August 25 historical events
1270 — Philip III, although suffering from dysentery, becomes King of France following the death of his father Louis IX, during the Eighth Crusade. His uncle, Charles I of Naples, is forced to begin peace negotiations with Muhammad I al-Mustansir, Hafsid Sultan of Tunis
Philip III (1 May 1245 – 5 October 1285), called the Bold (French: le Hardi), was King of France from 1270 until his death in 1285. His father, Louis IX, died in Tunis during the Eighth Crusade. Philip, who was accompanying him, returned to France and was anointed king at Reims in 1271.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1499 — Ottoman and Venetian fleets fight the last engagement at Zonchio
On August 25, 1499, Ottoman and Venetian fleets fought the last of four engagements in the Battle of Zonchio, off southwestern Greece. The battle was part of the Ottoman–Venetian War of 1499–1503.
Off Pylos, Greece · War & conflict · Checked 2026-11-05
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1537 — The Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, is formed
The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) is the reserve regiment in the British Army's Land Special Operations Force. Incorporated by royal charter in 1537 by King Henry VIII, it is the oldest regiment in the British Army and is considered the second-oldest military unit in the world. Today, it is also a charity whose purpose is to attend to the "better defence of the realm", primarily through supporting the HAC regiment.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1548 — Siege of Van (1548)
The siege of Van occurred in 1548 when Suleiman the Magnificent attacked Iran in his second campaign of the Ottoman-Safavid War (1532–1555). The city of Van, which has long been strategically important in Eastern Anatolia, was surrounded, put under siege, and bombarded. On this campaign, Suleiman was accompanied by the French ambassador Gabriel de Luetz, since France wanted to maintain a good relation with the Ottoman Empire.
Turkey · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1554 — Battle of the Gulf of Oman
The Battle of the Gulf of Oman was a naval battle between a large Portuguese armada under Dom Fernando de Meneses and the Ottoman Indian fleet under Seydi Ali Reis. The campaign was a catastrophic failure for the Ottomans who lost all of their ships. Seydi Ali Reis later wrote that the engagement was "worse than any he had lived through under Barbarossa".
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1580 — Battle of Alcântara (1580)
The Battle of Alcântara took place on 25 August 1580, near the brook of Alcântara, in the vicinity of Lisbon, Portugal, and was a decisive victory of the Spanish Habsburg King Philip II over the Portuguese pretender to the Portuguese throne, Dom António, Prior of Crato.
Portugal · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1580 — Battle of Glenmalure
The Battle of Glenmalure (Irish: Cath Ghleann Molúra) took place in Ireland on 25 August 1580 during the Desmond Rebellions. An Irish Catholic force made up of the Gaelic clans from the Wicklow Mountains led by Fiach MacHugh O'Byrne and James Eustace, Viscount Baltinglas of the Pale, defeated an English army under Arthur Grey, 14th Baron Grey de Wilton, at the O'Byrnes' mountain stronghold of Glenmalure.
Ireland · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1620 — Raid on Varna
The Raid on Varna was conducted by the Zaporozhian Cossacks after their raid on Istanbul, on 25 August 1620.
Varna, Bulgaria, Bulgaria · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1630 — Battle of Randeniwela
The Battle of Randeniwela was a battle fought on 25 August 1630 in the Sinhalese–Portuguese War. It was fought between Senarat and his sons Prince Mahastana, who would later become Rajasimha II king of Kandy, and his brother Prince Vijayapala against the Portuguese forces commanded by then Governor Constantino de Sá de Noronha. It was fought at Randeniwela near Wellawaya, a place close the town of Badulla. The battle broke off when Constantino de Sá launched the invasion via Badulla. The scene was an important historical event, where the Portuguese army was routed subsequent to the entire Lascarins (local militia) contingent defected.
Sri Lanka · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1637 — Siege of Venlo (1637)
The siege of Venlo was an important siege in the Eighty Years' War that lasted from 20 to 25 August 1637. The Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands, retook the city of Venlo from the United Provinces, which had taken control of it in 1632 during the offensive of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange against Maastricht.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
Netherlands · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1641 — The naval battle off Tarragona ends
On August 25, 1641, the naval battle off Tarragona ended after several days of fighting. The Spanish fleet broke the French blockade and brought supplies into the city.
Tarragona, Spain · War & conflict · Checked 2026-11-05
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1651 — Battle of Wigan Lane
The Battle of Wigan Lane was fought on 25 August 1651 during the Third English Civil War, between a Royalist army led by the Earl of Derby and forces loyal to the Commonwealth of England under Colonel Robert Lilburne. The Royalists were defeated, losing nearly half their officers and men.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1652 — Battle of Vezekény
The Battle of Vezekény (Hungarian: vezekényi csata) occurred during the 17th century Ottoman Wars in Europe. It was a major Hungarian victory. Tamás Esterházy was killed in the battle along with his younger brother Gáspár and his cousin László.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1654 — Battle of Arras (1654)
The Battle of Arras, fought on August 25, 1654, was a victory of a French army under Turenne against a Spanish army commanded by Don Ferdinand de Salis and the Prince de Condé. The place, held by a French garrison, was besieged by the Spaniards under the Great Condé. A relief army under Turenne attacked the Spanish lines and totally routed them with a loss of approximately 3,000 men. Condé succeeded in rallying the remainder of his army and made a masterful retreat to Cambrai.
