April 25th, 1642

Born on April 25th, 1642

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

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

59

Oliver Cromwell

English military and political leader (1599–1658)

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

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, Betondorp †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

68

Dominique Blanc

French actress

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

71

Ron Clements

American animation director

*April 25th, 1953, Sioux City

79

Bertrand Tavernier

French film director (1941–2021)

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

79

Johanna Eleonora Petersen

German author

*April 25th, 1644, Frankfurt †March 19th, 1724, Lübars

38

Abdülmecid I

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1823-1861)

*April 25th, 1823, Istanbul †June 25th, 1861, Istanbul

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Born in 1642

84

Isaac Newton

English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)

*December 25th, 1642, Woolsthorpe Manor †March 31st, 1727, Kensington

51

Mehmed IV

19th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1648 to 1687

*January 2nd, 1642, Constantinople †January 6th, 1693, Edirne

49

Suleiman II

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1687 to 1691

*April 15th, 1642, Constantinople †June 22nd, 1691, Edirne

51

Claudio Coello

Spanish artist (1642-1693)

*March 2nd, 1642, Madrid †April 20th, 1693, Madrid

56

Marie Champmeslé

French actress

*February 18th, 1642, Rouen †May 15th, 1698, Paris

62

Philipp Jeningen

German Roman Catholic priest

*January 5th, 1642, Eichstätt †February 8th, 1704, Ellwangen

62

Johann Winckler

German theologian (1642-1705)

*July 13th, 1642, Golzern †April 5th, 1705, Hamburg

80

Johann Balthasar Burckhardt

Swiss politician (1642-1722)

*April 3rd, 1642, Basel †May 4th, 1722, Basel

73

Francis de Geronimo

Jesuit priest and missionary

*December 17th, 1642, Grottaglie †May 11th, 1716, Naples

60

Johann Christoph Bach I

German composer and organist

*December 6th, 1642, Arnstadt †March 31st, 1703, Eisenach

84

Giuseppe Sacripante

Italian cardinal

*March 19th, 1642, Narni †January 4th, 1727, Rome

64

Vincenzo da Filicaja

Poet from Italy (1642-1707)

*December 30th, 1642, Florence †September 24th, 1707, Florence

73

Franz Ferdinand von Rummel

German priest (1642-1716)

*October 28th, 1642, Weiden in der Oberpfalz †March 15th, 1716, Vienna

66

Andrea Pozzo

Painter of the Late Baroque (1642-1709)

*November 30th, 1642, Trento †August 31st, 1709, Vienna

65

Carolus Carlsson

(1642-1708)

*November 24th, 1642, Kalmar domkyrkoförsamling †April 14th, 1708, Dingtuna parish

86

Simon de la Loubère

French diplomat

*April 21st, 1642, Toulouse †March 26th, 1729, Montesquieu-Volvestre

64

Cornelis Evertsen the Youngest

Dutch admiral

*November 16th, 1642, Vlissingen †November 16th, 1706, Middelburg

58

Louis I, Prince of Monaco

Monegasque prince (1642-1701)

*July 25th, 1642, Prince's Palace of Monaco †January 3rd, 1701, Rome

88

Diego Morcillo Rubio de Auñón

Catholic bishop (1642-1730)

*January 3rd, 1642, Villarrobledo †March 12th, 1730, Lima

51

Johann Friedrich von Waldstein

Czech nobleman

*August 18th, 1642, Vienna †June 3rd, 1694, Duchcov

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1642 is a normal year and no leap year.

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