April 25
Overview
Holidays & Observances
Anzac Day(Australia,New Zealand,Tonga)
Anzac Day is observed on April 25 to honor members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who served in World War I and other conflicts.
Christianfeast day:
Giovanni Battista Piamarta, Major Rogation(Western Christianity), Mark the Evangelist, Maughold, Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur, Philo and Agathopodes, Anianus of Alexandria, April 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
April 25 is observed in Christian traditions as the feast day of several saints and as a day of rogation and liturgical observance.
Freedom Day(Portugal)
Freedom Day in Portugal commemorates the peaceful Carnation Revolution of April 25, 1974, which ended decades of dictatorship.
Liberation Day(Italy)
Italy’s Liberation Day marks the end of Nazi occupation and the fall of fascism on April 25, 1945.
Military Foundation Day(North Korea)
Military Foundation Day in North Korea commemorates the founding of the Korean People’s Army.
World Malaria Day
World Malaria Day raises awareness of the global malaria epidemic and promotes efforts to control and eliminate the disease.
Giovanni Battista Piamarta
The feast day of Saint Giovanni Battista Piamarta, an Italian priest known for his work with youth and education.
Major Rogation(Western Christianity)
Major Rogation is a Western Christian observance of prayer, fasting, and processions to bless the fields and seek divine protection.
Mark the Evangelist
The feast day of Saint Mark the Evangelist, traditionally credited with writing the Gospel of Mark.
Events
Admiral Lysander and King Pausanias of Sparta blockade Athens and bring the Peloponnesian War to a successful conclusion.
In 404 BC, Spartan commander Lysander and King Pausanias blockaded Athens, forcing its surrender and ending the Peloponnesian War.
The Battle of Bagrevand puts an end to an Armenian rebellion against the Abbasid Caliphate. Muslim control over the South Caucasus is solidified and its Islamization begins, while several major Armenian nakharar families lose power and their remnants flee to the Byzantine Empire.
The 775 Battle of Bagrevand crushed an Armenian uprising against the Abbasid Caliphate, cementing Muslim rule in the South Caucasus.
After mistreatment and disfigurement by the citizens of Rome, Pope Leo III flees to the Frankish court of king Charlemagne at Paderborn for protection.
In 799, Pope Leo III fled Rome after being attacked by nobles and sought the protection of Charlemagne at Paderborn.
The name Zagreb was mentioned for the first time in the Felician Charter relating to the establishment of the Zagreb Bishopric around 1094.
The name Zagreb appears for the first time in 1134 in the Felician Charter related to the founding of the Zagreb Bishopric.
Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar.
On April 25, 1607, during the Eighty Years’ War, a Dutch fleet destroyed the anchored Spanish squadron at Gibraltar, securing naval supremacy.
Transition from Ming to Qing: The Chongzhen Emperor, the last Emperor of Ming China, commits suicide during a peasant rebellion led by Li Zicheng.
In 1644, the Chongzhen Emperor of Ming China took his own life as peasant rebel forces led by Li Zicheng overtook Beijing, ending the Ming dynasty.
A coalition of Britain, the Netherlands and Portugal is defeated by a Franco-Spanish army at Almansa (Spain) in the War of the Spanish Succession.
The 1707 Battle of Almansa saw Bourbon forces defeat an allied British, Dutch, and Portuguese army, proving pivotal in the War of the Spanish Succession.
Highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier becomes the first person executed by guillotine.
Nicolas J. Pelletier became the first person executed by guillotine in France on April 25, 1792, heralding a new era of capital punishment.
"La Marseillaise" (the French national anthem) is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.
In 1792, Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle composed "La Marseillaise", which would become the enduring national anthem of France.
Births
Louis IX of France
King of France from 1226 to 1270 who led crusades and was later canonized as Saint Louis.
Conrad IV of Germany
King of Germany and titular King of Jerusalem who ruled during a tumultuous period in the Holy Roman Empire.
Edward II of England
King of England from 1307 to 1327, known for his tumultuous reign and conflicts with the nobility.
Roger Mortimer
English nobleman and politician who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and later led a rebellion against Edward II.
Georg Major
German Lutheran theologian and scholar who played a key role in the Protestant Reformation.
Francesco Patrizi
Italian Renaissance philosopher and scientist known for his critiques of Aristotelianism and contributions to natural science.
Oliver Cromwell
English military leader and statesman who served as Lord Protector and shaped the course of the English Commonwealth.
Roger Boyle
English soldier, statesman, and writer who served under Charles I and founded the Orrery title.
Johann Heinrich Buttstett
German Baroque organist and composer noted for his complex contrapuntal works.
Deaths
Rusticus
Saint Rusticus (455–501) served as Archbishop of Lyon and was venerated for his devout leadership.
Smbat VII Bagratuni
Smbat VII Bagratuni was an Armenian prince from the Bagratuni dynasty who defended his homeland against external forces.
Mushegh VI Mamikonian
Mushegh VI Mamikonian was an Armenian noble from the Mamikonian house who fought at the Battle of Bagrevand.
Zhang Wenwei
Zhang Wenwei served as a chancellor during the late Tang dynasty and was respected for his administrative skill.
Herman I
Herman I was the first Margrave of Baden who established his family's rule in the Holy Roman Empire.
Géza I of Hungary (c.1040–1077) was King of Hungary who consolidated royal authority after a period of civil unrest.
Emperor Antoku (1178–1185) was a child emperor whose reign ended tragically at the Battle of Dan-no-ura.
Hermann I
Hermann I (1165–1217), known as 'the Hard', was Landgrave of Thuringia who promoted culture and territorial expansion.
Queen Isabella II of Jerusalem, also known as Yolande of Brienne (1212–1228), ruled in a turbulent era and married Emperor Frederick II.