Brumadinho dam disaster
A mining company's dam collapses in Brumadinho, Brazil, a south-eastern city, killing 270 people.
What happened on January 25
37 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1533 to 2025.
Standout on January 25
2018
Ariane 5
An Ariane 5 rocket is launched carrying SES-14, Al Yah 3, and NASA's Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk, but the satellites end up in the wrong orbit.
About January 25
January 25 is the 25th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 25 of 365 (25 in leap years)340 days left in the year (341 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Sunday in 2026, Monday in 2027, Tuesday in 2028, Thursday in 2029, Friday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 4 of 2026 · Q1
- Zodiac sign
- ♒ Aquarius (January 20 – February 18)
- Season
- Winter in the north · Summer in the south
- January birthstone
- Garnetprotection, friendship and trust
- January birth flower
- Carnation / Snowdroplove, devotion and hope
- Next occurrence
- In 90 days
- Roman numerals
- XXV.Iday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 40thChris O'Grady1986
- 40thNational Resistance Movement1986
- 30thAdama Traoré (footballer, born 1996)1996
- 30thBilly Bailey1996
- 30thMohamed Hany1996
- 30thSeunghee1996
- 25thElisabetta Cocciaretto2001
- 20thLucha libre2006
January 25 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Nothing recorded
- 25 years ago2001
- Elisabetta Cocciaretto
- 50 years ago1976
- Nothing recorded
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on January 25 — ages this year
- 2004Laila Edwardsturns 22
- 2002Lil Moseyturns 24
- 2001Elisabetta Cocciarettoturns 25
- 1997Noah Hanifinturns 29
- 1996Seungheeturns 30
- 1996Mohamed Hanyturns 30
Historical events 37
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Ariane 5
An Ariane 5 rocket is launched carrying SES-14, Al Yah 3, and NASA's Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk, but the satellites end up in the wrong orbit.
Mamasapano clash
A clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao in the Philippines kills 44 members of Special Action Force (SAF), at least 18 from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and five from the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters.
2013 Uribana prison riot
At least 50 people are killed and 120 people are injured in a prison riot in Barquisimeto, Venezuela.
Arab Spring
Arab Spring: The Egyptian revolution began with protests on the "Day of Anger", eventually leading to the removal of President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years of rule.
Timeline of the Egyptian revolution of 2011
The first wave of the Egyptian revolution begins throughout the country, marked by street demonstrations, rallies, acts of civil disobedience, riots, labour strikes, and violent clashes.
Avatar (2009 film)
Avatar, a science-fiction film directed by James Cameron, became the highest-grossing film of all time.
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409, en route to Addis Ababa, crashed into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after takeoff from Beirut, Lebanon, killing all 90 people on board.
OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb
Three independent observing campaigns announced the discovery of OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb, a super-Earth 21,500 ± 3,300 light-years away from Earth near the center of the Milky Way.
Lucha libre
Mexican professional wrestler Juana Barraza is arrested in connection with the serial killing of at least ten elderly women.
Mandher Devi temple stampede
A stampede at the Mandhradevi temple in Maharashtra, India kills at least 258.
Mars Exploration Rover
Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity landed on Mars and rolled into Eagle crater, a small crater on the Meridiani Planum.
2003 invasion of Iraq
Invasion of Iraq: A group of people leave London, England, for Baghdad, Iraq, to serve as human shields, intending to prevent the U.S.-led coalition troops from bombing certain locations.
Moment magnitude scale
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hits western Colombia killing at least 1,000.
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam detonated a truck bomb at the sacred Buddhist Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, killing 17 people.
Pope John Paul II
During a historic visit to Cuba, Pope John Paul II demands political reforms and the release of political prisoners while condemning US attempts to isolate the country.
Billy Bailey
Billy Bailey becomes the last person to be hanged in the United States.
Norwegian rocket incident
The Norwegian rocket incident: Russia almost launches a nuclear attack after it mistakes Black Brant XII, a Norwegian research rocket, for a US Trident missile.
Black Brant (rocket)
A team of Norwegian and American scientists launched a Black Brant XII sounding rocket, which was mistaken by Russian forces for a Trident missile.
