July 25th, 1920

Born on July 25th, 1920

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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, 1920

37

Rosalind Franklin

British chemist, biophysicist, and X-ray crystallographer

*July 25th, 1920, Notting Hill †April 16th, 1958, Chelsea

83

Carlos Alconada Aramburú

Argentinian politician (1920-2003)

*July 25th, 1920, La Plata †October 4th, 2003, La Plata

96

David P. Buckson

American judge

*July 25th, 1920, Townsend †January 18th, 2017, Milford

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36

Jax Jones

English DJ, songwriter, record producer and remixer

*July 25th, 1987, London

100

John B. Goodenough

American materials scientist (1922–2023)

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

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

84

Estelle Getty

American actress (1923–2027)

*July 25th, 1923, New York City †July 22nd, 2008, Hollywood

50

Roberto Guerra

Italian actor

*July 25th, 1973, Florence

69

Jürgen Trittin

German Green politician

*July 25th, 1954, Vegesack

82

Jack Gilford

American actor, comedian

*July 25th, 1907, Manhattan †June 4th, 1990, 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

83

Barbara Harris

American actress (1935–2018)

*July 25th, 1935, Evanston †August 21st, 2018, Scottsdale

72

Jack Thompson

American activist and disbarred attorney

*July 25th, 1951, Cleveland

49

Gareth Thomas

Welsh rugby player

*July 25th, 1974, Sarn

81

Fritz Honegger

Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1917-1999)

*July 25th, 1917, Hauptwil-Gottshaus †March 4th, 1999, Zürich

85

Paul Watzlawick

Austrian-American psychologist and philosopher (1921-2007)

*July 25th, 1921, Villach †March 31st, 2007, Palo Alto

87

Andrés Vásquez

Spanish matador

*July 25th, 1936, Villalpando

54

Annastacia Palaszczuk

Australian politician

*July 25th, 1969, Durack

80

Ossi Reichert

Alpine skier from Germany

*July 25th, 1925, Sonthofen †July 16th, 2006, Ofterschwang

45

Vasily Shukshin

Soviet actor, writer, screenwriter and film director

*July 25th, 1929, Srostki †October 2nd, 1974, Kletskaya

75

Margarita Isabel

Mexican actress

*July 25th, 1941, Mexico City †April 9th, 2017, Cuernavaca

91

Adolph Herseth

American musician

*July 25th, 1921, Lake Park †April 13th, 2013, Oak Park

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65

Yul Brynner

Russian-born actor (1920–1985)

*July 11th, 1920, Vladivostok †October 10th, 1985, New York City

79

Juan de Arespacochaga

Spanish diplomat

*January 27th, 1920, Madrid †October 1st, 1999, Madrid

87

Laraine Day

American actress (1920–2007)

*October 13th, 1920, Roosevelt †November 10th, 2007, Ivins

90

John Crawford

American actor (1920-2010)

*September 13th, 1920, Colfax †September 21st, 2010, Thousand Oaks

79

Walter Matthau

American actor, comedian and film director (1920–2000)

*October 1st, 1920, New York City †July 1st, 2000, Santa Monica

84

John Paul II

264th pope of the Catholic Church

*May 18th, 1920, Wadowice †April 2nd, 2005, Apostolic Palace

97

Heinz Kessler

German military officer, Armeegeneral in the former National People's Army of East Germany (1920-2017)

*January 26th, 1920, Lubań †May 2nd, 2017, Berlin

73

Federico Fellini

Italian filmmaker (1920–1993)

*January 20th, 1920, Rimini †October 31st, 1993, Rome

77

Toshirō Mifune

Japanese actor (1920–1997)

*April 1st, 1920, Qingdao †December 24th, 1997, Tokyo

79

Johannes Irmscher

German classical philologist

*September 14th, 1920, Dresden †May 23rd, 2000, Rome

96

Edward Lunn Young

American politician (1920-2017)

*September 7th, 1920, Florence †May 9th, 2017, Florence

81

Peggy Lee

American recording artist; singer, songwriter, composer and actress (1920-2002)

*May 26th, 1920, Jamestown †January 21st, 2002, Los Angeles

95

Eva Henning

Swedish actress (1920-2016)

*May 10th, 1920, Newark †April 18th, 2016, Oslo

86

Tige Andrews

American actor (1920-2007)

*March 19th, 1920, Brooklyn †January 27th, 2007, Encino

85

Keith Andes

Actor

*July 12th, 1920, Ocean City †November 11th, 2005, Santa Clarita

91

Ray Bradbury

American author and screenwriter

*August 22nd, 1920, Waukegan †June 5th, 2012, Los Angeles

94

Richard von Weizsäcker

President of Germany from 1984 to 1994

*April 15th, 1920, New Palace †January 31st, 2015, Berlin

65

Michel Audiard

French screenwriter and film director (1920–1985)

*May 15th, 1920, 14th arrondissement of Paris †July 28th, 1985, Dourdan

78

Helmuth Johannsen

German association football manager (1920–1998)

*February 27th, 1920, Hamburg †November 3rd, 1998, Hamburg

80

John Lewis

American jazz pianist, composer and arranger

*May 3rd, 1920, La Grange †March 29th, 2001, New York City

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Leap year

Yes: 1920 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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