On this day: 25 July

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

Events

• 1547 – Henry II was crowned King of France at Reims Cathedral. Read more: Henry II of France List of French monarchs Reims Cathedral
• 1788 – Mozart completed his Symphony No. 40, one of his two extant symphonies in a minor key. Read more: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 40 (Mozart) Symphony
• 1893 – The Corinth Canal was formally opened, bisecting the narrow Isthmus of Corinth in Greece to connect the Ionian Sea's Gulf of Corinth with the Aegean Sea's Saronic Gulf. Read more: Corinth Canal Isthmus of Corinth Ionian Sea
• 1943 – The Grand Council of Fascism voted a motion of no confidence against Benito Mussolini, who was arrested the same day by King Victor Emmanuel III and replaced by Pietro Badoglio. Read more: Grand Council of Fascism Motion of no confidence Benito Mussolini
• 1976 – The orbiting spacecraft Viking 1 took a photograph of an apparent face on Mars in a classic example of pareidolia. Read more: Viking 1 Cydonia (Mars) Pareidolia
• 2007 – Pratibha Patil was sworn in as the first female president of India. Read more: Pratibha Patil President of India

Born on this day

• 1929 – Judd Buchanan, Canadian businessman and politician, 36th Canadian Minister of Public Works Read more: Judd Buchanan Minister of Public Works (Canada)
• 1952 – Eduardo Souto de Moura, Portuguese architect, designed the Estádio Municipal de Braga Read more: Eduardo Souto de Moura Estádio Municipal de Braga
• 1953 – Joseph A. Tunzi, Chicago based author, foremost expert on Elvis Presley Read more: Joseph A. Tunzi Chicago Elvis Presley
• 1953 – Robert Zoellick, American banker and politician, 14th United States Deputy Secretary of State Read more: Robert Zoellick United States Deputy Secretary of State
• 1963 – Denis Coderre, Canadian politician, 44th Mayor of Montreal Read more: Denis Coderre Mayor of Montreal
• 1969 – Annastacia Palaszczuk, Australian politician, 39th Premier of Queensland Read more: Annastacia Palaszczuk Premier of Queensland
• 1991 – Hasan Piker, American Twitch streamer Read more: Hasan Piker Twitch (service)
• 2000 – Meg Donnelly, American actress Read more: Meg Donnelly
• 2001 – Bryce Young, American football player Read more: Bryce Young
• 2002 – Equi Fernández, Argentine footballer Read more: Equi Fernández
• 2002 – Alperen Şengün, Turkish basketball player Read more: Alperen Şengün
• 2002 – Adam Hložek, Czech footballer Read more: Adam Hložek

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / July 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.