August 25: Today in History – Historical Events
Early Centuries – August 25 Historic Events – Before the 1700s
- August 25, 0325 – the institution of the principle of the Holy Trinity by adopting the Nicene Creed thus ending the Council of Nicaea
- August 25, 0357 – Chonodomarius surrendered when Julianus defeated Alamannen at the Battle of Staatsburg
- August 25, 1212 – movement by children guided by Nicolas arrives in Genoa
- August 25, 1248 – Otto III, Archbishop of Utrecht grants city privileges and protection rights to the Dutch city of Omenn
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- August 25, 1330 – Pope John XXII forgives Anti-Pope Nicholas who after getting a guarantee of exoneration makes confessions of his immoralities
- August 25, 1425 – Countess Jacoba of Bavaria breaks away from prison
- August 25, 1449 – Venetians defeated by Turkish defense forces
- August 25, 1537 – formation of the Honourable Weaponry Company, a longstanding troop in the British army and second in priority
- August 25, 1540 – voyager Hernando de Alarcon journeys up to the Colorado River
- August 25, 1566 – radical fury starts in the Dutch domain of Utrecht
- August 25, 1580 – Spain vanquishes Portugal at the Battle of Alcantara
- August 25, 1609 – Astronomer and Physicist Galileo establishes his telescope to legislators
- August 25, 1628 – Sultan of Mantarams of Batavia survives an offensive
- August 25, 1654 – Prince of Conde, Louis de Bourbon, was unsuccessful in fighting Arras at the war of Arras and retracted to Cambrai
- August 25, 1689 – the combined armies of Spanish and English hunt the French at the Battle of Charleroi
- August 25, 1689 – Montreal seized by Iroquois
- August 25, 1698 – the arrival of Tsar Peter the Great at Moscow on completion of his journey through Western Europe
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18th Century – What Happened on August 25 – The 1700s
- August 25, 1718 – French journalists in hundreds reach Louisiana to establish New Orleans
- August 25, 1768 – Captain James Cook leaves Plymouth, England on board the Endeavour, on his maiden trip to the Pacific Ocean
- August 25, 1795 – Curacao, arrives in St Christopher
19th Century – August 25 This Day That Year – The 1800s
- August 25, 1802 – confinement of Toussaint L’Ouverture at Fort de Jouk, Jura, France
- August 25, 1804 – 1st woman rider in England was Alice Meynell
- August 25, 1814 – nearly 3000 books kept in the Library of Congress were damaged by the British army in the War of 1812
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- August 25, 1825 – Brazil grants independence to Uruguay
- August 25, 1829 – The Mexican government negates to sell Texas to President Jackson who offered to purchase Texas
- August 25, 1830 – Belgian revolt started and attacked the Netherlands
- August 25, 1835 – publication of Moon trick about John Herschel by New York Sun
- August 25, 1862 –The proposal to arm 5000 slaves was permitted by Gen Rufus Saxton and approved by the US Secretary of War
- August 25, 1864 – a journey from San Francisco to Alameda both by rail and boat started
- August 25, 1875 – the English Channel crossed for the 1st time by swimming by Mathew Webb
- August 25, 1886 – polo game played at the international level for the first time (US Vs England)
- August 25, 1890 – rain washes away the Test Cricket match at Old Trafford between England and Australia
- August 25, 1894 – 97 soldiers killed in a battle between Balinese and Dutch armies
- August 25, 1894 – the virus that causes swelling of the glands in the armpit was discovered by the Japanese scientist Shibasauro Kitasato and made public in The Lancet
- August 25, 1895 – Fred Hovey defeats Robert Wrenn (6-3,6-2,6-4) at the 15th US Men’s National Championship
- August 25, 1898 – Turks in Heraklion massacre hundreds of Greeks and 15 English people
20th Century – Important Events On This Day August 25 – 1900
- August 25, 1904 – James J Jeffries and Jack Munroe were in 2 rounds for the boxing title
- August 25, 1908 –the first US $ 50000 jogging competition won by Allen Winter
- August 25, 1908 – formation of the association at the national level by colored nurses
- August 25, 1910 – inauguration of Yellow Cab
- August 25, 1910 – William Larned defeats Tom Bundy at the 30th US Men’s National Championship
- August 25, 1912 – The airplane rotates and regains for the 1st time
- August 25, 1912 – inauguration of the Chinese separatist party, Kuomintang
- August 25, 1914 – Belgian defence forces attack Antwerp
