What happened on August 25

35 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1258 to 2026.

Voyager 1

Standout on August 25

2012

Voyager 1

Historical event · 14 years ago

Voyager 1 spacecraft enters interstellar space, becoming the first man-made object to do so.

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About August 25

August 25 is the 237th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.

Day of the year
Day 237 of 365 (238 in leap years)128 days left in the year (128 in leap years)
Falls on
Tuesday in 2026, Wednesday in 2027, Friday in 2028, Saturday in 2029, Sunday in 2030
Week
ISO week 35 of 2026 · Q3
Zodiac sign
♍ Virgo (August 23 – September 22)
Season
Summer in the north · Winter in the south
August birthstone
Peridot / Spinel / Sardonyxstrength, good fortune and calm
August birth flower
Gladiolus / Poppystrength of character and remembrance
Next occurrence
In 302 days
Roman numerals
XXV.VIIIday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool

Anniversaries in 2026

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August 25 through the years

10 years ago2016
Marvin Kaplan
25 years ago2001
Aaliyah
50 years ago1976
Nothing recorded
100 years ago1926
Nothing recorded
200 years ago1826
Nothing recorded

Born on August 25 — ages this year

Historical events 35

A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.

Historical event20179 years ago

Conflict in Rakhine State (2016–present)

Conflict in Rakhine State (2016–present): One hundred seventy people are killed in at least 26 separate attacks carried out by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, leading to the governments of Myanmar and Malaysia designating the group as a terrorist organisation.

Historical event20179 years ago

Hurricane Harvey

Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Texas as a powerful Category 4 hurricane, the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the United States since 2004.

Voyager 1

Historical event201214 years ago

Voyager 1

Voyager 1 spacecraft enters interstellar space, becoming the first man-made object to do so.

Historical event201214 years ago

Richard III of England

The skeleton of King Richard III of England was discovered under a car park in Leicester.

NASA

Historical event201214 years ago

NASA

The NASA space probe Voyager 1 became the first man-made object to enter interstellar space.

Historical event201115 years ago

Mexican drug war

Mexican drug war: Fifty-two people were killed in an arson attack at a casino in Monterrey, Mexico.

Historical event201115 years ago

2011 Monterrey casino attack

Fifty-two people are killed during an arson attack caused by members of the drug cartel Los Zetas.

Historical event201016 years ago

Filair

A Filair Let L-410 Turbolet crashes on approach to Bandundu Airport, killing 20.

Historical event200620 years ago

Pavlo Lazarenko

Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Lazarenko is sentenced to nine years imprisonment for money laundering, wire fraud, and extortion.

Historical event200521 years ago

Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in Florida.

NASA

Historical event200323 years ago

NASA

NASA successfully launches the Spitzer Space Telescope into space.

Historical event200125 years ago

Aaliyah

American singer Aaliyah and several members of her record company were killed when their overloaded aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Marsh Harbour Airport in The Bahamas.

Historical event199729 years ago

Egon Krenz

Egon Krenz, the former East German leader, is convicted of a shoot-to-kill policy at the Berlin Wall.

Historical event199135 years ago

Belarus

Belarus gains its independence from the Soviet Union.

Historical event199135 years ago

Linus Torvalds

Linus Torvalds announces the first version of what will become Linux.

Historical event199135 years ago

Battle of Vukovar

The Battle of Vukovar begins. An 87-day siege of Vukovar by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), supported by various Serb paramilitary forces, between August and November 1991 (during the Croatian War of Independence).

NASA

Historical event198937 years ago

NASA

The NASA spacecraft Voyager 2 made its closest approach to Neptune and provided definitive proof of the existence of the planet's rings (pictured).

Historical event198937 years ago

Pakistan International Airlines Flight 404

Pakistan International Airlines Flight 404, carrying 54 people, disappears over the Himalayas after takeoff from Gilgit Airport in Pakistan. The aircraft was never found.

Historical event198937 years ago

Voyager 2

Voyager 2 spacecraft makes its closest approach to Neptune, the last planet in the Solar System at the time, due to Pluto being within Neptune's orbit from 1979 to 1999.

Historical event198541 years ago

Bar Harbor Airlines Flight 1808

Bar Harbor Airlines Flight 1808 crashes near Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport in Auburn, Maine, killing all eight people on board including peace activist and child actress Samantha Smith.

Historical event198145 years ago

Voyager 2

Voyager 2 spacecraft makes its closest approach to Saturn.