Clementine (spacecraft)
The spacecraft Clementine by BMDO and NASA is launched.
Mir Aimal Kansi
Pakistani national Mir Aimal Kansi shot five people outside the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, Virginia, killing two.
1993 CIA headquarters shooting
Five people are shot outside the CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Two are killed and three wounded.
Avianca Flight 052
Avianca Flight 52 ran out of fuel on approach to John F. Kennedy International Airport and crashed into the village of Cove Neck, New York, resulting in the deaths of 73 people.
National Resistance Movement
The National Resistance Movement topples the government of Tito Okello in Uganda.
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa is honored with India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna.
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II starts his first official papal visits outside Italy to The Bahamas, Dominican Republic, and Mexico.
Idi Amin
Idi Amin seized power from Ugandan president Milton Obote in a coup d'état, beginning eight years of military rule.
South Vietnam
South Vietnamese junta leader Nguyễn Cao Kỳ fired his rival Nguyễn Hữu Có while the latter was overseas on a diplomatic visit.
Chetniks
Representatives of the Chetnik movement began a four-day congress to organise political opposition to the Allied support of the communist-led Yugoslav Partisans in Yugoslavia.
Alt Llobregat insurrection
The Alt Llobregat insurrection was suppressed in central Catalonia, and over 100 Catalan anarchist activists were arrested and deported.
Armed merchantman
Serving as a British armed merchant cruiser, Laurentic (pictured) was sunk by German naval mines off the northern coast of Ireland, resulting in 354 deaths.
Nellie Bly
American journalist Nellie Bly (pictured) completed a circumnavigation of the globe by land and sea in a then-record-breaking 72 days.
Thomas Hardy (political reformer)
Thomas Hardy founded the London Corresponding Society to seek a "radical reform of parliament", later influencing the reform movements of early-19th-century England.
Port Egmont
Port Egmont, the first British colony in the Falkland Islands, was founded.
Amaro Pargo
Privateer Amaro Pargo was declared a hidalgo, a member of the Spanish nobility.
Province of Carolina
English colonists from the Province of Carolina and their native allies began a series of raids against the largely peaceful population of Apalachee in Spanish Florida.
Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn (depicted), already pregnant with the future Elizabeth I, secretly married Henry VIII of England in the second of his six marriages.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
Neagu Djuvara
Neagu Djuvara, Romanian historian, essayist, philosopher, journalist, novelist and diplomat (born 1916)
Heini Halberstam
Heini Halberstam, Czech-English mathematician and academic (born 1926)
Arthur Doyle
Arthur Doyle, American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and flute player (born 1944)
Martial Asselin
Martial Asselin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 25th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (born 1924)
Kevin Heffernan (Gaelic footballer)
Kevin Heffernan, Irish footballer and manager (born 1929)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Betico Croes
Betico Day (Aruba)
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Christian feast day: The last day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (Christian ecumenism)
Dwynwen
Christian feast day: Dydd Santes Dwynwen (Wales)
Public holidays in Indonesia
National Nutrition Day (Indonesia)
January 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: January 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Gregory of Nazianzus
Christian feast day: Gregory the Theologian (Eastern (Byzantine) Catholic Church)
Conversion of Paul the Apostle
Christian feast day: Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul (Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican and Lutheran churches, which concludes the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Burns supper
Burns Night (Scotland)
Spread across the centuries
- 16th century1
- 18th century4
- 19th century1
- 20th century35
- 21st century36
Earliest: Anne Boleyn (1533). Most recent: Gloria Romero (2025).
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.
Nearby and related
Questions about January 25
What day of the year is January 25?
January 25 is the 25th day of the year, with 340 days left after it.
What star sign is January 25?
January 25 falls under Aquarius (January 20 – February 18), a air sign ruled by Uranus (traditionally Saturn). The birthstone for the month is Garnet.
How many things happened on January 25?
We record 85 entries for January 25: 37 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1533 to 2025.
Who was born on January 25?
Laila Edwards (2004) is among the notable births on January 25. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the January 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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