25TH
JULY
FEAST DAY OF
"ST THEA; ST VALENTINA; ST PAUL; ST
JAMES THE GREATER; & ST MAGNERICUS." |
| 25TH |
1865 |
DEATH OF ‘DR JANE BARRY’ WHO BECAME THE FIRST
FEMALE DOCTOR IN BRITAIN BY DISGUISING HERSELF AS A MAN. SHE BECAME AN INSPECTOR GENERAL
IN THE BRITISH ARMY IN 1812 & ONLY DECLARED HER SEX ON HER DEATHBED. |
| 25TH |
1871 |
‘WILLIAM SCHNEIDER’ OF IOWA,
INVENTS THE MERRY-GO-ROUND. |
| 25TH |
1879 |
THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN TOWNS OF GERALDTON AND NORTHAMPTON ARE
CONECTED BY RAILWAY. |
| 25TH |
1909 |
FRENCH AVIATOR "LOUIS BLERIO"
WAS THE FIRST PILOT TO FLY ACROSS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL. |
| 25TH |
1914 |
THE MELBOURNE - ADELAIDE TELEPHONE LINE IS COMPLETED. |
| 25TH |
1917 |
"MARGARETHA ZELLE" THE DUTCH SPY KNOWN AS
"MATA HARI" WAS SENTENCED TO DEATH. |
| 25TH |
1924 |
TRACES OF OIL ARE FOUND IN AN EXPLORATORY BORE AT LAKES
ENTRANCE, VICTORIA. |
| 25TH |
1928 |
"FRANCIS BIRTLES" ARRIVES IN
MELBOURNE AFTER DRIVING A 14h.p. ‘BEAN’ MOTOR CAR FROM LONDON. |
| 25TH |
1942 |
TOWNSVILLE EXPERIENCES THE FIRST OF 3 JAPANESE AIR RAIDS. |
| 25TH |
1956 |
ITALIAN LINER, ‘ANDREA
DORIA’ SANK AFTER COLLIDING WITH THE ‘STOCKHOLM.’ |
| 25TH |
1959 |
THE HOVERCRAFT MAKES IT’S FIRST CROSSING OF THE ENGLISH
CHANNEL FROM DOVER TO CALAIS. |
| 25TH |
1967 |
IN WORST NIGHT OF RACIAL RIOTS IN
MODERN U.S. HISTORY; RIOTS SPREAD TO 12 CITIES, WITH THE
DEATH TOLL TOPPING 60; 3,000 INJURED, 5,000 ARRESTS, AND $71m DAMAGE. |
| 25TH |
1978 |
"LOUISE JOY BROWN" THE WORLD’S FIRST TEST TUBE
BABY WAS BORN AT OLDHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL, LANCASHIRE, UK. |
| 25TH |
1979 |
14 MINERS DIE FOLLOWING AN EXPLOSION AT
THE APPIN COAL MINE. |
| 25TH |
1983 |
FIRST NON-HUMAN PRIMATE, A BABOON IS CONCEIVED IN A
LABORATORY IN SAN ANTONIO. |
| 25TH |
1985 |
A SPOKESWOMAN FOR "ROCK
HUDSON" CONFIRMS HE HAS AIDS. |
| 25TH |
1992 |
THE 25TH OLYMPIC GAMES BEGIN IN BARCELONA, SPAIN. |
| 25TH |
1994 |
POKER MACHINES BEGAN OPERATING AT 28
VENUES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. |
| 25TH |
1994 |
"SHELLEY TAYLOR-SMITH" SWAM 42 km IN 8hrs 37mins
46secs, AT LAKE MAGOG, CANADA. |
| 25TH |
1994 |
AUSTRALIAN PHONE NUMBERS BEGIN
CONVERTING TO EIGHT DIGITS. |
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