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This Day in History on 25th April
The historical events hold a lot of value for aspirants who are sitting for UPSC competitive exams including the IAS Exam.
On this page, we will list all historical events that occurred on 25th April. The students can refer to them while preparing for all competitive exams and banking exams.
Important Days
- Anzac Day (Australia, New Zealand)
- Freedom Day (Portugal)
- Liberation Day (Italy)
- Flag Day (Swaziland)
Important Events
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.
1792: “La Marseillaise” (the French national anthem) is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.
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.
1859: British and French engineers break ground for the Suez Canal.
1953: Watson and Creek’s dissertation on the intricacies of the DNA molecule published in the journal Nature.
1954: The first practical solar cell publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories.
1961: Robert Noyce granted a patent for an integrated circuit.
1982: The first color broadcast on television in Delhi.
1989: Sri Lankan Parliament decided to grant voting rights to 330,000 Tamils of Indian descent.
2000: Supreme Court allowed the controversial Almatti dam to be raised to 519.6 meters.
2015: A magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook Nepal, killed at least 9,100 people.
Birthday / Anniversary
1228: Conrad IV of Germany (d. 1254)
1284: Edward II of England (d. 1327)
1743: Raj Singh II, the Maharana of Mewar Kingdom.
1794: Nasir-Ud-Daulah, Nizam of Hyderabad, a princely state of British India.
1819: Jai Singh III, the Maharaja of Jaipur State.
1874: Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian inventor, and electrical engineer.
1919: Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, an Indian National Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
1940: Al Pacino, an American actor, and filmmaker.
1961: Dinesh D’Souza, Indian-American journalist and author
1964: R. P. N. Singh, Indian politician
1987: Arijit Singh, an Indian playback singer.
Death / Death Anniversary
1185: Emperor Antoku of Japan (b. 1178)
1295: Sancho IV of Castile (b. 1258)
1644: Chongzhen Emperor of China (b. 1611)
1740: Bajirao Peshwa I
1840: Siméon Denis Poisson, French mathematician and physicist (b. 1781)
1968: Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, an Indian Hindustani classical vocalist, from the Patiala Gharana.
2002: Indra Devi, a pioneering teacher of yoga.
2003: Lynn Chadwick, an English sculptor, and artist.
2005: Ranganathananda, the 13th president of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission.
2005: Swami Ranganathananda, Indian monk and educator (b. 1908)