Timeline January 1925

Events in January 1925 5

• 1925 Australian Open 1925 Men: James Anderson · Women: Daphne Akhurst Cozens
• 1925 Nellie Tayloe Ross becomes first female US state governor Wyoming inaugurates the first woman governor in the United States Nellie Tayloe Ross was sworn in as governor of Wyoming, becoming the first woman to serve as a state governor in the United States. She completed the term of her late husband, William B. Ross, who had died in office. Miriam Ferguson of Texas took office as governor just weeks later that same year.
• 1925 – 1995 Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995) Died 4 November 1995, aged 70 Gilles Deleuze was a French philosopher whose work, including collaborations with Felix Guattari such as Anti-Oedipus and A Thousand Plateaus, became highly influential in continental philosophy and critical theory. He wrote extensively on subjects ranging from cinema to Spinoza. He took his own life after years of severe respiratory illness.
• 1925 – 1964 Yukio Mishima Japanese novelist Mishima explored beauty, death, and tradition in modern Japan through highly stylized literary works.
• 1925 – 2008 Paul Newman (1925-2008) Died 26 September 2008, aged 83 American actor and philanthropist celebrated for films including The Hustler, Cool Hand Luke and The Sting, winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for The Color of Money. He also founded the Newman's Own food brand, donating all profits to charity.