On This Day · The 84th day of the year

March 25

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.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 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.

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

  2. 708

    Pope Constantine

  3. 1410

    Yongle Emperor

  4. 1655

    Saturn

  5. 1725

    Chorale cantata (Bach)

  6. 1776

    American Revolutionary War

  7. 1911

    Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire

  8. 1975

    Faisal of Saudi Arabia

  9. 1996

    European Union

  10. 2006

    Belarus

Famous birthday twins

Born on March 25

Mitchell Watt

b. 1988

Elton John

b. 1947

Arturo Toscanini

b. 1867

Wladimir Klitschko

b. 1976

Brenda Strong

b. 1960

Andronikos III Palaiologos

b. 1297

Andronikos II Palaiologos

b. 1259

Naftali Bennett

b. 1972

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

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