- August 25, 1914 – The French army retreats to Sedan as the German Army advances to France
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- August 25, 1914 – German army starts looting Leuven, Belgium
- August 25, 1915 – cyclone strikes Galveston, Texas, and kills 275 causing a $ 50 million loss
- August 25, 1916 – National Park Service by the US Department of Interior inaugurated
- August 25, 1917 – Robert Lindley Murray defeats Nathaniel W Niles at the 37th US Men’s National Championship
- August 25, 1919 – Paris to London1st commercial air service begins
- August 25, 1920, Etheld Bleibtrey was the 1st US female to achieve the Olympics
- August 25, 1920 – crucial defeat for Russia against Poland in the War of Warsaw
- August 25, 1921 – agreement for peace between the US and Germany reached
- August 25, 1922 – in a major-league play, the Cubs defeated the Phillies scoring 26-23, the maximum score
- August 25, 1924 – Naval truce at the Global level reached
- August 25, 1925 – withdrawal of the final batch of armed forces of Belgian from Duisburg
- August 25, 1926 – Pavlos Koundouris was installed as President of Greece
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- August 25, 1928 – creation of Tri-city Rugby Football Union with Moose Jaw, Regina and Winnipeg
- August 25, 1929 – Graf Zeppelin after completing the trans-Pacific voyage of trans-Pacific goes to Los Angeles through San Francisco
- August 25, 1932 – coast to coast air travel finished by Amelia Earhart
- August 25, 1937 – Chinese coast lime was blocked by the Japanese army
- August 25, 1940 – Britishers bomb Germany in the night
- August 25, 1940 – Russia admits Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia into the Soviet Union
- August 25, 1941 – Combined forces of the British and Soviet Union wage war with pro-German Iran
- August 25, 1941 –Novgorod, Leningrad seized by Germany Army
- August 25, 1941 – Jews at Maastricht deported through SS
- August 25, 1943 – All-Stars score 27, and Washing Ton score 7 at the 10th Chicago All-Star Game
- August 25, 1943 – residents enforce per week, a 72-hour work schedule in Germany
- August 25, 1943 – Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten assumes charge as Commander in SE Asia for Supreme Allied Forces
- August 25, 1944 – General Leclerc commands the French 2nd Tank contingent and arrives in Notre Dame
- August 25, 1944 – Paris unshackled from Nazis
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- August 25, 1944 – the arrival of the US 12th Army division in Troyes
- August 25, 1945 – approval given for Jewish refugees to vacate Mauritius en route to Palestine
- August 25, 1946 – Golfer Ben Hogan participates at the 28th PGA Championship Game
- August 25, 1947 – a world’s best of 1047 kph by aircraft D-558-I accomplished by Marion Carl
- August 25, 1948 – 150 runs were made by Bradman in 212 minutes in a cricket match at Lord’s
- August 25, 1950 – to prevent a possible stoppage of work by railway workers, President Harry Truman placed the army to manage the railways
- August 25, 1950 – Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Jose Basora to achieve the middleweight boxing title
- August 25, 1951 – 16th straight home game achieved by Cleveland Indians
- August 25, 1952 – US approves the status of Commonwealth to Puerto Rico
- August 25, 1954 – Berne Marathon achieved by Ivan Filin (2:25:26.6) 260 m
- August 25, 1955 – Austria vacated by the last batch of Soviet army
- August 25, 1955 – Golden Lion awarded to “Ordet” guided by Carl Theodor Dreyer at the 16th Venice Film Festival
- August 25, 1956 – Phil Rizzuto was discharged by the Yankees to accommodate Enos Slaughter
- August 25, 1957 – Prince Suvanna Phuma in association with Pathet Lao announces his government in LAOS
- August 25, 1958 – the first parcel of boiled immediate noodles (chicken Ramen) was released to shops by Momofuku Ando
- August 25, 1960 – Inauguration of the 17th Summer Olympic Games in Rome
- August 25, 1960 – names of players on the back of their jerseys started by AFL
- August 25, 1960 – rebellion against the Prime Minister of Lumumba
- August 25, 1961 – Janio Quadros steps down as President of Brazil
- August 25, 1962 – atomic test by USSR at Novaya Zemlya, USSR
- August 25, 1962 – The films “Family Diary” and “Ivan’s Childhood” directed by Valerio Zurlini and Andrei Tarkovsky respectively shared the Golden Lion Award at the 23rd Venice Film Festival
- August 25, 1963 – LPGA Ogden Ladies’ Golf Open achieved by Kathy Whitworth
- August 25, 1963 – Paul McCartney’s permit was suspended, and awarded a fine of 31 pounds for overspeeding
