |date=1991 |title=In Memorial Dahlia |work=Vista |url=https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02cEk7xqty1vA9Qy4RGJ4hnFH1mHEKj4uD2ToSdubbBgqiDWmZaCXp4VE8Lvf47enHl&id=100002729673319 |access-date=2022-07-27}}</ref>
**[[Dhalia]], Indonesian actress (d. [[1991]])<ref>{{Cite news |last=Malawau |first=Buce |date=1991 |title=In Memorial Dahlia |work=Vista |url=https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02cEk7xqty1vA9Qy4RGJ4hnFH1mHEKj4uD2ToSdubbBgqiDWmZaCXp4VE8Lvf47enHl&id=100002729673319 |access-date=2022-07-27}}</ref>
**[[Pierre Mondy]], French film and theatre actor and director (d. [[2012]])
**[[Pierre Mondy]], French film and theatre actor and director (d. [[2012]])
**[[Daisy Myers]], African American educator (d. [[2011]])<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Daisy Myers Obituary (2011) - York, PA - York Daily Record|url=https://www.legacy.com/amp/obituaries/york/154941095|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-27|website=Legacy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623222915/https://www.legacy.com/amp/obituaries/york/154941095 |archive-date=June 23, 2021 }}</ref>
**[[Daisy Myers]], African-American educator (d. [[2011]])<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Daisy Myers Obituary (2011) - York, PA - York Daily Record|url=https://www.legacy.com/amp/obituaries/york/154941095|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-27|website=Legacy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623222915/https://www.legacy.com/amp/obituaries/york/154941095 |archive-date=June 23, 2021 }}</ref>
* [[February 11]]
* [[February 11]]
** [[Virginia E. Johnson]], American sexologist (d. [[2013]])
** [[Virginia E. Johnson]], American sexologist (d. [[2013]])
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** [[Krishna Sobti]], Indian Hindi-language fiction writer and essayist (d. [[2019]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Krishna Sobti – Hindi Writer: The South Asian Literary Recordings Project (Library of Congress, New Delhi Office) |url=https://www.loc.gov/acq/ovop/delhi/salrp/krishnasobti.html |website=www.loc.gov |publisher=The Library of Congress |access-date=2 May 2024}}</ref>
** [[Krishna Sobti]], Indian Hindi-language fiction writer and essayist (d. [[2019]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Krishna Sobti – Hindi Writer: The South Asian Literary Recordings Project (Library of Congress, New Delhi Office) |url=https://www.loc.gov/acq/ovop/delhi/salrp/krishnasobti.html |website=www.loc.gov |publisher=The Library of Congress |access-date=2 May 2024}}</ref>
* [[February 20]] – [[Robert Altman]], American film director (d. [[2006]])
* [[February 20]] – [[Robert Altman]], American film director (d. [[2006]])
* [[February 22]] - [[Edward Gorey]], American writer, illustrator and playwright (d. [[2000]])
* [[February 22]] – [[Edward Gorey]], American writer, illustrator and playwright (d. [[2000]])
* [[February 21]]
* [[February 21]]
** [[Sam Peckinpah]], American film director (d. [[1984]])
** [[Sam Peckinpah]], American film director (d. [[1984]])
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* [[February 26]] – [[Everton Weekes]], West Indian cricketer (d. [[2020]])
* [[February 26]] – [[Everton Weekes]], West Indian cricketer (d. [[2020]])
* [[February 28]] – [[Louis Nirenberg]], Canadian-American mathematician (d. [[2020]])
* [[February 28]] – [[Louis Nirenberg]], Canadian-American mathematician (d. [[2020]])
*[[February 28]] – [[Harry H. Corbett]], English actor (d. [[1982]])
===March===
===March===
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** [[Leo Esaki]], Japanese physicist, [[Nobel Prize in Physics]] laureate
** [[Leo Esaki]], Japanese physicist, [[Nobel Prize in Physics]] laureate
** [[G. William Whitehurst]], American journalist and politician
** [[G. William Whitehurst]], American journalist and politician
* [[March 13]] – [[John Tate (mathematician)|John Tate]], American mathematician (d. [[2019]])
* [[March 13]]
