July 25th, 1817

Born on July 25th, 1817

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

July 25th, 2010

WikiLeaks published 75,000 classified documents about the War in Afghanistan in one of the largest leaks in U.S. military history.

July 25th, 2007

Pratibha Patil (pictured) was sworn in as the first female president of India.

July 25th, 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.

July 25th, 1976

The orbiting spacecraft Viking 1 took a photograph of an apparent face on Mars in a classic example of pareidolia.

July 25th, 1965

Bob Dylan, who had previously been known for folk music, gave a controversial performance at the Newport Folk Festival playing songs with an electric guitar.

July 25th, 1950

Korean War: After American troops withdrew, North Korean forces captured the village of Yongdong in South Korea.

July 25th, 1948

Australia (captain pictured) set a world record for the highest successful run-chase in Test cricket history during the Fourth Test of the Ashes series against England.

July 25th, 1898

Spanish–American War: After more than two months of sea-based bombardment, the United States invaded Puerto Rico.

July 25th, 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.

July 25th, 1788

Mozart completed his Symphony No. 40, one of his two extant minor-key symphonies.

July 25th, 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.

July 25th, 1547

Henry II was crowned King of France at Reims Cathedral.

July 25th, 1261

Nicaean–Latin wars: Alexios Strategopoulos led Nicaean forces to recapture Constantinople, leading to the reestablishment of the Byzantine Empire and the end of the Latin Empire.

July 25th, 0306

Constantine the Great was proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops after the death of Constantius Chlorus.

July 25th, 2019

National extreme heat records set this day in the UK, Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany during the July 2019 European heat wave.

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

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

36

Jax Jones

English DJ, songwriter, record producer and remixer

*July 25th, 1987, London

81

Arthur Balfour

British Prime Minister, Conservative politician, and statesman (1848-1930)

*July 25th, 1848, Whittingehame †March 19th, 1930, Woking

50

Roberto Guerra

Italian actor

*July 25th, 1973, Florence

89

Elias Canetti

Bulgarian-born Swiss and British jewish modernist novelist, playwright, memoirist, and non-fiction writer

*July 25th, 1905, Ruse †August 14th, 1994, Zürich

52

Santiago Arcos

Chilean journalist and politician

*July 25th, 1822, Santiago †September 23rd, 1874, Paris

100

John B. Goodenough

American materials scientist (1922–2023)

*July 25th, 1922, Jena †June 25th, 2023, Austin

78

Albert Abdullah David Sassoon

British-Indian businessman

*July 25th, 1818, Baghdad †October 24th, 1896, Brighton

69

Jürgen Trittin

German Green politician

*July 25th, 1954, Vegesack

58

Olivier Py

French actor, theater director and author of stage works

*July 25th, 1965, Grasse

56

Matt LeBlanc

American actor

*July 25th, 1967, Newton

49

Gareth Thomas

Welsh rugby player

*July 25th, 1974, Sarn

77

David Belasco

American theatrical producer, impresario, director and playwright (1853-1931)

*July 25th, 1853, San Francisco †May 14th, 1931, New York City

80

Louis Pierre Deffès

French composer (1819-1900)

*July 25th, 1819, Toulouse †May 28th, 1900, Toulouse

72

Jack Thompson

American activist and disbarred attorney

*July 25th, 1951, Cleveland

54

Annastacia Palaszczuk

Australian politician

*July 25th, 1969, Durack

71

Thomas Eakins

American painter (1844-1916)

*July 25th, 1844, Philadelphia †June 25th, 1916, Philadelphia

82

Jack Gilford

American actor, comedian

*July 25th, 1907, Manhattan †June 4th, 1990, New York City

73

Jacques Claude Beugnot

French politician (1761-1835)

*July 25th, 1761, Bar-sur-Aube †June 24th, 1835, Bagneux

66

Gojong of the Korean Empire

26th king of Joseon, first emperor of the Korean Empire

*July 25th, 1852, Unhyeongung †January 21st, 1919, Deoksugung

23

Gavrilo Princip

Bosnian assassin

*July 25th, 1894, Obljaj †April 28th, 1918, Theresienstadt Small Fortress

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Born in 1817

44

Henry David Thoreau

American essayist, poet, and philosopher (1817–1862)

*July 12th, 1817, Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse †May 6th, 1862, Concord

85

Theodor Mommsen

German classical scholar and historian (1817–1903)

*November 30th, 1817, Garding †November 1st, 1903, Charlottenburg

74

Baháʼu'lláh

Founder of the Bahá'í Faith

*November 12th, 1817, Tehran †May 29th, 1892, Acre

67

Frederick T. Frelinghuysen

American politician (1817-1885)

*August 4th, 1817, Millstone †May 20th, 1885, Newark

33

Miguel Lafuente Alcántara

Spanish historian

*July 10th, 1817, Archidona †August 27th, 1850, Havana

78

Frederick Douglass

African-American social reformer, writer, and abolitionist (c. 1818 – 1895)

*January 31st, 1817, Talbot County †February 20th, 1895, Washington, D.C.

70

Theodor Storm

German writer

*September 14th, 1817, Husum †July 4th, 1888, Hanerau-Hademarschen

94

Joseph Dalton Hooker

British botanist, lichenologist, and surgeon (1817–1911)

*June 30th, 1817, Halesworth †December 10th, 1911, Sunningdale

65

Auguste-Alexandre Ducrot

French general (1817-1882)

*February 24th, 1817, Nevers †August 16th, 1882, Versailles

78

Justo Arosemena Quesada

Colombian politician and writer

*August 9th, 1817, Colombia †February 23rd, 1896, Bogotá

85

Rudolf von Delbrück

Prussian statesman under Bismarck (1817-1903)

*April 16th, 1817, Berlin †February 1st, 1903, Berlin

54

Aimé Maillart

French composer

*March 24th, 1817, Montpellier †May 26th, 1871, Moulins

82

Ivan Aivazovsky

Russian marine painter (1817-1900)

*July 17th, 1817, Feodosiia †April 19th, 1900, Feodosiia

68

Jules d'Aoust

French noble and composer (1817-1886)

*March 16th, 1817, Arras †January 21st, 1886, Paris

92

Genova Thaon di Revel

Italian politician (1817-1910)

*November 20th, 1817, Genoa †September 3rd, 1910, Como

76

Charles Auguste Fraikin

Belgian curator and sculptor

*June 14th, 1817, Herentals †November 22nd, 1893, Schaerbeek

83

Ramón de Campoamor

Spanish author (1817-1901)

*September 24th, 1817, Navia †February 11th, 1901, Madrid

77

Heinrich von Sybel

German historian (1817-1895)

*December 2nd, 1817, Düsseldorf †August 1st, 1895, Marburg

55

Maria Merkert

Superior General of the Congregation of St Elizabeth

*September 21st, 1817, Nysa †November 14th, 1872, Nysa

88

Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

Duke of Nassau (1839–1866), later Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1890–1905)

*July 24th, 1817, Biebrich Palace †November 17th, 1905, Lenggries

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No: With 365 days 1817 is a normal year and no leap year.

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