Historical events on April 25
APRIL 25, 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.
World War I or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the
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APRIL 25, 1920
At the San Remo conference, the principal Allies of World War I passed a resolution allocating League of Nations mandates for the administration of former Ottoman territories in the Middle East.
The San Remo conference was an international meeting of the post-World War I Allied Supreme Council as an outgrowth of the Paris
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APRIL 25, 1644
Ming–Qing transition: The Ming dynasty of China fell when the Chongzhen Emperor committed suicide during a peasant rebellion led by Li Zicheng.
The transition from Ming to Qing or the Manchu conquest of China from 1618 to 1683 saw the transition between two major
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APRIL 25, 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.
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was a British stateswoman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990
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APRIL 25, 1960
The U.S. Navy submarine Triton (pictured) completed the first submerged circumnavigation of the world.
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is the world's most
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APRIL 25, 775
The Abbasid army won a decisive victory over the forces of rebelling Armenian princes at the Battle of Bagrevand.
The Abbasid Caliphate or Abbasid Empire was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty
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APRIL 25, 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.
The First English Civil War took place in England and Wales from 1642 to 1646, and forms part of the 1639 to
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APRIL 25, 1946
Two passenger trains collided in Naperville, Illinois, leaving 45 people dead and some 125 injured.
The Naperville train disaster occurred April 25, 1946, on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad at Loomis Street in Naperville, Illinois, when
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APRIL 25, 2015
Nepal was struck by a magnitude-7.8 earthquake, killing more than 8,000 people.
The April 2015 Nepal earthquake killed 8,962 people and injured 21,952 across the countries of Nepal, India, China and Bangladesh. It occurred
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APRIL 25, 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.
Violeta Barrios Torres de Chamorro is a former Nicaraguan politician who served as the 55th President of Nicaragua from 1990 to 1997.
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APRIL 25, 799
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.
Pope Leo III was bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 26 December 795 to his death. Protected by
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APRIL 25, 1932
Gladys Elinor Watkins consecrated the carillon of the National War Memorial in Wellington, New Zealand (dedication pictured).
Gladys Elinor Watkins was a New Zealand music teacher, singer, and pianist. However, she is most notable for being the first official
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APRIL 25, 1964
109 individuals were arrested in a police raid on a gay bar near Chicago.
The Fun Lounge police raid was a 1964 police raid that targeted Louie's Fun Lounge, a gay bar near Chicago, Illinois, United
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