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775 — Battle of Bagrevand

The Battle of Bagrevand was fought on 25 April 775, in the plains of Bagrevand, between the forces of the Armenian princes who had rebelled against the Abbasid Caliphate and the caliphal army. The battle resulted in a crushing Abbasid victory, with the death of the main Armenian leaders. The Mamikonian family's power in particular was almost extinguished. The battle signalled the beginning of large-scale Armenian migration into the Byzantine Empire.

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846 — Li Chen takes the Tang throne as Emperor Xuanzong

Li Chen took the throne in Chang’an after the death of his nephew, Emperor Wuzong. Before his accession, Li Chen was known as the Prince of Guang.

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1185 — Battle of Dan-no-ura

The battle of Dan-no-ura (壇ノ浦の戦い Dan-no-ura no tatakai) was a major sea battle of the Genpei War, occurring at Dan-no-ura, in the Shimonoseki Strait off the southern tip of Honshū. On April 25, 1185, the Genji (Minamoto) clan fleet, led by Minamoto no Yoshitsune, defeated the Heike (Taira) clan fleet. The morning rip tide was an advantage to the Taira in the morning but turned to their disadvantage in the afternoon. The young Emperor Antoku was one of those who perished amongst the Taira nobles.

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1185 — John's first expedition to Ireland

In 1185, Prince John of England visited the island of Ireland as part of a campaign to secure the influence of the House of Plantagenet and the Crown of England, who planned to set up a Kingdom of Ireland within the Angevin Empire. John was himself a future king of England, the son of Henry II of England, and had been declared Lord of Ireland by his father at the Council of Oxford in 1177.

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1404 — War of Padua

The War of Padua was a conflict in 1404–1405 between the Republic of Venice and the Carrarese lordship of Padua. In the power vacuum produced by the death of the Duke of Milan, Gian Galeazzo Visconti, in 1402, Francesco II da Carrara endeavored to expand into the Veneto and capture cities held by Visconti troops. These designs alarmed Venice, which allied with Milan to counter the common threat posed by the Carrarese state, and for the first time adopted a policy of direct intervention in the affairs of its hinterland. The war began with the Carrarese move against Verona and Vicenza in April 1404. While Verona was taken, Vicenza instead surrendered to Venice on 25 April 1404, thwarting Carrarese designs.

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1464 — Battle of Hedgeley Moor

The Battle of Hedgeley Moor, 25 April 1464, was a battle of the Wars of the Roses. It was fought at Hedgeley Moor, north of the village of Glanton in Northumberland, between a Yorkist army led by John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu and a Lancastrian army led by the Duke of Somerset. The battle ended in a Yorkist victory.

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1479 — Albanian–Ottoman Wars (1432–1479)

The Albanian–Ottoman Wars (1432–1479) were a series of wars and revolts against the rising Ottoman Empire by Albanian feudal lords. The wars and revolts took place in present-day Albania, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia and South Serbia. In this period, Albanians under the leadership of Gjergj Arianiti and especially later under Skanderbeg resisted the Ottomans under two Sultans.

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1479 — Siege of Shkodra

The siege of Shkodra (Albanian: Rrethimi i Shkodrës) took place from May 1478 to April 1479 as a confrontation between the Ottoman Empire and the Venetians together with the League of Lezhë and other Albanians at Shkodra (Scutari in Italian) and its Rozafa Castle during the First Ottoman-Venetian War (1463–1479). Ottoman historian Franz Babinger called the siege "one of the most remarkable episodes in the struggle between the West and the Crescent".

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1519 — Battle of Pianosa

The Battle of Pianosa was a naval engagement which took place on 25 April, 1519, when a Genoese fleet severely defeated the flotilla of the Tunisia-based Barbary corsair Kaid Ali in the Tyrrhenian Sea, in view of the island of Elba. The battle broke the back of one of the rising corsair bases on the Barbary Coast, Bizerte, and established Andrea Doria as among the foremost captains in the Mediterranean.

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1607 — Battle of Gibraltar (1607)

The naval Battle of Gibraltar took place on 25 April 1607 during the Eighty Years' War when a Dutch fleet surprised and engaged a Spanish fleet anchored at the Bay of Gibraltar. During the four hours of action, most of the Spanish ships were destroyed.

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1626 — Battle of Dessau Bridge

The Battle of Dessau Bridge (German: Schlacht bei Dessau) was a significant battle of the Thirty Years' War between Danish Protestants and the Imperial German Catholic forces on the Elbe River outside of Dessau, Germany on April 25, 1626. This battle was an attempt by Ernst von Mansfeld to cross the Dessau Bridge in order to invade the headquarters of the Imperial German army in Magdeburg, Germany. The Dessau bridge was the only land access between Magdeburg and Dresden, which made it difficult for the Danes to advance.

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1635 — Battle of Kartarpur

The Battle of Kartarpur occurred on 25 April 1635. It was the final major military engagement of Guru Hargobind, the sixth Sikh Guru, against the imperial forces of the Mughal Empire. Following previous Sikh victories in the Battle of Amritsar (1634) and Battle of Lahira, tensions between the Guru and Shah Jahan had reached a peak. The battle occurred in the locality of Kartarpur in present-day Jalandhar district of Indian Punjab.

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1643 — Battle of Sourton Down

Battle of Sourton Down was a battle of the first English civil war that took place on 25 April 1643. Sourton Down lies on the edge of Dartmoor west of Okehampton in Devon. The battle involved Cornish Royalist troops under Sir Ralph Hopton who were ambushed by Major-General James Chudleigh with his cavalry. Captain Drake also led a charge against Royalist dragoons. Other Royalist commanders included Lord Mohun, Sir Bevil Grenville and Sir Nicholas Slanning. The Parliamentarians attacked but were eventually driven back and the Royalists took up defensive positions among ancient earthworks on the moor.

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1643 — Siege of Reading

The siege of Reading was an eleven-day blockade of Reading, Berkshire during the First English Civil War. Reading had been garrisoned by 3,000 Royalist troops under Sir Arthur Aston in November 1642. On 14 April 1643, Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex led a Parliamentarian army of 19,000 troops to lay siege to the town, and began bombarding it two days later.