- August 25, 1964 – Indonesian violation causes Singapore to curtail imports from the Netherlands
- August 25, 1967 – to understand the transcendental meditation conducted by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the Beatles arrive in Wales
- August 25, 1967 – the Constitution of Paraguay approved
- August 25, 1967 – Train accident in Beesd, Netherlands leaves 2 killed
- August 25, 1968 – The US singles championship was won by Arthur Ashe, the 1st African-American
- August 25, 1968 – LPGA Ladies World Series Golf achieved by Kathy Whitworth
- August 25, 1968 – Golden Lion awarded to “Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed” guided by Alexander Kluge at the 29th Venice Film Festival
- August 25, 1969 – Detions vanquish Boston Patriots, 22-9 at the NFL expo in Montreal
- August 25, 1970 – debut performance of Elton John in the US at Los Angeles
- August 25, 1971 – Gerry Fitt, leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, made several accusations of cruelty by safekeeping forces in Northern Ireland at the United Nations representatives
- August 25, 1971 – Inauguration of the 32nd Venice Film Festival
- August 25, 1973 – in a car accident Butch Trucks, drummer of Allman Brothers, broke his leg
- August 25, 1973 – Constitution of Zambia approved
- August 25, 1974 – atomic test by France at Muruora Island
- August 25, 1974 – in a competition between LA Aztecs and Miami Toros, Aztecs was victorious to win the NASL Cup
- August 25, 1976 – Yanks vanquish Twins 5-4, in 19 rounds
- August 25, 1979 – 1 day demonstration by Baseball umpires
- August 25, 1979 – The Constitution of Somali approved
- August 25, 1980 – “42nd Street” Gower Champion’s musical made 3486 presentations at Winter Garden Theatre NYC
- August 25, 1980 – Ferguson Jenkins of Rangers detained for custody of drugs with him
- August 25, 1981 – solo springboard jumping record set by Jeff Schwartz
- August 25, 1981 – Voyager 2 moves near to Saturn (63000 miles)
- August 25, 1983 – an agreement between US and USSR for $10 billion grain
- August 25, 1984 – French aeroplane overturns
- August 25, 1984 – Below Earth Atomic test by the USSR
- August 25, 1985 – The youngest pitcher to achieve 20 games was Met Dwight Gooden
- August 25, 1985 – LPGA National Pro-Am Golf Tournament won by Pat Bradley
- August 25, 1986 – 1st major league home run achieved by A’s Mark McGwire
- August 25, 1987 – musical performance by Madonna in Rotterdam
- August 25, 1988 – inferno devastates the ancient center of Lisbon
- August 25, 1988 – discussion aimed at ending the 8-year battle started between Iran and Iraq
- August 25, 1989 – Voyager 2 completes 4-billion-mile travel after 12 years, passes over the clouds of Naptune and its moon Triton, and flashes pictures of marshes
- August 25, 1989 – The first woman secretary of Japan’s cabinet was Mayumi Moriyama
- August 25, 1990 – The three-way jump record was created by Li Hui Rong of China
- August 25, 1990 – armed action against Iraq authorized by the UN Security Council
- August 25, 1991 – Emmy Awards for “LA Law”, “Cheers” Kristie Alley and Patricia Wettig
- August 25, 1991 – Mitch Voges achieves the 91st US Golf Amateur Championship
- August 25, 1991 – 100 m run in 9.86 seconds achieved by Carl Lewis
- August 25, 1991 – Norway and Denmark accept the freedom of the USSR Baltic
- August 25, 1992 – The 10th Miss Teen USA crown was given to Jamie Salinger
- August 25, 1996 – Tiger Woods wins the 96th US Golf Amateur Championship
- August 25, 1996 – Star Bank LPGA Classic achieved by Laura Davies
- August 25, 1997 – Earlier East German leader Egon Krenz was sentenced to a shoot-to-kill Berlin Wall Policy
21st Century – August 25 This Day In History – The 2000s
- August 25, 2001 – In an air accident in the Bahamas Singer Aaliyah and 8 others died
- August 25, 2003 – The Tli land asserts that a treaty has been signed between Dogrib First Nations and the Canadian authority in Rae-Edzo
- August 25, 2006 – Ex-Prime Minister Pavlo Lazarenko convicted of funds laundering, blackmail, etc, and sentenced to 9 years jail term
- August 25, 2012 – The Syrian Civil War leaves 330 persons dead
- August 25, 2012 – Myanmar deluge displaces 85000 people
- August 25, 2012 – Voyager I was the first rocket to enter the space
- August 25, 2013 – Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift, and Bruno won the 30th MTV Video Music Award
- August 25, 2014 – NBC transmits the 66th Prime Time Emmy Awards sponsored by Seth MeyersSee Also: