On This Day in History for April 25
Events in History
- 1185 Sea battle at Dan-no-ura: Minamoto Yoritomo beats Taira-family
- 1362 Muhammad VI ruler of Granada killed with a lance personally by Peter I of Castile, along with 36 followers and his head sent to Muhammad V (or 27 April)
- 1449 Anti-pope Felix V resigns
- 1507 German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller is the first to use the name America on his world map "Universalis Cosmographia"
- 1541 -26) Liege flooded after heavy down pour
- 1604 Count Maurits' army lands at Cadzand
- 1607 Battle at Gibraltar: Dutch fleet beats Spanish Portuguese fleet
- 1607 Shortly before making landfall in America, Captain Edward Maria Wingfield is named President of the Jamestown governing council
- More Events in History
Edward II
Oliver Cromwell
Guglielmo Marconi
Albert Uderzo
Haider al-Abadi
Gedhun Choekyi NyimaWeddings in History
- 1981 Maureen Reagan (40) marries 3rd husband, Dennis Revell (28)
Divorces in History
- 1991 American fashion designer Mary McFadden (52) announces divorce from Kohie Yohannan (23)
More Weddings & Divorces in History
Chongzhen
Anders Celsius
William BeaumontApril in History
Spain Declares War Against the United States
Spain declared war on the United States on this day as tensions rose over Cuba and a US warship was destroyed. A future American president led a major battle.
April 24, 1898
Hitler's Diaries Fail Forensic Tests
German Magazine revealed the scoop of the century on this day but it's “Hitler’s Diaries” sensation failed a forensic test and was quickly proved a hoax.
April 25, 1983
First Solar Battery
Magazine advert for Bell Labs' new invention, the solar battery
April 25, 1954
Oscar Wilde Presses Self-Destruct Button
When Oscar Wilde sued the Marquess of Queensberry for libel over a sodomite slur, he opened the door to social and financial ruin that would lead to his death.
April 26, 1895