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1644 — Jiashen Incident

The Jiashen Incident (simplified Chinese: 甲申之变; traditional Chinese: 甲申之變), also known as the Battle of Beijing, took place in 1644 in the areas surrounding Beijing, and was fought between forces of the incumbent Ming dynasty and the Shun dynasty founded by peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng. It eventually resulted in the collapse of the Ming dynasty.

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1684 — Morean War

The Morean war (Italian: Guerra di Morea), also known as the Sixth Ottoman–Venetian War, was fought between 1684–1699 as part of the wider conflict known as the "Great Turkish War", between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire. Military operations ranged from Dalmatia to the Aegean Sea, but the war's major campaign was the Venetian conquest of the Morea (Peloponnese) peninsula in southern Greece.

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1707 — Battle of Almansa

The Battle of Almansa, fought on 25 April 1707, was one of the most decisive engagements of the War of the Spanish Succession. At Almansa, the Franco–Spanish army under Berwick soundly defeated the allied forces of Portugal, England, and the United Provinces led by the Earl of Galway, reclaiming most of eastern Spain for the Bourbons. It has been described as "probably the only Battle in history in which the English forces were commanded by a Frenchman, the French by an Englishman."

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1781 — Battle of Blandford

The Battle of Blandford (or Blanford), also called the Battle of Petersburg, took place near Petersburg, Virginia on 25 April 1781, late in the American War of Independence. Roughly 2,300 British regulars under the command of Brigadier General William Phillips defeated about 1,000 militia under Major General Baron von Steuben. The introduction of a British troop presence led by turncoat general Benedict Arnold into Virginia in early 1781 prompted an increase in militia activity to counter the British force. The militia were, however, poorly trained and equipped, and were unable to prevent Arnold from moving freely.

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1781 — Battle of Hobkirk's Hill

The Battle of Hobkirk's Hill (sometimes referred to as the Second Battle of Camden) was a battle of the American Revolutionary War fought on April 25, 1781, near Camden, South Carolina. A small American army under Nathanael Greene defended a ridge known as Hobkirk's Hill against an attack by an even smaller British force led by Francis Rawdon. After a fierce clash, Greene retreated a few miles, leaving Rawdon's soldiers in possession of the hill. The battlefield marker is located at Broad Street and Greene Street north of the center of Camden. Even though Rawdon was the victor, he soon fell back to Camden.

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1808 — Battle of Trangen

The Battle of Trangen took place on 25 April 1808 at Trangen in Flisa, Hedemarkens Amt, between Swedish and Norwegian troops, as a part of the Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809. The invading Swedish troops, led by Colonel Carl Pontus Gahn, were surrounded and forced to surrender by the Norwegian troops under the command of Bernhard Ditlef von Staffeldt. Gahn and around 450 of his troops were captured.

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1809 — Battle of Radzymin (1809)

The Battle of Radzymin took place on April 25, 1809 during the brief Polish–Austrian War. The battle occurred at Radzymin, some 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-east of Warsaw. Following the Austrian defeat in the Battle of Raszyn on April 19, the Polish forces commanded by Prince Józef Poniatowski left Warsaw undefended and withdrew to several fortresses located nearby (most notably to Modlin Fortress and Serock). The Austrians seized the Polish capital relatively easy, but it was a pyrrhic victory, as the Austrian force was now seriously overstretched and had a still unbeaten enemy in the vicinity of Warsaw, as well as new Polish forces gathering strength behind their lines in Greater Poland.

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1829 — HMS Challenger arrives off Garden Island

The British ship HMS Challenger, commanded by Charles Fremantle, anchored off Garden Island on Australia’s west coast. The British claim at the mouth of the Swan River followed on May 2.

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1846 — Mexican–American War

The Mexican–American War, also known in the United States as the Mexican War and in Mexico as the United States intervention in Mexico, (April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848) was an invasion of Mexico by the United States. It followed the 1845 American annexation of Texas, which Mexico still considered its territory because it refused to recognize the Treaties of Velasco, signed by President Antonio López de Santa Anna after he was captured by the Texian Army during the 1836 Texas Revolution.

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1846 — Thornton Affair

The Thornton Affair was a battle in 1846 between the military forces of the United States and Mexico 20 miles (32 km) west upriver from Zachary Taylor's camp along the Rio Grande. The much larger Mexican force defeated the Americans in the opening of hostilities, and was the primary justification for U.S. President James K. Polk's call to Congress to declare war.

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1849 — Burning of the Parliament Buildings in Montreal

The burning of the Parliament Buildings in Montreal occurred on the night of April 25, 1849, in Montreal, the then-capital of the Province of Canada. The way the matter was handled by then co-prime ministers of the united Province of Canada, Sir Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin, helped develop the Canadian democratic tradition. It also caused the capital to be moved elsewhere, eventually being installed in Ottawa.

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1859 — Construction of the Suez Canal begins at what is now Port Said

Work on the Suez Canal began at Al-Farama, at what is now Port Said. The canal eventually linked the Mediterranean and the Red Sea and opened to navigation in 1869.

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1862 — Capture of New Orleans

The capture of New Orleans (April 25 – May 1, 1862) during the American Civil War was a turning point in the war that precipitated the capture of the Mississippi River. Having fought past Forts Jackson and St. Philip, the Union was unopposed in its capture of the city itself. Many residents resented the controversial and confrontational administration of the city by its U.S. Army military governor.

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1864 — Battle of Marks' Mills

The Battle of Marks' Mills (April 25, 1864) occurred in present-day Cleveland County, Arkansas as part of the American Civil War. Confederate Brigadier-General James Fagan, having made a forced march, attacked a train of several hundred wagons, guarded by a brigade of infantry, 500 cavalry, and a section of light artillery under command of Lieutenant Colonel Francis M. Drake of the 36th Iowa, on its way from Camden to Pine Bluff for supplies. F.M. Drake had a reputation as an Indian fighter; in 1854 he led a wagon train from Iowa to Sacramento California and, while crossing the Nebraska prairie, his train was attacked by an estimated 700 Pawnee warriors.

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1880 — Second Battle of Charasiab

The initial content of this article was taken from. Please add inline citations to subsequent additions. The Second Battle of Charasiab was fought on 25 April 1880 between the British and Afghans during the Second Anglo-Afghan War. A force led by Colonel Jenkins found itself surrounded by the Logaris near Charasiab. An infantry column led by MacPherson, and accompanied by a Cavalry brigade and four horse artillery guns, was sent to support Jenkins. Upon their arrival the Afghans were routed and were pursued by the cavalry and horse artillery for four miles.

