August 25 in History
August 25 is the birthday of Kimi Antonelli (2006) and the anniversary of the death of Tim Curry (2026). Below are famous birthdays, deaths, events for August 25, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 2nd Duke of Alburquerque, Spanish duke was born in 1467, while Pliny the Elder, Roman commander and philosopher died in AD 79.
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Famous people born on August 25
Famous people who died on August 25
2019
Ferdinand Piëch (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Austrian industrialist and head of Volkswagen (1937–2019)
2017
Rich Piana (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American bodybuilder and internet personality (1970–2017)
2014
Nico M. M. Nibbering (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Dutch chemist and mass spectrometrist (1938–2014)
2014
Enrique Zileri (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Enrique Zileri, Peruvian journalist and publisher (born 1931)
2006
Noor Hassanali (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
President of Trinidad and Tobago from 1987 to 1997
What happened on August 25
- 2017
Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Texas as a powerful Category 4 hurricane, the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the United States since 2004.
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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.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2012
Voyager 1 spacecraft enters interstellar space, becoming the first man-made object to do so.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2011
Fifty-two people are killed during an arson attack caused by members of the drug cartel Los Zetas.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2010
A Filair Let L-410 Turbolet crashes on approach to Bandundu Airport, killing 20.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2006
Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Lazarenko is sentenced to nine years imprisonment for money laundering, wire fraud, and extortion.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2005
Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in Florida.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2003
NASA successfully launches the Spitzer Space Telescope into space.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2001
American singer Aaliyah and several members of her entourage are killed as their overloaded aircraft crashes shortly after takeoff from Marsh Harbour Airport, Bahamas.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1997
Egon Krenz, the former East German leader, is convicted of a shoot-to-kill policy at the Berlin Wall.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1991
Belarus gains its independence from the Soviet Union.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1991
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).
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1991
Linus Torvalds announces the first version of what will become Linux.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1989
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.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1989
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 404, carrying 54 people, disappears over the Himalayas after takeoff from Gilgit Airport in Pakistan. The aircraft was never found.
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Editor's picks
Born on August 25
- 1467 — Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 2nd Duke of Alburquerque, Spanish duke (died 1526)
- 1491 — Innocenzo Cybo, Italian cardinal (died 1550)
- 1509 — Ippolito II d'Este, Italian cardinal and statesman (died 1572)
Died on August 25
- AD 79 — Pliny the Elder, Roman commander and philosopher (born 23)
- 274 — Yang Yan, Jin Dynasty empress (born 238)
- 306 — Saint Maginus, Christian hermit and martyr from Tarragona
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for August 25
Quick answers
Who was born on August 25? Kimi Antonelli (2006), Rebeka Jančová (2003), Nicki Nicole (2000).
Who died on August 25? Tim Curry (2026), Dolly Parton (2026), Salim Al-Huss (2024).
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