** [[Roy Haynes]], American jazz drummer (d. [[2024]])
** [[John Tate (mathematician)|John Tate]], American mathematician (d. [[2019]])
* [[March 15]] – [[Art Murakowski]], American football player (d. [[1985]])
* [[March 15]] – [[Art Murakowski]], American football player (d. [[1985]])
* [[March 16]]
* [[March 16]]
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* [[March 17]] – [[Gabriele Ferzetti]], Italian actor (d. [[2015]])
* [[March 17]] – [[Gabriele Ferzetti]], Italian actor (d. [[2015]])
* [[March 18]] – [[Alessandro Alessandroni]], Italian musician and composer (d. [[2017]])
* [[March 18]] – [[Alessandro Alessandroni]], Italian musician and composer (d. [[2017]])
* [[March 19]] – [[Brent Scowcroft]], American general and diplomat (d. [[2020]])
* [[March 19]] – [[Brent Scowcroft]], American general and diplomat (d. [[2020]])
* [[March 21]] – [[Peter Brook]], English theatre director (d. [[2022]])
* [[March 21]] – [[Peter Brook]], English theatre director (d. [[2022]])
* [[March 22]] – [[Gerard Hoffnung]], German-born English humorist (d. [[1959]])
* [[March 22]] – [[Gerard Hoffnung]], German-born English humorist (d. [[1959]])
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* [[May 12]] – [[Yogi Berra]], American baseball player (d. [[2015]])
* [[May 12]] – [[Yogi Berra]], American baseball player (d. [[2015]])
* [[May 14]] – [[Oona O'Neill]], American actress (d. [[1991]])
* [[May 14]] – [[Oona O'Neill]], American actress (d. [[1991]])
* [[May 15]] – [[Andrei Eshpai]], Russian pianist (d. [[2015]])
* [[May 15]] – [[Andrei Eshpai]], Soviet and Russian composer (d. [[2015]])
* [[May 16]]
* [[May 16]]
** [[Nancy Roman]], American astronomer (d. [[2018]])
** [[Nancy Roman]], American astronomer (d. [[2018]])
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* [[June 4]] – [[Antonio Puchades]], Spanish footballer (d. [[2013]])
* [[June 4]] – [[Antonio Puchades]], Spanish footballer (d. [[2013]])
* [[June 5]]
* [[June 5]]
** [[Bill Hayes (actor)|Bill Hayes]], American actor (d. [[2024]])
** [[Bill Hayes (actor)|Bill Hayes]], American actor (d. [[2024]])
** [[Maharani Wisma Susana Siregar]], Indonesian-Dutch freedom fighter and wife of President [[Sukarno]]
** [[Maharani Wisma Susana Siregar]], Indonesian-Dutch freedom fighter and wife of President [[Sukarno]]
* [[June 6]] – [[Hideji Ōtaki]], Japanese actor (d. [[2012]])
* [[June 6]] – [[Hideji Ōtaki]], Japanese actor (d. [[2012]])
** [[June Lockhart]], American actress (d. [[2025]])
** [[Robert Venturi]], American architect (d. [[2018]])<ref>{{cite book|author=Cleveland Amory|title=Celebrity Register|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yfsZAAAAYAAJ|year=1986|publisher=Harper & Row|isbn=978-0-9615476-0-8|page=519}}</ref>
** [[Robert Venturi]], American architect (d. [[2018]])<ref>{{cite book|author=Cleveland Amory|title=Celebrity Register|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yfsZAAAAYAAJ|year=1986|publisher=Harper & Row|isbn=978-0-9615476-0-8|page=519}}</ref>
** [[P. Viswambharan]], Indian politician, socialist, trade unionist and journalist (d. [[2016]])
** [[P. Viswambharan]], Indian politician, socialist, trade unionist and journalist (d. [[2016]])
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* [[July 23]]
* [[July 23]]
** [[Tajuddin Ahmad]], 1st prime minister of Bangladesh (d. [[1975]])
** [[Tajuddin Ahmad]], 1st prime minister of Bangladesh (d. [[1975]])
** [[G. Holmes Braddock]], American politician (d. [[2025]])<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cohen |first=Howard |date=July 24, 2025 |title='He shaped the futures of millions of students.' G. Holmes Braddock dies at 100 |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/obituaries/article311323395.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=July 27, 2025 |work=[[Miami Herald]]}}</ref>
** [[Gloria DeHaven]], American actress (d. [[2016]])
** [[Gloria DeHaven]], American actress (d. [[2016]])
** [[Quett Masire]], 2nd [[President of Botswana]] (d. [[2017]])
** [[Quett Masire]], 2nd [[President of Botswana]] (d. [[2017]])
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** [[Ana María Matute]], Spanish writer (d. [[2014]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Ana Maria Matute, Novelist, Dies at 88|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/01/books/ana-maria-matute-spanish-novelist-marked-by-civil-war-dies-at-88.html?ref=obituaries|work=The New York Times|first=William|last=Yardley|date=27 July 2014|access-date=4 July 2014}}</ref>
