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25 Apr 1185
Sea battle at Dan-no-ura Minamoto Yoritomo beats Taira-family
25 Apr 1507
German cartographer Martin Waldseemller first to use the name America on his world map Universalis Cosmographia
25 Apr 1607
Battle at Gibraltar Dutch fleet beats Spanish Portuguese fleet
25 Apr 1607
Shortly before making landfall in America Captain Edward Maria Wingfield is named President of the Jamestown governing council
25 Apr 1626
Battle at the Dessau bridge Albrecht von Wallenstein beats Ernst von Mansfeld
25 Apr 1707
Battle of Almansa Franco-Spanish forces defeat British and Portuguese
25 Apr 1792
Guillotine first used in France executes highwayman Nicolas Pelletier
25 Apr 1792
La Marseillaise later the national anthem of France is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg
25 Apr 1829
Charles Fremantle arrives in HMS Challenger off the coast of modern-day Western Australia prior to declaring the Swan River Colony for the United Kingdom
25 Apr 1846
Thornton Affair Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas triggering the Mexican-American War
25 Apr 1849
The Governor General of Canada Lord Elgin signs the Rebellion Losses Bill outraging Montreals English population and triggering the Montreal Riots.
25 Apr 1850
Paul Julius Reuter sets up carrier-pigeon service using 40 pigeons to carry stock market prices between Aachen and Brussels
25 Apr 1861
Battle of Lavaca fought in Texas Union victory (US Civil War)
25 Apr 1861
The Union Army arrives to reinforce Washington D.C. (US Civil War)
25 Apr 1864
Battle of Marks Mill Arkansas (Camden Expedition)
25 Apr 1876
Chicago Cubs 1st NL game beats Louisville 4-0 (1st NL shutout)
25 Apr 1881
250000 Germans petition to bar foreign Jews from entering Germany
25 Apr 1896
Fight in Central Dance Hall starts fire at Cripple Creek Colorado
25 Apr 1896
Sidney Jones & Harry Greenbacks musical premieres in London
25 Apr 1898
Spanish-American War The United States declares state of war on Spain effective from 21st April
25 Apr 1901
New York becomes 1st state requiring automobile license plates (1 fee)
25 Apr 1901
In last of 9th Detroit Tigers trailing by 13-4 score 10 runs to win one of greatest comebacks in baseball (1st game in Detroit)
25 Apr 1902
Erwin Harvey becomes 1st Cleveland ballplayer (Cleveland Bronchos) to have six hits in one game
25 Apr 1904
NY Highlander Jack Chesbros 1st of 41 wins this year
25 Apr 1905
Latest day of 1st-class cricket in an Aust season (NSW v Qld)
25 Apr 1915
First landings at Gaba Tepe and Cape Helles on the Gallipoli Peninsula by ANZAC forces during WWI
25 Apr 1920
Magda Julin of Sweden beats team mate Svea Norn for the gold medal in womens singles figure skating at the Antwerp Olympics
25 Apr 1926
Persian cossack officer Reza Chan crowns himself Shah Palawi
25 Apr 1927
Spain routes 20000 soldiers to Morocco (uprising Rifkabylen)
25 Apr 1928
Buddy a German Shepherd becomes 1st guide dog for a US citizen Morris Frank
25 Apr 1932
Rose Frankens Another Language premieres in NYC
25 Apr 1933
NY Yankee Russ Van Atta shuts out Washington Senators 16-0
25 Apr 1942
Beginning of a 3 night bombing blitz on Bath by German Luftwaffe - 417 killed
25 Apr 1943
The Demyansk Shield for German troops in commemoration of Demyansk Pocket instituted
25 Apr 1945
45 countries convene UN Conference on Intl Organization in San Francisco
25 Apr 1945
Clandestine Radio 1212 used to hoax Nazi Germanys final transmission
25 Apr 1945
Elbe Day - US and Soviet forces meet at Torgau Germany on the Elbe River during the invasion of Germany in WWII
25 Apr 1946
Exposition Flyer rammed at Napierville Illinois killing 48
25 Apr 1946
Christopher Frys Phoenix too Frequent premieres in London
25 Apr 1947
Lou Thesz beats Whipper Watson in St Louis to win National Wrestling Association world heavyweight title
25 Apr 1947
Trial against WW II mayor of Amsterdam Edward Voete begins
25 Apr 1949
Friedrich Durrenmatts Romulus der Grosse premieres in Basel
25 Apr 1950
Republik Maluku Selatan (also known as the Republic of the South Moluccas) declared on Ambon
25 Apr 1950
Chuck Cooper becomes the 1st African American to be drafted into the NBA (for Boston Celtics)
