July 25th, 1872

Born on July 25th, 1872

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

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

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

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

77

David Belasco

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

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

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

23

Gavrilo Princip

Bosnian assassin

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

49

Gareth Thomas

Welsh rugby player

*July 25th, 1974, Sarn

59

Reinhard Mumm

German politician and theologian (1873-1932)

*July 25th, 1873, Düsseldorf †August 25th, 1932, Berlin

79

Jim Corbett

British hunter, tracker, naturalist and author (1875-1955)

*July 25th, 1875, Nainital †April 19th, 1955, Nyeri

82

Jack Gilford

American actor, comedian

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

102

Dorothy Dickson

American actress (1893-1995)

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

72

Jack Thompson

American activist and disbarred attorney

*July 25th, 1951, Cleveland

89

Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of the Belgians

Queen consort of the Belgians (1876–1965)

*July 25th, 1876, Possenhofen †November 23rd, 1965, City of Brussels

77

Anna Charlier

Fiancée of Swedish Polar explorer Nils Strindberg

*July 25th, 1871, Åby †January 1st, 1949

54

Annastacia Palaszczuk

Australian politician

*July 25th, 1969, Durack

69

Carl Miele

German entrepreneur (1869-1938)

*July 25th, 1869, Herzebrock †December 24th, 1938, Gütersloh

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55

Roald Amundsen

Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole

*July 16th, 1872, Borge Municipality †June 18th, 1928, Arctic Ocean

59

Herbert Baddeley

Tennis and badminton player

*January 11th, 1872, London Borough of Bromley †July 20th, 1931, Cannes

57

Wilfred Baddeley

Tennis player and sports administrator

*January 11th, 1872, London Borough of Bromley †January 24th, 1929, Menton

89

Max Pohlenz

German classical philologist

*July 30th, 1872, Kolkwitz †January 5th, 1962, Göttingen

60

Calvin Coolidge

President of the United States from 1923 to 1929

*July 4th, 1872, Plymouth Notch †January 5th, 1933, Northampton

97

Bertrand Russell

British philosopher and logician (1872–1970)

*May 18th, 1872, Trellech †February 2nd, 1970, Plas Penrhyn

33

Paul Laurence Dunbar

American poet, novelist, and short story writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries

*June 27th, 1872, Dayton †February 9th, 1906, Dayton

46

Anna Held

Broadway stage performer (1872–1918)

*March 19th, 1872, Warsaw †August 12th, 1918, New York City

92

Helena Rubinstein

Polish-American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist

*December 25th, 1872, Kraków †April 1st, 1965, New York City

79

Alexandra Kollontai

Soviet diplomat (1872-1952)

*March 31st, 1872, Saint Petersburg †March 9th, 1952, Moscow

80

Cicely Hamilton

British actress and writer

*June 15th, 1872, Paddington †December 5th, 1952, Chelsea

83

Pio Baroja

Spanish writer (1872-1956)

*December 28th, 1872, San Sebastián †October 30th, 1956, Madrid

74

Paul Langevin

French physicist, philosopher of science and pedagogue

*January 23rd, 1872, Paris †December 19th, 1946, Paris

69

Richard Willstätter

German chemist (1872–1942)

*August 13th, 1872, Karlsruhe †August 3rd, 1942, Muralto

77

Léon Blum

French politician (1872–1950)

*April 9th, 1872, Paris †March 30th, 1950, Jouy-en-Josas

94

Norman Angell

British politician (1872-1967)

*December 26th, 1872, Holbeach †October 7th, 1967, Croydon

78

Aurobindo Ghosh

Indian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist (1872–1950)

*August 15th, 1872, Sri Aurobindo Bhawan †December 5th, 1950, Pondicherry

101

Charles Greeley Abbot

American astrophysicist and the 5th Secretary of the Smithsonian

*May 31st, 1872, Wilton †December 17th, 1973, Washington, D.C.

71

Piet Mondrian

Dutch painter (1872–1944)

*March 7th, 1872, Amersfoort †February 1st, 1944, New York City

80

Carlo Sforza

Italian politician (1872-1952)

*January 23rd, 1872, Montignoso †September 4th, 1952, Rome

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Leap year

Yes: 1872 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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