** [[Ana María Matute]], Spanish writer (d. [[2014]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Ana Maria Matute, Novelist, Dies at 88|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/01/books/ana-maria-matute-spanish-novelist-marked-by-civil-war-dies-at-88.html?ref=obituaries|work=The New York Times|first=William|last=Yardley|date=27 July 2014|access-date=4 July 2014}}</ref>
* [[July 28]]
* [[July 28]]
** [[Baruch S. Blumberg]], American scientist, recipient of the [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] (d. [[2011]])
** [[Baruch Samuel Blumberg]], American scientist, recipient of the [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] (d. [[2011]])
** [[Ali Bozer]], Turkish politician (d. [[2020]])
** [[Ali Bozer]], Turkish politician (d. [[2020]])
* [[July 29]]
* [[July 29]]
** [[Shivram Dattatreya Phadnis]], Indian cartoonist
** [[S. D. Phadnis]], Indian cartoonist
** [[Carmen Stănescu]], Romanian actress (d. [[2018]])
** [[Carmen Stănescu]], Romanian actress (d. [[2018]])
** [[Mikis Theodorakis]], Greek composer (d. [[2021]])
** [[Mikis Theodorakis]], Greek composer (d. [[2021]])
* [[August 19]] – [[Madhav Dalvi]], Indian cricketer (d. [[2012]])
* [[August 19]] – [[Madhav Dalvi]], Indian cricketer (d. [[2012]])
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* [[August 27]]
* [[August 27]]
** [[Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo]], Italian Roman Catholic cardinal and Vatican diplomat (d. [[2017]])
** [[Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo]], Italian Roman Catholic cardinal and Vatican diplomat (d. [[2017]])
** [[Nat Lofthouse]], English footballer (d. [[2011]])<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/9363142.stm |title=Bolton legend Nat Lofthouse dies at 85 |date=16 January 2011 |access-date=2011-01-16 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>
** [[Nat Lofthouse]], English footballer (d. [[2011]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/9363142.stm |title=Bolton legend Nat Lofthouse dies at 85 |date=16 January 2011 |access-date=2011-01-16 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>
** [[Jaswant Singh Neki]], Indian academic and poet (d. [[2015]])
** [[Jaswant Singh Neki]], Indian academic and poet (d. [[2015]])
* [[August 28]]
* [[August 28]]
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[[File:Andrea Camilleri, portrait, Premio Chiara 2010.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Andrea Camilleri]]]]
[[File:Andrea Camilleri, portrait, Premio Chiara 2010.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Andrea Camilleri]]]]
[[File:Peter Sellers at home in Belgravia, London, 1973.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Peter Sellers]]]]
[[File:Peter Sellers at home in Belgravia, London, 1973.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Peter Sellers]]]]
[[File:B.B. King 07 (cropped).jpg|thumb|100px|[[B.B. King]]]]
[[File:B.B. King 07 (cropped).jpg|thumb|100px|[[B. B. King]]]]
* [[September 10]] – [[Boris Tchaikovsky]], Soviet and Russian composer (d. [[1996]])
* [[September 11]] – [[Armando Monteiro Filho]], Brazilian businessman, engineer and politician (d. [[2018]])
* [[September 11]] – [[Armando Monteiro Filho]], Brazilian businessman, engineer and politician (d. [[2018]])
* [[September 13]] – [[Mel Tormé]], American musician (d. [[1999]])
* [[September 13]] – [[Mel Tormé]], American musician (d. [[1999]])