Arras, France · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1656 — Battle of Łowicz
The Battle of Łowicz on August 25, 1656 between forces of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Crimean Khanate commanded by Stefan Czarniecki on one side, and on the other Swedish forces commanded by Hans Böddeker. Polish-Tatar forces won the battle.
Poland · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1689 — Battle of Walcourt
The Battle of Walcourt was fought on 25 August 1689 during the Nine Years' War. The action took place near the ancient walled town of Walcourt near Charleroi in the Spanish Netherlands, and brought to a close a summer of uneventful marching, manoeuvring, and foraging. The battle was a success for the Grand Alliance – the only significant engagement in the theatre during the campaign of 1689. The Allied army was commanded by the Prince of Waldeck; the French army by the duc de Humières. The battle incurred some 2,000 French casualties against the Allied losses of less than 300.
Belgium · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1702 — Action of August 1702
The action of August 1702 was an inconclusive naval battle of the War of the Spanish Succession fought between 19 and 25 August 1702 O.S.. An English squadron under Vice-admiral John Benbow engaged in a running battle with a smaller French squadron under Admiral Jean-Baptiste du Casse off Santa Marta, but insubordination from Benbow's captains prevented him from inflicting significant damage on du Casse's squadron, which escaped almost fully intact.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1758 — Battle of Zorndorf
The Battle of Zorndorf was a battle fought on August 25, 1758 during the Seven Years' War, fought between the forces of the Russians troops under the command of Count William Fermor and a Prussian army under King Frederick the Great. The battle was tactically inconclusive, with both armies holding the ground and claiming victory. The site of the battle was the Prussian village Zorndorf (now Sarbinowo, Poland).
Poland · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1800 — Massachusetts's 10th congressional district special election, 1800
A special election was held in Massachusetts's 10th congressional district on August 25, 1800 and October 20, 1800 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Samuel Sewall (F).
Massachusetts, United States · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1809 — Battle of Piteå
The Battle of Piteå occurred on 25 August 1809, near Piteå, Sweden. A Swedish naval force under the command of Major C.F. von Hauswolff was ordered to cut off the northward retreat of a Russian force under General Nikolay Kamensky which had been defeated by the Swedes five days earlier at Ratan.
Sweden · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1823 — Battle of Zepita
The Battle of Zepita, also known as the Battle of Chua Chua, was fought between the forces of future Peruvian president Santa Cruz and the Viceroyalty of Peru. Santa Cruz's army captured 240 rifles, 52 saddles, 240 lances and 63 sabers from the Royalist army.
Peru · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1825 — The Oriental Province declares independence from Brazil
On August 25, 1825, representatives meeting at Florida declared the Oriental Province independent of the Empire of Brazil and voted to join the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata. A separate 1828 treaty paved the way for an independent Uruguay.
Florida, Uruguay · Politics & society · Checked 2026-11-05
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1825 — Representatives in Florida declare the independence of the Oriental Province
The assembly of the Oriental Province met in Florida and declared the province free of Brazilian and Portuguese rule. It also voted to join the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata. The declaration is commemorated in present-day Uruguay.
Florida, Uruguay · Politics & society · Checked 2026-11-06
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1835 — The first Great Moon Hoax article is published in The New York Sun, announcing the discovery of life and civilization on the Moon
The "Great Moon Hoax", also known as the "Great Moon Hoax of 1835", was a series of six articles published in New York newspaper The Sun, beginning on August 25, 1835, about the supposed discovery of life and civilization on the Moon. The discoveries were falsely attributed to Sir John Herschel and his fictitious companion Andrew Grant.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1849 — Passaleão incident
The Passaleão incident (Chinese: 關閘事件), also known as the Battle of Passaleão (or Pak Shan Lan) or Baishaling incident, was a conflict between Portugal and China over Macau in August 1849. The Chinese were defeated in the only military confrontation, but the Portuguese called off further punitive measures after a naval explosion killed about 200 sailors.
People's Republic of China · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1857 — Battle of Najafgarh
The Battle of Najafgarh was a subsidiary engagement of the Siege of Delhi during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. A large Indian force sortied from Delhi, intending to attack the rear of the British force besieging the city. A detachment from the besiegers marched to intercept them, and defeated them while they were disordered by difficult terrain and by quarrels among their commanders.
India · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1859 — Battle of Ghunib
The Siege and Storming of Ghunib was a decisive encounter at the mountain stronghold of Ghunib, conducted by Russian forces in August 1859. After 25 years of leading fierce resistance against Russian expansion, Imam Shamil, the leader of the Caucasian Imamate, was captured and forced to surrender, marking the effective end of the Murid War.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1862 — Manassas Station Operations
The Manassas Station Operations included the operations known as Bristoe Station, Kettle Run, Bull Run Bridge, or Union Mills. It took place August 25–27, 1862, in Prince William County, Virginia, as part of the Northern Virginia Campaign of the American Civil War.
This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.
United States · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1863 — Battle of Brownsville, Arkansas
The Battle of Brownsville (August 25, 1863) was an engagement fought in present-day Lonoke County, Arkansas, during the American Civil War.
Arkansas, United States · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1864 — Second Battle of Ream's Station
The Second Battle of Ream's Station (also Reams or Reams's) was fought during the Siege of Petersburg in the American Civil War on August 25, 1864, in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. A Union force under Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock began destroying part of the Weldon Railroad, which was a vital supply line for Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate army in Petersburg, Virginia. Lee sent a force under Lt. Gen. A. P. Hill to challenge Hancock and the Confederates were able to rout the Union troops from their fortifications at Reams Station.
Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1864 — Battle of Smithfield Crossing
The Battle of Smithfield Crossing was a small battle during the American Civil War fought August 25 through August 29, 1864, in Jefferson and Berkeley counties in West Virginia.
This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.
United States · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1870 — Toma de Mercedes
Toma de Mercedes was the takeover of the city of Mercedes, Uruguay by the Ejército Blanco under the command of Timoteo Aparicio on August 25, 1870, during the Revolution of the Lances in the Banda Oriental. Prominent Blancos officers including Anacleto Medina and Gerónimo Amilivia served in the revolutionary army. Among the leaders of the Colorado party who took part in the defense of the city was Juan Idiarte Borda, future Uruguayan president.
Uruguay · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1875 — Matthew Webb completes the first recorded unaided swim across the English Channel
Matthew Webb reached the French coast near Calais after swimming from Dover, England. He had set out the previous day and spent 21 hours and 45 minutes in the water.
Webb started from Dover on 24 August and finished near Calais on 25 August.
Near Calais, France · Sport · Checked 2026-11-06
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1877 — Battle of Kızıl Tepe
The Battle of Kizil-tepe (Turkish: Kızıltepe Muharebesi) was fought on August 25, 1877, between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire. The Russian were attempting to besiege Kars. The Ottomans, vastly superior in numbers, successfully lifted the siege. The Ottoman forces were supported by the Polish legion in Turkey.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1883 — Treaty of Huế (1883)
The Treaty of Huế, (Vietnamese: Hòa ước Harmand, Hòa ước Quý Mùi) concluded on 25 August 1883 between Vietnam (Nguyễn dynasty) and France, recognising a French protectorate over Vietnam being divided into Annam and Tonkin. Dictated to the Vietnamese by the French administrator François-Jules Harmand in the wake of the French military seizure of the Thuận An forts, the treaty is often known as the 'Harmand Treaty'.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1901 — 1901 Tie Cup final
The 1901 Tie Cup final was the final match to decide the winner of the Tie Cup, the 2nd edition of the international competition organised by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations together. The final was contested by two Argentine sides, Alumni and Rosario A.C., from Buenos Aires and Rosario respectively. Alumni played its first final while Rosario contested its second consecutive final. The match was held in the Lomas Athletic field in the suburb of Lomas de Zamora, on 25 August 1901.
Location not yet verified · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1901 — The Tamsui line officially opened on 25 August 1901, with five stations (see initial timetable below)
The Tamsui line or Damtsui line (Chinese: 淡水線; Hanyu Pinyin: Dànshuǐ xiàn; Tongyong Pinyin: Danshuei xian; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tām-chúi sòaⁿ) was a railroad branch line located in the cities of Taipei and New Taipei operated by the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA). It connected the city of Taipei with the town of Tamsui. The route is currently served by the Tamsui–Xinyi line on the Taipei Metro.
Taipei, Taiwan · Technology & industry · Checked 2026-10-26
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1904 — Battle of Liaoyang
The Battle of Liaoyang (遼陽会戦, Ryōyō-kaisen; 25 August – 3 September 1904) (Russian: Сражение при Ляояне) was a major land battle of the Russo-Japanese War, on the outskirts of the city of Liaoyang in present-day Liaoning Province, China. The city was of great strategic importance as the major Russian military center for southern Manchuria, and a major population center on the main line on the Russian South Manchurian Railway connecting Port Arthur with Mukden.
This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.
People's Republic of China · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1912 — The Kuomintang is established in Beijing
On August 25, 1912, the Tongmenghui and several smaller political groups formed the Kuomintang at the Huguang Guild Hall in Beijing. The new party prepared to contest the first national elections of the Republic of China.
Huguang Guild Hall, Beijing, China · Politics & society · Checked 2026-11-05
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1914 — Battle of Tepe
The Battle of Tepe (or Tebe) on 25 August 1914 was the first skirmish between German and British forces during the Kamerun campaign in of the First World War. The conflict took place on the border between British Nigeria and German Kamerun, ending in British victory and German withdrawal from the station.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1914 — Siege of Namur (1914)
The siege of Namur (French: siège de Namur) was a battle between Belgian and German forces around the fortified city of Namur during the First World War. Namur was defended by a ring of modern fortresses, known as the Fortified Position of Namur and guarded by the 4th Division of the Belgian Army.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
Belgium · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1914 — German troops burn the Leuven University Library
German troops set fire to Leuven’s University Hall during World War I. The blaze destroyed the university library, including early printed books and manuscripts.
The library burned during the night of 25–26 August.
University Hall, Leuven, Belgium · War & conflict · Checked 2026-11-06
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1915 — Blockade of the Eastern Mediterranean
On 25 August 1915, the Allied forces officially declared a blockade of the eastern coast of the Mediterranean. The declared area begins in the north at the intersection of the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean and ends in the south at the Egyptian frontier. This measure was directed against the Ottoman Empire, which had joined the Central Powers.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1915 — Battle of the Col Basson
The Battle of Col Basson was fought on the Piana di Vezzena during the First World War between the Italian army and the Austro-Hungarian.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1916 — Creation of the National Park Service
The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States Department of the Interior. The service manages all national parks; most national monuments; and other natural, historical, and recreational properties, with various title designations. The United States Congress created the agency on August 25, 1916, through the National Park Service Organic Act. Its headquarters is in Washington, D.C., within the main headquarters of the Department of the Interior.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-19
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1917 — Battle of Hill 70
The Battle of Hill 70 was a battle of World War I between the Canadian Corps and five divisions of the German 6th Army. The battle took place along the Western Front on the outskirts of Lens in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France between 15 and 25 August 1917. The objectives of the assault were to inflict casualties and to draw German troops away from the 3rd Battle of Ypres, rather than to capture territory.
