July 25
July 25 is the 207th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 159 days remain until the year's end. It falls in summer (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Leo.
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Astronomy
On July 25 the Sun's declination is approximately +19.4°. At this latitude the Sun is north of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere longer days than nights.
For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a July 25.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- Christian feast day: Anne (Eastern Christianity)
- Christian feast day: Christopher (Western Christianity)
- Christian feast day: Cucuphas
- Christian feast day: Glodesind
- Christian feast day: James the Great (Western Christianity)
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
2019 — National extreme heat records set this day in the UK, Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany during the July 2019 European heat wave. ↗(7 years ago)more
In late June and late July 2019 there were two temporally distinct European heat waves, which set all-time high temperature records in Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
2018 — As-Suwayda attacks: Coordinated attacks occur in Syria. ↗(8 years ago)more
The 2018 Suwayda attacks were a string of suicide bombings and mass shooting incidents in Suwayda, Syria on 25 July 2018. At least 258 people were killed and 180 wounded. The attacks were carried out by the Islamic State and largely targeted Syria's Druze minority. A 17-year old Druze girl was beheaded.
2010 — WikiLeaks publishes classified documents about the War in Afghanistan, one of the largest leaks in U.S. military history. ↗(16 years ago)more
WikiLeaks is a non-profit media organisation and publisher of leaked documents. It is funded by donations and media partnerships. It has published classified documents and other media provided by anonymous sources. It was founded in 2006 by Julian Assange. Kristinn Hrafnsson is its editor-in-chief.
2007 — Pratibha Patil is sworn in as India's first female president. ↗(19 years ago)more
Pratibha Devisingh Patil, also known as Pratibha Patil Shekhawat, is an Indian politician and lawyer who served as the president of India from 2007 to 2012. She was the first woman to become the president of India.
2001 — Phoolan Devi, a serving Member of Parliament, was assassinated by shooting in New Delhi, India. ↗(25 years ago)more
Phoolan Devi, popularly known as the Bandit Queen, was an Indian dacoit (bandit) who became a politician, serving as a member of parliament until her assassination. She was a woman of the Mallah subcaste who grew up in poverty in a village in the state of Uttar Pradesh, where her family was on the losing side of a land dispute which caused them many probl...
2000 — Concorde Air France Flight 4590 crashes outside of Paris shortly after taking off at Charles de Gaulle Airport, killing 113 people. ↗(26 years ago)more
Concorde is a retired Anglo-French supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). Studies began in 1954 and a UK–France treaty followed in 1962, as the programme cost was estimated at £70 million . Construction of six prototypes began in February 1965, with the first flight from Toulouse...
1996 — In a military coup in Burundi, Pierre Buyoya deposes Sylvestre Ntibantunganya. ↗(30 years ago)more
The 1996 Burundian coup d'état was a military coup d'état that took place in Burundi on 25 July 1996. In the midst of the Burundi Civil War, former president Pierre Buyoya deposed Hutu President Sylvestre Ntibantunganya. According to Amnesty International, in the weeks following the coup, more than 6,000 people were killed in the country.
1995 — A gas bottle explodes in Saint Michel station of line B of the RER (Paris regional train network). Eight are killed and 80 wounded. ↗(31 years ago)more
A series of attacks targeted public transport systems in Paris and Lyon, as well as a school in Villeurbanne, in 1995. They were carried out by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria (GIA), who sought to expand the Algerian Civil War to France. The attacks killed eight people, all during the first attack on 25 July. The attack also injured 190 people.
1994 — Israel and Jordan sign the Washington Declaration, that formally ends the state of war that had existed between the nations since 1948. ↗(32 years ago)more
Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and both Israel and Palestine to the west.
1993 — Israel launches a massive attack against Lebanon in what the Israelis call Operation Accountability, and the Lebanese call the Seven-Day War. ↗(33 years ago)more
Lebanon, officially the Lebanese Republic, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west; Cyprus lies a short distance from the coastline.