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** [[Eugene Garfield]], American linguist and businessman (d. [[2017]])<ref>{{cite news|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228082153/http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view%2FarticleNo%2F48636%2Ftitle%2FScientometrics-Pioneer-Eugene-Garfield-Dies%2F|archive-date=February 28, 2017|url=http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/48636/title/Scientometrics-Pioneer-Eugene-Garfield-Dies/|title=Scientometrics Pioneer Eugene Garfield Dies|work=The Scientist|date=February 27, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** [[Eugene Garfield]], American linguist and businessman (d. [[2017]])<ref>{{cite news|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228082153/http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view%2FarticleNo%2F48636%2Ftitle%2FScientometrics-Pioneer-Eugene-Garfield-Dies%2F|archive-date=February 28, 2017|url=http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/48636/title/Scientometrics-Pioneer-Eugene-Garfield-Dies/|title=Scientometrics Pioneer Eugene Garfield Dies|work=The Scientist|date=February 27, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** [[Charles Haughey]], sixth [[Taoiseach]] (head of government of the [[Republic of Ireland]]) (d. [[2006]])
** [[Charles Haughey]], sixth [[Taoiseach]] (head of government of the [[Republic of Ireland]]) (d. [[2006]])
** [[B.B. King]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. [[2015]])
** [[B. B. King]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. [[2015]])
** [[Morgan Woodward]], American actor (d. [[2019]])
** [[Morgan Woodward]], American actor (d. [[2019]])
** [[Martha Firestone Ford]], American Businesswoman and former principal owner of the [[Detroit Lions]]
* [[September 19]] – [[Pete Murray (DJ)|Pete Murray]], British Radio and television presenter
* [[September 20]] – [[Ananda Mahidol]], King Rama VIII of Siam (d. [[1946]])
* [[September 20]] – [[Ananda Mahidol]], King Rama VIII of Siam (d. [[1946]])
* [[September 23]] – [[Angelo Acerbi]], Italian Catholic archbishop and cardinal
* [[September 24]] – [[Autar Singh Paintal]], Indian medical scientist (d. [[2004]])
* [[September 24]] – [[Autar Singh Paintal]], Indian medical scientist (d. [[2004]])
* [[September 25]]
* [[September 25]]
** [[Paul B. MacCready Jr.]], American aeronautical engineer (d. [[2007]])
** [[Paul B. MacCready Jr.]], American aeronautical engineer (d. [[2007]])
** [[Silvana Pampanini]], Italian actress (d. [[2016]])
** [[Silvana Pampanini]], Italian actress (d. [[2016]])
* [[September 26]] – [[Marty Robbins]], American singer-songwriter and racing driver (d. [[1982]])
* [[September 26]]
** [[Marty Robbins]], American singer-songwriter and racing driver (d. [[1982]])
** [[Bobby Shantz]], American Baseball Player
* [[September 27]] – [[Robert G. Edwards]], British Nobel Prize-winning physiologist (d. [[2013]])
* [[September 27]] – [[Robert G. Edwards]], British Nobel Prize-winning physiologist (d. [[2013]])
* [[September 28]] – [[Cromwell Everson]], South African composer (d. [[1991]])
* [[September 28]] – [[Cromwell Everson]], South African composer (d. [[1991]])
* [[September 30]]
* [[September 30]]
** [[Joseph Hitti]], Lebanese [[Roman Catholic]] bishop (d. [[2022]])
** [[Joseph Hitti]], Lebanese Catholic bishop (d. [[2022]])
** [[Arkady Ostashev]], Russian [[scientist]] and rocket [[engineer]] (d. [[1998]])
** [[Arkady Ostashev]], Russian scientist and rocket engineer (d. [[1998]])
===October===
===October===
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** [[Johnny Carson]], American comedian and television host (d. [[2005]])
** [[Johnny Carson]], American comedian and television host (d. [[2005]])
** [[José Freire Falcão]], Brazilian cardinal (d. [[2021]])
** [[José Freire Falcão]], Brazilian cardinal (d. [[2021]])
** [[Manos Hadjidakis]], Greek composer (d. [[1994]])
* [[October 24]]
* [[October 24]]
** [[Luciano Berio]], Italian composer (d. [[2003]])
** [[Luciano Berio]], Italian composer (d. [[2003]])
** [[Ieng Sary]], Vietnamese-Cambodian politician (d. [[2013]])
** [[Ieng Sary]], Vietnamese-Cambodian politician (d. [[2013]])
* [[October 25]] – [[Aliya Moldagulova]], Soviet soldier and sniper (d. [[1944]])
* [[October 25]]
** [[Aliya Moldagulova]], Soviet soldier and sniper (d. [[1944]])
* [[October 27]]
* [[October 27]]
