August 25th, 1826

Born on August 25th, 1826

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

Born on August 25th, 1826

79

Hector-Louis Langevin

Canadian politician (1826-1906)

*August 25th, 1826, Quebec City †June 11th, 1906, Quebec City

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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

65

Bret Harte

American writer and poet

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

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

60

Hugo von Pohl

German admiral (1855–1916)

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

69

Elvis Costello

English singer-songwriter

*August 25th, 1954, London

75

Emil Theodor Kocher

Surgeon, laureate of the 1909 Nobel Prize in Medicine (1841-1917)

*August 25th, 1841, Bern †July 27th, 1917, Bern

35

Jung Jae-sung

South Korean badminton player

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

65

Tim Burton

American filmmaker and artist

*August 25th, 1958, Burbank

74

John Savage

American actor

*August 25th, 1949, Old Bethpage

53

Charlotte Fränkel

German classical archaeologist

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

40

Ludwig II of Bavaria

King of Bavaria

*August 25th, 1845, Nymphenburg Palace †June 13th, 1886, Lake Starnberg

79

Carlo Acton

Italian composer (1829-1909)

*August 25th, 1829, Naples †February 2nd, 1909, Portici

79

Klaus Wildbolz

Swiss actor (1937–2017)

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

31

Ricardo Rodriguez

Swiss association football player

*August 25th, 1992, Zürich

67

Willi Worpitzky

German footballer-manager (1886-1953)

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

72

Judith Gautier

French poet and historical novelist (1845-1917)

*August 25th, 1845, Paris †December 26th, 1917, Dinard

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69

Johannes Overbeck

German archaeologist and art historian (1826-1895)

*March 27th, 1826, Antwerp †November 8th, 1895, Leipzig

63

Carlo Collodi

Italian writer (1826-1890)

*November 24th, 1826, Florence †October 26th, 1890, Florence

94

Eugènie de Montijo

Consort of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French (1826–1920)

*May 5th, 1826, Granada †July 11th, 1920, Madrid

76

Julius von Ficker

German historian (1826–1902)

*April 30th, 1826, Paderborn †July 10th, 1902, Innsbruck

49

Benoît Rouquayrol

French inventor (1826-1875)

*June 13th, 1826, Espalion †November 14th, 1875, Rodez

72

Gustave Moreau

19th century French Symbolist painter (1826-1898)

*April 6th, 1826, Paris †April 18th, 1898, Rennes

39

Bernhard Riemann

German mathematician

*September 17th, 1826, Jameln †July 20th, 1866, Verbania

74

Wilhelm Liebknecht

German socialist and political activist

*March 29th, 1826, Giessen †August 7th, 1900, Charlottenburg

37

Stephen Foster

American songwriter (1826-1864)

*July 4th, 1826, Lawrenceville †January 13th, 1864, Manhattan

46

Charles XV of Sweden

King of Sweden and Norway between 1859-1872

*May 3rd, 1826, Stockholm †September 18th, 1872, Malmö

69

Joseph-Henri Altès

French composer and flautist

*January 18th, 1826, Rouen †July 24th, 1895, rue Oudinot

74

Zénobe Gramme

Belgian electrical engineer

*April 4th, 1826, Jehay †January 20th, 1901, Bois-Colombes

64

Stefano Jacini

Italian statesman and economist (1826-1891)

*June 20th, 1826, Casalbuttano †March 25th, 1891, Milan

66

Sophie Alberti

German author

*August 5th, 1826, Potsdam †August 15th, 1892, Potsdam

59

William Smith Clark

American chemist, soldier, botanist and university teacher (1826 – 1886)

*July 31st, 1826, Ashfield †March 9th, 1886, Amherst

81

Sophie Cruvelli

German opera singer

*March 12th, 1826, Bielefeld †November 6th, 1907, Monte Carlo

63

Christian Wilhelm Ludwig von Abeken

German judge and politician (1826-1890)

*November 21st, 1826, Dresden †October 15th, 1890, Dresden

74

Armand David

French Catholic priest, zoologist, and botanist (1826–1900)

*September 7th, 1826, Espelette †November 10th, 1900, Paris

74

Mariano Ignacio Prado

President of Peru (1826-1901)

*December 18th, 1826, Huánuco †May 5th, 1901, Paris

77

Friedrich Siemens

German entrepreneur

*December 8th, 1826, Menzendorf †May 24th, 1904, Dresden

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1826 is a normal year and no leap year.

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