Cornell Borchers was a Lithuanian-German actress and singer, active in the late 1940s and 1950s. She is best remembered for her roles opposite Montgomery Clift in The Big Lift (1950) and Errol Flynn and Nat King Cole in Istanbul (1957). She was said to resemble Ingrid Bergman in mid-1950s reviews.

1925Mary Hinkson, American dancer and choreographer (died 2014)^[†]

Mary De Haven Hinkson was an African American dancer and choreographer known for breaking racial boundaries throughout her dance career in both modern and ballet techniques. She is best known for her work as a member of the Martha Graham Dance Company.

1925Ervin Kassai, Hungarian basketball player and referee (died 2012)^[†]

Ervin Kassai was a Hungarian basketball referee.

1925Luis E. Miramontes, Mexican chemist and engineer (died 2004)^[†]

Luis Ernesto Miramontes Cárdenas was a Mexican chemist known as co-inventor and the first to synthesize an oral contraceptive, progestin norethisterone.

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1925An earthquake (measuring around 7.0 magnitude) occurs in Dali, China, killing an estimated 5,000 people.^[†]

The 1925 Dali earthquake occurred at 14:42 UTC on 16 March. It had an estimated magnitude of 7.0 on the surface-wave magnitude scale and a maximum perceived intensity of at least IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale. It had an epicenter in the province of Yunnan in southern China and killed an estimated 5,000 people.

Headlines from March 16, 1925

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7,000 REDS IN GARDEN CHEER FOR COMMUNE; School Children, Crimson Clad, See Pageant of Old Paris Revolt, Then Dance.

Pianists' Benefit for Moszkowski Futile; Annuity They Bought May Pay for Funeral

2 Drown Trying to Swim Half a Mile to Shore; Owner Sticks to Drifting Canoe and Is Saved

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