All Events

Historical Events on August 25

  • Battle of Zorndorf

    1758

    Seven Years' War: Frederick II of Prussia defeats the Russian army at the Battle of Zorndorf.

  • Burning of Washington

    1814

    War of 1812: On the second day of the Burning of Washington, British troops torch the Library of Congress, United States Treasury, Department of War, and other public buildings.

  • Catholic University of Leuven (1834-1968)

    1914

    World War I: The library of the Catholic University of Leuven is deliberately destroyed by the German Army. Hundreds of thousands of irreplaceable volumes and Gothic and Renaissance manuscripts are lost.

  • Battle of Warsaw (1920)

    1920

    Polish-Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw, which began on August 13, ends with the Red Army's defeat.

  • Bombing of Berlin in World War II

    1940

    World War II: The first Bombing of Berlin by the British Royal Air Force.

  • Harry Truman

    1950

    President Harry Truman orders the U.S. Army to seize control of the nation's railroads to avert a strike.

  • Zimbabwe

    1980

    Zimbabwe joins the United Nations.

  • Belarus

    1991

    Belarus gains its independence from the Soviet Union.

  • Marsh Harbour Airport

    2001

    American singer Aaliyah and several members of her record company are killed as their overloaded aircraft crashes shortly after takeoff from Marsh Harbour Airport, Bahamas.

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Famous Deaths on August 25

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