August 25th, 1940

Born on August 25th, 1940

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What happened on August 25th, 1940?

August 25th, 1940

World War II: The first Bombing of Berlin by the British Royal Air Force.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Berlin_in_World_War_II

What else happened on August 25th?

August 25th, 1227

Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire, died after a lengthy illness during the Mongol conquest of Western Xia.

August 25th, 2012

The NASA space probe Voyager 1 became the first man-made object to enter interstellar space.

August 25th, 2011

Mexican drug war: Fifty-two people are killed in an arson at a casino in Monterrey, Mexico.

August 25th, 2001

American singer Aaliyah (pictured) and several members of her record company were killed when their overloaded aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Marsh Harbour Airport in the Bahamas.

August 25th, 1989

The NASA spacecraft Voyager 2 made its closest approach to Neptune and provided definitive proof of the existence of the planet's rings (pictured).

August 25th, 1975

Bruce Springsteen released his commercial breakthrough album, Born to Run.

August 25th, 1942

World War II: Japanese forces attacked the Australian base at Milne Bay on the eastern tip of New Guinea.

August 25th, 1875

Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel, doing so in approximately 21 hours 40 minutes.

August 25th, 1758

Seven Years' War: Prussian forces engaged the Russians at the Battle of Zorndorf in present-day Sarbinowo, Poland.

August 25th, 1537

The Honourable Artillery Company, now the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, was granted a royal charter by Henry VIII.

August 25th, 1270

Philip III became King of France following the death of his father Louis IX during the Eighth Crusade.

August 25th, 2012

Voyager 1 spacecraft enters interstellar space becoming the first man-made object to do so.

August 25th, 2011

Fifty-two people are killed during an arson attack caused by members of the drug cartel Los Zetas.

August 25th, 2006

Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Lazarenko is sentenced to nine years imprisonment for money laundering, wire fraud, and extortion.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 25th

Born on August 25th, 1940

83

José van Dam

Bass-baritone opera singer from Belgium

*August 25th, 1940, Ixelles - Elsene

63

Norbert Grupe

German boxer and actor (1940-2004)

*August 25th, 1940, Berlin †March 10th, 2004, Puerto Vallarta

83

Don Wallace

Baseball player

*August 25th, 1940, Sapulpa

54

John J. Carney

British actor (1940-1995)

*August 25th, 1940, London †February 24th, 1995, London

75

Sándor Benkó

Hungarian clarinetist, bandleader, electrical engineer and university professor

*August 25th, 1940, Budapest †December 15th, 2015

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Who's birthday is on August 25th?

90

Sean Connery

Scottish actor (1930–2020)

*August 25th, 1930, Edinburgh †October 31st, 2020, Lyford Cay

23

Nadie por pendejo

Argentine singer-songwriter (born 2000)

*August 25th, 2000, Rosario

81

Erich Honecker

Former leader of East Germany, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party (1976-1989)

*August 25th, 1912, Neunkirchen †May 29th, 1994, La Reina

79

Klaus Wildbolz

Swiss actor (1937–2017)

*August 25th, 1937, Vienna †January 5th, 2017, Vienna

69

Elvis Costello

English singer-songwriter

*August 25th, 1954, London

74

John Savage

American actor

*August 25th, 1949, Old Bethpage

50

Roar Uthaug

Norwegian film director

*August 25th, 1973, Lørenskog

72

Leonard Bernstein

American conductor and composer (1918–1990)

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

50

Ben Falcone

American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer

*August 25th, 1973, Carbondale

65

Tim Burton

American filmmaker and artist

*August 25th, 1958, Burbank

78

Mario Corso

Italian football player and manager (1941-2020)

*August 25th, 1941, Verona †June 20th, 2020, Milan

35

Jung Jae-sung

South Korean badminton player

*August 25th, 1982, Jeonju †March 9th, 2018, Hwaseong

81

Hans-Jürgen Otto

German forester and forestry scientist (1935-2017)

*August 25th, 1935, Świdnica †March 16th, 2017, Berkhof

82

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

Iranian politician

*August 25th, 1934, Nuq District †January 8th, 2017, Tehran

79

Anthony Heald

American actor

*August 25th, 1944, New Rochelle

80

Harry Manfredini

American composer

*August 25th, 1943, Chicago

85

Ab van Egmond

Dutch cyclist

*August 25th, 1938, The Hague

66

Simon McBurney

British actor, voice actor and director

*August 25th, 1957, Cambridge

81

Nathan Deal

82nd governor of Georgia from 2011 to 2019

*August 25th, 1942, Millen

87

Roswitha Doerig

Swiss painter

*August 25th, 1929, Appenzell †February 27th, 2017, 15th arrondissement of Paris

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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

83

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

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

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Leap year

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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