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3 Jan 1925
  • Mussolini claimed political responsibility of the murder of Socialist politician Giacomo Matteotti.
    » In-depth article
17 Jan 1925

United States
  • Douglas MacArthur was promoted to the rank of major general, making him the youngest at that rank in the US Army.
    » In-depth article
26 Jan 1925

Japan
  • Prince Hiroyasu's sixth child, Princess Tomoko, married Prince Asaakira Kuni.
    » In-depth article
4 Feb 1925
9 Feb 1925
  • The incomplete Japanese battleship Tosa, which had been cancelled in accordance with the 1922 Washington Treaty, was expended as a target.
25 Feb 1925
  • Diplomatic relations between Japan and the Soviet Union were established.
26 Feb 1925
  • Adolf Hitler was released from prison; on the same day, the German government allowed the Nazi Party to publish its newspaper once again.
    » In-depth article
27 Feb 1925
  • A rally in Munich, Germany proclaimed the relaunching of the Nazi Party.
10 Mar 1925
24 Mar 1925

Japan
25 Mar 1925

United Kingdom
  • John Logie Baird gave the first public demonstration of television at Selfridges department store in London, England, United Kingdom.
31 Mar 1925
1 Apr 1925
  • Werner von Blomberg was promoted to the rank of Oberst.
    » In-depth article
  • Walther von Brauchitsch was promoted to the rank of Oberstleutnant.
    » In-depth article
6 Apr 1925

Photo(s) dated 6 Apr 1925
Aircraft carrier Akagi at Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, 6 Apr 1925
15 Apr 1925

Japan
1 May 1925
  • Adolf Hitler received a letter notifying him that he had failed to file tax in 1924 and in the first quarter of 1925.
    » In-depth article
  • Iwane Matsui was named the head of the 2nd Bureau of the Japanese Army General Staff.
    » In-depth article
2 May 1925
  • Douglas MacArthur returned to the United States from the Philippine Islands to take command of the IV Corps Area based at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia.
    » In-depth article
13 May 1925

Turkmenia
  • The Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic was formed.
22 May 1925
  • Field Marshal Sir John French, the former commander-in-chief of the British expeditionary force at the start of the Great War and later Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, died at Deal Castle in Kent, England, United Kingdom.
30 May 1925
  • The colourful radical nationalist Moeller van den Bruck (author of the 1923 book "The Third Reich" - soon to be utilised to describe Germany under the Hitler Regime) shot himself whilst confined in a psychiatric hospital.
1 Jun 1925
  • Chuichi Nagumo began a tour to Europe and the United States.
    » In-depth article
5 Jun 1925
2 Jul 1925
12 Jul 1925 Philippines
  • USS S-35 arrived at the Submarine Base, Cavite, Philippine Islands.
    » In-depth article
14 Jul 1925

Japan
18 Jul 1925

Germany
1 Aug 1925

Taiwan
  • Vice Admiral Nobutaro Iida was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
22 Aug 1925
3 Sep 1925
  • The battleship HMS Nelson was launched at Vickers-Armstrong's Newcastle shipyard in England, United Kingdom.
United States
  • The US Navy airship Shenandoah broke in two during a squall at Caldwell, Ohio, United States, killing 14.
19 Sep 1925

United States
  • While serving aboard USS Arizona in California, United States, Joseph Rochefort received orders to report to the Chief of Naval Operations in Washington DC, United States for a new assignment.
    » In-depth article
22 Sep 1925
  • Quintin Brand was appointed the Senior Technical Officer at the Royal Aircraft Establishment.
    » In-depth article
  • Song Ziwen was named the Minister of Finance.
    » In-depth article
30 Sep 1925

Photo(s) dated 30 Sep 1925
Lexington on her buliding ways at Quincy, Massachusettes, late Sep or early Oct 1925
1 Oct 1925
  • Werner Mölders joined the Catholic youth organisation Bund Neudeutschland.
    » In-depth article
United States
  • Joseph Rochefort reported to the Chief of Naval Operations office in Washington DC, United States for his new assignment in the cryptanalysis section.
    » In-depth article
15 Oct 1925
6 Nov 1925

Russia
  • Kliment Voroshilov was named the People's Commissar for Defense of the Soviet Union.
    » In-depth article
20 Nov 1925
  • Queen Alexandra died at Sandringham House, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.
23 Nov 1925

Photo(s) dated 23 Nov 1925
Carrier Furious, 23 Nov 1925
30 Nov 1925

Japan
1 Dec 1925

Japan
2 Dec 1925

Russia
  • Kliment Voroshilov was awarded the Order of the Red Banner for the third time.
    » In-depth article
17 Dec 1925

United Kingdom
  • Battleship Rodney was launched at Birkenhead, England, United Kingdom, sponsored by Princess Mary, the daughter of King George V.
    » In-depth article

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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