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On This Day in History — July 25
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Highlights of July 25
- 2022 — The Duffield Memorial (central medallion pictured) in Great Baddow, an "unusual example of Art Nouveau design in metal work", was designated a listed building by Historic England. Read more
- 2010 — WikiLeaks published 75,000 classified documents about the War in Afghanistan in one of the largest leaks in U.S. military history. Read more
- 2007 — Pratibha Patil was sworn in as the first female president of India. Read more
- 2001 — Phoolan Devi, a serving Indian member of Parliament, was shot outside her house in New Delhi, India. Read more
- 2000 — Air France Flight 4590 , a Concorde en route from Paris to New York, crashed in Gonesse, France, killing all 109 passengers on board and four people on the ground. Read more
- 1976 — The orbiting spacecraft Viking 1 took a photograph of an apparent face on Mars in a classic example of pareidolia. Read more
- 1950 — Korean War: After American troops withdrew, North Korean forces captured the village of Yongdong in South Korea. Read more
- 1943 — The Grand Council of Fascism voted a motion of no confidence against Benito Mussolini, who was arrested the same day by King Victor Emmanuel III and replaced by Pietro Badoglio. Read more
- 1898 — Spanish–American War: After more than two months of sea-based bombardment, the United States invaded Puerto Rico. Read more
- 1893 — The Corinth Canal was formally opened, bisecting the narrow Isthmus of Corinth in Greece to connect the Ionian Sea's Gulf of Corinth with the Aegean Sea's Saronic Gulf. Read more
- 1788 — Mozart completed his Symphony No. 40, one of his two extant symphonies in a minor key. Read more
- 1591 — Eighty Years' War: Dutch and English forces relieved the siege of Knodsenburg in the Spanish Netherlands, having defeated the Duke of Parma's army in the field. Read more
- 1547 — Henry II was crowned King of France at Reims Cathedral. Read more
- 1261 — Struggle for Constantinople: Alexios Strategopoulos led Nicaean forces to recapture Constantinople, leading to the reestablishment of the Byzantine Empire and the end of the Latin Empire. Read more
- 306 — Constantine the Great was proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops after the death of Constantius Chlorus. Read more
Events
- 2019 — National extreme heat records set this day in the UK, Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany during the July 2019 European heat wave. Read more
- 2018 — As-Suwayda attacks: Coordinated attacks occur in Syria. Read more
- 2010 — WikiLeaks publishes classified documents about the War in Afghanistan, one of the largest leaks in U.S. military history. Read more
- 2007 — Pratibha Patil is sworn in as India's first female president. Read more
- 2001 — Phoolan Devi, a serving Member of Parliament, is assassinated by shooting in New Delhi, India. Read more
- 2000 — Concorde Air France Flight 4590 crashes outside of Paris shortly after taking off at Charles de Gaulle Airport, killing 113 people. Read more
- 1996 — In a military coup in Burundi, Pierre Buyoya deposes Sylvestre Ntibantunganya. Read more
- 1995 — A gas bottle explodes in Saint Michel station of line B of the RER (Paris regional train network). Eight are killed and 80 wounded. Read more
- 1994 — Israel and Jordan sign the Washington Declaration, that formally ends the state of war that had existed between the nations since 1948. Read more
- 1993 — Israel launches a massive attack against Lebanon in what the Israelis call Operation Accountability, and the Lebanese call the Seven-Day War. Read more
- 1993 — The Saint James Church massacre occurs in Kenilworth, Cape Town, South Africa. Read more
- 1984 — Salyut 7 cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya becomes the first woman to perform a space walk. Read more
- 1983 — Black July: Thirty-seven Tamil political prisoners at the Welikada high security prison in Colombo are massacred by the fellow Sinhalese prisoners. Read more
- 1979 — In accord with the Egypt–Israel peace treaty, Israel begins its withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula. Read more
