Timeline September 1925

Events in September 1925 8

• 1924 – 1925 Fletcher Henderson Orchestra -- New York Armstrong joins the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra in New York in September 1924 -- the leading Black dance band in the country, playing at the Roseland Ballroom. His arrival transforms the Henderson band: his hot, swinging style is unlike anything the more formally trained New York musicians have heard. He introduces the New York jazz scene to the New Orleans conception of jazz -- rhythmically looser, more improvisational, more blues-inflected. His recordings with Henderson and as a sideman with blues singers including Bessie Smith document his already extraordinary maturity. He returns to Chicago in late 1925.
• 1925 – 1985 Laura Ashley (1925-1985) Died 17 September 1985, aged 60 Ashley was a Welsh fashion and textile designer who built a global brand known for floral, romantic prints. She died in Wales on 17 September 1985 from injuries sustained in a fall.
• 1925 – 1980 Peter Sellers (1925-1980) Died 24 July 1980, aged 54 British comedian and actor best known for playing Inspector Clouseau in the Pink Panther film series and for his roles in Dr. Strangelove. His versatile character work made him one of the most acclaimed comic actors of his generation. He died of a heart attack in London.
• 1925 Spanish-French forces land at Alhucemas Amphibious assault turns the tide of the Rif War Spanish and French forces carried out a large joint amphibious landing at Alhucemas Bay on the coast of Morocco, considered one of the first modern amphibious landings using purpose-built landing craft. The operation broke the resistance of Abd el-Krim's Republic of the Rif. Abd el-Krim surrendered to French forces the following year, ending the Rif War.
• 1925 – 2015 B.B. King American blues guitarist & singer B.B. King (1925-2015) — born Riley B. King in the Mississippi Delta — became "the King of the Blues", famous for his guitar Lucille, his hit "The Thrill Is Gone", and a touring and recording career spanning more than sixty years and fifteen Grammy Awards.
• 1925 B.B. King born in Mississippi 16 September 1925 Riley B. King was born on a cotton plantation between Itta Bena and Indianola in the Mississippi Delta.
• 1925 Kahlo's near-fatal bus accident Multiple fractures change her life forever Frida Kahlo was nearly killed in a bus accident on September 17, 1925, aged 18. She suffered multiple fractures including her spinal column, collarbone, ribs and pelvis. Her 35 surgeries and chronic pain would become the central subject of her art.
• 1925 – 1982 Marty Robbins (1925-1982) Died 8 December 1982, aged 57 American country music singer known for the ballad "El Paso." He died in Nashville following complications from heart surgery.