25 Apr 1952
6th NBA Championship Minneapolis Lakers beat NY Knicks 4 games to 3
25 Apr 1952
American Bowling Congress approves use of an automatic pinsetter
25 Apr 1954
British raid Nairobi Kenya (25000 Mau Mau suspects arrested)
25 Apr 1954
US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island atmospher
25 Apr 1954
WDEF TV channel 12 in Chattanooga TN (CBS) begins broadcasting
25 Apr 1956
Noel Cowards musical South Sea Bubble premieres in London
25 Apr 1957
1st experimental sodium nuclear reactor operated
25 Apr 1957
WUHY TV channel 35 in Philadelphia PA (PBS) begins broadcasting
25 Apr 1959
St Lawrence Seaway linking Atlantic and the Great Lakes opens to shipping
25 Apr 1960
1st submerged circumnavigation of Earth completed by USS submarine Triton in 60 days 21 hours
25 Apr 1961
Belgium government of Gaston Eyskens falls over the Unitary Law
25 Apr 1961
Young Abe Lincoln opens at Eugene ONeill Theater NYC for 27 performances
25 Apr 1961
France performs nuclear test at Reggane Proving Grounds Algeria
25 Apr 1961
MercuryAtlas rocket lifted off with an electronic mannequin
25 Apr 1961
Premier Moise Tsjombe of Katanga arrested in Congo
25 Apr 1962
Cleve sends Harry Chiti to Mets for a player to be named later on June 15 the Mets send Chiti back to Cleveland
25 Apr 1962
Lion & Tiger Veldt at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is dedicated
25 Apr 1962
US resumes above ground nuclear testing at Christmas Island
25 Apr 1964
Stanley Cup Final Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto ON 3-peat for the Toronto Maple Leafs with a 4-0 Game 7 win over Detroit Red Wings for a 4-3 series victory
25 Apr 1964
11th National Film Awards (India) Shehar Aur Sapna wins the Golden Lotus
25 Apr 1965
19th NBA Championship Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers 4 games to 1
25 Apr 1966
Drunk driver kills 10 children in Asse Belgium
25 Apr 1967
Britain grants internal self-government to Swaziland
25 Apr 1967
Jules Feiffers Little Murders premieres in NYC
25 Apr 1968
Half a Sixpence opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 512 performances
25 Apr 1969
5400th & last episode of BBC Radio serial The Dales (formerly Mrs Dales Diary )
25 Apr 1970
Park closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 5 performances
25 Apr 1971
About 200000 anti-Vietnam War protesters march on Washington D.C.
25 Apr 1971
US canal rights in Nicaragua & rights to Corn Islands expire
25 Apr 1972
Hans-Werner Grosse glides 907.7 miles (1461 km) in an AS-W-12
25 Apr 1974
Portuguese Prime Minister Marcello Caetano is overthrown in the Carnation revolution bringing Portugals authoritarian Estado Novo (New State) government to an end
25 Apr 1974
NFL moves goal posts & adopts sudden-death playoff
25 Apr 1975
1st Boeing Jetfoil revenue service Hong Kong to Macao
25 Apr 1975
West German embassy blown up in Stockholm Sweden
25 Apr 1976
Elections in Vietnam for a National Assembly to reunite the country
25 Apr 1976
Cub centerfielder Rick Monday rescues US flag from 2 fans trying to set it on fire
25 Apr 1977
Cincinnati Reds tie record of 12 runs in 5th inning beating Braves 23-9
25 Apr 1978
Supreme Court rules pension plans cant require women to pay more
25 Apr 1979
Peace treaty between Israel & Egypt goes into effect
25 Apr 1980
As manager Billy Martin restrained by umpires from attacking a fan
25 Apr 1980
Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Wayne Webb
25 Apr 1981
Mariners mgr Maury Wills is suspended for 2 games after ordering Seattles grounds crew to enlarge batters boxes by one foot
25 Apr 1981
More than 100 workers are exposed to radiation during repairs of a nuclear power plant in Tsuruga Japan
25 Apr 1982
In accordance with Camp David Israel completes Sinai withdrawal
25 Apr 1982
Yanks fire manager Bob Lemon & replaces him with Gene Michael
25 Apr 1983
Nightline expands from hour to a full hour
25 Apr 1983
Portugals Mrio Soares Partido Socialista wins parliamentary election
25 Apr 1983
NASA space probe Pioneer 10 travels beyond Plutos orbit.
25 Apr 1985
West German Parliament rules it is illegal to deny the Holocaust
25 Apr 1986
Mswati III is crowned King of Swaziland succeeding his father Sobhuza II.
