Births on July 25

Eddie Mazur

Born on July 25, 1929

Eddie Mazur, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1995)

Edward Joseph "Spider" Mazur (July 25, 1929 – July 3, 1995) was a Canadian ice hockey forward.

Mazur started his National Hockey League career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1951. He played in the 1951, 1952 and 1953 playoffs for the Canadiens prior to ever playing a regular season game in the NHL. He became the first player in NHL history to score four playoff goals prior to playing a regular season game. Chris Kreider of the New York Rangers exceeded that mark with five goals in the 2012 postseason. He would also play with the Chicago Black Hawks. He would leave the NHL after the 1957 season. He retired from hockey in 1965. He won the Stanley Cup in 1953 with the Montreal Canadiens.

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Events on 1929

31 Jan

Leon Trotsky
The Soviet Union exiles Leon Trotsky.
26 Feb

Grand Teton National Park
President Calvin Coolidge signs an executive order establishing the 96,000 acre Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.
8 Apr

Bhagat Singh
Indian independence movement: At the Delhi Central Assembly, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt throw handouts and bombs to court arrest.
21 Jun

Cristero War
An agreement brokered by U.S. Ambassador Dwight Whitney Morrow ends the Cristero War in Mexico.
23 Aug

1929 Palestine riots
Hebron Massacre during the 1929 Palestine riots: Arab attack on the Jewish community in Hebron in the British Mandate of Palestine, continuing until the next day, resulted in the death of 65-68 Jews and the remaining Jews being forced to leave the city.

Births on July 25

Eddie Mazur

Born on July 25, 1929

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Events on 1929

Leon Trotsky

Grand Teton National Park

Bhagat Singh

Cristero War

1929 Palestine riots