Tukuk-OS📅 March 25
23 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on March 25? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2008 — Invasion of Anjouan began as Comoros and African Union forces launched an assault to remove Mohamed Bacar from power in Anjouan.
- 2006 — A gunman in Seattle, Washington, U.S., entered a rave afterparty and opened fire, killing six and wounding two, before committing suicide.
- 2006 — Protesters demanding a new election in Belarus, following the presidential vote days earlier, were arrested, including opposition leader Alyaksandr Kazulin.
- 1995 — American computer programmer Ward Cunningham established the first wiki site, the WikiWikiWeb.
- 1975 — King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was shot and killed by his nephew Faisal bin Musaid.
- 1949 — The Soviet Union began mass deportations of more than 90,000 "undesirable" people from the Baltic states to Siberia.
- 1948 — Meteorologists at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, United States, issued the world's first tornado forecast after noticing conditions similar to another tornado that had struck five days earlier.
Tinker Air Force BaseOklahoma City1948 Tinker Air Force Base tornadoes
- 1934 — Enrico Fermi published his discovery of neutron-induced radioactivity, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
- 1917 — Following the overthrow of the Russian tsar Nicholas II, Georgia's bishops unilaterally restored the autocephaly of the Georgian Orthodox Church.
- 1917 — World War I: A delayed action bomb left by German troops exploded in the town hall of Bapaume, France, killing 24 soldiers and civilians.
- 1915 — The appointment of Mehmed Reshid as governor of Diyarbekir, Turkey, intensified the genocide of Syriac Christians by pro-Ottoman forces.
- 1911 — The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City killed 146 sweatshop workers, many of whom could not escape because the doors to the stairwells and exits had been locked.
- 1903 — The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (ship pictured) anchored in the South Orkney Islands with the intention of establishing the first weather station in Antarctic territory.
Scottish National Antarctic ExpeditionSouth Orkney IslandsWeather station
- 1807 — The Slave Trade Act, which abolished the Atlantic slave trade in the British Empire, received royal assent.
- 1799 — War of the Second Coalition: In their second battle in seven days, the French Army of the Danube and Habsburg forces battled for control of the Hegau region.
War of the Second CoalitionArmy of the DanubeHabsburg monarchy
- 1776 — American Revolutionary War: American Patriot forces in Georgia conducted a raid on Tybee Island, with the primary goal of capturing runaway slaves seeking refuge with the British.
American Revolutionary WarProvince of GeorgiaRaid on Tybee Island
- 1725 — Bach's chorale cantata Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern was first performed on the Feast of the Annunciation, which coincided that year with Palm Sunday.
Chorale cantata (Bach)Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1Feast of the Annunciation
- 1708 — Jacobite risings: A French fleet anchored near Fife Ness as part of a planned French invasion of Britain.
JacobitismFife NessPlanned French invasion of Britain (1708)
- 1655 — Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens discovered Titan, the largest natural satellite of Saturn.
- 1458 — Wars of the Roses: A formal reconciliation ceremony between the Lancastrians and Yorkists led to a brief period of peace.
- 1410 — The Yongle Emperor of the Ming dynasty launched the first of his military campaigns against the Mongols, resulting in the fall of the Mongol khan Bunyashiri.
Yongle EmperorMing dynastyYongle Emperor's campaigns against the Mongols
- 717 — Byzantine emperor Theodosius III abdicated in favour of Leo the Isaurian after he captured Theodosius's son.
- 708 — Constantine was selected as one of the last popes of the Byzantine Papacy.
Births
- 2000 — Ozan Kabak, Turkish footballer
- 1999 — Mikey Madison, American actress
- 1994 — Justine Dufour-Lapointe, Canadian skier
- 1993 — Jacob Gagan, Australian rugby league player
- 1993 — Sam Johnstone, English footballer
- 1992 — Meg Lanning, Australian cricketer
- 1991 — Scott Malone, English footballer
- 1990 — Mehmet Ekici, Turkish footballer
- 1990 — Alexander Esswein, German footballer
- 1989 — Aly Michalka, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1989 — Scott Sinclair, English footballer
- 1988 — Big Sean, American rapper, singer and songwriter
Deaths
- 2026 — Dash Crofts, American musician (born 1938)
- 2026 — Alexander Kluge, German author, film director and public intellectual (born 1932)
- 2025 — Tapani Kansa, Finnish singer (born 1949)
- 2025 — Terry Manning, American musician and recording engineer (born 1947)
- 2022 — Taylor Hawkins, American drummer and singer (born 1972)
- 2021 — Beverly Cleary, American author (born 1916)
- 2020 — Floyd Cardoz, Indian-born American chef (born 1960)
- 2019 — Barrie Hole, Welsh footballer (born 1942)
- 2017 — Cuthbert Sebastian, St. Kitts and Nevis politician (born 1921)
- 2016 — Shannon Bolin, American actress and singer (born 1917)
- 2015 — George Fischbeck, American journalist and educator (born 1922)
- 2014 — Lorna Arnold, English historian and author (born 1915)
Observances & holidays
- Anniversary of the Arengo and the Feast of the Militants (San Marino)
- Christian feast days: Feast of the Annunciation
- Christian feast days: March 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Christian Saints' days Ælfwold II of Sherborne
- Christian Saints' days Blessed Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas
- Christian Saints' days Omelyan Kovch (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church)
- Christian Saints' days Dismas, the "Good Thief"
- Christian Saints' days Hilary Paweł Januszewski
- Christian Saints' days Humbert of Maroilles
- Christian Saints' days Josaphata Hordashevska
- Christian Saints' days Margaret Clitherow
- Christian Saints' days Procopius of Sázava
- Christian Saints' days Quirinus of Tegernsee
- Commemoration Day for the Victims of Communist Genocide (Latvia)
Commemoration Day for the Victims of Communist GenocideLatvia
- Cultural Workers Day (Russia)
- Empress Menen's Birthday (Rastafari)
- EU Talent Day (European Union)
- Freedom Day (Belarus)
- Independence Day, celebrates the start of Greek War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire, in 1821. (Greece)
Celebration of the Greek RevolutionGreek War of IndependenceOttoman Empire
- International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (international)
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
- International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members (United Nations General Assembly)
International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff MembersUnited Nations General Assembly
- International Day of the Unborn Child (international)
- Maryland Day (Maryland, United States)
- Medal of Honor Day (United States)
- Mother's Day (Slovenia)
- New Year's Day (Lady Day) in England, Wales, Ireland, and some of the future United States and Canada from 1155 through 1751, until the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750 moved it to 1 January and adopted the Gregorian calendar. (The year 1751 began on 25 March; the year 1752 began on 1 January.) It was also New Years Day in Scotland until (and including) 25 March 1599; 1600 in Scotland began in 1 January – see Calendar (New Style) Act 1750#Scotland.
- New Year's Day (Lady Day) in England, Wales, Ireland, and some of the future United States and Canada from 1155 through 1751, until the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750 moved it to 1 January and adopted the Gregorian calendar. (The year 1751 began on 25 March; the year 1752 began on 1 January.) Some other European countries also celebrated 25 March as New Years Day until the late Medieval period – see New Year#Historical European new year dates.
- NZ Army Day
- Quarter day (first of four) in Ireland and England.
- Struggle for Human Rights Day (Slovakia)
- Tolkien Reading Day
- Vårfrudagen or Våffeldagen, "Waffle Day" (Sweden, Norway & Denmark)
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