Lens, Pas-de-Calais, France · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1920 — Battle of Warsaw (1920)
The Battle of Warsaw (Polish: Bitwa Warszawska; Russian: Варшавская битва, Varshavskaya bitva), also known as the Miracle on the Vistula (Polish: Cud nad Wisłą), was a series of battles that resulted in a decisive Polish victory and complete disintegration of the Red Army in August 1920 during the Polish–Soviet War. After the Polish Kiev offensive, Soviet forces launched a successful counterattack in summer 1920, forcing the Polish army to retreat westward.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
Poland · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1921 — Westminster Abbey by-election, 1921
The Westminster Abbey by-election, 1921 was a parliamentary by-election held on 25 August 1921 for the British House of Commons constituency of Westminster Abbey in London. The seat had become vacant when the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) William Burdett-Coutts had died on 28 July 1921. Burdett-Coutts had held the seat since it had been created for the 1918 general election, when he had been returned unopposed.
United Kingdom · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1933 — Haavara Agreement
The Haavara Agreement (Hebrew: הֶסְכֵּם הַעֲבָרָה, romanized: heskem haavara, lit. 'transfer agreement') was an agreement between Nazi Germany and Zionist organizations signed on 25 August 1933. The agreement was finalized after three months of talks by the Zionist Federation of Germany, the Anglo-Palestine Bank (under the directive of the Jewish Agency), and the economic authorities of Nazi Germany.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1933 — 1933 Diexi earthquake
The 1933 Diexi earthquake occurred in Diexi, Mao County, Sichuan, Republic of China on August 25 with a moment magnitude of 7.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). With up to 9,300 killed, this was the deadliest earthquake in 1933. This earthquake destroyed the town of Diexi and surrounding villages, and caused many landslides. The old town of Diexi was submerged in the landslide dam-created Diexi Lake.
This entry records the local date, as dated in the source infobox.
Location not yet verified · Disasters · Checked 2026-10-19
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1934 — 1934 Texas gubernatorial election
The 1934 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934, in order to elect the governor of Texas. Democratic nominee and incumbent Attorney General of Texas James Burr V Allred defeated Republican nominee D. E. Waggoner in a landslide.
This entry records the runoff, as dated in the source infobox.
United States · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1939 — 1939 Coventry bombing
The 1939 Coventry bombing was an act of terrorism committed by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 25 August 1939 in which a 5.1 lb (2.3 kg) bomb upon a bicycle was placed in Coventry city centre in the West Midlands of England as part of the organisation's 1939–40 S-Plan campaign. The explosion resulted in the deaths of five civilians, with over seventy others injured.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1940 — The Royal Air Force launches its first raid on Berlin
On the night of August 25–26, 1940, the British Royal Air Force made its first bombing raid on Berlin. French naval aircraft had already attacked the city in June.
Berlin, Germany · War & conflict · Checked 2026-11-05
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1941 — Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
The Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran, also known as the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia or the Allied invasion of Iran, was the joint invasion of the officially neutral Imperial State of Iran by the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union in August 1941. The two powers announced that they would stay until six months after the end of the war with their mutual enemy, Nazi Germany (World War II), which turned out to be 2 March 1946.
World War II: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran: The United Kingdom and the Soviet Union jointly stage an invasion of the Imperial State of Iran.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1941 — Convoy OG 71
Convoy OG 71 was a trade convoy of merchant ships during the Second World War. It was the 71st of the numbered OG convoys Outbound from the British Isles to Gibraltar. The convoy departed Liverpool on 13 August 1941 and was found on 17 August by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor of Kampfgeschwader 40.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1942 — Battle of the Eastern Solomons
The naval Battle of the Eastern Solomons (also known as the Battle of the Stewart Islands and in Japanese sources as the Second Battle of the Solomon Sea) took place on 24–25 August 1942 and was the third carrier battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II and the second major engagement fought between the United States Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Guadalcanal campaign.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
Solomon Islands · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1942 — Convoy ON 122
Convoy ON 122 was a trade convoy of merchant ships during the Second World War. It was the 122nd of the numbered series of ON convoys Outbound from the British Isles to North America. The ships departed Liverpool on 15 August 1942 and were joined on 17 August by Escort Group B6 of the Mid-Ocean Escort Force.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1942 — World War II: Japanese forces attacked the Australian base at Milne Bay during the New Guinea campaign
The Battle of Milne Bay (25 August – 7 September 1942), also known as Operation RE or the Battle of Rabi (ラビの戦い) by the Japanese, was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II. Japanese naval infantry, known as Kaigun Tokubetsu Rikusentai (Special Naval Landing Forces), with two small tanks attacked the Allied airfields at Milne Bay that had been established on the eastern tip of New Guinea.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1944 — Liberation of Paris
The Liberation of Paris (French: Libération de Paris) was a battle that took place during World War II from 19 August 1944 until the German garrison surrendered the French capital on 25 August 1944. Paris had been occupied by Nazi Germany since the signing of the Armistice of 22 June 1940, after which the Wehrmacht occupied northern and western France.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
France · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1944 — Battle of Driniumor River
The Battle of Driniumor River, also known as the Battle of Aitape, 10 July – 25 August 1944, was part of the Western New Guinea campaign of World War II. During the fighting, Japanese forces launched several attacks on United States forces on the Driniumor River, near Aitape in New Guinea, over the course of several weeks with the intention of retaking Aitape.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
Papua New Guinea · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1945 — Battle of Thái Nguyên
The Battle of Thái Nguyên, fought in Thái Nguyên province, was the small and only battle of the August Revolution, between the communist Viet Minh, with minimal assistance from the U.S. Office of Strategic Services, and the Empire of Japan. The battle lasted from 17 to 25 August 1945.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1945 — Soviet invasion of South Sakhalin
The Soviet Union invaded the Japanese portion of Sakhalin Island, also known as Karafuto Prefecture. The invasion was part of the Soviet–Japanese War, a minor campaign in the Asian theatre during World War II.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
Japan · Russia · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1946 — 1946 Svenska Cupen final
The 1946 Svenska Cupen final took place on 25 August 1946 at Råsunda in Solna. It was contested between Malmö FF and Åtvidabergs FF. Åtvidaberg played their first cup final ever, Malmö FF played their third consecutive final and their third final in total. Malmö FF won their second title with a 3–0 victory.