** [[Warren Christopher]], American diplomat (d. [[2011]])
** [[Warren Christopher]], American diplomat (d. [[2011]])
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* [[November 17]] – [[Rock Hudson]], American actor (d. [[1985]])
* [[November 17]] – [[Rock Hudson]], American actor (d. [[1985]])
* [[November 19]] – [[Zygmunt Bauman]], Polish military officer, sociologist and philosopher (d. [[2017]])
* [[November 19]] – [[Zygmunt Bauman]], Polish military officer, sociologist and philosopher (d. [[2017]])
* [[November 20]]
* [[November 20]]
** [[Lise Bourdin]], French actress
** [[Robert F. Kennedy]], American politician, [[Attorney General of the United States]] and a leading [[1968 Democratic Party presidential primaries|1968 Democratic presidential candidate]] (d. [[1968]])
** [[Robert F. Kennedy]], American politician, [[Attorney General of the United States]] and a leading [[1968 Democratic Party presidential primaries|1968 Democratic presidential candidate]] (d. [[1968]])
** [[Maya Plisetskaya]], Russian-Lithuanian ballerina (d. [[2015]])
** [[Maya Plisetskaya]], Russian-Lithuanian ballerina (d. [[2015]])
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** [[José Napoleón Duarte]], Salvadoran politician, 39th [[President of El Salvador]] (d. [[1990]])
** [[José Napoleón Duarte]], Salvadoran politician, 39th [[President of El Salvador]] (d. [[1990]])
** [[Johnny Mandel]], American composer and conductor (d. [[2020]])
** [[Johnny Mandel]], American composer and conductor (d. [[2020]])
** [[William Tebeau]], African-American engineer (d. [[2013]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=William Tebeau Obituary (1925 - 2013) - Salem, OR - The Statesman Journal |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/statesmanjournal/name/william-tebeau-obituary?id=17021860 |access-date=2025-07-09 |website=Legacy.com}}</ref>
* [[November 24]]
* [[November 24]]
** [[William F. Buckley Jr.]], American journalist, author and commentator (d. [[2008]])<ref>{{cite web |last=Italie |first=Hillel |agency=Associated Press |title=Author, Conservative Commentator William F. Buckley Jr. Dies at 82 |date=February 27, 2008 |access-date=November 21, 2020 |publisher=KVIA.com |url=https://kvia.com/news/2008/02/27/author-conservative-commentator-william-f-buckley-jr-dies-at-82/ |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418203637/https://kvia.com/news/2008/02/27/author-conservative-commentator-william-f-buckley-jr-dies-at-82/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
** [[William F. Buckley Jr.]], American journalist, author and commentator (d. [[2008]])<ref>{{cite web |last=Italie |first=Hillel |agency=Associated Press |title=Author, Conservative Commentator William F. Buckley Jr. Dies at 82 |date=February 27, 2008 |access-date=November 21, 2020 |publisher=KVIA.com |url=https://kvia.com/news/2008/02/27/author-conservative-commentator-william-f-buckley-jr-dies-at-82/ |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418203637/https://kvia.com/news/2008/02/27/author-conservative-commentator-william-f-buckley-jr-dies-at-82/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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** [[Ernie Wise]], English comedian (d. [[1999]])
** [[Ernie Wise]], English comedian (d. [[1999]])
* [[November 30]]
* [[November 30]]
** [[Lise Bourdin]], French actress
** [[Maryon Pittman Allen]], American politician and journalist (d. [[2018]])
** [[Maryon Pittman Allen]], American politician and journalist (d. [[2018]])
** [[Hayashiya Sanpei I]], Japanese comedian (d. [[1980]])
** [[Hayashiya Sanpei I]], Japanese comedian (d. [[1980]])
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===February===
===February===
[[File:Hjalmar branting stor bild.jpg|thumb|110px|[[Hjalmar Branting]]]]
[[File:Hjalmar Branting by Goodwin.jpg|thumb|110px|[[Hjalmar Branting]]]]
* [[July 14]] – [[Pancho Villa (boxer)|Pancho Villa]], Filipino world boxing champion (b. [[1901]])
* [[July 17]] – [[Lovis Corinth]], German painter (b. [[1858]])
* [[July 17]] – [[Lovis Corinth]], German painter (b. [[1858]])
