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This year in history
In the year 1825

	May 7th	Italian composer, Antonio Salieri, died in Viena. He was one of the most popular musicians of his time and shared a somewhat antagonistic but not hostile relationship with Mozart.
	May 20th	Greek revolutionary, Gregorios Dikaios, died at the age of 37. He was known as Papaflessas during the Greek revolution and he died in battle with Ottoman forces from Egypt.
	August 6th	Bolivia gained its independence from the rule of Spain.
	August 25th	Uruguay declared its independence from the rule of Brazil.
	November 26th	The first college fraternity, the Kappa Alpha Society, was formed at Union College in Schenectady, New York.

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