Location not yet verified · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1946 — Battle of Rugao–Huangqiao
The Battle of Rugao-Huangqiao (Ru Huang Zhangdou, 如黄战斗) took place between the communists and the nationalists during the Chinese Civil War in the post World War II era and resulted in communist victory. The battle was one of seven major battles in the Central Jiangsu Campaign.
This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.
People's Republic of China · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1948 — North Korean parliamentary election, 1948
Parliamentary elections were held for the first Supreme People's Assembly in North Korea on 25 August 1948. A total of 572 deputies were elected, of which 360 were reserved for representatives of South Korea. The North Korean government claimed that 77.8% of South Korean voters had taken part in underground elections to elect 1,000 delegates who would elect the 360 South Korean members of the SPA. Only one candidate was presented in each constituency, all of which were selected by the Workers' Party of Korea, although some ran under the banner of other parties or state organisations to give an appearance of democracy.
North Korea · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1958 — Chicken Ramen goes on sale in Osaka
Momofuku Ando’s Chicken Ramen first went on regular sale at Osaka Central Wholesale Market. The dried noodles could be prepared with hot water, introducing a product that helped establish the instant noodle industry.
Osaka, Japan · Technology & industry · Checked 2026-11-06
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1960 — The Summer Olympics open in Rome
The 1960 Summer Olympics opened at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico. Italian runner Giancarlo Peris lit the Olympic cauldron at the opening ceremony.
Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy · Sport · Checked 2026-11-06
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1961 — President Jânio Quadros of Brazil resigns after just seven months in power, initiating a political crisis that culminates in a military coup in 1964
Jânio da Silva Quadros (Portuguese: [ˈʒɐ̃niu dɐ ˈsiwvɐ ˈkwadɾus] ; 25 January 1917 – 16 February 1992) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd president of Brazil from 31 January to 25 August 1961, when he resigned from office. He also served as the 24th and 36th mayor of São Paulo, and the 18th governor of the state of São Paulo.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1965 — Operation Sadar
Operation Sadar (lit. 'Conscious'; Indonesian: Operasi Sadar) was a military campaign conducted by the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) in Papua, targeting villages suspected of supporting the Free Papua Movement. The operation was also a direct response to the 1965 Arfai incident, which had heightened tensions in the region. During the campaign, TNI forces attacked these villages, destroying several communities and displacing much of the local population.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1966 — Operation Byrd
Operation Byrd was a security operation conducted during the Vietnam War by the U.S. 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) 44th Regiment in Bình Thuận Province, South Vietnam from August 1966 to 1 December 1967.
This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1967 — Assassination of George Lincoln Rockwell
On August 25, 1967, George Lincoln Rockwell, an American neo-Nazi political activist and the leader of the National Socialist White People's Party (NSWPP), formerly the American Nazi Party (ANP), was assassinated by John Patler, an expelled member of the NSWPP. Patler fired two shots at Rockwell from the roof of a nearby building, while Rockwell was visiting a local laundromat close to the party's headquarters in Arlington, Virginia.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1970 — 1970 Bulgarian Cup final
The 1970 Bulgarian Cup final was the 30th final of the Bulgarian Cup (in this period the tournament was named Cup of the Soviet Army), and was contested between Levski Sofia and CSKA Sofia on 25 August 1970 at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia. Levski won the final 2–1.
Location not yet verified · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1971 — 1971 Bulgarian Cup final
The 1971 Bulgarian Cup final was the 31st final of the Bulgarian Cup (in this period the tournament was named Cup of the Soviet Army), and was contested between Levski Sofia and Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 25 August 1971 at Bulgarian Army Stadium in Sofia. Levski won the final 3–0.
Location not yet verified · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1973 — NASL Final 1973
NASL Final 1973 was the championship match of the 1973 season, between the expansion Philadelphia Atoms and the Dallas Tornado. The match was played on August 25, 1973 at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas.The Philadelphia Atoms won the match, 2–0, and were crowned the 1973 NASL champions.