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1882 — Battle of Hanoi (1882)

The Battle of Hanoi on 25 April 1882, was the illegal capture by French naval captain Henri Rivière, acting without his superiors' orders. The French handed the city back later. The Citadel of Hanoi was almost totally unprepared and the entire attack lasted less than an hour, and ended with only four French soldiers wounded.

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1886 — 1886 Spanish general election

A general election was held in Spain on 4 April 1886 (for the Congress of Deputies) and on 25 April 1886 (for the Senate), to elect the members of the 4th Cortes under the Spanish Constitution of 1876, during the Restoration period. All 434 seats in the Congress of Deputies were up for election, as well as 180 of 360 seats in the Senate.

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1892 — Véry bombing

The Véry bombing was a bomb attack carried out on 25 April 1892 in Paris by the anarchist militants Théodule Meunier, Jean‑Pierre François and Fernand Bricout against the restaurant Le Véry. The three attacked the establishment in response to the arrest of Ravachol, whom the owner of the establishment, Jean‑Marie Véry, had denounced to the police and whose arrest he had enabled.

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1896 — 1896 South Australian colonial election

The 1896 South Australian colonial election was held between 25 April and 2 May 1896 to elect members to the 15th Parliament of South Australia. All 54 seats in the House of Assembly (the lower house, whose members were elected at the 1893 election) were up for re-election. It was the first election in Australia in which women could vote, following the passing of the Constitutional Amendment (Adult Suffrage) Act 1894 two years prior.

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1898 — Action of 25 April 1898

The Action of 25 April 1898 was a minor single ship action of the Spanish–American War fought near Cárdenas, Cuba, between the American torpedo boat USS Foote under Lieutenant William Ledyard Rodgers and the Spanish gunboat Ligera under Lieutenant Antonio Pérez Rendón. After a fierce exchange of fire, Foote, seriously damaged, was forced to withdraw. The engagement was the first battle of the war, as well as the first naval Spanish success.

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1898 — United States declaration of war on Spain

On 25 April 1898, the United States Congress declared war upon Spain. The ensuing Spanish–American War resulted in a decisive victory for the United States, and arguably served as a transitional period for both nations. Spain saw its days of empire fade, as the United States saw the prospect of overseas empire emerge. The war was ended by the Treaty of Paris signed on December 10 that same year.

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1899 — Second Battle of Apia

The Second Battle of Apia was the final engagement of the Second Samoan Civil War, and possibly fought as an attempted act of defiance by the Samoan rebels after being given an ultimatum that would have denied them access to Apia.

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1901 — 1901 Wellington mayoral election

The 1901 Wellington mayoral election was a local election held on 24 April in Wellington, New Zealand, as part of that year's city council election and nation-wide local elections. Voters elected the mayor of Wellington for a one year term. In person voting and the first-past-the-post voting system were used. John Aitken, the incumbent Mayor, was re-elected to office as Mayor of Wellington, beating Thomas Wilford.

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1906 — 1906 Auckland City mayoral election

The 1906 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1906, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

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1907 — 1907 Invercargill mayoral election

The 1907 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 25 April 1907 as part of that year's local elections. Incumbent mayor William Benjamin Scandrett was re-elected to a fourth consecutive term, defeating former mayor John Stead.

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1907 — 1907 Wellington mayoral election

The 1907 Wellington mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1907, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

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1908 — Kincardineshire by-election, 1908

The Kincardineshire by-election, 1908 was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Kincardineshire on 25 April 1908. The seat had become vacant when the sitting Liberal Member of Parliament John Crombie died on 22 March 1908. The election saw the picketting of polling stations by suffragettes protesting at the Liberal government's unwillingness to bring in votes for women. The Liberal candidate, Arthur Cecil Murray won the seat in a straight fight with his Conservative opponent S J Gammell.

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1908 — 1908 FA Cup final

The 1908 FA Cup final was contested by Wolverhampton Wanderers and Newcastle United at Crystal Palace Park. Newcastle had just finished fourth in the First Division during this season, after winning the league in 1906–07. This was their third FA Cup final appearance in four years (although they had yet to win). Their 6–0 thrashing of Fulham in the semi-final is a record win for a semi-final.

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1912 — 1912 Invercargill mayoral election

The 1912 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 25 April 1912 as part of that year's local elections. Two-time former mayor William Benjamin Scandrett was elected once again. His opponent, Andrew Bain, would first become mayor in 1923.

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1912 — 1912 Auckland City mayoral election

The 1912 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1912, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

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1914 — 1914 FA Cup final

The 1914 FA Cup final was an association football match between Burnley and Liverpool on 25 April 1914 at Crystal Palace, London. It was the final match of the 1913–14 FA Cup, the 43rd season of the country's primary cup competition, the FA Cup. Both teams were appearing in their first FA Cup final.

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1914 — 1914 Auckland City mayoral election

The 1914 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1914, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

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1915 — Landing at Anzac Cove

The landing at Anzac Cove on Sunday, 25 April 1915, also known as the landing at Gaba Tepe and, to the Turks, as the Arıburnu Battle, was part of the amphibious invasion of the Gallipoli Peninsula by the forces of the British Empire, which began the land phase of the Gallipoli campaign of the First World War.

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1915 — Landing at Cape Helles

The landing at Cape Helles (Turkish: Seddülbahir Çıkarması) was part of the Gallipoli campaign, the amphibious landings on the Gallipoli peninsula by British and French forces on 25 April 1915 during the First World War. Helles, at the foot of the peninsula, was the main landing area. With gunfire support from the Royal Navy, the 29th Division was to advance six mi (9.7 km) along the peninsula on the first day and seize the heights of Achi Baba.

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1915 — Battle of Kumkale

The Battle of Kumkale was a World War I battle fought between Ottoman and French forces. It was a part of the Gallipoli Campaign fought on the Anatolian (Asian) part of the Dardanelles Strait as a diversion from the main landings on the Gallipoli peninsula (European side of the strait). Kumkale is the name of a village which now is a part of Troy national park.

