Births on April 11

Viktor Masing

Born on April 11, 1925

Viktor Masing, Estonian botanist and ecologist (d. 2001)

Viktor Masing (11 April 1925, Tartu – 18 March 2001) was an Estonian botanist and ecologist. He was born in Tartu. He became a member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences in 1993.

He was a specialist in telmatology, and an organizer of wetland protection.

His son, Matti Masing, is a renowned nature scientist, and one of Europe's foremost experts on bats.

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Events on 1925

10 Apr

F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in New York City, by Charles Scribner's Sons.
25 May

John T. Scopes
Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is indicted for teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution in Tennessee.
30 May

Shanghai Municipal Police
May Thirtieth Movement: Shanghai Municipal Police Force shoot and kill 13 protesting workers.
21 Jul

Scopes Trial
Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching evolution in class and fined $100. Malcolm Campbell becomes the first man to exceed 150 mph (241 km/h) on land. At Pendine Sands in Wales, he drives Sunbeam 350HP built by Sunbeam at a two-way average speed of 150.33 mph (242 km/h).[2]
5 Nov

Sidney Reilly
Secret agent Sidney Reilly, the first "super-spy" of the 20th century, is executed by the OGPU, the secret police of the Soviet Union.

Births on April 11

Viktor Masing

Born on April 11, 1925

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Events on 1925

F. Scott Fitzgerald

John T. Scopes

Shanghai Municipal Police

Scopes Trial

Sidney Reilly