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1941 – World War II: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran: The United Kingdom and the Soviet Union jointly stage an invasion of the Imperial State of Iran. [8] 1942 – World War II: Second day of the Battle of the Eastern Solomons; a Japanese naval transport convoy headed towards Guadalcanal is turned back by an Allied air attack.
These timelines of world history detail recorded events since the creation of writing roughly 5000 years ago to the present day. For events from c. 3200 BC – c. 500 see: Timeline of ancient history; For events from c. 500 – c. 1499, see: Timeline of post-classical history; For events from c. 1500, see: Timelines of modern history
1941 – Second World War: Soviet, British and Commonwealth armed forces invaded Iran to secure oil fields and Allied supply lines for the Soviet Union. Missing page numbers 1944 – World War II: The Free French Forces and the French Resistance liberated Paris from the Nazi German occupation. lots of CN tags (8) esp in one section
October 18 – U.S. athlete Bob Beamon breaks the long jump world record by 55 cm / 21 3 ⁄ 4 ins at the Olympics in Mexico City. His record stands for 23 years, and remains the second longest jump in history. October 25 – Rock band Led Zeppelin make their first live performance, at Surrey University in England [16]
25 August: British and Soviet troops invade Iran to save the Abadan oilfields and the important railways and routes to the Soviet Union for the supply of war material. 27 August: German U-boat U-570, being forced to surface off Iceland is captured by the British Royal Navy and is later put into combat service as HMS Graph.
1925 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1925th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 925th year of the 2nd millennium, the 25th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1920s decade.
Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first cel-animated feature in motion picture history, is released in the United States, following a premiere on December 21 of the previous year. February 6 – Black Sunday at Bondi Beach , Sydney , Australia: 300 swimmers are dragged out to sea in 3 freak waves; 80 lifesavers save all but 5.
2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The 19th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup opens, with the Philippine Arena setting a World Cup attendance record of 38,115 during the co-hosts' opening game against the Dominican Republic.