On This Day — April 25

Famous events, births, and deaths from April 25 in history, plus the public holidays, religious observances, sports, and national days happening on this date today.

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51 events · 213 births · 102 deaths recorded for April 25.

🕰️ Notable Events on April 25

2015 — Nearly 9,100 are killed after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal. Wikipedia ↗
2015 — Riots break out in Baltimore, Maryland following the death of Freddie Gray in police custody. Wikipedia ↗
2007 — Boris Yeltsin's funeral: The first to be sanctioned by the Russian Orthodox Church for a head of state since the funeral of Emperor Alexander III in 1894. Wikipedia ↗
2005 — The final piece of the Obelisk of Axum is returned to Ethiopia after being stolen by the invading Italian army in 1937. Wikipedia ↗
2005 — Bulgaria and Romania sign accession treaties to join the European Union. Wikipedia ↗
2004 — The March for Women's Lives brings between 500,000 and 800,000 protesters, mostly pro-choice, to Washington D.C. to protest the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, and other restrictions on abortion. Wikipedia ↗
2001 — Michele Alboreto is killed while testing an Audi R8 at the Lausitzring in Germany. Wikipedia ↗
1990 — Violeta Chamorro takes office as the President of Nicaragua, the first woman to hold the position. Wikipedia ↗
1988 — In Israel, John Demjanjuk is sentenced to death for war crimes committed in World War II. Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Mswati III is crowned King of Swaziland, succeeding his father Sobhuza II. Wikipedia ↗
1983 — American schoolgirl Samantha Smith is invited to visit the Soviet Union by its leader Yuri Andropov after he read her letter in which she expressed fears about nuclear war. Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Pioneer 10 travels beyond Pluto's orbit. Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Israel completes its withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula per the Camp David Accords. Wikipedia ↗
1981 — More than 100 workers are exposed to radiation during repairs of a nuclear power plant in Tsuruga, Japan. Wikipedia ↗
1975 — As North Vietnamese forces close in on the South Vietnamese capital Saigon, the Australian Embassy is closed and evacuated, almost ten years to the day since the first Australian troop commitment to South Vietnam. Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Carnation Revolution: A leftist military coup in Portugal overthrows the authoritarian-conservative Estado Novo regime and establishes a democratic government. Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Vietnam War: Nguyen Hue Offensive: The North Vietnamese 320th Division forces 5,000 South Vietnamese troops to retreat and traps about 2,500 others northwest of Kontum. Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Robert Noyce is granted a patent for an integrated circuit. Wikipedia ↗
1960 — The United States Navy submarine USS Triton completes the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe. Wikipedia ↗
1959 — The Saint Lawrence Seaway, linking the North American Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, officially opens to shipping. Wikipedia ↗
1954 — The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories. Wikipedia ↗
1953 — Francis Crick and James Watson publish "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid" describing the double helix structure of DNA. Wikipedia ↗
1951 — Korean War: Assaulting Chinese forces are forced to withdraw after heavy fighting with UN forces, primarily made up of Australian and Canadian troops, at the Battle of Kapyong. Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Elbe Day: United States and Soviet troops meet in Torgau along the River Elbe, cutting the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany in two. Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Liberation Day (Italy): The Nazi occupation army surrenders and leaves Northern Italy after a general partisan insurrection by the Italian resistance movement; the puppet fascist regime dissolves and Benito Mussolini is captured after trying to escape. This day was set as a public holiday to celebrate the Liberation of Italy. Wikipedia ↗
1945 — The last German troops retreat from Finland's soil in Lapland, ending the Lapland War. Military acts of Second World War end in Finland. Wikipedia ↗
1944 — The United Negro College Fund is incorporated. Wikipedia ↗
1940 — Merkið, the flag of the Faroe Islands is approved by the British occupation government. Wikipedia ↗
1938 — U.S. Supreme Court delivers its opinion in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins and overturns a century of federal common law. Wikipedia ↗
1920 — At the San Remo conference, the principal Allied Powers of World War I adopt a resolution to determine the allocation of Class "A" League of Nations mandates for administration of the former Ottoman-ruled lands of the Middle East. Wikipedia ↗
1916 — Anzac Day is commemorated for the first time on the first anniversary of the landing at ANZAC Cove. Wikipedia ↗
1915 — World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli begins: The invasion of the Turkish Gallipoli Peninsula by British, French, Indian, Newfoundland, Australian and New Zealand troops, begins with landings at Anzac Cove and Cape Helles. Wikipedia ↗
1901 — New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates. Wikipedia ↗
1898 — Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain. Wikipedia ↗
1882 — French and Vietnamese troops clashed in Tonkin, when Commandant Henri Rivière seized the citadel of Hanoi with a small force of marine infantry. Wikipedia ↗
1864 — American Civil War: The Battle of Marks' Mills. Wikipedia ↗
1862 — American Civil War: Forces under U.S. Admiral David Farragut demand the surrender of the Confederate city of New Orleans, Louisiana. Wikipedia ↗
1859 — British and French engineers break ground for the Suez Canal. Wikipedia ↗
1849 — The Governor General of Canada, Lord Elgin, signs the Rebellion Losses Bill, outraging Montreal's English population and triggering the Montreal Riots. Wikipedia ↗
1846 — Thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican-American War. Wikipedia ↗
1829 — Charles Fremantle arrives in HMS Challenger off the coast of modern-day Western Australia prior to declaring the Swan River Colony for the United Kingdom. Wikipedia ↗
1804 — The western Georgian kingdom of Imereti accepts the suzerainty of the Russian Empire Wikipedia ↗
1792 — Highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier becomes the first person executed by guillotine. Wikipedia ↗
1792 — "La Marseillaise" (the French national anthem) is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle. Wikipedia ↗
1707 — A coalition of England, the Netherlands and Portugal is defeated by a Franco-Spanish army at Almansa (Spain) in the War of the Spanish Succession. Wikipedia ↗
1644 — The Chongzhen Emperor, the last Emperor of Ming dynasty China, commits suicide during a peasant rebellion led by Li Zicheng. Wikipedia ↗
1607 — Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Wikipedia ↗
1134 — The name Zagreb was mentioned for the first time in the Felician Charter relating to the establishment of the Zagreb Bishopric around 1094. Wikipedia ↗
799 — After mistreatment and disfigurement by the citizens of Rome, pope Leo III flees to the Frankish court of king Charlemagne at Paderborn for protection. Wikipedia ↗
775 — The Battle of Bagrevand puts an end to an Armenian rebellion against the Abbasid Caliphate. Muslim control over Transcaucasia is solidified and its Islamization begins, while several major Armenian nakharar families lose power and their remnants flee to the Byzantine Empire. Wikipedia ↗
Peloponnesian War: Lysander's Spartan armies defeated the Athenians and the war ends. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on April 25

