July 25

Events

 * - proclaimed  emperor by his troops.
 * - of  orders defensive measures against the.
 * - The city of is recaptured by  forces under the command of, thus re-establishing the .  The Byzantines also succeed in capturing  and the rest of the.
 * - on his search of  found the City of.
 * - Don Diego de Losada founds the city of Santiago de Leon de Caracas, modern-day, the capital city of.
 * - publicly converts from  to ism.
 * - of Scotland is crowned first king of.
 * - Ignacio de Maya founds the Real Santiago de las Sabinas, actual, ,.
 * - begins along  and  border.
 * - The decision to the  takes place in Halifax. Thousands of Acadians are sent to the British Colonies in America, France and England. Some later moved to, while others later resettled in.
 * - : The island battery at in  is silenced and all  warships are destroyed or taken.
 * - French and Indian War: In, British forces capture from French, who subsequently abandon.
 * - The is issued to the population of  promising vengeance if the   is harmed.
 * - The first stone of the is laid.
 * - loses more than 300 men and his right arm during the failed conquest attempt of  Island.
 * - At in,  defeats 10,000  under.
 * - : - Reinforcements arrive near  for General Riall's  and  forces and a bloody, all-night battle with 's s commences at 18.00; Americans retreat to.
 * - annexes  from.
 * - The first commercial use of an was successfully demonstrated by  and  on 25 July 1837 between Euston and  in.
 * -, famous bandit known as "Robin Hood of El Dorado", is killed.
 * - : The is passed by the  stating that the war is being fought to preserve the  and not to end.
 * - The passes legislation authorizing the rank of  (now called "5-star general").  Lieutenant General  becomes the first to have this rank.
 * - becomes a.
 * - The Japanese begin returning their land holdings to the  as part of the  reforms. (Traditional : June 17, 1869).
 * - The begins when the Japanese fire upon a Chinese warship.
 * - Writer sails to join the  where he will write his first successful stories.
 * - The invasion of  begins with U.S. troops landing at harbor of  [The land invasion, proper, began that day: Sea-based bombardment and shelling of the capital city of  had been occurring since May of 1898].
 * - becomes a  of.
 * - is founded.  of the  discovers that a key ingredient in  soup stock is  (MSG), and patents a process for manufacturing it.
 * - makes the first flight across the  in a heavier-than-air machine ( to ) in 37 minutes.
 * - Sir introduces the first  in  as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%).
 * - : First transatlantic two-way broadcast takes place.
 * - (TASS) is established.
 * - assassinate n Chancellor  in a failed coup attempt.
 * - orders the  to resist German invasion and make surrender illegal.
 * - : is forced out of office by his own   Grand Council and is replaced by.
 * - World War II: - One of the bloodiest days for s during the war: 18,444 casualties, including 5,021 killed.
 * - : An is detonated underwater in the lagoon of.
 * 1946  - At Club 500 in,  and  stage their first show as a  team.
 * - The U.S. non-incorporated colonial territory of adopts a "constitution" of local-limited powers, approved by the  in contravention of then-current.
 * - 45 miles south of, the Italian ocean liner ' collides with the ' in heavy and sinks the next day, killing 51.
 * - The (PRA) holds its first congress in.
 * - speech emphasizes that any attack on  is an attack on.
 * - : US President declares the, stating that the  now expects its n allies to take care of their own military defense. This was the start of the "Vietnamization" of the war.
 * -  space probe launched.
 * - The occurs.
 * - : 37 political prisoners at the Welikada high security prison in  were  by the fellow  prisoners.
 * -  Cosmonaut  becomes the first woman to perform a.
 * - launches a massive attack against  in what the Israelis call, and the Lebanese call.
 * 1993  - The  occurs in Kenilworth, Cape Town, South Africa.
 * - and  sign the, which formally ends the  that has existed between the nations since.
 * - A gas bottle in station Saint Michel of line B of the  ( regional train network). Eight were killed and 80 wounded.
 * - is sworn-in as 's 10th president and the first &mdash; formerly called "untouchable"&mdash; to hold this office.
 * -, a supersonic passenger jet, F-BTSC, crashes just after takeoff from  killing all 109 aboard and 4 on the ground.
 * - is sworn in as 's first woman president
 * - is sworn in as 's first woman president