* [[July 19]] – [[Francisco Jose Fernandes Costa]], Portuguese lawyer and politician (b. [[1867]])
* [[July 19]] – [[Francisco José Fernandes Costa]], Portuguese lawyer and politician (b. [[1867]])
* [[July 26]]
* [[July 26]]
** [[Antonio Ascari]], Italian racing driver (b. [[1888]])
** [[Antonio Ascari]], Italian racing driver (b. [[1888]])
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===September===
===September===
* [[September 6]] or [[September 8]]– [[Louisa Briggs]], Aboriginal Australian rights activist, dormitory matron, midwife and nurse recognized as five [[apical ancestor]]s from whom [[Boonwurrung]] descent is established (b. [[1818]] or [[1836]])
* [[September 6]] or [[September 8]] – [[Louisa Briggs]], Aboriginal Australian rights activist (b. [[1818]] or [[1836]])
* [[September 7]] – [[René Viviani]], 81st [[Prime Minister of France]] (b. [[1863]])
* [[September 7]] – [[René Viviani]], 81st [[Prime Minister of France]] (b. [[1863]])
* [[September 17]] – [[Carl Eytel]], German-American artist working in [[Palm Springs, California]] (b. [[1862]])
* [[September 17]] – [[Carl Eytel]], German-American artist working in [[Palm Springs, California]] (b. [[1862]])
* [[September 18]] – [[Yui Mitsue]], Japanese general (b. [[1860]])
* [[September 18]] – [[Yui Mitsue]], Japanese general (b. [[1860]])
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===November===
===November===
* [[November 1]]
* [[November 1]]
** [[Lester Cuneo]], American actor (b. [[1888]])<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211207103943/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba13e0970 Lester Cuneo]</ref>
** [[Lester Cuneo]], American actor (b. [[1888]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba13e0970|title=Lester Cuneo|access-date=May 11, 2023|archive-date=December 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207103943/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba13e0970|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** [[Max Linder]], French actor (b. [[1883]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.frenchfilms.org/biography/max-linder.html|title=Biography and filmography of Max Linder|first=James|last=Travers|date=January 1, 2013|website=frenchfilms.org}}</ref>
** [[Max Linder]], French actor (b. [[1883]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.frenchfilms.org/biography/max-linder.html|title=Biography and filmography of Max Linder|first=James|last=Travers|date=January 1, 2013|website=frenchfilms.org}}</ref>
June 13 – American engineer Charles Francis Jenkins achieves the first synchronized transmission of pictures and sound, using 48 lines and a mechanical system in "the first public demonstration of radiovision".
July 21 – English racing motorist Malcolm Campbell becomes the first man to exceed Script error: No such module "convert". on land when at Pendine Sands in Wales he drives a Sunbeam 350HP automobile at a two-way average speed of Script error: No such module "convert"..[11]
August 8 – The Ku Klux Klan, the largest fraternal racist organization in the United States, demonstrates its popularity by holding a parade with an estimated 30,000-35,000 marchers in Washington, D.C.[14]
August 14 – The original Hetch Hetchy Moccasin Powerhouse in California is completed and goes on line.
August 31 – Anthropologist Margaret Mead lands in American Samoa to begin nine months of field work that will culminate in her 1928 book Coming of Age in Samoa. The bestselling book will become the first popular anthropological study and will change many attitudes towards tribal peoples.
September
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October 19–29 – A brief conflict occurs between Bulgaria and Greece after a Greek soldier accidently crosses into the Bulgarian side and was shot by border guards.
November
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↑Miers, S. (2003). Slavery in the Twentieth Century: The Evolution of a Global Problem. USA: AltaMira Press. 100-121
↑Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 189, ref. no. 200954-13