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August 25, 1925

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Notable Births

Thea Astley

1925Thea Astley, Australian journalist and author (died 2004)[†]

Thea Beatrice May Astley was an Australian novelist and short story writer. She was a prolific writer who was published for over 40 years from 1958. At the time of her death, she had won more Miles Franklin Awards, Australia's major literary award, than any other writer. As well as being a writer, she taught at all levels of education – primary, secondary and tertiary.

Hilmar Hoffmann

1925Hilmar Hoffmann, German film and culture academic (died 2018)[†]

Hilmar Hoffmann was a German stage and film director, cultural politician and academic lecturer. He founded the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen. He was for decades an influential city councillor in Frankfurt, where he initiated the Museumsufer of 15 museums, including the Jewish Museum Frankfurt. He was the president of the Goethe-Institut and taught at universities such as Bochum and Tel Aviv. He wrote the book Kultur fĂŒr alle, which was a motto of his life and work.

Stepas Butautas

1925Stepas Butautas, Lithuanian basketball player and coach (died 2001)[†]

Stepas Butautas was a Soviet and Lithuanian professional basketball player and coach. He trained at the VSS Ćœalgiris, in Kaunas. He played with the Soviet Union men's national basketball team at the 1952 Summer Olympic Games, where he won a silver medal. During the tournament, he played in all eight games.

Notable Deaths

Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf

1925Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, Austrian field marshal (born 1852)[†]

Franz Xaver Josef Conrad von Hötzendorf, sometimes anglicised as Hoetzendorf, was an Austrian general who played a central role in World War I. He served as K.u.k. Feldmarschall and Chief of the General Staff of the military of the Austro-Hungarian Army and Navy from 1906 to 1917. He was in charge during the July Crisis of 1914 that caused World War I.