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Notable anniversaries in history for today: January 25
- 150th: 1874 - Birth of Hewlett Johnson; English bishop, Red Dean of Canterbury.
- 150th: 1874 - Birth of [William] Somerset Maugham in Paris, France; novelist/poet (Of Human Bondage).
- 100th: 1924 - (to February 4) The first Olympic Winter Games are held in Chamonix, France.
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Lou "The Toe" Groza; AAFC, NFL tackle, kicker (Cleveland Browns).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Elizabeth Allen in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA; actress (Laura - Bracken's World).
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Condredge Holloway in Alabama, USA; Canadian Football League quarterback (Ottawa Roughriders, Toronto Argonauts).
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Richard Finch; rock bassist (KC and the Sunshine Band - "That's the Way I Like It").
- 60th: 1964 - The Beatles' first US #1 "I Want to Hold your Hand" (Cash Box chart).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Bob Sweeney in Concord, Massachusetts, USA; NHL center (New York Islanders, Calgary Flames).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of twins Chip and Pepper Foster; actors (Chip and Pepper's Surf's Up Saturday).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of William Thomas Andrade in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA; PGA golfer (1991 Kemper Open).
- 60th: 1964 - Echo 2 US communications satellite launched.
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Matt Odmark; guitarist (Jars of Clay).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Adam Meadows; offensive tackle (Indianapolis Colts).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Daniel Sproule; Australian field hockey halfback (Olympics-1996).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Jonathan Bryan Colling in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; rocker (4 Fun - "Unbelievable Fun Boys").
- 50th: 1974 - Bülent Ecevit forms government in Turkey.
- 50th: 1974 - South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard transplants the first human heart without removal of the old one.
- 40th: 1984 - Birth of Robson de Souza, Real Madrid football player.
- 30th: 1994 - Australia beats South Africa 2-1 to win the World Series Cup.
- 30th: 1994 - Mine fire at Asansol, India, kills 55.
- 30th: 1994 - Stephen Cole Kleene, American mathematician (Regular Expressions), dies at age 85 (born 1909).
- 30th: 1994 - The Clementine deep space probe is launched by the USA.
- 30th: 1994 - U.S. President Bill Clinton delivers his first State of the Union address, calling for health care reform, a ban on assault weapons, and welfare reform.
- 25th: 1999 - In Colombia, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurs. At least 1,185 people killed, over 4,750 injured and about 250,000 homeless. 50-60 percent of buildings destroyed in Armenia, Calarca, and Pereira.
- 25th: 1999 - Death of Ted Mallie, American radio and television announcer (born 1924).
- 25th: 1999 - Death of Robert Shaw of a stroke at age 82; choral conductor, educator (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, 14 Grammy Awards).
- 15th: 2009 - In Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the 57th NHL All-Star Game is held. The Eastern Conference team posts a 12-11 victory over their Western Conference counterparts.
- 15th: 2009 - In Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Glenn Howard of Ontario defeats rival Kevin Martin of Alberta to win the Canadian Open Grand Slam curling event.
- 15th: 2009 - Sri Lankan troops capture the last Tamil Tiger rebel stronghold of Mullaitivu in the north-east of the island.
- 15th: 2009 - Death of Mamadou Dia, 1st Prime Minister of Senegal (born 1910).
- 5th: 2019 - A mine tailings dam breaks in the Brazilian city of Brumadinho, in the state of Minas Gerais. At least 248 people are killed, with 22 missing.
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