- 1978 — Puerto Rican police shoot two nationalists in the Cerro Maravilla murders. Read more
- 1978 — Birth of Louise Joy Brown, the first human to have been born after conception by in vitro fertilisation, or IVF. Read more
- 1976 — Viking program: Viking 1 takes the famous Face on Mars photo. Read more
- 1973 — Soviet Mars 5 space probe is launched. Read more
- 1971 — The Sohagpur massacre is perpetrated by the Pakistan Army. Read more
- 1969 — Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon declares the Nixon Doctrine, stating that the United States now expects its Asian allies to take care of their own military defense. This is the start of the "Vietnamization" of the war. Read more
- 1965 — Bob Dylan goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival, signaling a major change in folk and rock music. Read more
- 1961 — Cold War: In a speech John F. Kennedy emphasizes that any attack on Berlin is an attack on NATO. Read more
- 1958 — The African Regroupment Party holds its first congress in Cotonou. Read more
- 1957 — The Tunisian King Muhammad VIII al-Amin is replaced by President Habib Bourguiba. Read more
- 1956 — Forty-five miles south of Nantucket Island, the Italian ocean liner SS Andrea Doria collides with the MS Stockholm in heavy fog and sinks the next day, killing 51. Read more
- 1946 — The Crossroads Baker device is the first underwater nuclear weapon test. Read more
- 1944 — World War II: Operation Spring near Caen is one of the bloodiest days for the First Canadian Army during the war. Read more
- 1943 — World War II: Benito Mussolini is forced out of office by the King (encouraged by the Grand Council of Fascism) and is replaced by Pietro Badoglio. Read more
- 1943 — World War II: 136 Greek civilians are murdered by soldiers of the German 1st Mountain Division in the village of Mousiotitsa, Greece. Read more
- 1942 — The Norwegian Manifesto calls for nonviolent resistance to the German occupation. Read more
- 1940 — General Henri Guisan orders the Swiss Army to resist German invasion and makes surrender illegal. Read more
- 1934 — The Nazis assassinate Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss in a failed coup attempt. Read more
- 1925 — Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS) is established. Read more
- 1917 — Sir Robert Borden introduces the first income tax in Canada as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%). Read more
- 1915 — The British capture Nasiriyah from the Ottomans during the Mesopotamian campaign. Read more
- 1915 — RFC Captain Lanoe Hawker becomes the first British pursuit aviator to earn the Victoria Cross. Read more
- 1909 — Louis Blériot makes the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air machine from Calais to Dover, England, United Kingdom in 37 minutes. Read more
- 1909 — Begin of the Tragic Week in Barcelona in response to troop mobilisations for the Rif War. Read more
- 1908 — Ajinomoto is founded. Kikunae Ikeda of the Tokyo Imperial University discovers that a key ingredient in kombu soup stock is monosodium glutamate (MSG), and patents a process for manufacturing it. Read more
- 1898 — Spanish–American War: The American invasion of Spanish-held Puerto Rico begins, as United States Army troops under General Nelson A. Miles land and secure the port at Guánica. Read more
- 1897 — American author Jack London embarks on a sailing trip to take part in the Klondike's gold rush, from which he wrote his first successful stories. Read more
- 1894 — The First Sino-Japanese War begins when the Japanese fire upon a Chinese warship. Read more
- 1869 — The Japanese daimyōs begin returning their land holdings to the emperor as part of the Meiji Restoration reforms. (Traditional Japanese Date: June 17, 1869). Read more
- 1868 — The Wyoming Territory is established. Read more
- 1866 — The United States Congress passes legislation authorizing the rank of General of the Army. Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant becomes the first to be promoted to this rank. Read more