25 Apr 1988
Nightline goes on location to Jerusalem Israel
25 Apr 1988
John Demjanjuk (Ivan the Terrible) sentenced to death in Jerusalem
25 Apr 1989
Penguin Mario Lemuix ties NHL playoff record of 4 goals in 1st period
25 Apr 1990
25th Academy of Country Music Awards George Strait Clint Black and Kathy Mattea win
25 Apr 1990
Hubble space telescope is placed into orbit by shuttle Discovery
25 Apr 1990
Violeta Barrios de Chamorro begins a 6-year term as Nicaraguas president
25 Apr 1990
Hong Kong actress Carina Lau is abducted by Triad members
25 Apr 1991
Grand Hotel closes at Beck Theater NYC after 1018 performances
25 Apr 1991
Lisa Olson brings suit against NFL NE Patriots for sexual harassment
25 Apr 1991
Lucy Simon & Marsha Normans musical premieres in NYC
25 Apr 1991
Iraq announces it expects to resume crude oil and product exports by July
25 Apr 1992
Shimada closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 4 performances
25 Apr 1992
Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Marc McDowell
25 Apr 1993
Blood Brothers opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 839 performances
25 Apr 1993
NFL Draft Washington State quarterback Drew Bledsoe first pick by New England Patriots
25 Apr 1994
Bomb attack on taxi stand in Johannesburg 10 killed
25 Apr 1994
Fishing boat with school children capsize at Lanaka Syria 46 killed
25 Apr 1994
Mexican businessman & billionaire Angel Losada kidnapped
25 Apr 1995
Month in the Country opens at Roundabout Theater NYC for 79 performances
25 Apr 1996
Bring in Da Noise Bring in Da Funk opens at Ambassador Theater NYC
25 Apr 1997
Seattle Mariner Ken Griffey Jr hits his 250th HR
25 Apr 2005
Final piece of the Obelisk of Axum is returned to Ethiopia after being stolen by the invading Italian army in 1937
25 Apr 2005
Bulgaria and Romania sign accession treaties to join the European Union
25 Apr 2007
Boris Yeltsins 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.
25 Apr 2009
NFL Draft Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford first pick by Detroit Lions
25 Apr 2011
At least 300 people killed in deadliest tornado outbreak in the Southern United States since the 1974 Super Outbreak.
25 Apr 2012
The United Kingdom dips back into recession after the economy shrank 0.2% in the first quarter of
25 Apr 2013
The United Kingdom reopens its embassy in Somalia after 22 years
25 Apr 2013
NFL Draft Central Michigan offensive tackle Eric Fisher first pick by Kansas City Chiefs
25 Apr 2013
38 people are killed in a psychiatric hospital fire in Ramensky Russia
25 Apr 2015
100 year anniversary of the Gallipoli Peninsula landings in Turkey by ANZAC forces during WWI
25 Apr 2015
7.8-magnitude earthquake near Kathmandu in Nepal killing 8000 leaving over 100000 homeless destroying many historic sites
25 Apr 2018
Indian religious leader Asaram Bapu is sentenced to life for raping a 16-year old girl
25 Apr 2018
Danish inventor Peter Madsen found guilty of killing and desecrating body of journalist Kim Wall aboard submarine sentenced to life imprisonment
25 Apr 1981
Seattle Mariners MLB manager Maury Wills is suspended for 2 games after ordering Kingdome grounds crew to enlarge batters boxes by one foot
25 Apr 2019
Microsoft becomes the third US firm to be listed with a market worth of 1 trillion after Apple and Amazon
25 Apr 1362
Muhammad VI ruler of Granada killed with a lance personally by Peter I of Castile along with 36 followers and his head sent to Muhammad V (or 27 April)
25 Apr 1846
Thornton Affair Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas triggering the MexicanAmerican War
25 Apr 1920
Magda Julin of Sweden beats teammate Svea Norn for the gold medal in womens singles figure skating at the Antwerp Olympics
25 Apr 1933
Philadelphia Phillies Dick Bartell is 1st MLB player to get 4 consecutive doubles in 9 innings
25 Apr 1954
US performs atmospheric nuclear test above Bikini Island
25 Apr 1962
Lion & Tiger Veldt at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is dedicated (Cleveland Ohio)
25 Apr 1969
5400th & last episode of BBC Radio serial The Dales (formerly Mrs Dales Diary)
25 Apr 1990
Hubble space telescope is placed into orbit by space shuttle Discovery
25 Apr 1991
Musical Secret Garden opens at St James Theater NYC for 706 performances
25 Apr 1507
German cartographer Martin Waldseemller is the first to use the name America on his world map Universalis Cosmographia
25 Apr 1896
Sidney Jones & Harry Greenbacks musical The Geisha premieres at Dalys Theatre London runs for 760 performances
25 Apr 1991
Lucy Simon & Marsha Normans musical Secret Garden based on Frances Hodgson Burnetts novel starring Daisy Eagan and Mandy Patinkin opens at St James Theater NYC for 706 performances
