On this day: 25 August

Selected events and births on 25 August, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1609 – Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei demonstrated his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers. Read more: Galileo Galilei Telescope Republic of Venice
• 1835 – The New York Sun perpetrated the Great Moon Hoax, publishing articles about the supposed discovery of life on the Moon (lithograph pictured). Read more: The Sun (New York City) Great Moon Hoax
• 1875 – Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel, doing so in approximately 21 hours 40 minutes. Read more: Matthew Webb List of successful English Channel swimmers
• 1975 – Bruce Springsteen released his commercial breakthrough album, Born to Run. Read more: Bruce Springsteen Born to Run
• 1989 – The NASA spacecraft Voyager 2 made its closest approach to Neptune and provided definitive proof of the existence of the planet's rings. Read more: NASA Voyager 2 Neptune
• 2012 – The NASA space probe Voyager 1 became the first man-made object to enter interstellar space. Read more: NASA Voyager 1 Outer space
• 2012 – The skeleton of King Richard III of England was discovered under a car park in Leicester. Read more: Richard III of England Exhumation and reburial of Richard III of England Leicester

Born on this day

• 1942 – Nathan Deal, American lawyer, and politician, 82nd Governor of Georgia Read more: Nathan Deal Governor of Georgia
• 1954 – Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness, Scottish lawyer and politician, First Minister of Scotland Read more: Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness First Minister of Scotland
• 1963 – Miro Cerar, Slovenian lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Slovenia Read more: Miro Cerar Prime Minister of Slovenia
• 1994 – Edmunds Augstkalns, Latvian ice hockey player Read more: Edmunds Augstkalns
• 1994 – Caris LeVert, American basketball player Read more: Caris LeVert
• 1995 – Ong Seong-wu, South Korean singer and actor Read more: Ong Seong-wu
• 1995 – Dowoon, South Korean musician Read more: Dowoon
• 1998 – China Anne McClain, American actress and singer Read more: China Anne McClain
• 2000 – Nicki Nicole, Argentine rapper and singer-songwriter Read more: Nicki Nicole
• 2003 – Rebeka Jančová, Slovak alpine ski racer Read more: Rebeka Jančová
• 2004 – Evann Girault, French-Nigerien sabre fencer Read more: Evann Girault
• 2006 – Kimi Antonelli, Italian race car driver Read more: Kimi Antonelli

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / August 25 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.