Today In History. What Happened This Day In History
A Timeline Of Events That Occurred On This Day In History
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.
Today in History
July 25
| 326 | Emperor Constantine refuses to carry out traditional pagan sacrifices. | |
| 1394 | Charles VI of France issues a decree for the general expulsion of Jews from France. | |
| 1564 | Maximillian II becomes emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. | |
| 1587 | Hideyoshi bans Christianity in Japan and orders all Christians to leave. | |
| 1759 | British forces defeat a French army at Fort Niagara in Canada. | |
| 1799 | On his way back from Syria, Napoleon Bonaparte defeats the Ottomans at Aboukir, Egypt. | |
| 1814 | British and American forces fight each other to a standoff at Lundy's Lane, Canada. | |
| 1845 | China grants Belgium equal trading rights with Britain, France and the United States. | |
| 1867 | President Andrew Johnson signs an act creating the territory of Wyoming. | |
| 1850 | Gold is discovered in the Rogue River in Oregon, extending the quest for gold up the Pacific coast. | |
| 1861 | The Crittenden Resolution, calling for the American Civil War to be fought to preserve the Union and not for slavery, is passed by Congress. | |
| 1894 | Japanese forces sink the British steamer Kowshing which was bringing Chinese reinforcements to Korea. | |
| 1909 | French aviator Louis Bleriot becomes the first man to fly across the English Channel in an airplane. | |
| 1914 | Russia declares that it will act to protect Serbian sovereignty. | |
| 1924 | Greece announces the deportation of 50,000 Armenians. | |
| 1934 | Austrian chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss is shot and killed by Nazis. | |
| 1941 | The U.S. government freezes Japanese and Chinese assets. | |
| 1943 | Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini is overthrown in a coup. | |
| 1944 | Allied forces begin the breakthrough of German lines in Normandy. | |
| 1978 | The first test-tube baby, Louis Brown, is born in Oldham, England. | |
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Born on July 25 |
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| 1844 | Thomas Eakins, American painter. | |
| 1848 | Arthur James Balfour, Prime Minister of England (1902-1905). | |
| 1853 | David Belasco, actor, playwright and producer. | |
| 1880 | Morris Raphel Cohen, American philosopher and mathematician. | |
| 1902 | Eric Hoffer, American longshoreman and philosopher (The True Believer, Before the Sabbath), | |
| 1907 | Johnny Hodges, jazz musician. | |
| 1927 | Midge Decter, writer and editor. | |
| 1935 | Barbara Harris, actress. | |
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