Tukuk-OS📅 April 25
22 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on April 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
- 2026 — Malian minister of defence Sadio Camara is killed during the start of coordinated attacks in the country.
- 2015 — Nepal was struck by a magnitude-7.8 earthquake, killing more than 8,000 people.
- 2014 — A water crisis began when officials in Flint, Michigan, switched the city's water supply to the Flint River, leading to contamination.
- 2012 — Daniel Chong is discovered in a holding room in San Diego, having been incarcerated for five days without food or water.
- 1990 — Violeta Chamorro took office as President of Nicaragua, becoming the first female head of state in the Americas to have been elected in her own right.
- 1986 — Mswati III (pictured) was crowned King of Swaziland, succeeding his father Sobhuza II.
- 1983 — The first issue of The Jakarta Post was published in Indonesia.
- 1982 — British prime minister Margaret Thatcher told journalists in Downing Street to "rejoice" upon hearing news of the successful recapture of South Georgia from Argentine forces in the Falklands War.
- 1964 — 109 individuals were arrested in a police raid on a gay bar near Chicago.
- 1960 — The U.S. Navy submarine Triton completed the first submerged circumnavigation of the world.
- 1955 — Following restoration at the British Museum, the Emesa Helmet was placed on display there (pictured) before its return to Syria.
- 1946 — Two passenger trains collided in Naperville, Illinois, leaving 45 people dead and some 125 injured.
- 1932 — Gladys Elinor Watkins consecrated the carillon of the National War Memorial in Wellington, New Zealand (dedication pictured).
Gladys Elinor WatkinsCarillonNational War Memorial (New Zealand)
- 1920 — At the San Remo conference, the principal Allies of World War I passed a resolution allocating League of Nations mandates for the administration of former Ottoman territories in the Middle East.
San Remo conferenceAllies of World War ILeague of Nations mandate
- 1920 — A march by blind people from across the United Kingdom to protest poor working conditions ended at Trafalgar Square, London.
- 1916 — The first issue of Irish War News was published in Ireland.
- 1915 — First World War: The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps landed at Anzac Cove while British and French troops landed at Cape Helles to begin the Allied invasion of the Gallipoli peninsula in the Ottoman Empire.
World War IAustralian and New Zealand Army CorpsLanding at Anzac Cove
- 1792 — French composer Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle wrote "La Marseillaise", now the national anthem of France.
- 1644 — Ming–Qing transition: The Ming dynasty of China fell when the Chongzhen Emperor committed suicide during a peasant rebellion led by Li Zicheng.
- 1643 — First English Civil War: Despite being vastly outnumbered, a Parliamentarian force under James Chudleigh defeated a Royalist army near Okehampton, Devon, at the Battle of Sourton Down.
- 799 — Pope Leo III was attacked by partisans of his predecessor Adrian I, but was rescued and taken to Charlemagne, as described in the epic Karolus magnus et Leo papa.
- 775 — The Abbasid army won a decisive victory over the forces of rebelling Armenian princes at the Battle of Bagrevand.
Births
- 2000 — Dejan Kulusevski, Swedish footballer
- 1998 — Satou Sabally, German-American basketball player
- 1996 — Mack Horton, Australian swimmer
- 1995 — Lewis Baker, English footballer
- 1995 — Packy Hanrahan, American bowler
- 1994 — Omar McLeod, Jamaican hurdler
- 1994 — Maggie Rogers, American musician
- 1994 — Sam Fender, English singer-songwriter and musician
- 1993 — Alex Bowman, American race car driver
- 1993 — Daniel Norris, American baseball player
- 1993 — Raphaël Varane, French footballer
- 1991 — Jordan Poyer, American football player
Deaths
- 2026 — Andrzej Olechowski, Polish politician (born 1947)
- 2025 — Virginia Giuffre, American and Australian advocate (born 1983)
- 2024 — Marla Adams, American television actress (born 1938)
- 2024 — Laurent Cantet, French director, cinematographer and screenwriter (born 1961)
- 2023 — Harry Belafonte, American singer, activist, and actor (born 1927)
- 2019 — John Havlicek, American basketball player (born 1940)
- 2018 — Madeeha Gauhar, Pakistani actress, playwright and director of social theater, and women's rights activist (born 1956)
- 2016 — Tom Lewis, Australian politician, 33rd Premier of New South Wales (born 1922)
- 2015 — Jim Fanning, American-Canadian baseball player and manager (born 1927)
- 2015 — Matthias Kuhle, German geographer and academic (born 1948)
- 2015 — Don Mankiewicz, American screenwriter and novelist (born 1922)
- 2015 — Mike Phillips, American basketball player (born 1956)
Observances & holidays
- Anzac Day (Australia, New Zealand, Tonga)
- Christian feast day: Mark the Evangelist
- Christian feast day: Franca Visalta
- Christian feast day: Giovanni Battista Piamarta
- Christian feast day: Major Rogation (Western Christianity)
- Christian feast day: Maughold
- Christian feast day: Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur
- Christian feast day: Philo and Agathopodes
- Christian feast day: Anianus of Alexandria
- Christian feast day: Blessed Robert Anderton
- Christian feast day: April 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Freedom Day (Portugal)
- Liberation Day (Italy)
- Military Foundation Day (North Korea)
- World Malaria Day
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