1925 Facts for Kids

The year 1925 was a time of many changes and new beginnings around the world. People were making new art, discovering new technologies, and many important figures who would shape history were born.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	19th century – 20th century – 21st century
Decades:	1890s 1900s 1910s – 1920s – 1930s 1940s 1950s
Years:	1922 1923 1924 – 1925 – 1926 1927 1928

Arts and Entertainment
Important Events
Famous People Born in 1925
Notable People Who Died in 1925
Nobel Prize Winners
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Arts and Entertainment

In 1925, the famous comedian and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin released his movie The Gold Rush. This film became one of his most well-known works.

Important Events

January 21 – The country of Albania officially became a republic. This meant that its government would be led by elected officials, rather than a king or queen.
July 18 – Adolf Hitler published his book called Mein Kampf. This book contained his political ideas.
October 30 – A Scottish engineer named John Logie Baird made a big step forward in technology. He created the very first television transmitter in London. This was an early version of the technology that brings TV shows into our homes today!
November 9 – The Nazi Party, a political group in Germany, formed a special organization known as the SS (Schutzstaffel).

Famous People Born in 1925

Many people who would later become famous were born in 1925. Here are a few of them:

January 7 - Gerald Durrell, a British naturalist who loved animals and wrote many books about them.
January 26 – Paul Newman, a very popular American actor known for his roles in many movies.
February 8 - Jack Lemmon, another well-known American actor who starred in many comedies and dramas.
May 1 - Scott Carpenter, an American astronaut who was one of the first Americans to travel into space.
May 19 - Malcolm X, an important American Civil rights leader who worked for equal rights for all people.
June 3 – Tony Curtis, an American actor who was famous for his roles in movies like Some Like It Hot.
June 8 - Barbara Bush, who later became the First Lady of the United States.
June 29 - Giorgio Napolitano, who became the President of Italy.
July 2 - Patrice Lumumba, an important politician from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
August 15 - Oscar Peterson, a very talented Canadian musician who played jazz piano.
September 16 - B.B. King, a legendary American musician known for his blues guitar playing and singing.
October 13 - Margaret Thatcher, who later became the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
October 16 - Angela Lansbury, a British-born actress famous for her roles on stage and screen, including the TV show Murder, She Wrote.
October 21 - Celia Cruz, a Cuban singer known as the "Queen of Salsa Music."
November 20 - Robert F. Kennedy, an American politician who served as a Senator and Attorney General.
December 13 - Dick Van Dyke, an American actor and comedian known for his roles in Mary Poppins and The Dick Van Dyke Show.

Notable People Who Died in 1925

Some important figures passed away in 1925:

February 28 - Friedrich Ebert, who was the first President of Germany.
March 12 – Sun Yat-sen, a Chinese revolutionary leader often called the "Father of the Nation" in China.
November 20 – Alexandra of Denmark, who was the Queen Consort of the United Kingdom.
December 28 - Sergei Yesenin, a well-known Russian poet.

Nobel Prize Winners

The Nobel Prize is a very important award given to people who have made great contributions to humanity. In 1925, the winners included:

Physics – James Franck and Gustav Ludwig Hertz for their work on how electrons interact with atoms.
Chemistry – Richard Adolf Zsigmondy for his research into tiny particles called colloids.
Literature – George Bernard Shaw, an Irish playwright, for his amazing plays.
Peace – Austen Chamberlain and Charles Gate Dawes for their efforts to promote peace in Europe after World War I.