Births

 * -, Duke of Poland (d. c. )
 * - (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, English politician (d. )
 * -, Japanese warlord (d. )
 * -, Italian diplomat (d. )
 * -, Scottish privy councillor (d. )
 * -, American general (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Scottish botanist (d. )
 * -, French explorer (d. )
 * -, American artist (d. )
 * -, 33rd (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, German writer (d. )
 * 1867  -, American painter (d. )
 * -, American illustrator (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * -, Swedish big-game hunter (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1894  -, Serbian assassin (d. )
 * -, French actress and singer (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American philosopher (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * 1905  -, writer and illustrator (d. )
 * -, American saxophonist (d. )
 * -, English cricketer (d. )
 * 1908  -, Indian musician (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Quebec politician (d. )
 * -, Canadian professional wrestler (d. )
 * -, American artist (d. )
 * -, French actor (d. )
 * 1920  -, English scientist (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * 1923  -, Swedish writer (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, French actor (d. )
 * 1927  -, Pakistani politician (d. )
 * -, American jazz bassist (d. )
 * -, Indian communist leader
 * 1929  -, Canadian hockey player (d. )
 * -, Canadian contralto
 * 1930  -, Polish-born Quebec writer and essayist (d. )
 * 1930  -, British jazz singer
 * -, American jazz trumpeter (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * 1935  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * 1935  -, Swedish communist leader
 * -, British racing driver
 * 1936  -, Australian architect
 * -, English archeologist
 * -, Polish-British cinematographer
 * 1941  -, American murder victim (d. )
 * -, Australian singer, guitarist and songwriter
 * -, English musician
 * -, Jamaican-Cuban singer
 * -, American bassist
 * -, American football player (d. )
 * -, Somali model
 * 1955  -, Finnish bodybuilder
 * -, American musician
 * -, Canadian snooker player
 * -, American actress
 * 1961  -, American actress
 * -, French Canadian politician
 * 1963  -, English chess player
 * -, American actress
 * -, American bassist
 * 1966  -, French Canadian singer
 * 1966  -, American politician
 * -, American actor
 * 1967  -, American actress
 * 1967  -, Norwegian football referee
 * -, American country music singer-songwriter
 * 1971  -, American baseball player
 * -, British singer
 * 1973  -, American actor
 * 1973  -, English footballer
 * 1973  -, American podcaster and writer
 * 1973  -, American actor
 * -, Japanese professional wrestler
 * 1974  -, American actor
 * -, American pornographic actress
 * 1976  -, Macedonian poet
 * 1976  -, Puerto Rican baseball player
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, World's first test tube baby
 * 1978  -, American football player
 * -, American singer
 * 1979  -, professional snooker player
 * -, French female rapper
 * 1980  -, American baseball player
 * 1980  -, Finnish racing driver
 * -, Finnish ice hockey player
 * -, American actor
 * -, Greek basketball player
 * -, American actor
 * 1985  -, Brazilian race car driver
 * -, American actor
 * -, Canadian model
 * 1988  -, Irish footballer
 * -, Canadian actor

Deaths

 * -, (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, German physician and chemist (b. )
 * -, English statesman (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, English-born President of Harvard University (b. )
 * -, German education reformer (b. )
 * 1790  -,  (b. )
 * -, American Continental Congressman (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, Russian poet and revolutionary (b. )
 * -, English poet (b. )
 * -, French surgeon (b. )
 * -, Scottish chemist and inventor (b. )
 * -, California outlaw
 * -, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. )
 * -, American religious leader (b. )
 * -, French perfume manufacturer (b. )
 * 1934  -,  (assassinated) (b. )
 * 1934  -, Ukrainian anarchist (b. )
 * -, English composer (b. )
 * -, Canadian jurist and Chief Justice (b. )
 * -, Italian neurologist (b. )
 * -, American composer (b. )
 * -, 12th (b. )
 * -, Russian poet, singer, and actor (b. )
 * -, Canadian-American cartoonist (b. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (b. )
 * 1984  -, American singer (b. )
 * -, American film director (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, Owner of Night Club
 * -, American actor and singer (b. )
 * -, American rock/soul/country musician (b. )
 * -, Swiss actor (b. )
 * -, American golfer (b. )
 * -, American jazz guitar virtuoso. (b. )
 * -, Egyptian existentialist philosopher (b. )
 * -, German aeronautical engineer (b. )
 * 2003  -, British film director (b. )
 * -, German jazz trombonist (b. )
 * -, First African-American U.S Navy Master Diver (b. )
 * -, German goal keeper (b )
 * 2007  -, American strongman competitor (b )
 * 2007  -, American strongman competitor (b )

Holidays and observances

 * festival in honor of the thunder god
 * - National Day ().
 * - (1952)
 * in, southern
 * in, southern
 * , martyr [in the fifteenth century often moved, usually to ; Paris, Bruges, in red]
 * /Cougat, martyr [England, Orden; Paris]
 * , Apostle, died 44 AD, patron saint of [common]
 * Translation of, , confessor (sometimes martyr) [Le Mans, Paris]
 * Dormition of, Mother of the Virgin Mary (Byzantine rite)