Es passierte an einem 25 March

1911 : Fire in a shirt factory in New York


On March 25, 1911, a fire occurred in a textile factory in New York. 146 young workers were killed. The factory lacked emergency exits and doors to the stairs were locked.

1947 : Explosion in a coal mine


On 25 March 1947, an explosion at a coal mine in Centralia, Illinois, USA, trapped 100 miners before sending them a deadly gas through the tunnels.

1957 : Treaty of Rome


On 25 March 1957, France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands signed the Treaty of Rome establishing the European Economic Community (EEC).

1965 : End of Freedom March


On March 25, 1965, in Montgomery, Alabama, 25000 civil rights supporters ended the Freedom March, which began four days earlier at Selma, under the protection of the U.S. Federal Army. The governor of Alabama, Wallace, refused to receive their petition.

1975 : King Faisal of Saudi Arabia assassinated by his nephew


On March 25, 1975, King Faisal of Saudi Arabia is assassinated by his nephew who was later beheaded in public for his act.

Tagesaktualität : 25 March

National Day in Greece
March 25 is a national holiday in Greece to commemorate the independence gained against the Ottoman Empire in 1921.

Zitat des Tages : 25 March

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Geburtstage : 25 March

Joachim Murat, Marshal of France (1767)
Arturo Toscanini, Italian conductor (1867)
Béla Bartók, Hungarian composer (1881)
Jacques Audiberti, French writer (1899)
Jean Sablon, French singer (1906)
David Lean, English director (1908)
Jean Vilar, French man of the theatre (1912)
Norman Borlaug, American agronomist, humanitarian, Nobel Peace laureate (1914)
Simone Signoret, French actress (1921)
Eileen Ford, Model agency executive (1922)
Jim Lovell, American astronaut (1928)
Aretha Franklin, American singer (1942)
Paul Michael Glaser, American actor and director (1943)
Maurice Krafft, French volcanologist (1946)
Elton John, English singer (1947)
Bernard de La Villardière, French journalist (1958)
Marcia Cross, American actress (1962)
Sarah Jessica Parker, American actress (1965)
Debi Thomas, American figure skater (1967)
Lark Voorhies, American actress (1974)
Liam Messam, New Zealand All Black rugby player (1984)

Sie haben uns verlassen 25 March

Frédéric Mistral, French writer, Nobel laureate (1914)
Claude Debussy, French composer (1918)
Max Ophüls, German director (1957)
Roland Barthes, French philosopher (1980)
Thierry Gilardi, French football commentator (2008)

Tipp des Tages : 25 March

Remove a splash of grease


To remove a stain of grease, put butter on the stain. Then tap with a cloth soaked in turpentine. Finally, wash the garment in the machine normally.

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