What Happened on July 4, 1925

Historical Events

  • MLB New York Yankees Herb Pennock beats Philadelphia A's Lefty Grove 1-0 in 15 innings in first game of a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium
  • The former Dreyfus Hotel collapses in Boston, Massachusetts, killing 44 of an estimated 200 patrons dancing in the second floor Pickwick Club

Wimbledon Men's Tennis

Wimbledon Men's Tennis: In an all-French final René Lacoste beats Jean Borotra 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 8-6

Famous Weddings

Margaret Mitchell

American "Gone With The Wind" author Margaret Mitchell (24) weds 2nd husband John Marsh (29) in the Unitarian-Universalist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, until her death in 1949

Famous Deaths

  • Pier Giorgio Frassati, Italian Catholic beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1990, dies of polio at 24
Died in 1925 1925 Highlights

About July 4, 1925

Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 98 years, 9 months and 30 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Cancer