# On this day: March 25

March 25 is the 84th day of the year (85th in leap years), with 281 days left until the end of the year.

## March 25 in one line

Headline entries for March 25, from Wikipedia: in 1957, The European Economic Community is established with West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg as the first members; born 1947: Elton John, English singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor; died 1918: Claude Debussy, French composer (born 1862). In 2026 it is a Wednesday, in 2027 a Thursday.

## Events on March 25

- 708 Constantine was selected as one of the last popes of the Byzantine Papacy. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Constantine)
- 717 Byzantine emperor Theodosius III abdicated in favour of Leo the Isaurian after he captured Theodosius's son. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodosius_III)
- 1410 The Yongle Emperor of the Ming dynasty launched the first of his military campaigns against the Mongols, resulting in the fall of the Mongol khan Bunyashiri. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yongle_Emperor's_campaigns_against_the_Mongols)
- 1458 Wars of the Roses: A formal reconciliation ceremony between the Lancastrians and Yorkists led to a brief period of peace. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loveday_(1458))
- 1519 Hernán Cortés, entering province of Tabasco, defeats Tabascan Indians. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hern%C3%A1n_Cort%C3%A9s)
- 1655 Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens discovered Titan, the largest natural satellite of Saturn. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christiaan_Huygens)
- 1708 Jacobite risings: A French fleet anchored near Fife Ness as part of a planned French invasion of Britain. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_French_invasion_of_Britain_(1708))
- 1725 Bach's chorale cantata Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern was first performed on the Feast of the Annunciation, which coincided that year with Palm Sunday. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wie_sch%C3%B6n_leuchtet_der_Morgenstern%2C_BWV_1)
- 1776 American Revolutionary War: American Patriot forces in Georgia conducted a raid on Tybee Island, with the primary goal of capturing runaway slaves seeking refuge with the British. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_on_Tybee_Island)
- 1799 War of the Second Coalition: In their second battle in seven days, the French Army of the Danube and Habsburg forces battled for control of the Hegau region. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stockach_(1799))
- 1802 The Treaty of Amiens is signed as a "Definitive Treaty of Peace" between France and the United Kingdom. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Amiens)
- 1807 The Slave Trade Act, which abolished the Atlantic slave trade in the British Empire, received royal assent. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave_Trade_Act_1807)
- 1821 Greek War of Independence: Traditional date of the start of the Greek War of Independence. The war had actually begun on 23 February 1821 (Julian calendar). [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_War_of_Independence)
- 1903 The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition anchored in the South Orkney Islands with the intention of establishing the first weather station in Antarctic territory. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_National_Antarctic_Expedition)
- 1911 The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City killed 146 sweatshop workers, many of whom could not escape because the doors to the stairwells and exits had been locked. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire)
- 1915 The appointment of Mehmed Reshid as governor of Diyarbekir, Turkey, intensified the genocide of Syriac Christians by pro-Ottoman forces. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayfo)
- 1917 Following the overthrow of the Russian tsar Nicholas II, Georgia's bishops unilaterally restored the autocephaly of the Georgian Orthodox Church. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian_Orthodox_Church)
- 1917 World War I: A delayed action bomb left by German troops exploded in the town hall of Bapaume, France, killing 24 soldiers and civilians. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bapaume_town_hall_explosion)
- 1934 Enrico Fermi published his discovery of neutron-induced radioactivity, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrico_Fermi)
- 1948 Meteorologists at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, United States, issued the world's first tornado forecast after noticing conditions similar to another tornado that had struck five days earlier. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Tinker_Air_Force_Base_tornadoes)
- 1949 The Soviet Union began mass deportations of more than 90,000 "undesirable" people from the Baltic states to Siberia. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Priboi)
- 1957 The European Economic Community is established with West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg as the first members. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Economic_Community)
- 1975 King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was shot and killed by his nephew Faisal bin Musaid. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faisal_bin_Musaid_Al_Saud)
- 1995 American computer programmer Ward Cunningham established the first wiki site, the WikiWikiWeb. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki)
- 2006 A gunman in Seattle, Washington, U.S., entered a rave afterparty and opened fire, killing six and wounding two, before committing suicide. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Hill_massacre)
- 2006 Protesters demanding a new election in Belarus, following the presidential vote days earlier, were arrested, including opposition leader Alyaksandr Kazulin. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alyaksandr_Kazulin)
- 2008 Invasion of Anjouan began as Comoros and African Union forces launched an assault to remove Mohamed Bacar from power in Anjouan. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_invasion_of_Anjouan)

