All Events

Historical Events on March 25

  • Fatimid

    1000

    Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah assassinates the eunuch chief minister Barjawan and assumes control of the government.

  • Greek War of Independence

    1821

    Traditional date of the start of the Greek War of Independence. The war had actually begun on 23 February 1821 (Julian calendar).

  • American Civil War

    1865

    American Civil War: In Virginia, Confederate forces temporarily capture Fort Stedman from the Union.

  • Greek War of Independence

    1924

    On the anniversary of Greek Independence, Alexandros Papanastasiou proclaims the Second Hellenic Republic.

  • Civil Rights Movement

    1965

    Civil rights activists led by Martin Luther King Jr. successfully complete their 4-day 50-mile march from Selma to the capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.

  • John Lennon

    1969

    During their honeymoon, John Lennon and Yoko Ono hold their first Bed-In for Peace at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel (until March 31).

  • Bangladesh Liberation War

    1971

    Bangladesh Liberation War: Beginning of Operation Searchlight by the Pakistan Armed Forces against East Pakistani civilians.

  • European Union

    1996

    The European Union's Veterinarian Committee bans the export of British beef and its by-products as a result of mad cow disease (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy).

  • Belarus

    2006

    Protesters demanding a new election in Belarus, following the rigged Belarusian presidential election, 2006, clash with riot police. Opposition leader Aleksander Kozulin is among several protesters arrested.

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Famous Deaths on March 25

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