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What happened in history on this day: April 25?
On April 25 in ...
- 1896 - Sidney Jones and Harry Greenbacks musical premieres in London.
- 1956 - Noël Coward's musical "South Sea Bubble" premieres in London.
- 1985 - Roger Miller's musical Big River, premieres at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 1005 performances.
- 1990 - 25th Academy of Country Music Awards: Clint Black and Kathy Mattea win.
- 1991 - Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman's musical "The Secret Garden" premieres in New York City.
- 2008 - In Abbortsford, British Columbia, Canada, a church hall packed with 1200 guests collapses during a Christian rock concert, injuring over 40 people.
Births on April 25
- 1917 - Birth of Ella Fitzgerald in Newport News, Virginia, USA; jazz singer (The First Lady of Song, Is it live or Memorex, "A-Tisket A-Tasket") (dies 1996).
- 1918 - Birth of Astrid Varnay in Stockholm, Sweden; soprano (Metropolitan Opera 1941-56).
- 1923 - Birth of Albert King in Indianola, Mississippi, USA; blues singer/guitarist ("Bad Look Blues").
- 1933 - Birth of Jerry Leiber; songwriter (Leiber and Stoller).
- 1940 - Birth of O B McClinton [Burnett] in Senatobia, Mississippi, USA; country singer ("Keep your arms around me").
- 1941 - Birth of Chris Augustine; rocker (Every Mother's Son).
- 1945 - Birth of Björn Ulvaeus in Gothenburg, Sweden; guitarist/songwriter (ABBA - "Waterloo", "Dancing Queen", "Mamma Mia").
- 1945 - Birth of Stu Cook in Oakland, California, USA; rock bassist (Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Proud Mary").
- 1946 - Birth of Ronnie Gilbert; rocker (Lifeline, Harp).
- 1949 - Birth of Michael Brown in New York City, New York, USA; keyboardist/songwriter (The Left Banke - "Walk Away Renee").
- 1950 - Birth of Steve Ferrone in Brighton, England; drummer (Average White Band - "Pick Up the Pieces").
- 1954 - Birth of Rob Crosby in Sumter, South Carolina, USA; country singer ("She's a Natural").
- 1958 - Birth of Fish [Derek William Dick] in Edinburgh, Scotland; rock vocalist (Marillion - "Real to Reel").
- 1964 - Birth of Andy Bell; rocker (Erasure - "Oh L'Amour").
- 1975 - Birth of Ruben Gomez; rocker (Menudo - "Cannonball").
Deaths on April 25
- 1472 - Leon Battista degli Alberti scupltor/musician (Dinner Pieces), dies.
- 1988 - Death of Lanny Ross at age 82 after a stroke; singer ("Troubadour on the Moon" (1928), "Moonlight and Roses", Maxwell House Show Boat radio show, Packard Car Mardi Gras, Camel Caravan, Your Hit Parade).
- 1992 - Yutaka Ozaki, Japanese rock artist, dies at age 26 of pulmonary edema (born 1965).
- 2002 - Death of Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, American rapper (TLC) (born 1971).
- 2005 - Death of Janette Davis at age 87; singer (Arthur Godfrey Time radio and TV show), producer (Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts).
- 2023 - Death of Harry Belafonte at age 96; singer ("Day-O (Banana Boat Song)", "Jump in the Line"), actor (Bright Road movie (1956), Carmen Jones movie, Island in the Sun movie), activist (civil rights), UNICEF goodwill ambassador, recipient of a National Medal of Arts, Tony award winner, Emmy award winner.
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