April 25th, 1566

Born on April 25th, 1566

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on April 25th?

April 25th, 2015

Nepal was struck by a magnitude-7.8 earthquake, killing more than 8,000 people.

April 25th, 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.

April 25th, 1983

The first issue of The Jakarta Post was published in Indonesia.

April 25th, 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.

April 25th, 1960

The U.S. Navy submarine Triton (pictured) completed the first submerged circumnavigation of the world.

April 25th, 1946

Two passenger trains collided in Naperville, Illinois, leaving 45 people dead and some 125 injured.

April 25th, 1932

Gladys Elinor Watkins consecrated the carillon of the National War Memorial in Wellington, New Zealand (dedication pictured).

April 25th, 1920

A march by blind people from across the United Kingdom to protest at poor working conditions ended at Trafalgar Square, London.

April 25th, 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.

April 25th, 1644

Ming–Qing transition: The Ming dynasty of China fell when the Chongzhen Emperor committed suicide during a peasant rebellion led by Li Zicheng.

April 25th, 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.

April 25th, 0799

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.

April 25th, 0775

The Abbasid army won a decisive victory over the forces of rebelling Armenian princes at the Battle of Bagrevand.

April 25th, 1808

Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809: The Battle of Trangen took place at Trangen in Flisa, Hedemarkens Amt, between Swedish and Norwegian troops.

April 25th, 2015

At least 8,962 are killed in Nepal after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 25th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 25th?

30

Sam Fender

English singer-songwriter (born 1994)

*April 25th, 1994, North Shields

59

Oliver Cromwell

English military and political leader (1599–1658)

*April 25th, 1599, Huntingdon †September 3rd, 1658, Palace of Whitehall

53

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Russian composer (1840–1893)

*April 25th, 1840, Votkinsk †October 25th, 1893, Malaya Morskaya Street, 13

46

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

63

Guglielmo Marconi

Italian inventor and radio pioneer (1874-1937)

*April 25th, 1874, Bologna †July 20th, 1937, Rome

68

Johan Cruyff

Dutch footballer and manager (1947–2016)

*April 25th, 1947, Amsterdam †March 24th, 2016, Barcelona

79

Björn Ulvaeus

Swedish musician; member of ABBA

*April 25th, 1945, Lundby church parish

60

Hank Azaria

American actor

*April 25th, 1964, Queens

58

Francis Fulton-Smith

German-English actor

*April 25th, 1966, Munich

77

Jeffrey DeMunn

American actor

*April 25th, 1947, Buffalo

92

Albert Uderzo

French comic book artist

*April 25th, 1927, Fismes †March 24th, 2020, Neuilly-sur-Seine

79

Ella Fitzgerald

American jazz singer (1917–1996)

*April 25th, 1917, Newport News †June 15th, 1996, Beverly Hills

58

Wolfgang Pauli

Physicist, Nobel prize winner (1900–1958)

*April 25th, 1900, Vienna †December 15th, 1958, Zürich

55

Renée Zellweger

American actress (born 1969)

*April 25th, 1969, Katy

71

Ron Clements

American animation director

*April 25th, 1953, Sioux City

68

Dominique Blanc

French actress

*April 25th, 1956, 7th arrondissement of Lyon

79

Bertrand Tavernier

French film director (1941–2021)

*April 25th, 1941, Lyon †March 25th, 2021, Sainte-Maxime

73

Jean Carmet

French actor (1920-1994)

*April 25th, 1920, Bourgueil †April 20th, 1994, Sèvres

31

Raphaël Varane

French association football player

*April 25th, 1993, Lille

Same year
Born in 1566

58

James VI and I

King of Scotland (1566–1625), England and Ireland (1603–25)

*June 19th, 1566, Edinburgh †March 27th, 1625, Theobalds House

37

Mehmed III

13th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1595 to 1603

*May 26th, 1566, Manisa †December 22nd, 1603, Constantinople

67

Isabel Clara Eugenia of Spain

Infanta of Spain, Archduchess of Austria (1566-1633)

*October 12th, 1566, Palace of Valsain †December 1st, 1633, Brussels metropolitan area

65

Sigismund III Vasa

King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania and king of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1587 until 1632 and King of Sweden from 1592 until 1599

*June 20th, 1566, Gripsholm Castle †April 30th, 1632, Warsaw

50

Anna von Kettler

(1567-1617)

*November 30th, 1566, Jelgava †September 19th, 1617, Tykocin

58

Francesco Contarini

Doge of Venice

*November 28th, 1566, Venice †December 6th, 1624, Venice

41

Magdalena de Pazzi

Italian Carmelite mystic and saint (1566-1607)

*April 2nd, 1566, Florence †May 25th, 1607, Florence

54

Jan Jesenius

Czech philosopher, doctor, politician and science writer (1566-1621)

*December 27th, 1566, Wrocław †June 21st, 1621, Old Town Square

47

Carlo Gesualdo

Italian prince, composer and murderer (1566–1613)

*March 8th, 1566, Venosa †September 8th, 1613, Gesualdo

33

Julien Perrichon

French composer

*November 6th, 1566, Paris †January 1st, 1600, Paris

60

Maria of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Duchess Consort of Saxe-Lauenburg (1566-1626)

*January 13th, 1566, Schladen †August 13th, 1626, Lauenburg/Elbe

58

Giuseppe Biancani

Italian mathematician and selenographer

*March 8th, 1566, Bologna †June 7th, 1624, Parma

63

John Heminges

English actor

*November 25th, 1566, Droitwich Spa †October 10th, 1630, London

68

Daniel Colonius

Dutch theologian

*September 27th, 1566, Ghent †August 16th, 1635, Leiden

60

Edward Alleyn

English actor (1566–1626)

*September 1st, 1566, City of London †November 25th, 1626, London

70

Alessandro Piccinini

Italian lutenist and composer

*December 30th, 1566, Bologna †November 30th, 1637, Bologna

52

Marie of the Incarnation

French Discalced Carmelite beatified nun

*February 1st, 1566, Tours †April 18th, 1618, Pontoise

70

Philipp Uffenbach

German artist (1566-1636)

*January 15th, 1566, Frankfurt †April 6th, 1636, Frankfurt

75

Bartholomäus Anhorn der Ältere

Swiss historian

*July 1st, 1566, Fläsch †January 29th, 1642, Gais

55

Anna Juliana Gonzaga

Italian-born Archduchess of Austria and Religious Sister

*January 17th, 1566, Mantua †August 3rd, 1621, Innsbruck

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1566 is a normal year and no leap year.

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