- 1861 — American Civil War: The United States Congress passes the Crittenden–Johnson Resolution, stating that the war is being fought to preserve the Union and not to end slavery, in the wake of the defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run. Read more
- 1853 — Joaquin Murrieta, the famous Californio bandit known as the "Robin Hood of El Dorado", is killed. Read more
- 1837 — The first commercial use of an electrical telegraph is successfully demonstrated in London by William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone. Read more
- 1835 — James Bowman Lindsay demonstrates a constant electric light at a public meeting in Dundee, Scotland. Read more
- 1824 — Costa Rica annexes Guanacaste from Nicaragua. Read more
- 1814 — War of 1812: An American attack on Canada is repulsed. Read more
- 1799 — Napoleon Bonaparte defeats a numerically superior Ottoman army under Mustafa Pasha at the Battle of Abukir. Read more
- 1797 — Horatio Nelson loses more than 300 men and his right arm during the failed conquest attempt of Tenerife (Spain). Read more
- 1792 — The Brunswick Manifesto is issued to the population of Paris promising vengeance if the French royal family is harmed. Read more
- 1788 — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completes his Symphony No. 40 in G minor (K550). Read more
- 1783 — American Revolutionary War: The war's last action, the Siege of Cuddalore, is ended by a preliminary peace agreement. Read more
- 1759 — French and Indian War: In Western New York, British forces capture Fort Niagara from the French, who subsequently abandon Fort Rouillé. Read more
- 1755 — British governor Charles Lawrence and the Nova Scotia Council order the deportation of the Acadians. Read more
- 1722 — Dummer's War begins along the Maine-Massachusetts border. Read more
- 1718 — At the behest of Tsar Peter the Great, the construction of Kadriorg Palace, dedicated to his wife Catherine, begins in Tallinn. Read more
Born on July 25
- 2002 — Equi Fernández, Argentine footballer Read more
- 2002 — Alperen Şengün, Turkish basketball player Read more
- 2002 — Adam Hložek, Czech footballer Read more
- 2001 — Bryce Young, American football player Read more
- 2000 — Meg Donnelly, American actress Read more
- 2000 — Zhang Hao, Chinese singer Read more
- 2000 — Shakira Austin, American basketball player Read more
- 1997 — Nat Butcher, Australian rugby league player Read more
- 1996 — Jaafar Jackson, American actor and singer Read more
- 1995 — Alvin Kamara, American football player Read more
- 1995 — Maria Sakkari, Greek tennis player Read more
- 1994 — Natalija Stevanović, Serbian tennis player Read more
- 1994 — Andrei Vasilevskiy, Russian ice hockey player Read more
- 1994 — Mathew Dumba, Canadian ice hockey player Read more
- 1992 — Sergei Simonov, Russian ice hockey player (died 2016) Read more
- 1992 — Jordan Martinook, Canadian ice hockey player Read more
- 1991 — Toni Duggan, English footballer Read more
- 1991 — Hasan Piker, American Twitch streamer Read more
- 1990 — Thodoris Karapetsas, Greek footballer Read more
- 1989 — Natalia Vieru, Russian basketball player Read more
- 1988 — Sarah Geronimo, Filipino singer and actress Read more
- 1988 — John Goossens, Dutch footballer Read more
- 1988 — Tom Hiariej, Dutch footballer Read more
- 1988 — Stacey Kemp, English skater Read more
- 1988 — Paulinho, Brazilian footballer Read more
- 1988 — Anthony Stokes, Irish footballer Read more
- 1987 — Richard Bachman, American ice hockey player Read more
- 1987 — Mitchell Burgzorg, Dutch footballer and rapper Read more
- 1987 — Fernando, Brazilian footballer Read more
- 1987 — Jax Jones, English DJ, singer and songwriter Read more
- 1987 — Eran Zahavi, Israeli footballer Read more
- 1986 — Abraham Gneki Guié, Ivorian footballer Read more
- 1986 — Hulk, Brazilian footballer Read more
- 1985 — James Lafferty, American actor and athlete Read more
- 1985 — Nelson Piquet Jr., Brazilian race car driver Read more
- 1985 — Hugo Rodallega, Colombian footballer Read more
- 1985 — Shantel VanSanten, American actress and model Read more
- 1984 — Loukas Mavrokefalidis, Greek basketball player Read more
- 1984 — Robert Clardy, American football coach Read more
- 1984 — Zawe Ashton, British actress Read more
Died on July 25
