August 25th, 1749

Born on August 25th, 1749

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

August 25th, 1227

Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire, died after a lengthy illness during the Mongol conquest of Western Xia.

August 25th, 2012

The NASA space probe Voyager 1 became the first man-made object to enter interstellar space.

August 25th, 2011

Mexican drug war: Fifty-two people are killed in an arson at a casino in Monterrey, Mexico.

August 25th, 2001

American singer Aaliyah (pictured) and several members of her record company were killed when their overloaded aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Marsh Harbour Airport in the Bahamas.

August 25th, 1989

The NASA spacecraft Voyager 2 made its closest approach to Neptune and provided definitive proof of the existence of the planet's rings (pictured).

August 25th, 1975

Bruce Springsteen released his commercial breakthrough album, Born to Run.

August 25th, 1942

World War II: Japanese forces attacked the Australian base at Milne Bay on the eastern tip of New Guinea.

August 25th, 1875

Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel, doing so in approximately 21 hours 40 minutes.

August 25th, 1758

Seven Years' War: Prussian forces engaged the Russians at the Battle of Zorndorf in present-day Sarbinowo, Poland.

August 25th, 1537

The Honourable Artillery Company, now the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, was granted a royal charter by Henry VIII.

August 25th, 1270

Philip III became King of France following the death of his father Louis IX during the Eighth Crusade.

August 25th, 2012

Voyager 1 spacecraft enters interstellar space becoming the first man-made object to do so.

August 25th, 2011

Fifty-two people are killed during an arson attack caused by members of the drug cartel Los Zetas.

August 25th, 2006

Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Lazarenko is sentenced to nine years imprisonment for money laundering, wire fraud, and extortion.

August 25th, 2005

Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in Florida.

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

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

23

Nadie por pendejo

Argentine singer-songwriter (born 2000)

*August 25th, 2000, Rosario

81

Erich Honecker

Former leader of East Germany, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party (1976-1989)

*August 25th, 1912, Neunkirchen †May 29th, 1994, La Reina

59

Johann Gottfried Herder

German philosopher, theologian, poet, and literary critic

*August 25th, 1744, Morąg †December 18th, 1803, Weimar

90

Sean Connery

Scottish actor (1930–2020)

*August 25th, 1930, Edinburgh †October 31st, 2020, Lyford Cay

50

Roar Uthaug

Norwegian film director

*August 25th, 1973, Lørenskog

72

Leonard Bernstein

American conductor and composer (1918–1990)

*August 25th, 1918, Lawrence †October 14th, 1990, New York City

50

Ben Falcone

American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer

*August 25th, 1973, Carbondale

26

Louis Antoine de Saint-Just

Military and political leader (1767-1794)

*August 25th, 1767, Decize †July 28th, 1794, Paris

65

Bret Harte

American writer and poet

*August 25th, 1836, Albany †May 5th, 1902, London

69

Elvis Costello

English singer-songwriter

*August 25th, 1954, London

35

Jung Jae-sung

South Korean badminton player

*August 25th, 1982, Jeonju †March 9th, 2018, Hwaseong

76

Karl Mack von Leiberich

Austrian general

*August 25th, 1752, Nennslingen †October 22nd, 1828, St. Pölten

65

Tim Burton

American filmmaker and artist

*August 25th, 1958, Burbank

74

John Savage

American actor

*August 25th, 1949, Old Bethpage

60

Hugo von Pohl

German admiral (1855–1916)

*August 25th, 1855, Wrocław †February 23rd, 1916, Berlin

53

Ivan IV Vasilyevich

Tsar of Russia from 1547 to 1584

*August 25th, 1530, Kolomenskoye †March 18th, 1584, Moscow

31

Ricardo Rodriguez

Swiss association football player

*August 25th, 1992, Zürich

79

Klaus Wildbolz

Swiss actor (1937–2017)

*August 25th, 1937, Vienna †January 5th, 2017, Vienna

53

Charlotte Fränkel

German classical archaeologist

*August 25th, 1880, Berlin †December 7th, 1933, Berlin

67

Willi Worpitzky

German footballer-manager (1886-1953)

*August 25th, 1886, Pankow †October 10th, 1953, Berlin

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82

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)

*August 28th, 1749, Frankfurt †March 22nd, 1832, Weimar

77

Pierre-Simon Laplace

French mathematician and astronomer (1749-1827)

*March 23rd, 1749, Beaumont-en-Auge †March 5th, 1827, Paris

73

Edward Jenner

English physician, scientist and pioneer of vaccination (1749–1823)

*May 17th, 1749, Berkeley †January 26th, 1823, Berkeley

72

Jean-Baptiste Joseph Delambre

French mathematician and astronomer

*September 19th, 1749, Amiens †August 19th, 1822, Paris

29

Thomas Lynch

Signer of the United States Declaration of Independence from South Carolina (1749-1779)

*August 5th, 1749, Georgetown County †January 1st, 1779, Atlantic Ocean

83

Jeremy Bentham

British philosopher, jurist, and social reformer (1748–1832)

*February 15th, 1749, Houndsditch †June 6th, 1832, London

51

Domenico Cimarosa

Italian opera composer of the Neapolitan school

*December 17th, 1749, Aversa †January 11th, 1801, Venice

91

Nicolas Appert

French inventor of airtight food preservation

*November 17th, 1749, Châlons-en-Champagne †June 1st, 1841, Massy

84

José María Chacón

Spanish colonial administrator

*January 1st, 1749, Seville †January 1st, 1833

42

Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau

French writer, orator and statesman (1749-1791)

*March 9th, 1749, Le Bignon-Mirabeau †April 2nd, 1791, Paris

57

Charles James Fox

British Whig statesman (1749–1806)

*January 24th, 1749, Westminster †September 13th, 1806, Chiswick

50

Friederike von Alvensleben

German actor, stage actor, playwright and librettist

*March 5th, 1749, City of Brussels †April 10th, 1799, Redekin

75

Peder Anker

Prime Minister of Norway in Stockholm 1814-1822

*December 8th, 1749, Christiania †December 10th, 1824, Christiania

72

Chaim of Volozhin

Polish Jewish rabbi, Talmudist and ethicist (1749-1821)

*May 24th, 1749, Valožyn †June 14th, 1821, Valožyn

60

Benjamin Ogle

American politician (1749-1809)

*January 27th, 1749, Annapolis †July 7th, 1809, Annapolis

53

Alexander Radishchev

18th century Russian author and social critic

*August 20th, 1749, Radischevo †September 12th, 1802, Saint Petersburg

66

David Ramsay

American physician and historian

*April 2nd, 1749, Lancaster County †May 8th, 1815, Charleston

61

Luis Ignatius Peñalver y Cárdenas

Spanish bishop (1749-1810)

*April 3rd, 1749, Havana †July 17th, 1810, Santiago de Cuba

54

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard

French painter (1749-1803)

*April 11th, 1749, Paris †April 24th, 1803, Paris

50

William Blount

American statesman and land speculator who signed the United States Constitution (1749-1800)

*March 26th, 1749, Windsor †March 21st, 1800, Knoxville

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1749 is a normal year and no leap year.

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