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What happened in history on this day: January 25?
On January 25 in ...
- 1858 - Prince Frederick III of Prussia marries Victoria Saxe-Coburg, Princess Royal, at Saint James Place in London, England. Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" is first played.
- 1902 - Aleksandr Skriabin's second Symphony in C premieres in Saint Petersburg.
- 1964 - The Beatles' first US #1 "I Want to Hold your Hand" (Cash Box chart).
- 1993 - 20th American Music Awards: Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey win.
Births on January 25
- 1938 - Birth of Etta James [Jamesette Hawkins]; American singer ("Roll With Me Henry").
- 1946 - Birth of Ronnie Brandon; rocker (McCoys).
- 1950 - Birth of Michael Cotton; rocker (The Tubes).
- 1953 - Birth of Malcolm Green; rocker (Split Enz - "I Got You").
- 1954 - Birth of Richard Finch; rock bassist (KC and the Sunshine Band - "That's the Way I Like It").
- 1956 - Birth of Andy Cox in Birmingham, England; rock guitarist (Fine Young Cannibals - "She Drives Me Crazy").
- 1957 - Birth of Edmund Theodore Sylvers; rocker (Sylvers).
- 1958 - Birth of Gary Brian Tibbs in London, England; rock bassist (Adam and The Ants, Roxy Music - "Let's Stick Together", "Avalon").
- 1963 - Birth of Carl Fysh; rocker (Brother Beyond - "Can You Keep a Secret").
- 1963 - Birth of Suzanne Klemann; Dutch singer (Loïs Lane - "I Wanna Be").
- 1966 - Birth of Mike Burch; country drummer (River Road).
- 1969 - Birth of Heidi Wolfgramm; rocker (Jets).
- 1969 - Birth of Jesse Harte in Rome, Georgia, USA; heavy metal vocalist (Southgang - "Tainted Angel").
- 1974 - Birth of Matt Odmark; guitarist (Jars of Clay).
- 1974 - Birth of Jonathan Bryan Colling in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; rocker (4 Fun - "Unbelievable Fun Boys").
- 1986 - Albert Grossman dies of a heart attack while flying on the Concorde from New York to London; artist manager (Bob Dylan (1962-70), Peter Paul and Mary, The Band, Janis Joplin, Todd Rundgren).
- 1999 - Death of Robert Shaw of a stroke at age 82; choral conductor, educator (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, 14 Grammy Awards).
- 2005 - Death of Ray Peterson at age 69 of cancer; singer ("Tell Laura I Love Her" (1960), "Corinna Corinna" (1960)).
Deaths on January 25
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