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1915 — Battle of Kitcheners' Wood

The Battle of Kitcheners' Wood was fought in April 1915 during the Second Battle of Ypres in World War I.

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1916 — Bombardment of Yarmouth and Lowestoft

The Bombardment of Yarmouth and Lowestoft, often referred to as the Lowestoft Raid, was a naval battle fought during the First World War between the German Empire and the British Empire in the North Sea. The German fleet sent a battlecruiser squadron with accompanying cruisers and destroyers, commanded by Rear Admiral Friedrich Boedicker, to bombard the coastal ports of Yarmouth and Lowestoft.

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1917 — 1917 Invercargill mayoral election

The 1917 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 25 April 1917 as part of that year's local elections. Former mayor John Stead defeated the incumbent Duncan McFarlane.

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1917 — 1917 Napier mayoral election

The Napier mayoral election, 1917 was held to determine the next Mayor of Napier. At this time Napier held their local elections biennially. In 1915, elections were held for the Mayor of Napier plus other local government positions. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

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1918 — Battle of Antrea

The Battle of Antrea was a Finnish Civil War battle, fought in Antrea and Jääski in Finland from 11 February to 25 April 1918 between the Finnish Whites and the Finnish Reds. It was fought alongside the Viipuri–Joensuu railroad between Viipuri, the Red capital in Eastern Finland, and Antrea, an important railroad junction 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Viipuri.

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1918 — Crimea Operation (1918)

The Crimea Operation was a combined military offensive by Imperial German and Ukrainian forces in April 1918 against the Taurida Soviet Socialist Republic.

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1920 — At the San Remo conference, the principal Allied Powers of World War I adopt a resolution to determine the allocation of Class "A" League of Nations mandates for administration of the former Ottoman-ruled lands of the Middle East

The San Remo conference was an international meeting of the post-World War I Allied Supreme Council as an outgrowth of the Paris Peace Conference, held at Castle Devachan in Sanremo, Italy, from 19 to 26 April 1920. The San Remo Resolution passed on 25 April 1920 determined the allocation of Class "A" League of Nations mandates for the administration of three then-undefined Ottoman territories in the Middle East: "Palestine", "Syria", and "Mesopotamia".

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1925 — 1925 FA Cup final

The 1925 FA Cup final was an association football match contested by Sheffield United and Cardiff City on 25 April 1925 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. The final was the showpiece match of English football's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup), organised by the Football Association. Sheffield United won the game with a single goal.

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1926 — Puccini’s Turandot premieres at La Scala

Giacomo Puccini’s last opera premiered in Milan under Arturo Toscanini. For the first performance, Toscanini stopped at the point where Puccini had left the score unfinished. Later performances included Franco Alfano’s ending.

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1931 — 1931 FA Cup final

The 1931 FA Cup final was a football match between West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham, played on 25 April 1931 at the original Wembley Stadium in London. The showpiece event was the final match of the 1930–31 staging of English football's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (better known as the FA Cup). The match was the 56th FA Cup Final, the ninth to be played at Wembley.

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1931 — 1931 Turkish general election

General elections were held in Turkey in 1931. The Republican People's Party was the only party in the country at the time, as the Liberal Republican Party that had been set up the previous year had already been dissolved. Voter turnout was reported to be 88%.

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1936 — 1936 FA Cup final

The 1936 FA Cup final was a football match between Arsenal and Sheffield United on 25 April 1936 at Wembley. The showpiece match of English football's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (better known as the FA Cup), it was the 61st Cup final, and the fourteenth at the national stadium. Each team received a bye to the third round of the tournament, and then progressed through five rounds before reaching the final.

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1936 — Battle of the Ogaden

The Battle of the Ogaden was fought in 1936 in the southern front of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. The battle consisted of attacks by the Italian forces of General Rodolfo Graziani, the commander-in-chief of the forces on the "southern front", against Ethiopian defensive positions commanded by Ras Nasibu Emmanual. The strong defensive positions were designed by Wehib Pasha and known as the "Hindenburg Wall".

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1938 — Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins

Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64 (1938), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States which held that the United States does not have a general federal common law and that U.S. federal courts must apply state law, not federal law, to any lawsuit between parties from different states that does not involve federal questions.

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1939 — 1939 San Diego mayoral election

The 1939 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 25, to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent mayor Percy J. Benbough stood for reelection to a second term. In the primary election, Percy J. Benbough and Jacob Weinberger received the most votes and advanced to a runoff election. Benbough was then reelected mayor with a majority of the votes in the runoff.

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1940 — Battle of Gratangen

The Battle of Gratangen occurred during the first Norwegian counter-attack in the Narvik Campaign. The Norwegian 6th Division gathered forces to push the Germans out of Gratangen Municipality and back towards the town of Narvik. The first attack failed disastrously when the Germans counter-attacked unprepared Norwegian forces, routing a battalion and blunting the first Norwegian advance.

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1941 — Battle of Thermopylae (1941)

The Battle of Thermopylae, on 24–25 April 1941, was part of the German invasion of Greece during World War II.

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1944 — Raid on Mljet

The raid on Mljet (Serbo-Croatian: Desantni prepad na Mljet) was an amphibious raid carried out by the Yugoslav Partisans in April 1944 against the German garrison on the Dalmatian island of Mljet. Occupied by Italian Forces during the Invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941, the island briefly came under Partisan control following the Armistice of Cassibile in September 1943.

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1944 — Battle of Gurby

The Battle of Gurby (Ukrainian: Бій під Гурбами), according to the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the largest battle that took place 21–25 April 1944 near the village of Gurby (also spelled Hurby) in the south of Zdolbuniv Raion, between the USSR NKVD troops and UPA forces. It ended with breakthrough of Ukrainian fighters from the encirclement.

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1944 — The United Negro College Fund is incorporated

The United Negro College Fund was incorporated with 27 member colleges to raise support for historically Black colleges and their students.

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1944 — Carter Harman begins a pioneering helicopter combat rescue

U.S. Army Air Forces pilot Carter Harman began flying a Sikorsky YR-4B to bring men out from behind Japanese lines in Burma. The small helicopter could carry only one passenger at a time. Harman brought out three wounded British soldiers and their American pilot in successive trips.

