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Notable anniversaries in history for today: March 25
- 250th: 1774 - English Parliament passes Boston Port Bill.
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Julia A Perry in Lexington, Kentucky, USA; composer (Cask of Amontillado, Selfish Giant).
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Machiko Kyo in Osaka, Japan; actor (Gate of Hell, Rashomon, Ugetsu).
- 100th: 1924 - Greek parliament selects Admiral Paul Koundouriótis as premier.
- 100th: 1924 - John Reedman, cricket player (Test for Australia 1894, 17 and 4, 1 for 24), dies.
- 100th: 1924 - Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens (NHL) sweep Calgary Tigers (WCHL) in two games (second of 1924).
- 90th: 1934 - First Golf Masters Championship: Horton Smith wins, shooting a 284.
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Gloria Steinem in Toledo, Ohio, USA; feminist/publisher (Ms Magazine).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Johnny Burnette in Memphis, Tennessee, USA; rockabilly pioneer ("Dreamin'", "You're 16", "Trains Kept A-Rollin", The Rock and Roll Trio).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Ross Duncan; cricket player (one Test Australia versus England 1971, 0-30).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Terry L Bruce; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Illinois, 1985-).
- 80th: 1944 - RAF Sergeant Nickolas Alkemade survives a jump from his Lancaster bomber from 18,000 feet without a parachute.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of R. Lee Ermey; actor (Action, Cracker, Promised Land).
- 70th: 1954 - 26th Academy Awards: From Here to Eternity, William Holden and Audrey Hepburn win.
- 70th: 1954 - Pope Pius XII encyclical Sacra virginitas (On consecrated virginity).
- 70th: 1954 - Radio Corporation of America (RCA) begins commercial production of TV sets equipped to receive programs in color (12.5-inch diagonal screen, cost US$1000).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Lisa Gay Hamilton; actress (The Practice, One Life to Live).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Eric Woods in California, USA; Canadian Tour golfer (1993 Xerox British Columbia Open).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Ken Wregget in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada; NHL goalie (Pittsburgh Penguins).
- 60th: 1964 - Egypt ends state of siege (1952-64).
- 60th: 1964 - U.S. Treasury runs out of silver dollar coins for releasing to circulation, other than 2.8 million kept for their numismatic value.
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Mike Adams; wide receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Vyninka Arlow in Australia; diver (Olympics-1996).
- 50th: 1974 - Otto Waldis, actor (Unknown World, Whip Hand), dies at age 72.
- 40th: 1984 - Betsy King wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open.
- 40th: 1984 - Birth of Katharine McPhee; singer (American Idol TV show).
- 30th: 1994 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film D2: The Mighty Ducks to theaters in the USA.
- 30th: 1994 - Gunda Niemann skates ladies world record 3 km (4:09.32).
- 30th: 1994 - Michel R Vassallucci, French/Netherlands publisher (Arena), dies at age 32.
- 30th: 1994 - Yasunori Miyabe skates world record 1000 metre (1:12.37).
- 30th: 1994 - Death of Max Petitpierre, member of the Swiss Federal Council (born 1899).
- 25th: 1999 - Enron energy traders allegedly route 2,900 megawatts of electricity destined for California to the town of Silver Peak, Nevada, population 200.
- 20th: 2004 - British Prime Minister Tony Blair visits Libyan leader Colonel Muammar al-Qaddafi, in return for the dismantling of Libya's weapons of mass destruction programme in December 2003 - the first time a major western leader has visited the nation in several decades.
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