On this day: 25 January

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

Events

• 1515 – Francis I, a great-great-grandson of Charles V, was crowned king of France in the Reims Cathedral. Read more: Francis I of France Charles V of France Reims Cathedral
• 1533 – Anne Boleyn, already pregnant with the future Elizabeth I, secretly married Henry VIII of England in the second of his six marriages. Read more: Anne Boleyn Elizabeth I Henry VIII
• 1765 – Port Egmont, the first British colony in the Falkland Islands, was founded. Read more: Port Egmont Falkland Islands
• 1792 – Thomas Hardy founded the London Corresponding Society to seek a "radical reform of parliament", later influencing the reform movements of early-19th-century England. Read more: Thomas Hardy (political reformer) London Corresponding Society Classical radicalism
• 1890 – American journalist Nellie Bly completed a circumnavigation of the globe by land and sea in a then-record-breaking 72 days. Read more: Nellie Bly Circumnavigation
• 1995 – A team of Norwegian and American scientists launched a Black Brant XII sounding rocket, which was mistaken by Russian forces for a Trident missile. Read more: Black Brant (rocket) Norwegian rocket incident Trident (missile)
• 2006 – Three independent observing campaigns announced the discovery of OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb, a super-Earth 21,500 ± 3,300 light-years away from Earth near the center of the Milky Way. Read more: OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb Super-Earth Light-year
• 2011 – Arab Spring: The Egyptian revolution began with protests on the "Day of Anger", eventually leading to the removal of President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years of rule. Read more: Arab Spring 2011 Egyptian revolution Timeline of the Egyptian revolution of 2011

Born on this day

• 1935 – António Ramalho Eanes, Portuguese general and politician, 16th President of Portugal Read more: António Ramalho Eanes President of Portugal
• 1948 – Ros Kelly, Australian educator and politician, 1st Australian Minister for Defence Science and Personnel Read more: Ros Kelly Minister for Defence Personnel
• 1949 – Paul Nurse, English geneticist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Paul Nurse Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• 1957 – Eskil Erlandsson, Swedish technologist and politician, Swedish Minister for Rural Affairs Read more: Eskil Erlandsson Ministry for Rural Affairs (Sweden)
• 1961 – Vivian Balakrishnan, Singaporean ophthalmologist and politician, Singaporean Ministry of National Development Read more: Vivian Balakrishnan Ministry of National Development (Singapore)
• 1963 – Fernando Haddad, Brazilian academic and politician, 61st Mayor of São Paulo Read more: Fernando Haddad List of mayors of São Paulo
• 1966 – Chet Culver, American educator and politician, 41st Governor of Iowa Read more: Chet Culver List of governors of Iowa
• 1978 – Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian actor, comedian, and politician, 6th President of Ukraine Read more: Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine
• 1985 – Tina Karol, Ukrainian singer and Eurovision Song Contest 2006 contestant Read more: Tina Karol Eurovision Song Contest 2006
• 2001 – Elisabetta Cocciaretto, Italian tennis player Read more: Elisabetta Cocciaretto
• 2002 – Lil Mosey, American rapper Read more: Lil Mosey
• 2004 – Laila Edwards, American ice hockey player Read more: Laila Edwards

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / January 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.