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TODAY IN HISTORY

April 25

Saturday, April 25, 2026

Day 114 of 2026 | Week 17 | 245 days until Christmas 🎅

HISTORIC EVENTS

1
2015

At least 8,962 are killed in Nepal after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal.

2
2014

The Flint water crisis begins when officials at Flint, Michigan switch the city's water supply to the Flint River, leading to lead and bacteria contamination.

3
2007

Boris Yeltsin's funeral: The first to be sanctioned by the Russian Orthodox Church for a head of state since the funeral of Emperor Alexander III in 1894.

4
2005

The final piece of the Obelisk of Axum is returned to Ethiopia after being stolen by the invading Italian army in 1937.

5
2005

A seven-car commuter train derails and crashes into an apartment building near Amagasaki Station in Japan, killing 107, including the driver.

6
2005

Bulgaria and Romania sign the Treaty of Accession 2005 to join the European Union.

7
2004

The March for Women's Lives brings over one million protesters, mostly pro-choice, to Washington D.C. to protest the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, and other restrictions on abortion.

8
2001

President George W. Bush pledges U.S. military support in the event of a Chinese attack on Taiwan.

9
1990

Violeta Chamorro takes office as the President of Nicaragua, the first woman to hold the position.

10
1983

Cold War: American schoolgirl Samantha Smith is invited to visit the Soviet Union by its leader Yuri Andropov after he read her letter in which she expressed fears about nuclear war.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

2019 Nobel Prize for Physics

born in Winnipeg

1967 Angel Martino

American 50m/100m freestyle swimmer (Olympic gold/2 br-92

1966 Isabelle Pasco

French actress (Ave Maria) and model (Elle

1965 Eric Avery

American musician (Jane's Addiction

1964 Andy Bell

English singer (Erasure - "Aftermath (Here We Go)"; "Oh L'Amour")

1964 Fiona Bruce

British broadcast journalist (BBC News) and television presenter (Antiques Roadshow

1964 Jamie Siddons

Australian cricketer (Victorian & SA batsman ODI for Aust 1988)

1964 Wisit Sasanatieng

Thai film director (Tears of the Black Tiger)

1963 Marcos Ferrufino

Bolivian soccer defender (9 caps; Bolívar 252 games) and manager (San José

1963 Paul Wassif

English folk and blues guitarist

1963 Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu

French actress known for "Emily in Paris"

1962 American lawyer and NBA Commissioner

born in Rye

1961 Agneta Andersson

Swedish sprint canoer (Olympic gold K-1 500 1984

1961 Dinesh D'Souza

Indian-American author (2016: Obama's America)

1961 Truls Mørk

Norwegian concert cellist

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