April 25th, 1940

Born on April 25th, 1940

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

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 in the Falklands War.

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 Wellington, New Zealand (dedication pictured).

April 25th, 1920

A march by blind people from across the United Kingdom to protest at poor working conditions ended at Trafalgar Square, London.

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, at the Battle of Sourton Down.

April 25th, 0799

Pope 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.

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

Born on April 25th, 1940

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

84

Jochen Borchert

German politician

*April 25th, 1940, Stendal

84

Ethel Afamado

Uruguayan composer, poet, guitarist, and singer-songwriter

*April 25th, 1940, Montevideo

84

Ricardo de Pascual

Mexican actor

*April 25th, 1940, Mexico City

67

Mikhail Kononov

Soviet and Russian actor (1940—2007)

*April 25th, 1940, Moscow †July 16th, 2007, Moscow

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Who's birthday is on April 25th?

79

Bertrand Tavernier

French film director (1941–2021)

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

30

Sam Fender

English singer-songwriter (born 1994)

*April 25th, 1994, North Shields

68

Johan Cruyff

Dutch footballer and manager (1947–2016)

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

79

Björn Ulvaeus

Swedish musician; member of ABBA

*April 25th, 1945, Lundby church parish

46

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

77

Jeffrey DeMunn

American actor

*April 25th, 1947, Buffalo

92

Albert Uderzo

French comic book artist

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

71

Ron Clements

American animation director

*April 25th, 1953, Sioux City

53

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Russian composer (1840–1893)

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

63

Guglielmo Marconi

Italian inventor and radio pioneer (1874-1937)

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

60

Hank Azaria

American actor

*April 25th, 1964, Queens

68

Dominique Blanc

French actress

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

58

Francis Fulton-Smith

German-English actor

*April 25th, 1966, Munich

79

Ella Fitzgerald

American jazz singer (1917–1996)

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

55

Renée Zellweger

American actress (born 1969)

*April 25th, 1969, Katy

83

Markus Lüpertz

German artist

*April 25th, 1941, Liberec

82

Werner Krabs

German mathematician and professor (1934-2017)

*April 25th, 1934, Altona †March 6th, 2017

75

Dominique Strauss-Kahn

French economist

*April 25th, 1949, Neuilly-sur-Seine

58

Wolfgang Pauli

Physicist, Nobel prize winner (1900–1958)

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

73

Jean Carmet

French actor (1920-1994)

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

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Born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

76

Dawson Mathis

American politician (1940-2017)

*November 30th, 1940, Nashville †April 17th, 2017, Tifton

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Yes: 1940 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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