March 25 in History

Historical Events on March 25

1000 Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah assassinates the eunuch chief minister Barjawan and assumes control of the government.

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

1865 American Civil War: In Virginia, Confederate forces temporarily capture Fort Stedman from the Union.

1924 On the anniversary of Greek Independence, Alexandros Papanastasiou proclaims the Second Hellenic Republic.

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.

1969 During their honeymoon, John Lennon and Yoko Ono hold their first Bed-In for Peace at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel (until March 31).

1971 Bangladesh Liberation War: Beginning of Operation Searchlight by the Pakistan Armed Forces against East Pakistani civilians.

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).

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 Birthdays on March 25

1942 Aretha Franklin

1947 Elton John

1976 Wladimir Klitschko

1981 Danica Patrick

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Famous Deaths on March 25

1860 James Braid (surgeon)

1918 Claude Debussy

1931 Ida B. Wells

1975 Faisal of Saudi Arabia

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