Box-office #1
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · dir. Irvin Kershner
Wide US release on May 23, 1980. Goes on to become the highest-grossing film of the year.
Sci-fiStar Wars $538M worldwide
On this day
April 25 Saturday, April 25, 2026
A curious almanac of what happened on April 25 across the years — history, birthdays, the songs that ruled the charts, the films that packed cinemas, and the science that nudged the world forward.
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Events
7
Birthdays
5
Holidays
World history 81 years ago
United Nations Conference on International Organization: Founding negotiations for the United Nations begin in San Francisco.
Delegates from fifty countries gather in San Francisco to negotiate the charter that will establish the United Nations.
History
What happened on April 25
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- -404War
Admiral Lysander and King Pausanias of Sparta blockade Athens and bring the Peloponnesian War to a successful conclusion.
Admiral Lysander and King Pausanias of Sparta blockade Athens, ending the Peloponnesian War.
- 775War
The Battle of Bagrevand puts an end to an Armenian rebellion against the Abbasid Caliphate. Muslim control over the South Caucasus is solidified and its Islamization begins, while several major Armenian nakharar families lose power and their remnants flee to the Byzantine Empire.
The Battle of Bagrevand ends an Armenian rebellion against the Abbasid Caliphate, solidifying Muslim control over the South Caucasus.
- 799European history
After mistreatment and disfigurement by the citizens of Rome, Pope Leo III flees to the Frankish court of king Charlemagne at Paderborn for protection.
Pope Leo III flees to the Frankish court in Paderborn after遭受罗马市民的虐待和毁容，前往查理曼国王处寻求保护。由于需要遵守规则，不使用任何日期短语或年份，并且控制在30字以内，因此简化如下： Pope Leo III flees to Charlemagne's court for protection after being mistreated in Rome.
- 1464European history
A Yorkist army under the Baron Montagu defeats a Lancastrian army under the Duke of Somerset in the battle of Hedgeley Moor during the Wars of the Roses.
The Yorkist army led by the Baron Montagu triumphs over the Lancastrians commanded by the Duke of Somerset at Hedgeley Moor.
- 1607European history
Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar.
The Dutch fleet defeats the anchored Spanish fleet off Gibraltar.
- 1644World history
Transition from Ming to Qing: The Chongzhen Emperor, the last Emperor of Ming China, commits suicide during a peasant rebellion led by Li Zicheng.
The Chongzhen Emperor commits suicide as rebel forces led by Li Zicheng capture Beijing, ending the Ming dynasty after 276 years.
- 1707European history
A coalition of Britain, the Netherlands and Portugal is defeated by a Franco-Spanish army at Almansa (Spain) in the War of the Spanish Succession.
A British-Dutch-Portuguese coalition suffers defeat against a Franco-Spanish army at the Battle of Almansa during the War of the Spanish Succession.
- 1792Crime
Highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier becomes the first person executed by guillotine.
Nicolas J. Pelletier is executed by guillotine, marking the device's debut as a method of capital punishment.
- 1849Canadian history
The Governor General of Canada, Lord Elgin, signs the Rebellion Losses Bill, outraging Montreal's English population and triggering the Montreal Riots.
Lord Elgin signs the Rebellion Losses Bill, angering Montreal’s English population and sparking riots.
- 1898War
Spanish-American War: The United States Congress declares that a state of war between the U.S. and Spain has existed since April 21, when an American naval blockade of the Spanish colony of Cuba began.
The U.S. Congress formally declares war on Spain, backdating the declaration to recognize hostilities that began with the American naval blockade of Cuba.
- 1945World history
United Nations Conference on International Organization: Founding negotiations for the United Nations begin in San Francisco.
Delegates from fifty countries gather in San Francisco to negotiate the charter that will establish the United Nations.
- 2005Disaster
A seven-car commuter train derails and crashes into an apartment building near Amagasaki Station in Japan, killing 107, including the driver.
A seven-car commuter train derails and crashes into an apartment building near Amagasaki Station, killing 107 people.
Born today
Famous birthdays on April 25
7 this date All birthdays
🎂 28
Satou Sabally
German-American basketball player
Satou Sabally, a German-American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty in the WNBA and Phantom of Unrivaled, turns 28 today.
Born
1998
Turns 28
today
Sammy Drechsel
German comedian and journalist
1925 – 1986
Robert Skidelsky
Baron Skidelsky, English historian and academic
1939 – 2026
Al Pacino
American actor and director
b. 1940 · 86
Jay Park
American-South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer
b. 1987 · 39
Gedhun Choekyi Nyima
the 11th Panchen Lama
b. 1989 · 37
Alex Shibutani
American ice dancer
b. 1991 · 35
Music
The number one songs on April 25
Across the years Full chart history
🇬🇧 #1 on April 25, 2016
"One Dance"
by Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla
#1 for 15 weeks
Also #1 on this day
- 2026"Rein Me In"— Sam Fender and Olivia Dean
- 2025"Ordinary"— Alex Warren
- 2024"Too Sweet"— Hozier
- 2023"Miracle"— Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding
- 2022"As It Was"— Harry Styles
- 2021"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)"— Lil Nas X
Film & TV
At the movies
Box office #1 and premieres All releases
🏆 Sport April 25, 1974
Hank Aaron hits his 715th home run, breaking Babe Ruth's career record
Atlanta Braves outfielder Hank Aaron connects off Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Al Downing in the fourth inning at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. The historic home run surpasses Ruth's record that had stood since 1935.
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🔬 Science April 25, 1953
Francis Crick and James Watson publish "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid" describing the double helix structure of DNA.
Francis Crick and James Watson publish a paper describing the double helix structure of DNA.
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Holidays & observances
5 celebrated today
Anzac Day (Australia, New Zealand, Tonga)
International
Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping opera
Freedom Day (Portugal)
International
The Carnation Revolution, code-named Operation Historic Turn, also known as the 25th of April, was a military coup in Portugal by officers that on 25 April 1974 overthrew Marcelo Caetano and the Estad
Liberation Day (Italy)
International
Liberation Day, also known as the Anniversary of Italy's Liberation, Anniversary of the Resistance, or simply 25 April is a national holiday in Italy that commemorates the liberation of Italy from Naz
Military Foundation Day (North Korea)
International
Military Foundation Day is an annual public holiday in North Korea falling on 8 February
World Malaria Day
International
World Malaria Day (WMD) is an international observance commemorated every year on 25 April to raise awareness and highlight the global efforts against malaria
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Lest we forget.
— Laurence Binyon · born April 25, 1869