Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: August 25
August 25, 2024 is the 238th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 128 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Virgo is your zodiac sign. Peridot is your modern birthstone. Diamond is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: August 25
- 1609 –Galileo Galilei demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.
- 1758 –Seven Years’ War: Frederick II of Prussia defeats the Russian army at the Battle of Zorndorf.
- 1768 –James Cook begins his first voyage.
- 1898 –700 Greek civilians, 17 British guards and the British Consul of Crete are killed by a Turkish mob in Heraklion, Greece.
- 1939 –The United Kingdom and Poland form a military alliance in which the UK promises to defend Poland in case of invasion by a foreign power.
- 1945 –Ten days after World War II ends with Japan announcing its surrender, armed supporters of the Communist Party of China kill Baptist missionary John Birch, regarded by some of the American right as the first victim of the Cold War.
- 1948 –The House Un-American Activities Committee holds first-ever televised congressional hearing: “Confrontation Day” between Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss.
- 1989 –Mayumi Moriyama becomes Japan’s first female cabinet secretary.
- 1991 –Linus Torvalds announces the first version of what will become Linux.
- 2003 –The Tli Cho land claims agreement is signed between the Dogrib First Nations and the Canadian federal government in Rae-Edzo (now called Behchoko).
Who were born on August 25?
- 1898 –Arthur Wood, England cricketer (d. 1973)
- 1903 –Arpad Elo, American chess writer (d. 1992)
- 1909 –Michael Rennie, English actor (d. 1971)
- 1915 –Walter Trampler, American violist (d. 1997)
- 1928 –Darrell Johnson, American baseball player (d. 2004)
- 1957 –Sikander Bakht, Pakistani cricketer
- 1958 –Tim Burton, American film director
- 1977 –Jonathan Togo, American actor
- 1987 –Amy Macdonald, Scottish singer and songwriter
- 1987 –Logan Morrison, American baseball player
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