Jahrhundertring

Historical event198046 years ago

Jahrhundertring

The last performance of the Jahrhundertring at the Bayreuth Festival receives ovations of 45 minutes.

Historical event198046 years ago

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe joins the United Nations.

Historical event197551 years ago

Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen released his commercial breakthrough album, Born to Run.

George Lincoln Rockwell

Historical event196759 years ago

George Lincoln Rockwell

George Lincoln Rockwell, founder of the American Nazi Party, is assassinated by a former member of his group.

Historical event196759 years ago

American Nazi Party

Founder of the American Nazi Party George Lincoln Rockwell was assassinated by John Patler, a former member of his group.

World War II

Historical event194284 years ago

World War II

World War II: Japanese forces attacked the Australian base at Milne Bay during the New Guinea campaign.

World War I

Historical event1914112 years ago

World War I

World War I: During the sack of Louvain in Belgium, German troops burned the town's Catholic university, destroying hundreds of medieval manuscripts.

Historical event1875151 years ago

Matthew Webb

Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel, doing so in approximately 21 hours 40 minutes.

Historical event1835191 years ago

The Sun (New York City)

The New York Sun perpetrated the Great Moon Hoax, publishing articles about the supposed discovery of life on the Moon (lithograph pictured).

Seven Years' War

Historical event1758268 years ago

Seven Years' War

Seven Years' War: Prussian forces engaged the Russians at the Battle of Zorndorf in present-day Sarbinowo, Poland.

Galileo Galilei

Historical event1609417 years ago

Galileo Galilei

Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei (pictured) demonstrated his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.

Historical event1537489 years ago

Honourable Artillery Company

The Honourable Artillery Company, now the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, was granted a royal charter by Henry VIII.

Historical event1270756 years ago

Philip III of France

Philip III became King of France following the death of his father Louis IX during the Eighth Crusade.

Historical event1258768 years ago

George Mouzalon

George Mouzalon, the regent of the Empire of Nicaea, was assassinated as part of a conspiracy led by nobles under the future emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos.

Births 20

A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.

Dowoon
Photo: http://gamzatti55.tistory.com · CC BY 4.0

Birth199531 years ago

Dowoon

Dowoon, South Korean musician

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Deaths 20

A notable person who died on this day.

Dolly Parton
Photo: White House photo by Eric Draper · Public domain

Death20260 years ago

Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton, American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist and businesswoman (born 1946)

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Enrique Zileri
Photo: Congreso de la República del Perú · CC BY 2.5

Death201412 years ago

Enrique Zileri

Enrique Zileri, Peruvian journalist and publisher (born 1931)

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Death201412 years ago

Marcel Masse

Marcel Masse, Canadian educator and politician, 29th Canadian Minister of National Defence (born 1936)

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Death201313 years ago

Liu Fuzhi

Liu Fuzhi, Chinese academic and politician, 3rd Minister of Justice for China (born 1917)

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Holidays & observances 8

A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.

Holiday / observanceEvery year

Genesius of Rome

Christian feast day: Genesius of Rome

Holiday / observanceEvery year

Gregory of Utrecht

Christian feast day: Gregory of Utrecht

Holiday / observanceEvery year

Louis IX of France

Christian feast day: Louis IX of France

Holiday / observanceEvery year

Genesius of Arles

Christian feast day: Genesius of Arles

Holiday / observanceEvery year

Ginés de la Jara

Christian feast day: Ginés de la Jara (or Genesius of Cartagena)

Holiday / observanceEvery year

Aredius

Christian feast day: Aredius

Holiday / observanceEvery year

Joseph Calasanz

Christian feast day: Joseph Calasanz

Spread across the centuries

  • 13th century2
  • 16th century1
  • 17th century1
  • 18th century1
  • 19th century2
  • 20th century33
  • 21st century35

Earliest: George Mouzalon (1258). Most recent: Tim Curry (2026).

What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
Historical events
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Births
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Deaths
A notable person who died on this day.
Milestones
A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
Holidays & observances
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Standout / notable
Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.

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Questions about August 25

What day of the year is August 25?

August 25 is the 237th day of the year, with 128 days left after it.

What star sign is August 25?

August 25 falls under Virgo (August 23 – September 22), a earth sign ruled by Mercury. The birthstone for the month is Peridot or Spinel or Sardonyx.

How many things happened on August 25?

We record 83 entries for August 25: 35 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1258 to 2026.

Who was born on August 25?

Kimi Antonelli (2006) is among the notable births on August 25. The births section lists the rest.

How often is the August 25 page updated?

The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.

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