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On This Day · The 84th day of the year

March 25

March 25 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 421 and 2006. Italian city Venice is founded with the dedication of the first church, that of San Giacomo di Rialto on the islet of Rialto.

♈ZodiacAries ◈BirthstoneAquamarine ❀Birth flowerDaffodil

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed July 13, 2026

What happened on March 25?

March 25 is the 84th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 421 and 2006. Famous people born on March 25 include Mitchell Watt, Elton John and Arturo Toscanini.

The shape of the day

This year marks the 250th anniversary of American Revolutionary War — March 25 carries the weight of round numbers. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and politics and nation-building recur.

Aries is the sign for March 25 — read more on the Aries page, or see March's birthstone & birth flower.

Released on March 25

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game Damon and Baby

2025

  • Game Breakout Beyond
  • Game The Darkest Files

2022

  • Game Tiny Tina's Wonderlands

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 421

    Venice

    Italian city Venice is founded with the dedication of the first church, that of San Giacomo di Rialto on the islet of Rialto.

  2. 708

    Pope Constantine

    Election of Pope Constantine following the death of Pope Sisinnius. He would be the last pope to visit Constantinople until 1967.

  3. 1410

    Yongle Emperor

    The Yongle Emperor of Ming China launches the first of his military campaigns against the Mongols, resulting in the fall of the Mongol khan Bunyashiri.

  4. 1655

    Saturn

    Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christiaan Huygens.

  5. 1725

    Chorale cantata (Bach)

    Bach's chorale cantata "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1", is first performed on the Feast of the Annunciation, coinciding with Palm Sunday.

  6. 1776

    American Revolutionary War

    American Revolutionary War: American Patriots conduct a Raid on Tybee Island, primarily seeking to capture runaway slaves who sought refuge with British forces stationed there.

  7. 1911

    Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire

    In New York City, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 garment workers.

  8. 1975

    Faisal of Saudi Arabia

    Faisal of Saudi Arabia is shot and killed by his nephew.

  9. 1996

    European Union

    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).

  10. 2006

    Belarus

    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.

Famous birthday twins

Born on March 25

Mitchell Watt

b. 1988

Australian long jumper

Elton John

b. 1947

English singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor

Arturo Toscanini

b. 1867

Italian-American cellist and conductor

Wladimir Klitschko

b. 1976

Ukrainian boxer

Brenda Strong

b. 1960

American actress

Andronikos III Palaiologos

b. 1297

Byzantine emperor

Andronikos II Palaiologos

b. 1259

Byzantine emperor

Naftali Bennett

b. 1972

Israeli politician, 13th Prime Minister of Israel

Deaths

  • 2026Alexander Kluge
  • 2006Rocío Dúrcal
  • 1975Faisal of Saudi Arabia
  • 1918Claude Debussy
  • 1914Frédéric Mistral
  • 1458Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana

Holidays & observances

  • —Anniversary of the Arengo and the Feast of the Militants (San Marino)
  • —Christian feast days: Feast of the Annunciation
  • —Christian feast days: March 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • —Christian Saints' days Ælfwold II of Sherborne
  • —Christian Saints' days Blessed Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas
  • —Christian Saints' days Omelyan Kovch (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church)
  • —Christian Saints' days Dismas, the "Good Thief"
  • —Christian Saints' days Hilary Paweł Januszewski

Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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