- 2024 — Shafin Ahmed, Bangladeshi bassist and singer-songwriter (born 1961) Read more
- 2024 — Martin Indyk, American diplomat (born 1951) Read more
- 2022 — Paul Sorvino, American actor (born 1939) Read more
- 2022 — David Trimble, Northern Irish statesman and politician (born 1944) Read more
- 2020 — Regis Philbin, American actor and television host (born 1931) Read more
- 2020 — Peter Green, English blues rock guitarist, singer-songwriter and founder of Fleetwood Mac (born 1946) Read more
- 2020 — Lou Henson, American college basketball coach (born 1932) Read more
- 2019 — Beji Caid Essebsi, 4th President and 9th Prime Minister of Tunisia (born 1926) Read more
- 2018 — Sergio Marchionne, Italian-Canadian businessman (born 1952) Read more
- 2017 — Michael Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1944) Read more
- 2016 — Tim LaHaye, American Christian minister and author (born 1926) Read more
- 2016 — Tom Peterson, American television personality (born 1930) Read more
- 2015 — Jacques Andreani, French diplomat, French ambassador to the United States (born 1929) Read more
- 2015 — R. S. Gavai, Indian lawyer and politician, 18th Governor of Kerala (born 1929) Read more
- 2015 — Bob Kauffman, American basketball player and coach (born 1946) Read more
- 2014 — Bel Kaufman, German-American author and academic (born 1911) Read more
- 2014 — Richard Larter, Australian painter and illustrator (born 1929) Read more
- 2013 — Walter De Maria, American sculptor, illustrator, and composer (born 1935) Read more
- 2013 — William J. Guste, American lawyer and politician (born 1922) Read more
- 2013 — Hugh Huxley, English-American biologist and academic (born 1924) Read more
- 2012 — B. R. Ishara, Indian director and screenwriter (born 1934) Read more
- 2012 — Barry Langford, English director and producer (born 1926) Read more
- 2012 — Greg Mohns, American-Canadian football player and coach (born 1950) Read more
- 2012 — Franz West, Austrian painter and sculptor (born 1947) Read more
- 2011 — Michael Cacoyannis, Cypriot-Greek director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1922) Read more
- 2009 — Vernon Forrest, American boxer (born 1971) Read more
- 2009 — Stanley Middleton, English author (born 1919) Read more
- 2009 — Harry Patch, English soldier (born 1898) Read more
- 2009 — Yasmin Ahmad, Malaysian film director (born 1958) Read more
- 2008 — Jeff Fehring, Australian footballer (born 1955) Read more
- 2008 — Tracy Hall, American chemist and academic (born 1919) Read more
- 2008 — Randy Pausch, American computer scientist and educator (born 1960) Read more
- 2007 — Bernd Jakubowski, German footballer and manager (born 1952) Read more
- 2006 — Ezra Fleischer, Romanian-Israeli poet and philologist (born 1928) Read more
- 2005 — Albert Mangelsdorff, German trombonist (born 1928) Read more
- 2004 — John Passmore, Australian philosopher and academic (born 1914) Read more
- 2003 — Ludwig Bölkow, German engineer (born 1912) Read more
- 2003 — John Schlesinger, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1926) Read more
- 2002 — Abdel Rahman Badawi, Egyptian philosopher and poet (born 1917) Read more
- 2000 — Rudi Faßnacht, German footballer, coach, and manager (born 1934) Read more
Holidays & observances
Christian feast day:
Anne (Eastern Christianity); Christian feast day:
Carmen Salles y Barangueras; Christian feast day:
Christopher (Western Christianity); Christian feast day:
Cucuphas; Christian feast day:
Glodesind; Christian feast day:
James the Great (Western Christianity); Christian feast day:
John I Agnus; Christian feast day:
Julian of Le Mans (translation); Christian feast day:
Magnerich of Trier; Christian feast day:
Olympias the Deaconess; Christian feast day:
Rodolfo Acquaviva; Christian feast day:
July 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics); Guanacaste Day (Costa Rica); National Baha'i Day (Jamaica); National Day of Galicia (Galicia, Spain); Puerto Rico Constitution Day (Puerto Rico); International Afro-descendant Women's Day; Tenjin Matsuri (Osaka, Japan)
Events, births and deaths from Wikipedia contributors, “July 25”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Lists are selections; the full record lives at the source.