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April 28, 1925

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Notable Births

T. John Lesinski

1925T. John Lesinski, American judge and politician, 51st Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (died 1996)[†]

Thaddeus John "T. John" Lesinski,, was an American politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan.

John Thorn (headmaster)

1925John Leonard Thorn, English lieutenant, author, and academic (died 2023)[†]

John Leonard Thorn was an English schoolmaster, writer and educational consultant. He was headmaster of Repton School from 1961 to 1968 and then of Winchester College until 1985. He was chairman of the Headmasters' Conference for 1981.

Notable Deaths

Richard Butler (Australian politician)

1925Richard Butler, English-Australian politician, 23rd Premier of South Australia (born 1850)[†]

Sir Richard Butler was an Australian politician. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1890 to 1924, representing Yatala (1890–1902) and Barossa (1902–1924). He served as Premier of South Australia from March to July 1905 and Leader of the Opposition from 1905 to 1909. Butler would also variously serve as Speaker of the House of Assembly (1921–1924), and as a minister under Premiers Charles Kingston, John Jenkins and Archibald Peake. His son, Richard Layton Butler, went on to serve as Premier from 1927 to 1930 and 1933 to 1938.