1997 — Julius Ertlthaler, Austrian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1996 — Mack Horton, Australian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
1995 — Lewis Baker, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1993 — Alex Bowman, American race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1993 — Daniel Norris, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1991 — Alex Shibutani, American ice dancer Wikipedia ↗
1990 — Jean-Éric Vergne, French race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1990 — Taylor Walker, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Marie-Michèle Gagnon, Canadian skier Wikipedia ↗
1988 — James Sheppard, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Razak Boukari, Togolese footballer Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Jay Park, American-South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Johann Smith, American soccer player Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Alexei Emelin, Russian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Gwen Jorgensen, American triathlete Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Claudia Rath, German heptathlete Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Giedo van der Garde, Dutch race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Robert Andino, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Isaac Kiprono Songok, Kenyan runner Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Johnathan Thurston, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1983 — DeAngelo Williams, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Brian Barton, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Monty Panesar, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Marco Russo, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Dwone Hicks, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Felipe Massa, Brazilian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1981 — John McFall, English sprinter Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Anja Pärson, Swedish skier Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Ben Johnston, Scottish drummer and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1980 — James Johnston, Scottish bass player and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Daniel MacPherson, Australian actor and television host Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Bruce Martin, New Zealand cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Kazuhito Tadano, Japanese baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Alejandro Valverde, Spanish cyclist Wikipedia ↗
1978 — Matt Walker, English swimmer Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Constantinos Christoforou, Cypriot singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Ilias Kotsios, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Marguerite Moreau, American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Matthew West, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Gilberto da Silva Melo, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Tim Duncan, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Breyton Paulse, South African rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Rainer Schüttler, German tennis player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Jacque Jones, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Carlota Castrejana, Spanish triple jumper Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Fredrik Larzon, Swedish drummer Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Barbara Rittner, German tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Sara Baras, Spanish dancer Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Brad Clontz, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Jason Lee, American skateboarder, actor, comedian and producer Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Joe Buck, American sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Martin Koolhoven, Dutch director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Darren Woodson, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Renée Zellweger, American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Vitaliy Kyrylenko, Ukrainian long jumper Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Angel Martino, American swimmer Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Diego Domínguez, Argentinian-Italian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Femke Halsema, Dutch sociologist, academic, and politician Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Darren Holmes, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Erik Pappas, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Eric Avery, American bass player and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Mark Bryant, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1965 — John Henson, American puppeteer and voice actor (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Hank Azaria, American actor, voice artist, comedian and producer Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Andy Bell, English singer-songwriter (Erasure) Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Joy Covey, American businesswoman (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Dave Martin, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1963 — David Moyes, Scottish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Bernd Müller, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Paul Wassif, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1962 — Foeke Booy, Dutch footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Dinesh D'Souza, Indian-American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Paul Baloff, American singer (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Robert Peston, English journalist Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Bruce Redman, Australian director, producer, and critic Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Paul Madden, English diplomat, British High Commissioner to Australia Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Daniel Kash, Canadian actor and director Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Tony Phillips, American baseball player (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