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1945 — Bombing of Obersalzberg

The bombing of Obersalzberg was an air raid carried out by the Royal Air Force's Bomber Command on 25 April 1945 during the last days of World War II in Europe. The operation targeted Obersalzberg, a complex of residences and bunkers in Bavaria that had been built for Adolf Hitler and other key leaders of Nazi Germany.

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1945 — Samland offensive

The Samland offensive was a Soviet offensive on the Eastern Front in the final stages of World War II. It took place in Sambia (German: Samland); (Russian: земланд, romanized: Zemland). The East Prussian offensive, which commenced on January 13, 1945, had seen the Red Army clear German forces from much of East Prussia.

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1945 — East Prussian offensive

The East Prussian offensive was a strategic offensive by the Soviet Red Army against the German Wehrmacht on the Eastern Front of World War II. It lasted from 13 January to 25 April 1945, though some German units did not surrender until the country did on 9 May. The Battle of Königsberg was a major part of the offensive, which ended in victory for the Red Army.

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1945 — United Nations Conference on International Organization

The United Nations Conference on International Organization (UNCIO), commonly known as the San Francisco Conference, was a convention of delegates from 50 Allied nations that took place towards the end of World War II, from 25 April to 26 June 1945 in San Francisco, California, United States. At this convention, the delegates reviewed and rewrote the Dumbarton Oaks agreements of the previous year.

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1945 — American and Soviet troops meet on the Elbe

American and Soviet troops made contact along the Elbe River, where patrols from the two advancing armies met near Torgau and Strehla.

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1947 — Japanese general election, 1947

The 23rd general elections of members of the House of Representatives (第23回衆議院議員総選挙 dai-nijūsankai Shūgiin giin sō-senkyo), the lower house of the National Diet of Japan, were held on 25 April 1947. The Japan Socialist Party won 144 of the 466 seats, making it the largest party in the House of Representatives following the election. Voter turnout was 67.9%. It was the last election technically held under the Meiji Constitution in preparation for the current Constitution of Japan which became effective several days later on 3 May 1947.

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1951 — Battle of the Imjin River

The Battle of the Imjin River (Filipino: Labanan sa Ilog Imjin), also known as the Battle of Solma-ri (Korean: 설마리 전투) or Battle of Gloster Hill (글로스터 고지 전투) in South Korea, or as Battle of Xuemali (Chinese: 雪马里战斗; pinyin: Xuě Mǎ Lǐ Zhàn Dòu) in China, took place 22–25 April 1951 during the Korean War.

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1951 — U.S. troops relieve the Canadian battalion at Kapyong

After fighting around Kapyong during the Korean War, the road to the Canadian battalion was cleared and U.S. Army units relieved it on the afternoon of April 25. Australian troops had withdrawn from their hill position the previous evening.

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1953 — 1953 Scottish Cup final

The 1953 Scottish Cup Final was played on 25 April 1953 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 68th staging of the Scottish Cup. Aberdeen and Rangers contested the match. The match was drawn 1–1 and was replayed four days later. In the rematch Rangers won 1–0 through a Billy Simpson goal in the 42nd minute. The victory was Rangers' 14th Scottish Cup win.

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1953 — Francis Crick and James Watson publish "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid" describing the double helix structure of DNA

James Dewey Watson (April 6, 1928 – November 6, 2025) was an American molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist. In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick co-authored an academic paper on DNA entitled, "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid". Published in the scientific journal Nature, the paper proposed the existence of the double helix structure of the DNA molecule, having built on research by Rosalind Franklin and Raymond Gosling.

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1954 — 1954 Argentine general election

General elections were held in Argentina on 25 April 1954. Voters chose both their legislators and the Vice-president of Argentina with a turnout of 85%.

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1954 — Bell Labs demonstrates a practical silicon solar cell

Bell Labs announced a silicon solar cell in Murray Hill, New Jersey. The researchers demonstrated solar power by running a toy Ferris wheel and a small radio transmitter.

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1957 — The first Canton Fair opens in Guangzhou

Guangzhou opened its first export trade fair. The event became a regular venue for Chinese exporters to meet buyers from abroad.

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1959 — 1959 Scottish Cup final

The 1959 Scottish Cup Final was an association football match between St Mirren F.C. and Aberdeen F.C. on 25 April 1959 at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland. It was 73rd staging of the final of the Scottish Cup, Scotland's most prestigious cup competition. It was Aberdeen's fifth appearance in the final of the competition whilst St Mirren were competing for the fourth time.

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1959 — The St. Lawrence Seaway opens to shipping

The first navigation season opened on the deep-water route connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic via the St. Lawrence River.

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1960 — Operation Sandblast

Operation Sandblast was the code name for the first submarine circumnavigation of the world. It was executed by the United States Navy nuclear-powered radar picket submarine USS Triton (SSRN-586) in 1960 under the command of Captain Edward L. Beach Jr. The circumnavigation took place between February 24 and April 25, 1960, covering 26,723 nautical miles (49,491 km; 30,752 mi) over 60 days and 21 hours.

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1961 — Robert Noyce receives a semiconductor circuit patent

Noyce received a U.S. patent covering metal connections laid over an insulating layer on a semiconductor chip. The approach helped make it possible to join components on a single piece of silicon.

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1964 — Malaysian general election, 1964

A general election was held on Saturday, 25 April 1964 for members of the 2nd Parliament of Malaysia. Voting took place in 104 out of 159 parliamentary constituencies of Malaysia, each electing one Member of Parliament to the Dewan Rakyat, the dominant house of Parliament. State elections also took place in 282 state constituencies in 11 (out of 14, except Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore) states of Malaysia on the same day, each electing one Member of the Legislative Assembly to the Dewan Undangan Negeri. The result was a victory for the Alliance Party, which won 89 of the 104 seats.

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1970 — Campaign 139

Campaign 139 (Vietnamese: Chiến dịch 139) was a major military offensive of the People's Army of Vietnam, launched against its Royalist enemies during the Laotian Civil War. Larger than previous invading forces, Campaign 139 was also a combined arms expedition containing tanks, artillery, engineers, and Dac Cong sappers. As such, it was a decided escalation in the war.

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1971 — Hungarian parliamentary election, 1971

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 25 April 1971. The Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party was the only party to contest the elections, and won 224 of the 352 seats, with the remaining 128 going to independents selected by the party. Of the 352 constituencies, only 49 had more than one candidate.

