Year 1707
A coalition of England, the Netherlands and Portugal is defeated by a Franco-Spanish army at Almansa (Spain) in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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25 April: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 25 April.
Observances & Special Days
Anzac Day (Australia, New Zealand)
Freedom Day (Portugal)
Liberation Day (Italy)
Flag Day (Swaziland)
Year 1792
"La Marseillaise" (the French national anthem) is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.
Year 1829
Charles Fremantle arrives in HMS Challenger off the coast of modern-day Western Australia prior to declaring the Swan River Colony for the United Kingdom.
Year 1859
British and French engineers break ground for the Suez Canal.
Year 1953
Watson and Creek’s dissertation on the intricacies of the DNA molecule published in the journal Nature.
Year 1954
The first practical solar cell publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Year 1961
Robert Noyce granted a patent for an integrated circuit.
Year 1982
The first color broadcast on television in Delhi.
Year 1989
Sri Lankan Parliament decided to grant voting rights to 330,000 Tamils of Indian descent.
Year 2000
Supreme Court allowed the controversial Almatti dam to be raised to 519.6 meters.
Year 2015
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook Nepal, killed at least 9,100 people.
Born 1228
Conrad IV of Germany (d. 1254)
Born 1284
Edward II of England (d. 1327)
Born 1743
Raj Singh II, the Maharana of Mewar Kingdom.
Born 1794
Nasir-Ud-Daulah, Nizam of Hyderabad, a princely state of British India.
Born 1819
Jai Singh III, the Maharaja of Jaipur State.
Born 1874
Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian inventor, and electrical engineer.
Born 1919
Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, an Indian National Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
Born 1940
Al Pacino, an American actor, and filmmaker.
Born 1961
Dinesh D'Souza, Indian-American journalist and author
Born 1964
R. P. N. Singh, Indian politician
Born 1987
Arijit Singh, an Indian playback singer.
Died 1185
Emperor Antoku of Japan (b. 1178)
Died 1295
Sancho IV of Castile (b. 1258)
Died 1644
Chongzhen Emperor of China (b. 1611)
Died 1740
Bajirao Peshwa I
Died 1840
Siméon Denis Poisson, French mathematician and physicist (b. 1781)
Died 1968
Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, an Indian Hindustani classical vocalist, from the Patiala Gharana.
Died 2002
Indra Devi, a pioneering teacher of yoga.
Died 2003
Lynn Chadwick, an English sculptor, and artist.
Died 2005
Ranganathananda, the 13th president of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission.
Died 2005
Swami Ranganathananda, Indian monk and educator (b. 1908)