- 1993 — The Saint James Church massacre occurs in Kenilworth, Cape Town, South Africa. ↗(33 years ago)
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The Saint James Church massacre was a massacre perpetrated on St James Church of England in South Africa in Kenilworth, Cape Town, South Africa, on 25 July 1993 by four members of the Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA). Eleven members of the congregation were killed and 58 wounded.
1984 — Salyut 7 cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya becomes the first woman to perform a space walk. ↗(42 years ago)more
Salyut 7, also known as DOS-6, was a space station in low Earth orbit from April 1982 to February 1991. It was first crewed in May 1982 with two crew via Soyuz T-5, and last visited in June 1986, by Soyuz T-15. Various crew and modules were used over its lifetime, including 12 crewed and 15 uncrewed launches in total.
Notable births
2002 — Alperen Şengün, Turkish basketball player ↗(24 years ago)more
Alperen Şengün is a Turkish professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the senior Turkish national team. Known for his post skills and creative playmaking abilities, Şengün was selected with the 16th overall pick in the first round of the 2021 NBA draft.
2002 — Adam Hložek, Czech footballer ↗(24 years ago)more
Adam Hložek is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim and the Czech Republic national team.
2001 — Bryce Young, American football player ↗(25 years ago)more
Bryce Christopher Young is an American professional football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, setting the school record for most passing yards in a single game (559) and winning several player of the year awards in 2021, including the Heisman Trophy.
2000 — Meg Donnelly, American actress ↗(26 years ago)more
Meg Elizabeth Donnelly is an American actress, singer, songwriter, dancer, and model. She played Taylor Otto in the ABC sitcom American Housewife (2016–2021), Addison Wells in the Disney Channel film series Zombies (2018–present), and Mary Campbell in the CW television series The Winchesters (2022–2023).
2000 — Zhang Hao, Chinese singer ↗(26 years ago)more
Zhang Hao is a Chinese singer based in South Korea and signed under YH Entertainment. He was a member of the South Korean boy band Zerobaseone from its debut in July 2023 until his contract expired in March 2026. He re-debuted as a member of the boy group And2ble under YH Entertainment in 2026.
1997 — Nat Butcher, Australian rugby league player ↗(29 years ago)more
Nathaniel Zane Butcher is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-rower and lock for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League (NRL). He won an NRL premiership with the Roosters in 2019.
Notable deaths
2024 — Shafin Ahmed, Bangladeshi bassist and singer-songwriter (born 1961) ↗(2 years ago)more
Shafin Ahmed was a Bangladeshi rock bassist, singer-songwriter, record producer and politician. He was the lead singer, songwriter and bassist for the Bangladeshi rock band Miles, where he and his elder brother Hamin Ahmed joined in 1979 and have led the band.
2024 — Martin Indyk, American diplomat (born 1951) ↗(2 years ago)more
Martin Sean Indyk was an Australian-American diplomat and foreign relations analyst with expertise in the Middle East.
2022 — Paul Sorvino, American actor (born 1939) ↗(4 years ago)more
Paul Anthony Sorvino was an American actor. He often portrayed authority figures on both the criminal and the law enforcement sides of the law.
2020 — Peter Green, English blues rock guitarist, singer-songwriter and founder of Fleetwood Mac (born 1946) ↗(6 years ago)more
Peter Allen Greenbaum, known professionally as Peter Green, was an English blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist who was the founder and original leader of the band Fleetwood Mac. Green formed the group in 1967 after a stint in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and quickly established the new band as a popular live act in addition to a successful recording...
- 2020 — Lou Henson, American college basketball coach (born 1932) ↗(6 years ago)
more
Louis Ray Henson was an American college basketball coach. He retired as the all-time leader in victories at the University of Illinois with 423 victories and New Mexico State with 289 victories. Overall, Henson won 779 games putting him in sixteenth place on the all-time list.
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (207) | 3^2 × 23 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (159) | 3 × 53 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 25072026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | +19.37° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 35 days |