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1971 — Austrian presidential election, 1971

Presidential elections were held in Austria on 25 April 1971. The result was a victory for incumbent President Franz Jonas of the Social Democratic Party, who received 52.8% of the vote. Voter turnout was 95.3%.

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1971 — Operation Barisal

Operation Barisal was a code-name of naval operation conducted by Pakistan Navy intended to take control of the city of Barisal, East Pakistan from the Mukti Bahini and the dissidents of the Pakistan Defence Forces. It was the part of Operation Searchlight. Since the starting of Searchlight, the Mukti Bahini had been staging large scale sabotage missions, disturbing the communications and signals operatives in East Pakistan.

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1974 — Carnation Revolution

The Carnation Revolution (Portuguese: Revolução dos Cravos), also referred to as the 25 April (Portuguese: 25 de Abril), was initially a military coup in Lisbon, Portugal, on 25 April 1974 which overthrew the regime of the Estado Novo. The revolution started as a military coup organized by the Armed Forces Movement (Portuguese: Movimento das Forças Armadas, MFA) composed of military officers who opposed the regime, but the movement was soon coupled with an unanticipated and popular campaign of civil resistance. This movement would lead to the fall of the Estado Novo and the withdrawal of Portugal from its African colonies and East Timor.

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1974 — 1974 Seychellois parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Seychelles on 25 April 1974. The result was a victory for the Seychelles Democratic Party, which won 13 of the 15 seats.

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1975 — Portuguese Constituent Assembly election, 1975

The Portuguese Constituent Assembly election, 1975 was carried out in Portugal on 25 April 1975, exactly one year after the Carnation Revolution. It was the first free election held in Portugal since 1925, and only the seventh free election in all of Portuguese history. Turnout was 91.66 percent--at the time, the highest ever. The main aim of the election was the election of a Constituent Assembly, in order to write a new Constitution to replace the Estado Novo regime's authoritarian Constitution of 1933 and so this freely-elected parliament had a single-year mandate and no government was based on parliamentary support; the country continued to be governed by a military-civilian provisional administration during the deliberations of the Constituent Assembly.

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1976 — 1976 WFA Cup final

The 1976 WFA Cup final was the sixth final of the Women's FA Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. It was also the sixth final to be held under the direct control of Women's Football Association (WFA). Southampton and Queen's Park Rangers contested the match at The Eyrie, the former home of Bedford Town on 25 April 1976.

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1976 — 1976 Portuguese legislative election

The 1976 Portuguese legislative election was held on Sunday 25 April, exactly one year after the previous election, and two years after the Carnation Revolution. With a new Constitution approved, the country's main aim was economic recovery and strengthening its democratic institutions. The election renewed all 263 members of the Assembly of the Republic.

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1980 — Dan-Air Flight 1008

Dan-Air Flight 1008 was a fatal accident involving a Boeing 727-46 jet aircraft operated by Dan Air Services Limited on a chartered international passenger service from Manchester to Tenerife. The accident occurred on 25 April 1980 in a forest on Tenerife's Mount La Esperanza, when the aircraft's flight crew wrongly executed an unpublished holding pattern in an area of very high terrain; it resulted in the aircraft's destruction and the deaths of all 146 on board (138 passengers and eight crew).

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1982 — Operation Paraquet

Operation Paraquet was the code name for the British military operation to recapture the island of South Georgia from Argentine military control in April 1982 at the start of the Falklands War. The operation, a subsidiary of the main Operation Corporate—recapture of the Falkland Islands from Argentina—was successful, leading to the island being restored to British control on 25 April 1982.

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1983 — Sudanese presidential election, 1983

Presidential elections were held in Sudan between 14 and 25 April 1983. Gaafar Nimeiry was the only candidate, and received 99.6% of the vote.

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1983 — 1983 Portuguese legislative election

The 1983 Portuguese legislative election took place on 25 April. The election renewed all 250 members of the Assembly of the Republic. The election was called after two and a half years of significant instability, from the dead of Francisco Sá Carneiro in an aircrash in December 1980, to deep internal divisions within the Democratic Alliance (AD) under the leadership of Francisco Pinto Balsemão.

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1984 — 1984 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Mizoram Legislative Assembly were held in April 1984 to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Mizoram, India. The Indian National Congress emerged as the single largest party and Lal Thanhawla was appointed as the Chief Minister of Mizoram.

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1986 — Mswati III is crowned king of Swaziland

Mswati III was crowned king of Swaziland on 25 April 1986.

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1990 — 1990 NSL Cup final

The 1990 NSL Cup final was the final match of the 1989–90 NSL Cup, the 14th season of the National Soccer League Cup. It was played at Olympic Park in Melbourne on 25 April 1990 between South Melbourne and Sydney Olympic. South Melbourne won the match 4–1 for their first NSL Cup title.

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1990 — Violeta Chamorro takes office as the President of Nicaragua, the first woman to hold the position

Violeta Barrios Torres de Chamorro (Spanish pronunciation: [bjoˈleta ˈβarjos ˈtores de tʃaˈmoro]; 18 October 1929 – 14 June 2025) was a Nicaraguan politician who served as the president of Nicaragua from 1990 to 1997. She was the country's first female president. Previously, she was a member of the Junta of National Reconstruction from 1979 to 1980.

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1992 — 1992 WFA Cup final

The 1992 WFA Cup Final was the 22nd final of the WFA Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. The showpiece event was played under the auspices of the Women's Football Association (WFA). Doncaster Belles and Red Star Southampton contested the match at the Prenton Park, the home stadium of Tranmere Rovers F.C. on 25 April 1992. Doncaster Belles ended up winning the game 4–0.

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1995 — Malaysian general election, 1995

A general election was held between Monday, 24 April and Tuesday, 25 April 1995 for members of the 9th Parliament of Malaysia. Voting took place in all 192 parliamentary constituencies of Malaysia, each electing one Member of Parliament to the Dewan Rakyat, the dominant house of Parliament. State elections also took place in 394 state constituencies in 11 out of 13 states of Malaysia (except Sabah and Sarawak) on the same day. The result was a victory for the UMNO-led Barisan Nasional, which won 162 of the 192 seats. Voter turnout was 68.3%.