## Born on March 25

- 1259 Andronikos II Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (died 1332) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andronikos_II_Palaiologos)
- 1297 Andronikos III Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (died 1341) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andronikos_III_Palaiologos)
- 1347 Catherine of Siena, Italian philosopher, theologian, and saint (died 1380) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Siena)
- 1479 Vasili III of Russia (died 1533) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasili_III_of_Russia)
- 1611 Evliya Çelebi, Ottoman Turk traveller and writer (died 1682) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evliya_%C3%87elebi)
- 1767 Joachim Murat, French general (died 1815) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim_Murat)
- 1867 Arturo Toscanini, Italian-American cellist and conductor (died 1957) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_Toscanini)
- 1881 Béla Bartók, Hungarian pianist and composer (died 1945) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9la_Bart%C3%B3k)
- 1908 David Lean, English director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1991) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lean)
- 1914 Norman Borlaug, American agronomist and humanitarian, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2009) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Borlaug)
- 1921 Simone Signoret, French actress (died 1985) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Signoret)
- 1925 Flannery O'Connor, American short story writer and novelist (died 1964) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flannery_O'Connor)
- 1928 Jim Lovell, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (died 2025) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Lovell)
- 1934 Gloria Steinem, American feminist activist, co-founded the Women's Media Center (died 2026) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Steinem)
- 1942 Aretha Franklin, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2018) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aretha_Franklin)
- 1947 Elton John, English singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elton_John)
- 1962 Marcia Cross, American actress [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcia_Cross)
- 1965 Sarah Jessica Parker, American actress, producer, and designer [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Jessica_Parker)
- 1972 Naftali Bennett, Israeli politician, 13th Prime Minister of Israel [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naftali_Bennett)
- 1976 Wladimir Klitschko, Ukrainian boxer [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wladimir_Klitschko)
- 1982 Jenny Slate, American comedian, actress and author [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Slate)
- 1999 Mikey Madison, American actress [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikey_Madison)

## Died on March 25

- 1005 Kenneth III, king of Scotland [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_III_of_Scotland)
- 1223 Alfonso II, king of Portugal (born 1185) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afonso_II_of_Portugal)
- 1625 Giambattista Marino, Italian poet and author (born 1569) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giambattista_Marino)
- 1801 Novalis, German poet and author (born 1772) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novalis)
- 1914 Frédéric Mistral, French lexicographer and poet, 1904 Nobel Prize laureate (born 1830) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Mistral)
- 1918 Claude Debussy, French composer (born 1862) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Debussy)
- 1931 Ida B. Wells, American journalist and activist (born 1862) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_B._Wells)
- 1975 Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabian king (born 1906) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faisal_of_Saudi_Arabia)
- 1976 Josef Albers, German-American painter and educator (born 1888) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Albers)
- 1991 Marcel Lefebvre, French-Swiss archbishop (born 1905) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Lefebvre)
- 2007 Andranik Margaryan, Armenian engineer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Armenia (born 1951) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andranik_Margaryan)
- 2012 Antonio Tabucchi, Italian author and academic (born 1943) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Tabucchi)
- 2022 Taylor Hawkins, American drummer and singer (born 1972) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Hawkins)
- 2026 Alexander Kluge, German author, film director and public intellectual (born 1932) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Kluge)