Irving, Texas, United States · Sport · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1974 — NASL Final 1974
NASL Final 1974 was the championship match of the 1974 season, between the expansion Los Angeles Aztecs and the Miami Toros. The match was played on August 25, 1974 at the Orange Bowl, in Miami, Florida. The teams played to a, 3–3, draw, and after a short break the game moved directly to a penalty shoot-out. Los Angeles won the shoot-out, 5–3, and were crowned the 1974 champions.
Florida, United States · Miami, United States · Sport · Checked 2026-09-24
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1976 — A landslide at Hong Kong’s Sau Mau Ping Estate kills 18
After heavy rain, the slope behind Block 9 of Sau Mau Ping Estate collapsed. Mud swept into the building’s lower floors, killing 18 people.
Sau Mau Ping Estate, Hong Kong · Disasters · Checked 2026-11-07
Read on Wikipedia
English summary edited from Chinese Wikipedia sources. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors.
1980 — Bayreuth Festival
The Bayreuth Festival (German: Bayreuther Festspiele) is a music festival held annually in Bayreuth, Germany, at which performances of stage works by the 19th-century German composer Richard Wagner are presented. Wagner himself conceived and promoted the idea of a special festival to showcase his own works, in particular his monumental cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen and Parsifal. Performances take place in a specially designed theatre, the Bayreuth Festspielhaus.
The last performance of the Jahrhundertring at the Bayreuth Festival receives ovations of 45 minutes.
Location not yet verified · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1980 — The United Nations admits Zimbabwe
The United Nations General Assembly voted to admit Zimbabwe as a member state. Zimbabwe had gained independence earlier that year.
United Nations Headquarters, New York, United States · Politics & society · Checked 2026-11-06
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1985 — Bar Harbor Airlines Flight 1808
Bar Harbor Airlines Flight 1808 was a scheduled flight from Logan International Airport to Bangor International Airport in the United States on August 25, 1985. On final approach to Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport, the Bar Harbor Airlines Beechcraft Model 99 crashed short of the runway, killing all six passengers and two crew on board.
Maine, United States · Disasters · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1985 — 1985 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final
The 1985 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final was a hurling match that was played at Walsh Park, Waterford on 25 August 1985 to determine the winners of the 1985 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, the 21st season of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion teams of the four provinces of Ireland.
Location not yet verified · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1989 — Pakistan International Airlines Flight 404
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 404 (Urdu: پی آئی اے پرواز 404) was a Fokker F27 Friendship that disappeared shortly after takeoff on 25 August 1989. The aircraft presumably crashed somewhere in the Himalayas, Pakistan. All 54 people on board were lost and presumed dead.
Pakistan · Disasters · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1989 — Voyager 2 makes its closest approach to Neptune
On 25 August 1989, NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft made its closest approach to Neptune. The encounter completed the spacecraft’s series of flybys of the four giant planets.
The date is the spacecraft encounter date in UTC.
Location not yet verified · Science & discovery · Checked 2026-11-01
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1991 — Battle of Vukovar
The Battle of Vukovar was an 87-day siege of Vukovar in eastern Croatia by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), supported by various paramilitary forces from Serbia, between August and November 1991. Before the Croatian War of Independence the Baroque town was a prosperous, mixed community of Croats, Serbs and other ethnic groups. As Yugoslavia began to break up, Serbia's President Slobodan Milošević and Croatia's President Franjo Tuđman began pursuing nationalist politics.
The Battle of Vukovar begins. An 87-day siege of Vukovar by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), supported by various Serb paramilitary forces, between August and November 1991 (during the Croatian War of Independence).
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1991 — Linus Torvalds posts about the project that became Linux
Linus Torvalds, then a student at the University of Helsinki, told a Usenet group that he was working on a free operating system and asked MINIX users for feedback. The project grew into the Linux kernel.
Helsinki, Finland · Technology & industry · Checked 2026-11-06
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1993 — Togolese presidential election, 1993
Presidential elections were held in Togo on 25 August 1993. They were the first presidential elections in the country to feature more than one candidate. However, the major opposition parties boycotted the election, and only two minor candidates ran against incumbent President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, who ultimately won over 95% of the vote. Voter turnout was just 36.2%.
Togo · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1994 — Syrian parliamentary election, 1994
Parliamentary elections were held in Syria on 24 and 25 August 1994. Members were elected using the multiple non-transferable vote in fifteen districts, with an average district magnitude of 16.7. The result was a victory for the Ba'ath Party, which won 135 of the 250 seats. Voter turnout was 61.2%.
Syria · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1996 — 1996 Supercoppa Italiana
The 1996 Supercoppa Italiana was a match played by the 1995–96 Serie A winners AC Milan and 1995–96 Coppa Italia winners Fiorentina. It took place on 25 August 1996 at the San Siro in Milan, Italy. Fiorentina won the match 2–1 to earn their first and to date only Supercoppa.
Location not yet verified · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2000 — 2000 UEFA Super Cup
The 2000 UEFA Super Cup was a football match played on 25 August 2000 between Real Madrid of Spain and Galatasaray of Turkey. Real Madrid qualified by beating Valencia in the 2000 UEFA Champions League Final, while Galatasaray had made it to the Super Cup after beating Arsenal in the 2000 UEFA Cup Final. Galatasaray won the match 2–1, both goals scored by Mário Jardel, the latter a golden goal.