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1995 — 1995 Manitoba general election

The 1995 Manitoba general election was held on April 25, 1995 to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. Progressive Conservative Party, which won 31 seats out of 57, clinched the elections. The New Democratic Party formed the official opposition with 23 seats; the Liberal Party won 3.

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1996 — 1996 Paraguayan coup attempt

The 1996 Paraguayan coup d'état attempt was an attempted coup d'état in Paraguay that took place between 22 April and 25 April 1996 with the purpose of deposing then President of Paraguay Juan Carlos Wasmosy. The attempted coup was undertaken by then Army General Lino Oviedo, who declared himself in rebellion against the president for forcing Oviedo into retirement.

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1999 — WWF Backlash (1999)

The 1999 Backlash was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and presented by Castrol GTX. It was the inaugural Backlash and took place on April 25, 1999, at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. The concept of the event was based around the backlash from WWF's flagship event, WrestleMania.

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2003 — UFC 42

UFC 42: Sudden Impact was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 25, 2003, at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD.

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2004 — Austrian presidential election, 2004

Presidential elections were held in Austria on 25 April 2004. While the post of President of Austria is a largely ceremonial one, presidential elections are conducted on a party basis and are seen as a test of the relative standing of the major parties. The victorious candidate was Heinz Fischer of the opposition Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ).

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2005 — Amagasaki derailment

The Amagasaki derailment (Japanese: JR福知山線脱線事故, Hepburn: JR Fukuchiyama-sen dassen jiko; lit. "JR Fukuchiyama Line derailment") occurred in Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, on 25 April 2005 at 09:19 local time, just after the local rush hour. A seven-car commuter train came off the tracks on West Japan Railway Company's (JR West) Fukuchiyama Line just before Amagasaki on its way for Dōshisha-mae via the JR Tōzai Line and the Katamachi Line, and the front two cars rammed into an apartment building.

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2005 — Treaty of Accession 2005

The Treaty of Accession 2005 is an agreement between the member states of European Union and Bulgaria and Romania. It entered into force on 1 January 2007. The Treaty arranged accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU and amended earlier Treaties of the European Union. As such it is an integral part of the constitutional basis of the European Union.

Bulgaria and Romania sign the Treaty of Accession 2005 to join the European Union.

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2005 — The last section of the Aksum Obelisk returns to Ethiopia

The final segment of the Aksum Obelisk arrived by air in Aksum, completing the transfer of its three sections from Italy. The ancient monument had been taken to Rome in 1937.

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2006 — 2006 Sioux Falls mayoral election

The 2006 Sioux Falls mayoral election took place on April 25, 2006, following a primary election on April 11, 2006. Incumbent Mayor Dave Munson announced on February 2, 2006, that he would not seek re-election following a campaign finance controversy. Accordingly, a crowded race formed to succeed him. However, Munson changed his mind and announced he would seek a second term on March 16.

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2008 — Iranian legislative election, 2008 (Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr)

This is an overview of the 2008 Iranian legislative election in Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr electoral district.

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2008 — 2008 Iranian legislative election

Legislative elections for Majlis of Iran were held on 14 March 2008, with a second round held on 25 April 2008. Conservatives loyal to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were considered the victors of the election, at least in part because "all the most prominent" reformist candidates were disqualified from running.

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2009 — 2009 Coupe de la Ligue final

The 2009 Coupe de la Ligue final was a football match held at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis on 25 April 2009. It was contested between Bordeaux of Ligue 1 and Vannes of Ligue 2. This was the first meeting between the two clubs. This was Bordeaux's fifth appearance in the final, having won in 2002 and 2007 but losing in the 1997 and 1998 editions of the cup.

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2009 — Ravansar and Sanandaj police station attacks

Ravansar and Sanandaj police station attacks were staged by PJAK militants on April 24 and 25, 2009, targeting Iranian police stations in Ravansar, Kermanshah province and Sanandaj, Kordestan province. The attacks, considered among the most costly for Iranian security forces, resulted in 20 to 26 killed, including at least 10 police officers.

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2010 — Hungarian parliamentary election, 2010

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 11 and 25 April 2010 to choose MPs for the National Assembly. They were the sixth free elections since the end of communist era. 386 members of parliament were elected in a combined system of party lists and electoral constituencies. In the first round of the elections, the conservative party Fidesz won the absolute majority of seats, enough to form a government on its own.In the second round Fidesz-Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP) candidates won enough seats to achieve a two-thirds majority required to modify major laws and the country's constitution.

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2010 — Extreme Rules (2010)

Extreme Rules (2010) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and presented by KFC, which took place on April 25, 2010, at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. It was the second event promoted under the Extreme Rules name. There were eight matches scheduled on the event's card, all of which featured an extreme stipulation, with no regular singles matches on the card. The event received 182,000 pay-per-view buys, the same as the figure achieved by the 2009 Backlash event.

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2010 — Austrian presidential election, 2010

The Austrian presidential election took place on 25 April 2010. It was the twelfth election of an Austrian head of state since 1951. The candidates were President Heinz Fischer (independent, formerly SPÖ), Barbara Rosenkranz (FPÖ) and Rudolf Gehring (CPÖ). Heinz Fischer won with just under 80% of the valid votes. The turnout was on the historic low of about 54%.

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2010 — 2010 Hulu Selangor by-election

The 2010 Hulu Selangor by-election is a by-election for the Dewan Rakyat federal seat of Hulu Selangor, Malaysia that were held on 25 April 2010. It was called following the death of the incumbent, Zainal Abidin Ahmad on 25 March 2010.

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2010 — 2010 Belarusian municipal elections

2010 26th convocation local councils of Republic of Belarus elections were held on 25 April.

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2010 — Formosa Freeway landslide

A landslide struck the Formosa Freeway between Keelung and Xizhi in Taiwan, killing four people.

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2011 — Chadian presidential election, 2011

Presidential elections were held in Chad on 25 April 2011, after being postponed from 3 April.

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2013 — 2013 Hama offensive

The 2013 Hama offensive was a military operation launched by Syrian rebels during the Syrian Civil War in the eastern part of the province of Hama, in an attempt to open up a new front, after rebel attacks in the governorate had stalled. The rebels managed to capture 10 villages during their offensive.

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2014 — 2014 ČMKOS presidential election

The 2014 election of the President of the Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions (ČMKOS) was held on 25 April 2014. It was held following the resignation of the incumbent President Jaroslav Zavadil. Josef Středula was elected Confederation's new president after he defeated Václav Pícl.