25 Apr 2007
Boris Yeltsins funeral the first to be sanctioned by the Russian Orthodox Church for a head of state since the funeral of Tsar Alexander III in 1894
25 Apr 1966
Rare daylight meteor observed from New Jersey US to Quebec Canada in the early evening
25 Apr 1980
Announcement of US hostage rescue bungle in Iran
25 Apr 1988
American news program Nightline goes on location to Jerusalem Israel
25 Apr 1988
John Demjanjuk (Ivan the Terrible) Nazi concentration camp guard sentenced to death in Jerusalem
25 Apr 1991
Grand Hotel closes at Beck Theater NYC after 1018 performances
25 Apr 1991
Boston Herald journalist Lisa Olson brings suit against NFL New England Patriots for sexual harassment while covering team an out-of-court settlement was reached the league fines the team and she transfers to a position in Sydney Australia
25 Apr 1991
Lucy Simon & Marsha Normans musical The Secret Garden based on Frances Hodgson Burnetts novel starring Daisy Eagan and Mandy Patinkin opens at St James Theater NYC runs for 706 performances winning 3 Tony Awards
25 Apr 1994
Bomb attack on taxi stand in Johannesburg South Africa kills 10
25 Apr 1995
A Month in the Country opens at Roundabout Theater NYC runs for 79 performances
25 Apr 1185
Battle at Dan-no-ura Major sea battle in Japans Genpei War Minamoto clan led by Minamoto no Yoshitsune defeats the Taira clan
25 Apr 1858
Fraser River Gold Rush begins in British Columbia as miners arrive from California [1]
25 Apr 1945
British troops reach the Grebbe Line a forward defensive line in the Netherlands
25 Apr 1970
Buddha Records releases Melanies breakthrough single Lay Down
25 Apr 1970
Holland-Dozier-Hollands Invictus Records releases Freda Paynes signature single Band of Gold
25 Apr 1990
Violeta Chamorro begins a 6-year term as Nicaraguas 1st female president
25 Apr 1994
Mexican businessman and billionaire Angel Losada kidnapped
25 Apr 2019
Cyclone Kenneth strikes Mozambique with winds of 220kmh (140mph) killing at least38 people and damaging nearly 35000 homes
25 Apr 2019
More than 1600 civilians were killed in US-led coalition air and land strikes on Raqqa in 2017 according to Amnesty International and monitoring group Airwars
25 Apr 2019
NFL Draft Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray 1 pick by Arizona Cardinals
25 Apr 2019
Thousands march in Khartoum Sudan calling for civilian rule
25 Apr 2022
First airport for electric flying cars and large drones built by Urban-Air Port begins operations in Coventry England [1]
25 Apr 2023
Japanese M1 spacecraft crashes on the moon in its attempt to become the first privately-owned spacecraft to land on the Moon [1]
25 Apr 1882
Battle of Hanoi French forces led by naval captain Henri Rivire capture the Citadel of Hanoi in less than an hour inflicting heavy losses on the Vietnamese defenders
25 Apr 1926
Former Persian cossack officer Reza Chan crowns himself Shah Palawi in Tehran
25 Apr 1945
Elbe Day - US and Soviet forces meet at Torgau Germany on the Elbe River during the invasion of Germany in World War II
25 Apr 1960
First submerged circumnavigation of Earth is completed by the USS submarine Triton in 60 days and 21 hours
25 Apr 1961
Mercury-Atlas 3 rocket lifts off with a robot electronic mannequin inside the capsule and goes straight up forcing NASA to destroy it 43 seconds into the mission
25 Apr 1962
Cleveland sends Harry Chiti to the Mets for a player to be named later on June 15 the Mets send Chiti back to Cleveland
25 Apr 1971
US canal rights in Nicaragua and rights to Corn Islands expire
25 Apr 1975
First Boeing Jetfoil revenue service Hong Kong to Macau
25 Apr 1978
Mascot Phillie Phanatic makes its first appearance
25 Apr 1994
14 inches of snow falls in Southern California
25 Apr 1994
Fishing boat with school children capsizes at Latakia Syria 46 killed
25 Apr 2011
At least 300 people are killed in the deadliest tornado outbreak in the Southern United States since the 1974 Super Outbreak
25 Apr 2023
Record April temperatures continue across Thailand Myanmar Laos and Vietnam as Myanmar city of Theinzayet registers record 43C (109.4F) [1]
25 Apr 2024
Geologic Atlas of the Lunar Globe highest-ever resolution map of the moon published after 10 years work by The Chinese Academy of Sciences [1]
25 Apr 2024
Popular song lyrics have become simpler and more repetitive according to a new study that analysed songs from 1970-2020 [1]
25 Apr 1891
US President Benjamin Harrison visits San Francisco
25 Apr 1997
Seattle Mariner Ken Griffey Jr. hits his 250th HR
25 Apr 2024
Popular song lyrics have become simpler and more repetitive according to a new study that analyzes songs from 1970 to 2020 [1]