April 25th, 1918

Born on April 25th, 1918

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 38,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 290 days, exactly on February 2nd, 2025, people who were born on April 25th, 1918 will be 39,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, 1918

69

Alain Savary

French politician (1918-1988)

*April 25th, 1918, Algiers †February 17th, 1988, Paris

88

Astrid Varnay

American singer

*April 25th, 1918, Stockholm †September 4th, 2006, Munich

87

Graham Payn

British singer and actor (1918-2005)

*April 25th, 1918, Pietermaritzburg †November 4th, 2005, Les Avants

77

Gérard de Vaucouleurs

French astronomer (1918-1995)

*April 25th, 1918, Paris †October 7th, 1995, Austin

72

Muhammed Said Abdulla

Tanzanian writer

*April 25th, 1918, Zanzibar Islands †November 30th, 1990

93

Tom Daly

Canadian film producer, film editor and film director (1918-2011)

*April 25th, 1918, Toronto †September 18th, 2011, Westmount

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79

Ella Fitzgerald

American jazz singer (1917–1996)

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

83

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

29

Sam Fender

English singer-songwriter (born 1994)

*April 25th, 1994, North Shields

73

Jean Carmet

French actor (1920-1994)

*April 25th, 1920, Bourgueil †April 20th, 1994, Sèvres

92

Albert Uderzo

French comic book artist

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

45

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

95

Gerald Hirschfeld

American cinematographer

*April 25th, 1921, New York City †February 13th, 2017, Ashland

63

Guglielmo Marconi

Italian inventor and radio pioneer (1874-1937)

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

68

Johan Cruyff

Dutch footballer and manager (1947–2016)

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

53

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Russian composer (1840–1893)

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

85

Karel Appel

Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet (1921-2006)

*April 25th, 1921, Amsterdam †May 3rd, 2006, Zürich

58

Wolfgang Pauli

Physicist, Nobel prize winner (1900–1958)

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

78

Björn Ulvaeus

Swedish musician; member of ABBA

*April 25th, 1945, Lundby church parish

76

Jeffrey DeMunn

American actor

*April 25th, 1947, Buffalo

79

Bertrand Tavernier

French film director (1941–2021)

*April 25th, 1941, Lyon †March 25th, 2021, Sainte-Maxime

70

Ron Clements

American animation director

*April 25th, 1953, Sioux City

59

Hank Azaria

American actor

*April 25th, 1964, Queens

57

Francis Fulton-Smith

German-English actor

*April 25th, 1966, Munich

54

Renée Zellweger

American actress (born 1969)

*April 25th, 1969, Katy

67

Dominique Blanc

French actress

*April 25th, 1956, 7th arrondissement of Lyon

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95

Nelson Mandela

First President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)

*July 18th, 1918, Mvezo †December 5th, 2013, Houghton Estate

84

Massimo Girotti

Italian actor (1918-2003)

*May 18th, 1918, Mogliano †January 5th, 2003, Rome

89

Ingmar Bergman

Swedish director and screenwriter (1918–2007)

*July 14th, 1918, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly †July 30th, 2007, Fårö parish

97

Patricio Aylwin

Chilean politician and former president (1918-2016)

*November 26th, 1918, Viña del Mar †April 19th, 2016, Providencia

91

Lucian Pulvermacher

Pope

*April 20th, 1918, Wisconsin †November 30th, 2009, Springdale

96

Helmut Schmidt

Chancellor of West Germany (1974-1982), SPD

*December 23rd, 1918, Hamburg †November 10th, 2015, Hamburg

89

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Russian writer and historian (1918–2008)

*December 11th, 1918, Kislovodsk †August 3rd, 2008, Moscow

69

Richard Feynman

American theoretical physicist (1918–1988)

*May 11th, 1918, Queens †February 15th, 1988, Los Angeles

72

Leonard Bernstein

American conductor and composer (1918–1990)

*August 25th, 1918, Lawrence †October 14th, 1990, New York City

99

Teoh Seng Khoon

Badminton player

*November 8th, 1918, Ipoh †July 31st, 2018, Ipoh

62

Anwar Sadat

President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981

*December 25th, 1918, Mit Abu al-Kum †October 6th, 1981, Cairo

71

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Romanian communist leader from 1965 to 1989

*January 26th, 1918, Scornicești †December 25th, 1989, Târgoviște

52

Gamal Abdel Nasser

President of Egypt from 1956 to 1970

*January 15th, 1918, Alexandria †September 28th, 1970, Cairo

85

Art Carney

American actor and comedian (1918-2003)

*November 4th, 1918, Mount Vernon †November 9th, 2003, Chester

74

Sam Walton

American businessman

*March 29th, 1918, Kingfisher †April 5th, 1992, Little Rock

90

Fred Crane

American film and television actor and radio announcer (1918-2008)

*March 22nd, 1918, New Orleans †August 21st, 2008, Atlanta

68

Robert Preston

American actor and singer (1918–1987)

*June 8th, 1918, Massachusetts †March 21st, 1987, Montecito

32

Robert Walker

American actor (1918-1951)

*October 13th, 1918, Salt Lake City †August 28th, 1951, Los Angeles

56

Jacqueline Susann

American writer and actress (1918-1974)

*August 20th, 1918, Philadelphia †September 21st, 1974, New York City

68

Rita Hayworth

American actress (1918–1987)

*October 17th, 1918, New York City †May 14th, 1987, Upper West Side

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Public holidays on April 25th

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

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1918 is a normal year and no leap year.

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