July 25th, 1847

Born on July 25th, 1847

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

Born on July 25th, 1847

40

Paul Langerhans

German pathologist, physiologist and biologist (1847-1888)

*July 25th, 1847, Berlin †July 20th, 1888, Funchal

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Who's birthday is on July 25th?

81

Arthur Balfour

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

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

36

Jax Jones

English DJ, songwriter, record producer and remixer

*July 25th, 1987, London

77

David Belasco

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

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

71

Thomas Eakins

American painter (1844-1916)

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

66

Gojong of the Korean Empire

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

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

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

100

John B. Goodenough

American materials scientist (1922–2023)

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

69

Jürgen Trittin

German Green politician

*July 25th, 1954, Vegesack

80

Ottokar Kernstock

Austrian priest and author

*July 25th, 1848, Maribor †November 5th, 1928, Burg Festenburg

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

72

Jack Thompson

American activist and disbarred attorney

*July 25th, 1951, Cleveland

82

Jack Gilford

American actor, comedian

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

23

Gavrilo Princip

Bosnian assassin

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

67

Victor Haderup

Danish dentist

*July 25th, 1845, Vesterborg †April 29th, 1913, Charlottenlund

54

Annastacia Palaszczuk

Australian politician

*July 25th, 1969, Durack

102

Dorothy Dickson

American actress (1893-1995)

*July 25th, 1893, Kansas City †September 25th, 1995, London

80

Giacomo Acerbo

Italian economist and politician (1888-1969)

*July 25th, 1888, Loreto Aprutino †January 9th, 1969, Rome

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Born in 1847

84

Thomas Edison

American inventor and businessman (1847-1931)

*February 11th, 1847, Milan †October 18th, 1931, West Orange

75

Alexander Graham Bell

British-born American scientist and inventor (1847–1922)

*March 3rd, 1847, Edinburgh †August 2nd, 1922, Beinn Bhreagh

86

Paul von Hindenburg

Prussian-German field marshal of the German Empire, statesman and president of Weimar Germany and Nazi Germany (1847–1934)

*October 2nd, 1847, 6 Podgórna Street in Poznań †August 2nd, 1934, Ogrodzieniec

70

Max Bösenberg

German architect

*July 3rd, 1847, Leipzig †May 23rd, 1918, Leipzig

64

Bram Stoker

Irish novelist and short story writer (1847–1912)

*November 8th, 1847, Clontarf †April 20th, 1912, St George's Square

73

Adolf von Hildebrand

German sculptor

*October 6th, 1847, Marburg †January 18th, 1921, Munich

69

Wilhelm Effmann

German architect and historian (1847–1917)

*September 14th, 1847, Essen †May 23rd, 1917, Bonn

79

Alajos Hauszmann

Architect

*June 9th, 1847, Buda †July 31st, 1926, Velence

83

Otto Wallach

German chemist

*March 27th, 1847, Königsberg †February 26th, 1931, Göttingen

74

Nikolay Zhukovsky

Russian scientist in mechanics and aerohydrodinamics

*January 5th, 1847, Orekhovo, Vladimir oblast †March 17th, 1921, Moscow

34

Jesse James

American outlaw, confederate guerrilla, and train robber

*September 5th, 1847, Kearney †April 3rd, 1882, St. Joseph

64

Joseph Pulitzer

Hungarian-American newspaper publisher and politician (1847-1911)

*April 10th, 1847, Makó †October 29th, 1911, Charleston

75

George Robert Sims

English journalist, poet, dramatist, novelist (1847-1922)

*September 2nd, 1847, London Borough of Lambeth †September 4th, 1922, City of Westminster

85

Annie Besant

British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator (1847-1933)

*October 1st, 1847, Clapham †September 20th, 1933, Adyar

74

Georges Sorel

French philosopher and sociologist

*November 2nd, 1847, Cherbourg †August 29th, 1922, Boulogne-Billancourt

80

Emil Ferdinand Fehling

German lawyer, civil law notary, historian and politician (1847-1927)

*August 3rd, 1847, Lübeck †August 3rd, 1927, Lübeck

61

Afonso Pena

6th president of brazil

*November 30th, 1847, Santa Bárbara †June 14th, 1909, Rio de Janeiro

28

Hristo Botev

Bulgarian poet and revolutionary

*December 25th, 1847, Kalofer †May 20th, 1876

54

Paul Alexis

Novelist, dramatist and journalist

*June 16th, 1847, Aix-en-Provence †July 28th, 1901, Levallois-Perret

63

Ernest Crofts

British artist (1847-1911)

*September 15th, 1847, Leeds †March 19th, 1911, London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1847 is a normal year and no leap year.

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