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2015 — Togolese presidential election, 2015

Presidential elections were held in Togo on 25 April 2015. Initially scheduled for 15 April 2015, the election was postponed by ten days at the recommendation of John Dramani Mahama, President of Ghana and acting chair of the ECOWAS organization. Incumbent President Faure Gnassingbé was seeking a third term and was opposed by four other candidates, including the main opposition leader Jean-Pierre Fabre of the National Alliance for Change. Provisional results by the National Independent Election Commission declared Gnassingbé the winner with about 59% of the vote, whilst Fabre received 35%. Fabre called the results a "crime against national sovereignty", saying he considered himself the new president.

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2015 — April 2015 Nepal earthquake

The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed nearly 9,000 people and injured nearly 22,000. It occurred at 11:56 Nepal Standard Time on 25 April, with a magnitude of 7.8Mw or 8.1Ms and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of IX (Violent). Its epicenter was east of Gorkha District at Barpak, Gorkha, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 8.2 km (5.1 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The ground motion recorded in Kathmandu valley was of long period that cause the limited human and property loss in kathmandu valley.

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2015 — UFC 186

UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi was a mixed martial arts event held on April 25, 2015, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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2015 — 2015 Abia State gubernatorial election

The Abia State gubernatorial election, 2015 was the fifth gubernatorial election of Abia State. Held on 25 April 2015, the People's Democratic Party nominee Okezie Ikpeazu won the election, defeating Alex Otti of the All Progressives Grand Alliance.

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2015 — 2015 Netball Superleague Grand Final

The 2015 Netball Superleague Grand Final featured Surrey Storm and Hertfordshire Mavericks. Having previously played each other in 2011 this was the second grand final featuring both teams. Mavericks won the 2011 encounter. This was also Surrey Storm's fourth grand final appearance in five years. Storm beat Hertfordshire Mavericks 56–39 to win their first Superleague title.

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2015 — 2014 Supercopa Argentina

The 2014 Supercopa Argentina Final was the 3rd edition of the Supercopa, an annual football match contested by the winners of the Argentine Primera División and Copa Argentina competitions. Huracán beat River Plate 1–0 in San Juan and won the Argentine Supercup. As champions, Huracán qualified to the 2015 Copa Sudamericana.

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2016 — Battle of Mukalla (2016)

The Second Battle of Mukalla refers to an armed conflict between al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and the Saudi-led Coalition. The aim of the coalition offensive was to disable the newly resurgent al-Qaeda Emirate in Yemen by recapturing its capital, Mukalla. The battle led to a coalition victory, in which the coalition forces gained control of Mukalla and the surrounding coastal areas.

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2017 — Western Nineveh offensive (2017)

The 2017 Western Nineveh offensive, code-named Operation Muhammad, Prophet of God, was launched by the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) against the Islamic State (IS) in the western Nineveh province of northern Iraq in late April 2017.

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2018 — Eastern Qalamoun offensive (April 2018)

On 17 April 2018, rebel groups in the eastern Qalamoun Mountains pocket, led by Jaysh al-Islam, reached a surrender agreement with the Syrian Army and Russia. The agreement came after 2 weeks of negotiations that began with a Syrian Army ultimatum on 3 April. Around 1,500 rebels handed over heavy weapons and equipment to the Syrian Army, and were evacuated by 124 buses in 4 convoys to Turkish-held areas in the northern Aleppo Governorate along with their families, totaling around 5,000 people.

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2018 — Impact Wrestling Under Pressure

Under Pressure was a special episode of Impact! produced by Impact Wrestling, which was taped on April 24, 2018 and April 25, 2018 at the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida and aired on May 31, 2018. Five matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Austin Aries defeated defending champion Pentagón Jr. to win the Impact World Championship.

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2019 — 41st Moscow International Film Festival

The 41st Moscow International Film Festival was held from 18 April to 25 April 2019. Russian film director Nikita Mikhalkov was the president of the festival. South Korean film director Kim Ki-Duk was head of the main jury. The Emperor of Paris was the opening film and Meeting Gorbachev was the closing film. The opening ceremony took place at the Rossiya theatre, hosted by actress Elizaveta Boyarskaya.

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2020 — Death of Thomas Huang

On 25 April 2020, Thomas Huang, a computer scientist, died.

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2021 — 2021 Mainok attack

On 25 April 2021, a large group of ISWAP insurgents killed 33 soldiers in Mainok, a town 36 miles (58 kilometres) west of Maiduguri in Borno State, Nigeria.

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2021 — 2021 EFL Cup final

The 2021 EFL Cup final was the final of the 2020–21 EFL Cup. It was played at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on 25 April 2021, between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, having been originally scheduled to take place on 28 February 2021. The EFL's desire for a greater number of fans to be able to attend the match was the primary reason for the change of date.

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2021 — 2021 Nagoya mayoral election

The 2021 Nagoya mayoral election was held on April 25, 2021, to elect the mayor of Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. Incumbent Takashi Kawamura was re-elected for a fourth term.

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2022 — Death of Ye Ruikun

On 25 April 2022, Ye Ruikun, a painter, died.

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2023 — 2023 AIFF Super Cup final

The 2023 Super Cup final was the final match of the 2023 Super Cup, the third edition of the Super Cup. It was played at EMS Stadium in Kozhikode on 25 April 2023 between Bengaluru and Odisha. Odisha won the match 2–1 for their first ever major title. The winners also qualified for the qualifier for 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage.

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2023 — Spring Breakin' (2023)

The 2023 Spring Breakin' was the second annual Spring Breakin' professional wrestling event produced by WWE. It was held primarily for wrestlers from the NXT brand division. Spring Breakin' aired as a special episode of NXT. The television special took place on April 25, 2023, at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida and aired on the USA Network. Seven matches were contested at the event.

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2024 — Death of Au Ho-nien

On 25 April 2024, Au Ho-nien, an ink painter and painter, died.

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2026 — 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting

On the evening of April 25, 2026, gunshots were fired near the main security screening area for the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. Shortly afterwards, President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and members of Trump's Cabinet were evacuated from the event by Secret Service officials. This was the first White House Correspondents' Dinner that Trump has attended as president.

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