25 March - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on March 25, the day number in a year is 84 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 85. March 25 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
March 25 in History - Top Historical Events
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 708 | Pope Constantine was selected as one of the last popes of the Byzantine Papacy; he would be the last pope to visit Constantinople Until Pope Paul VI in 1967. |
| 1306 | Robert Bruce was made the new King of Scotland. |
| 1410 | The Yongle Emperor launched the first of his military campaign against the Mongols, resulting in the fall of the Mongol khanBunyashiri. |
| 1655 | Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens discovered Titan, the largest natural satellite of the planet Saturn. |
| 1668 | Horse racing was organized for the first time in America. |
| 1669 | The horrific eruption at Mount Etna, a volcano on Sisadi Island, killed more than 20 thousand people. |
| 1700 | London signed the treaties of France, England and Holland. |
| 1751 | Frederick I of Sweden was succeeded as king by Adolf Friedrich. |
| 1753 | Voltaire courted Frederick II of Persia. |
| 1754 | For the first time, the Secret Marriage Act of 1753 was enacted in England and Wales over marriage in that jurisdiction on a statutory basis. |
| 1802 | France and the United Kingdom signed the Treaty of Amiens, temporarily ending the hostilities between the two during the French Revolutionary Wars. |
| 1807 | The Slave Trade Act became law, abolishing the slave trade in the British Empire. |
| 1807 | The first passenger rail service started in England. |
| 1811 | The great comet discovered by Honoré Flaugaraj. |
| 1896 | Modern Olympic Games begin in Athens, the capital of Greece. |
| 1905 | The famous Indian politician Mirza Rashid Ali Baig was born. |
| 1911 | The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City killed more than 140 sweatshop workers, many of whom could not escape because the doors to the stairwell and exits had been locked. |
| 1917 | Following the overthrow of the Russian tsar Nicholas II,Georgia's bishops unilaterally restored the autocephaly of the Georgian Orthodox Church. |
| 1931 | The Scottsboro Boys were arrested and charged with rape,leading to a legal case that eventually established legal principles in the United States that criminal defendants are entitled to effectiveassistance of counsel. |
| 1948 | Meteorologist at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City issued the world's first tornado forecast after noticing conditions similar to another tornado that had struck five days earlier. |
| 1949 | The Soviet Union began mass deportation of over 90,000 people from the Baltic states to Siberia. |
| 1954 | The country's first helicopter S-55 was launched in Delhi. |
| 1957 | West Germany, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg signed the Treaty of Rome, establishing the European Economic Community. |
| 1975 | King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was shot and killed by his nephew Faisal bin Musaid. |
| 1988 | NASA launched the spacecraft S206. |
| 1989 | The country's first supercomputer X-MP14 built in the US was dedicated to the nation. |
| 1992 | In the World Cup final, Pakistan defeated England by 22 runs and was the champion. |
| 1994 | Yasunori Miyabe made a World Record by skating 1000m in 1hr 12min 37 sec. |
| 1995 | American computer programmer Ward Cunningham established the first wiki site, the WikiWikiWeb. |
| 1995 | Noted boxer Mike Tyson was released from prison after three years in prison. |
| 1996 | Comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) approaches within 0.1018 Aus of Earth. |
| 1996 | Michelle Kwan of United States won the Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Edmonton. |
| 1996 | Todd Eldredge of U.S won the Men’s Figure Skating Championship. |
| 1999 | Declaration of waiver in visa case by eight sections of Pakistani citizens by India. |
| 2001 | More than a thousand people died due to the earthquake that struck 100 miles away from Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. |
| 2003 | Adam Osborne, who built the first portable computer, passed away. |
| 2006 | A gunman in Seattle, Washington, US, entered a rave after party and opened fire, killing six and wounding two, before committing suicide. |
| 2011 | The Tibetan parliament will seek the Tibetan community’s opinion after the Tibetan government in-exile accepts the Dalai Lama’s resignation from politics. |
| 2011 | The Coinage Bill 2011 provided for imprisonment for seven years for tearing a note or melting a coin. |
| 2012 | As tensions rise over North Korea’s proposed missile tests, US President Barack Obama begins a three-day visit to South Korea. |
| 2013 | Environmental and Health concerns among resident are raised when 1,000 dead ducks pulled Rom Sichuan River in Southwest China. |
| 2014 | US Girl Scout Katie Francis breaks the record for selling cookies for the organisation’s annual fundraiser by selling 18,107 boxes in seven weeks. |
| 2014 | Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin announce their divorce after 11 years of marriage. The announcement on Paltrow’s website was titled ‘conscious uncoupling’. |
Famous Birthdays of March 25:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1975 | Erika Heynatz / Model / Papua New Guinea |
| 1960 | Brenda Strong / Actress / United States of America |
| 1946 | Daniel Bensaïd / Author / France |
| 1903 | Frankie Carle / Pianist / United States of America |
| 1969 | Cathy Dennis / Actress / United Kingdom |
| 1935 | Gabriel Elorde / Boxer / Philippines |
| 1939 | D. C. Fontana / Writer / United States of America |
| 1873 | Rudolf Rocker / Author / United States of America |
| 1903 | Binnie Barnes / Actress / United Kingdom |
| 1643 | Louis Moréri / Scholar / France |
| 1878 | František Janda-Suk / Discus Thrower / Czech Republic |
| 1965 | Stefka Kostadinova / High Jumper / Bulgaria |
| 1863 | Simon Flexner / Physician / United States of America |
| 1936 | Carl Kaufmann / Sprinter / United States of America |
| 1958 | Åsa Torstensson / Politician / Sweden |
| 1938 | Fritz d'Orey / Racing Car Driver / Brazil |
| 1593 | Jean de Brébeuf / Missionary / France |
| 1926 | Riz Ortolani / Composer / Italy |
| 1932 | Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi / Lawyer / India |
| 1924 | Machiko Kyō / Actress / Japan |
| 1908 | David Lean / Director / United Kingdom |
| 1910 | Magda Olivero / Singer / Italy |
| 1931 | Humphrey Burton / Radio / United Kingdom |
| 1966 | Tom Glavine / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1942 | Aretha Franklin / Writer / United States of America |
| 1982 | Álvaro Saborío / Footballer / Costa Rica |
| 1916 | S. M. Pandit / Painter / India |
| 1297 | Andronikos III Palaiologos / Emperor / Byzantine |
| 1876 | Irving Baxter / Jumper / United States of America |
| 1958 | Susie Bright / Author / United States of America |
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Read in Hindi : 25 मार्च की प्रमुख ऐतिहासिक घटनाएं