## Holidays and observances

- Anniversary of the Arengo and the Feast of the Militants (San Marino) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Marino)
- Christian feast days: Feast of the Annunciation [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_the_Annunciation)
- Christian feast days: March 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_25_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics))
- Christian Saints' days Ælfwold II of Sherborne [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86lfwold_II_(bishop_of_Sherborne))
- Christian Saints' days Blessed Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie-Alphonsine_Danil_Ghattas)
- Christian Saints' days Omelyan Kovch (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omelyan_Kovch)
- Christian Saints' days Dismas, the "Good Thief" [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penitent_thief)
- Christian Saints' days Hilary Paweł Januszewski [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilary_Pawe%C5%82_Januszewski)
- Christian Saints' days Humbert of Maroilles [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humbert_of_Maroilles)
- Christian Saints' days Josaphata Hordashevska [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josaphata_Hordashevska)
- Christian Saints' days Margaret Clitherow [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Clitherow)
- Christian Saints' days Procopius of Sázava [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procopius_of_S%C3%A1zava)
- Christian Saints' days Quirinus of Tegernsee [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quirinus_of_Tegernsee)
- Commemoration Day for the Victims of Communist Genocide (Latvia) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commemoration_Day_for_the_Victims_of_Communist_Genocide)
- Cultural Workers Day (Russia) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Russia)
- Empress Menen's Birthday (Rastafari) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rastafari)
- EU Talent Day (European Union) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EU_Talent_Day)
- Freedom Day (Belarus) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Day_(Belarus))
- Independence Day, celebrates the start of Greek War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire, in 1821. (Greece) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_War_of_Independence)
- International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (international) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_of_Remembrance_of_the_Victims_of_Slavery_and_the_Transatlantic_Slave_Trade)
- International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members (United Nations General Assembly) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_of_Solidarity_with_Detained_and_Missing_Staff_Members)
- International Day of the Unborn Child (international) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_of_the_Unborn_Child)
- Maryland Day (Maryland, United States) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland_Day)
- Medal of Honor Day (United States) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_Honor_Day)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia — “March 25”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_25) — events, births, deaths and observances (text under CC BY-SA 4.0) (checked 2026-10-15)
- [Wikipedia — “Selected anniversaries/March 25”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Selected_anniversaries/March_25) — the anniversaries editors chose for the date and the article each one is about (checked 2026-10-15)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/) — in how many language editions each entry's own article exists, used to fill the lists (CC0) (checked 2026-10-15)
- [vacanza/holidays (open-source holiday rules, MIT licence)](https://github.com/vacanza/holidays) — holiday rules used to build the lists (checked 2026-10-15)

The events, births, deaths and observances above are from the English Wikipedia article [“March 25”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_25) and the articles it links to ([authors and history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_25?action=history)), retrieved 2026-10-15 through the Wikimedia “On this day” feed. They are licensed under [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this selection is shared under the same licence. Every anniversary that Wikipedia's editors selected for March 25 stays on the list; the remaining places, up to 27 events, 22 births and 14 deaths, go to the entries whose own article — about the event itself, or else the person or thing it is about — appears in the most language editions (counted from Wikidata); an article about a person or thing, which covers far more than one day, counts half. An entry with no article of its own counts, also at half, by the least covered article it links, and one that links only places counts for nothing. The 1957 entry stays as well, and comes first in the one-line summary: we keep a short list, checked by hand, of widely known events that Wikipedia's editors leave out of their selection, usually because the article carries a maintenance notice. Each list runs by year, and the wording is unchanged apart from removing references to pictures, audio and video.

## March 25 in the calendar

| Year | Weekday | ISO week | Moon (UTC) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Wednesday | 2026-W13 | 🌓 First Quarter |
| 2027 | Thursday | 2027-W12 | 🌖 Waning Gibbous |
| 2028 | Saturday | 2028-W12 | 🌘 Waning Crescent |
| 2029 | Sunday | 2029-W12 | 🌔 Waxing Gibbous |
| 2030 | Monday | 2030-W13 | 🌖 Waning Gibbous |

Moon phases are for the day in UTC; at the edges of a phase your local date can differ.

## Public holidays on March 25

- [🇵🇭 Philippines](https://whathappen.today/holidays/philippines/): Maundy Thursday (2027)
- [🇨🇴 Colombia](https://whathappen.today/holidays/colombia/): Maundy Thursday (2027)
- [🇵🇪 Peru](https://whathappen.today/holidays/peru/): Maundy Thursday (2027)

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