March 25 in History
March 25 is the birthday of Ozan Kabak (2000) and the anniversary of the death of Dash Crofts (2026). Below are famous birthdays, deaths, events for March 25, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Conradin, Duke of Swabia was born in 1252, while Li Kening, Chinese general died in 908.
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Famous people born on March 25
Famous people who died on March 25
2026
Alexander Kluge (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
German author, film director and public intellectual (1932–2026)
2025
Terry Manning (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American musician and recording engineer (1947–2025)
2014
Jonathan Schell (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American author and advocate against nuclear weapons (1943–2014)
What happened on March 25
- 2018
Syrian civil war: Following the completion of the Afrin offensive, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) initiate an insurgency against the Turkish occupation of the Afrin District.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2006
Capitol Hill massacre: A gunman kills six people before taking his own life at a party in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2006
Protesters demanding a new election in Belarus, following the rigged 2006 Belarusian presidential election, clash with riot police. Opposition leader Aleksander Kozulin is among several protesters arrested.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1996
The European Union's Veterinarian Committee bans the export of British beef and its by-products as a result of mad cow disease (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy).
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1995
WikiWikiWeb, the world's first wiki, and part of the Portland Pattern Repository, is made public by Ward Cunningham.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1988
The Candle demonstration in Bratislava is the first mass demonstration of the 1980s against the communist regime in Czechoslovakia.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1979
The first fully functional Space Shuttle orbiter, Columbia, is delivered to the John F. Kennedy Space Center to be prepared for its first launch.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1975
Faisal of Saudi Arabia is shot and killed by his nephew.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1971
The Army of the Republic of Vietnam abandon an attempt to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1965
Civil rights activists led by Martin Luther King Jr. successfully complete their four-day 50-mile (80 km) march from Selma to the capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1959
Chain Island is sold by the State of California to Russell Gallaway III, a Sacramento businessman who plans to use it as a "hunting and fishing retreat", for $5,258.20 ($58,072 in 2025).
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1957
United States Customs seizes copies of Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl" on obscenity grounds.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1957
The European Economic Community is established with West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg as the first members.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1949
More than 92,000 kulaks are suddenly deported from the Baltic states to Siberia.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1948
The first successful tornado forecast predicts that a tornado will strike Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
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Editor's picks
Born on March 25
- 1252 — Conradin, Duke of Swabia (died 1268)
- 1259 — Andronikos II Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (died 1332)
- 1297 — Andronikos III Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (died 1341)
Died on March 25
- 908 — Li Kening, Chinese general
- 940 — Taira no Masakado, Japanese samurai
- 990 — Nicodemus of Mammola, Italian monk and saint
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for March 25
Quick answers
Who was born on March 25? Ozan Kabak (2000), Mikey Madison (1999), Justine Dufour-Lapointe (1994).
Who died on March 25? Dash Crofts (2026), Alexander Kluge (2026), Tapani Kansa (2025).
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