Location not yet verified · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2000 — Midtown Massacre
Midtown Massacre was a pair of professional wrestling live events produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) on August 25 and August 26, 2000. The events were both held in the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, New York in the United States. Excerpts from Midtown Massacre aired on the television show ECW on TNN on The Nashville Network on September 1, 8, and 15, 2000 as well as on episodes #384 and #385 of the syndicated television show ECW Hardcore TV on September 3 and 10, 2000.
This entry records the listed event date, as dated in the source infobox.
United States · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2001 — 2001 Marsh Harbour Cessna 402 crash
On August 25, 2001, a Cessna 402 twin-engine light aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Marsh Harbour Airport on the Abaco Islands of the Bahamas, killing the pilot and all eight passengers on board. Among the victims were American singer and actress Aaliyah and members of her entourage, including a hairdresser, her bodyguard and a record executive.
Location not yet verified · Disasters · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2001 — 2001 WUSA Founders Cup
The 2001 WUSA Founders Cup, also known as Founders Cup I, was the first championship match in Women's United Soccer Association history, played between Bay Area CyberRays and the Atlanta Beat to decide the champion of the league's inaugural season. The game was played in bright sunshine at Foxboro Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts on August 25, 2001.
United States · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2002 — WWE holds SummerSlam 2002 in Uniondale
WWE held the fifteenth SummerSlam professional wrestling event at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, on 25 August 2002. The event featured wrestlers from its Raw and SmackDown brands.
This records the 2002 event at Nassau Coliseum, rather than earlier SummerSlam events at other venues.
United States · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-11-01
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
2002 — 2002 Kagawa gubernatorial election
On August 25, 2002, Kagawa Prefecture in Japan held its gubernatorial election. Takeki Manabe was re-elected.
Japan · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-22
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
2002 — 2002 Supercoppa Italiana
The 2002 Supercoppa Italiana was a match contested by Juventus, the 2001–02 Serie A winner, and Parma, the 2001–02 Coppa Italia winner. It was the fifth appearance for Juventus (2 victories in 1995 and 1997) and the fourth for Parma (victory in 1999). The teams had already faced each other in the 1995 Supercoppa.
Libya · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2003 — Rwandan presidential election, 2003
Presidential elections were held in Rwanda on 25 August 2003. They were the first presidential elections since the Rwandan Civil War and the first multi-party presidential elections in the country's history. Paul Kagame of the Rwandan Patriotic Front was elected with 95% of the vote.
Rwanda · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2003 — NASA launches the Spitzer Space Telescope
NASA launched the Spitzer Space Telescope from Cape Canaveral on a Delta II rocket. It went on to study planets, stars and galaxies in infrared light.
Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States · Science & discovery · Checked 2026-11-06
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
2005 — Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was an extremely powerful and catastrophic tropical cyclone that affected the Southeastern United States in late August 2005, particularly in and around the city of New Orleans. Katrina became the United States' costliest tropical cyclone, with an estimated $125 billion ($206 billion when adjusted for inflation) in damages. The hurricane killed 1,392 people, making it the deadliest American hurricane since the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane.
Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in Florida.
Location not yet verified · Disasters · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2006 — Leyenda de Plata (2006)
The Leyenda de Plata (2006) was professional wrestling tournament produced by the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLLl; Spanish "World Wrestling Council") that ran from August 25, 2006 over the course of four of CMLL's Friday night shows in Arena México with the finals on September 15, 2006. The annual Leyenda de Plata tournament is held in honor of lucha libre legend El Santo and is one of CMLL's most important annual tournaments.
Mexico City, Mexico · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2006 — 2006 UEFA Super Cup
The 2006 UEFA Super Cup was the 31st edition of the annual UEFA Super Cup, a UEFA-sponsored football club match that pitted the winners of the UEFA Champions League against the winners of the UEFA Cup. It took place at the Stade Louis II in Monaco, on 25 August 2006, and featured two Spanish clubs: Barcelona, who won the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League, against Sevilla, who took the 2005–06 UEFA Cup title.
Monaco · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2007 — UFC 74
UFC 74: Respect was a mixed martial arts (MMA) pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 25, 2007 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Las Vegas, United States · Sport · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2009 — 2009 Permatang Pasir by-election
A by-election was held on 25 August 2009 for the Penang State Legislative Assembly seat of Permatang Pasir. The seat fell vacant after the death of the incumbent assemblyman, Mohd Hamdan Abdul Rahman.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2010 — 2010 Filair Let L-410 crash
On 25 August 2010, a Let L-410 Turbolet passenger aircraft of Filair crashed on approach to Bandundu Airport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing all but one of the 21 people on board. From a statement by the sole survivor, the accident was possibly the result of the occupants rushing to the front of the aircraft to escape from a crocodile smuggled on board by one of the passengers. The move compromised the aircraft's balance to the point that control of the aircraft was lost. However, some sources doubt this claim.
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Disasters · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2011 — 2011 Monterrey casino attack
On August 25, 2011, members of the drug cartel Los Zetas set a casino on fire in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, killing 52 people. The arson attack left over a dozen injured, and over 35 trapped for several hours. Mexican forces, which arrived minutes after the incident, eventually used backhoes to break down the walls and free the trapped victims. Media reports state the majority of those killed were women, including one who was pregnant. Although the government crackdown on the drug cartels dates back to 2006, Monterrey became an increasingly violent city in 2010, due to the rupture between the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas.
