Today in History for 25th August 2021

Historical Events

1912 - The Kuomintang, the Chinese nationalist party, is founded.
1928 - Tri-City Rugby Football Union forms consisting of Moose Jaw, Regina and Winnipeg
1941 - German troops conquer Nowgorod, Leningrad
1967 - Train crash at Beesd, Netherlands: 2 die
1984 - USSR performs underground nuclear test
1987 - Madonna sings in Rotterdam

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Famous Birthdays

1921 - Bryce Mackasey, Canadian politician, born in Quebec, Canada (d. 1999)
1925 - Thea Astley, Australian novelist and short-story writer, born in Queensland, Australia (d. 2004)
1941 - Mario Corso, Italian soccer winger (23 caps; Inter Milan 413 games) and coach (Lecce, Inter), born in Verona, Italy (d. 2020)
1944 - Conrad Black, Canadian-born British newspaper magnate, born in Montreal, Quebec
1975 - Molly Tuter, WNBA guard (Phoenix Mercury)
1976 - Alexander Skarsgård, Swedish actor (True Blood, Big Little Lies), born in Stockholm, Sweden

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Famous Deaths

1688 - Henry Morgan, Welsh pirate and privateer who raided Spanish settlements and shipping, dies at 53
1885 - Reuben Fenton, American merchant and politician (22nd Governor of New York), dies at 66
1975 - John R Dunning, US physicist, dies at 67
1995 - Doug Stegmeyer, American rock bassist (Billy Joel Band, 1976-87), dies of a self-inflicted gun wound at 43
2005 - Peter Glotz, German politician (b. 1939)
2009 - Robert Heppener, Dutch composer (Hymns and Conversations for 28 Harps; Memento), dies at 84

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