April 25th, 1840

Born on April 25th, 1840

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, including 22 from avalanches on Mount Everest.

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

Falklands War: 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.

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 New Zealand (dedication pictured).

April 25th, 1920

A march by blind people from across the UK to protest at poor working conditions ended at Trafalgar Square.

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.

April 25th, 0799

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

Nearly 9,100 are killed after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal.

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

Born on April 25th, 1840

53

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Russian composer (1840–1893)

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

56

Wilhelmine Amalie Friederike (Frieda) Gestefeld Lipperheide

Editor

*April 25th, 1840, Lüchow †September 12th, 1896, Berlin

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29

Sam Fender

English singer-songwriter (born 1994)

*April 25th, 1994, North Shields

63

Guglielmo Marconi

Italian inventor and radio pioneer (1874-1937)

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

83

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

45

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

68

Johan Cruyff

Dutch footballer and manager (1947–2016)

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

58

Wolfgang Pauli

Physicist, Nobel prize winner (1900–1958)

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

79

Ella Fitzgerald

American jazz singer (1917–1996)

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

92

Albert Uderzo

French comic book artist

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

78

Björn Ulvaeus

Swedish musician; member of ABBA

*April 25th, 1945, Lundby church parish

76

Jeffrey DeMunn

American actor

*April 25th, 1947, Buffalo

59

Hank Azaria

American actor

*April 25th, 1964, Queens

57

Francis Fulton-Smith

German-English actor

*April 25th, 1966, Munich

70

Ron Clements

American animation director

*April 25th, 1953, Sioux City

54

Renée Zellweger

American actress (born 1969)

*April 25th, 1969, Katy

67

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

35

Alice of the United Kingdom

British princess, the third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert (1843-1878)

*April 25th, 1843, Buckingham Palace †December 14th, 1878, Darmstadt

60

Ernst Faber

German missionary

*April 25th, 1839, Coburg †September 26th, 1899, Qingdao

38

Abdülmecid I

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1823-1861)

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

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86

Claude Monet

French painter (1840–1926)

*November 14th, 1840, Paris †December 5th, 1926, Giverny

78

Augusta Lundin

Swedish fashion designer

*June 13th, 1840, Kristianstad †February 20th, 1919, Stockholm

62

Émile Zola

French journalist, playwright and poet (1840–1902)

*April 2nd, 1840, Paris †September 29th, 1902, Paris

87

Thomas Hardy

English novelist and poet (1840–1928)

*June 2nd, 1840, Dorchester †January 11th, 1928, Dorchester

77

Auguste Rodin

French sculptor (1840–1917)

*November 12th, 1840, Paris †November 17th, 1917, Meudon

53

Georg von der Gabelentz

German linguist (1840-1893)

*March 16th, 1840, Poschwitz †December 11th, 1893, Berlin

67

Gustav von Hüfner

German chemist

*May 13th, 1840, Bad Köstritz †March 14th, 1908, Tübingen

87

Henry Birks

Canadian businessman

*November 30th, 1840, Montreal †April 16th, 1928, Montreal

63

Murad V

Ottoman Sultan

*September 21st, 1840, Topkapı Palace †August 29th, 1904, Çırağan Palace

57

Alphonse Daudet

French novelist

*May 13th, 1840, Nîmes †December 16th, 1897, Paris

64

Ernst Abbe

German physicist

*January 23rd, 1840, Eisenach †January 14th, 1905, Jena

81

John Boyd Dunlop

Scottish inventor

*February 5th, 1840, Dreghorn †October 23rd, 1921, Dublin

88

Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein

Prince of Liechtenstein (1840-1929)

*October 5th, 1840, Lednice Castle †February 11th, 1929, Valtice Castle

73

Arsène Arnaud Claretie

French writer, theatre administrator (1840-1913)

*December 3rd, 1840, Limoges †December 23rd, 1913, Paris

184

Gustave Ruiz

French composer

*March 6th, 1840, Nevers

81

Carl Menger

Founder of the Austrian School of economics

*February 23rd, 1840, Nowy Sącz †February 26th, 1921, Vienna

61

Edmond Audran

French composer

*April 12th, 1840, Lyon †August 17th, 1901, Tierceville

52

Henri Duveyrier

French explorer of the Sahara

*February 28th, 1840, Paris †April 25th, 1892, Sèvres

76

Hiram Stevens Maxim

American-born inventor (1840-1916)

*February 5th, 1840, Sangerville †November 24th, 1916, London

82

Richard Schöne

German classical archaeologist (1840-1922)

*February 5th, 1840, Dresden †March 5th, 1922, Grunewald

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Public holidays on April 25th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on April 25th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1840 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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