1958 — Fish, Scottish singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1957 — Theo de Rooij, Dutch cyclist and manager Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Dominique Blanc, French actress, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Abdalla Uba Adamu, Nigerian professor, media scholar Wikipedia ↗
1955 — Américo Gallego, Argentinian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
1955 — Parviz Parastui, Iranian actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
1955 — Zev Siegl, American businessman, co-founded Starbucks Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Melvin Burgess, English author Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Randy Cross, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Róisín Shortall, Irish educator and politician Wikipedia ↗
1953 — Ron Clements, American animator, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1953 — Gary Cosier, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1953 — Anthony Venables, English economist, author, and academic Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Ketil Bjørnstad, Norwegian pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Vladislav Tretiak, Russian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Jacques Santini, French footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
1951 — Ian McCartney, Scottish politician, Minister of State for Trade Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Donnell Deeny, Northern Irish lawyer and judge Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Steve Ferrone, English drummer Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Peter Hintze, German politician (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Valentyna Kozyr, Ukrainian high jumper Wikipedia ↗
1949 — Vicente Pernía, Argentinian footballer and race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1949 — Dominique Strauss-Kahn, French economist, lawyer, and politician, French Minister of Finance Wikipedia ↗
1948 — Mike Selvey, English cricketer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1948 — Yu Shyi-kun, Taiwanese politician, 39th Premier of the Republic of China Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Johan Cruyff, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Jeffrey DeMunn, American actor Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Talia Shire, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Peter Sutherland, Irish lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Ireland Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian colonel, lawyer, and politician Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Stu Cook, American bass player, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Richard C. Hoagland, American theorist and author Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Björn Ulvaeus, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Mike Kogel, German singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Stephen Nickell, English economist and academic Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Bruce Ponder, English geneticist and cancer researcher Wikipedia ↗
1943 — Tony Christie, English singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Jon Kyl, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Bertrand Tavernier, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1940 — Al Pacino, American actor and director Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Tarcisio Burgnich, Italian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Michael Llewellyn-Smith, English academic and diplomat Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Robert Skidelsky, Baron Skidelsky, English historian and academic Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Veronica Sutherland, English academic and British diplomat Wikipedia ↗
1938 — Roger Boisjoly, American aerodynamicist and engineer (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1938 — Ton Schulten, Dutch painter and graphic designer Wikipedia ↗
1936 — Henck Arron, Surinamese banker and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Suriname (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
1935 — Reinier Kreijermaat, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
1935 — Bob Gutowski, American pole vaulter (d. 1960) Wikipedia ↗
1934 — Peter McParland, Northern Irish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1933 — Jerry Leiber, American songwriter and producer (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1933 — Joyce Ricketts, American baseball player (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
1932 — Meadowlark Lemon, African-American basketball player and minister (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1932 — Lia Manoliu, Romanian discus thrower and politician (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
1931 — Felix Berezin, Russian mathematician and physicist (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
1931 — James Fenton, Northern Irish linguist and poet Wikipedia ↗
1931 — David Shepherd, English painter and author Wikipedia ↗
1930 — Paul Mazursky, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1930 — Godfrey Milton-Thompson, English admiral and surgeon (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1930 — Peter Schulz, German lawyer and politician, Mayor of Hamburg (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1929 — Yvette Williams, New Zealand long jumper, shot putter, and discus thrower Wikipedia ↗
1928 — Cy Twombly, American-Italian painter and sculptor (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1927 — Corín Tellado, Spanish author (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
1927 — Albert Uderzo, French author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
1926 — Johnny Craig, American author and illustrator (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
1926 — Gertrude Fröhlich-Sandner, Austrian politician (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
1925 — Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher, English trade union leader and businessman Wikipedia ↗
1925 — Sammy Drechsel, German comedian and journalist (d. 1986) Wikipedia ↗
1925 — Louis O'Neil, Canadian academic and politician Wikipedia ↗
1924 — Ingemar Johansson, Swedish race walker (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
1924 — Franco Mannino, Italian pianist, composer, director, and playwright (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