On This Day in History for July 25
Events in History
- 306 Constantine I is proclaimed Roman Emperor by his troops
- 864 The Edict of Pistres of Charles the Bald orders defensive measures against the Vikings
- 1120 Large fire in church of Saint Madeleine of Vézelay, France, kills a thousand pilgrims and seriously damages the church
- 1139 Count Alfonso I of Portugal proclaimed King
- 1261 Constantinople recaptured by Nicaean forces under Alexios Strategopoulos for Emperor Michael VIII, re-establishing Byzantine Empire
- 1360 Jews are expelled from Breslau, Silesia
- 1446 Foundation stone laid for King's College Chapel in Cambridge by King Henry VI, one of England's finest medieval buildings (main structure complete 1515) [1]
- 1510 Spanish conquest of Tripoli by Pedro Navarro for Aragon crown; over 3,000 killed and more than 5,000 inhabitants enslaved
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James I
Arthur Balfour
Davidson Black
Gavrilo Princip
Rosalind Franklin
Emmett TillWeddings in History
- 1554 Mary I of England (37) marries Prince Philip of Spain (27) (later Philip II) at Winchester Cathedral, England
- 1814 Inventor Charles Babbage (21) weds Georgina Whitmore at St. Michael's Church in Devon, England
- 1839 British PM William Gladstone (29) weds Catherine Glynne (27) in England
Divorces in History
- 1988 Heiress Julia Stimson Thorne (43) divorces politician John Kerry (44) after 18 years of marriage
More Weddings & Divorces in History
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Louis St. Laurent
Beji Caid EssebsiJuly in History
Light and Air For All – With No Charge!
One of Britain's most hated taxes, which had been in force for more than 250 years, was finally abolished on this day.
July 24, 1851
Kitchen Debate
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev (left) and US Vice President Richard Nixon (right) debate each other in Moscow
July 24, 1959
The Story of Writer O. Henry’s Short Life
William Porter was sent to prison for embezzlement in 1897. The sentence gave him time to write and the celebrated short stories of “O.Henry” were born.
July 25, 1897
Fall of Benito Mussolini
The recorded votes of the Grand Council of Fascism voting no confidence in Benito Mussolini
July 25, 1943