Deaths on February 25

Mark Aldanov

Died on February 25, 1957

Mark Aldanov, Russian author and critic (b. 1888)

Mark Aldanov (Russian: Марк Алда́нов; Mark Alexandrovich Landau, Russian: Марк Алекса́ндрович Ланда́у; 7 November [O.S. 26 October] 1886, 1888, or 1889 – 25 February 1957) was a Russian Empire and later French writer and critic, known for his historical novels.

Aldanov's first book about Vladimir Lenin, translated into several languages, immediately gained him popularity. Then followed a trilogy of novels attempting to trace the roots of the Russian Revolution. He also wrote a tetralogy of novels about Napoleonic wars. All in all, he published 16 larger literary works and a great number of articles and essays. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature thirteen times.

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Events on 1957

9 Jan

Suez Crisis
British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden resigns from office following his failure to retake the Suez Canal from Egyptian sovereignty.
8 Mar

Suez Crisis
Egypt re-opens the Suez Canal after the Suez Crisis.
24 Jun

First Amendment to the United States Constitution
In Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment.
6 Jul

Paul McCartney
John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time, as teenagers at Woolton Fete, three years before forming the Beatles.
24 Sep

101st Airborne Division
President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends 101st Airborne Division troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation.

Deaths on February 25

Mark Aldanov

Died on February 25, 1957

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Suez Crisis

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First Amendment to the United States Constitution

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101st Airborne Division