Deaths on June 25

James Steen (water polo)

Died on June 25, 1949

James Steen, American water polo player (b. 1876)

James J. Steen (November 19, 1876 – June 25, 1949) was an American water polo player who won a gold medal in the 1904 Summer Olympics as a member of the New York Athletic Club team.

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Events on 1949

1 Apr

Communist Party of China
Chinese Civil War: The Chinese Communist Party holds unsuccessful peace talks with the Nationalist Party in Beijing, after three years of fighting.
20 Jul

1948 Arab-Israeli War
Israel and Syria sign a truce to end their nineteen-month war.
1 Oct

Mao Zedong
The People's Republic of China is established and declared by Mao Zedong.
2 Oct

Mao Zedong
The Soviet Union recognises the People's Republic of China, proclaimed the previous day by Mao Zedong.
14 Oct

People's Liberation Army
Chinese Civil War: Chinese Communist forces occupy Guangzhou.

Deaths on June 25

James Steen (water polo)

Died on June 25, 1949

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Events on 1949

Communist Party of China

1948 Arab-Israeli War

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Mao Zedong

People's Liberation Army