April 25 in History

Historical Events on April 25

1862 American Civil War: Forces under U.S. Admiral David Farragut demand the surrender of the Confederate city of New Orleans, Louisiana.

1898 Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain.

1938 U.S. Supreme Court delivers its opinion in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins and overturns a century of federal common law.

1951 Korean War: Assaulting Chinese forces are forced to withdraw after heavy fighting with UN forces, primarily made up of Australian and Canadian troops, at the Battle of Kapyong.

1972 Vietnam War: Nguyen Hue Offensive: The North Vietnamese 320th Division forces 5,000 South Vietnamese troops to retreat and traps about 2,500 others northwest of Kontum.

1982 Israel completes its withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula per the Camp David Accords.

1988 In Israel, John Demjanjuk is sentenced to death for war crimes committed in World War II.

2005 Bulgaria and Romania sign accession treaties to join the European Union.

2015 Nearly 9,100 are killed after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal.

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Famous Birthdays on April 25

1284 Edward II of England

1529 Francesco Patrizi

1947 Johan Cruyff

1987 Jay Park

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Famous Deaths on April 25

1690 David Teniers the Younger

1944 George Herriman

2006 Jane Jacobs

2009 Bea Arthur

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