Mexico · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2012 — 2012 Czech Pirate Party leadership election
The Czech Pirate Party leadership election of 2012 was held on 25 August 2012. Ivan Bartoš was reelected when he defeated Petr Bajgar. Bajgar was nominated by South Moravian Piraret.
Czechia · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2012 — 2012 Northern Territory general election
A general election was held in the Northern Territory on Saturday 25 August 2012, which elected all 25 members of the Legislative Assembly in the unicameral Northern Territory Parliament. The 11-year Labor Party government led by Chief Minister Paul Henderson was decisively defeated in their attempt to win a fourth term against the opposition Country Liberal Party led by opposition leader Terry Mills with a swing of five seats, losing the normally safe Labor remote seats of Arafura, Arnhem, Daly, Namatjira and Stuart, whilst retaining their urban seats picked up at the 2001 election.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2012 — Voyager 1 crosses the heliopause into interstellar space
On 25 August 2012, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft crossed the heliopause and entered interstellar space. The crossing date was identified retrospectively from measurements and was publicly confirmed in 2013.
This records the physical crossing, rather than the later announcement confirming it.
Location not yet verified · Exploration · Checked 2026-11-01
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
2014 — 2014 Turkish Super Cup
2014 Turkish Super Cup (Turkish: TFF Süper Kupa) was the 41st edition of the Turkish Super Cup since its establishment as Presidential Cup in 1966. The match was contested between the 2013–14 Süper Lig champions Fenerbahçe and the 2013–14 Turkish Cup winners Galatasaray, making the game the 378th edition of Kıtalar Arası Derbi. The game was a rematch of the 2013 Turkish Super Cup, which was won by title holders Galatasaray.
Location not yet verified · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2015 — Phoenix mayoral election, 2015
The 2015 Phoenix mayoral election took place on August 25, 2015, to elect the Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona. This were also the day of elections for Council Members in Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7. The election is officially nonpartisan. Had no candidate wins a majority of the vote, a runoff would have been held on November 3 between the top two finishers.
Arizona, United States · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2015 — 2015 Montgomery mayoral election
The 2015 Montgomery mayoral election took place on August 25, 2015, to elect the Mayor of Montgomery, Alabama. The election was officially nonpartisan, with all candidates that ran together, regardless of party. Had no candidate received a majority of the vote, a runoff election would have been held between the top two candidates. Incumbent Republican Mayor Todd Strange won re-election to a second full term in office without a runoff on August 25, 2015.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2016 — 2016 Albanian Supercup
The 2016 Albanian Supercup was the 23rd edition of the Albanian Supercup, an annual Albanian football match. The teams were decided by taking the winner of the previous season's Albanian Superliga and the winner of the Albanian Cup. The match was contested by Skënderbeu Korçë, champions of the 2015–16 Albanian Superliga, and Kukësi, the 2015–16 Albanian Cup winners.
Location not yet verified · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2017 — Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey was a powerful and catastrophic tropical cyclone that made landfall in Texas and Louisiana in August 2017, causing widespread flooding and more than 100 deaths. It is tied with 2005's Hurricane Katrina as the costliest tropical cyclone on record, inflicting $125 billion (2017 USD) in damage, primarily from catastrophic rainfall-triggered flooding in Greater Houston and Southeast Texas; this made the storm the costliest natural disaster recorded in Texas at the time.
Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Texas as a powerful Category 4 hurricane, the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the United States since 2004.
Location not yet verified · Disasters · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2017 — Pagak offensive
The Pagak offensive was a major military operation by the South Sudanese government during the South Sudanese Civil War with the aim of capturing the strategic town of Pagak and the wider Maiwut County from Riek Machar's SPLM-IO rebels. Since the civil war's beginning, Pagak had served as headquarters and stronghold for the rebels, and its loss was believed to possibly greatly weaken the insurgency.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
South Sudan · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2018 — Triplemanía XXVI
Triplemanía XXVI was a professional wrestling event produced by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). It took place on August 25, 2018, in the Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City, Mexico. This was the seventh consecutive Triplemanía to be held at the arena, and marks the 26th year in a row that AAA had held a Triplemanía show, and the 32nd show held under the Triplemanía banner since 1993.
Mexico City, Mexico · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2018 — 2018 Democratic Party (South Korea, 2015) leadership election
The Democratic Party held a leadership election on 25 August 2018. It was the first leadership election since the inauguration of President Moon Jae-in. The elected leader was slated to serve a 2-year term.
South Korea · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2018 — UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick
UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick (also known as UFC Fight Night 135) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on August 25, 2018 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States.
Nebraska, United States · Sport · Checked 2026-09-24
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2018 — 2018 UAE Super Cup
The 2018 UAE Super Cup was the 11th professional and 18th overall edition of the UAE Super Cup, held at the 30 June Stadium, Cairo on 25 August 2018, between Al Ain, winners of both the 2017–18 UAE Pro-League and 2017–18 UAE President's Cup, and Al Wahda, winners of the 2017–18 UAE League Cup. Al Wahda won the game 4–3 on penalties.
Egypt · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2019 — 2019 Macanese Chief Executive election
The 2019 Macanese Chief Executive election was held on 25 August 2019 for the 5th term of the Chief Executive of Macau (CE), the highest office of the Macau Special Administrative Region. Incumbent Chief Executive Fernando Chui, who was re-elected once already, was not eligible to run for the office under Macao Basic Law, the mini-constitution of the territory.
Macau · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2019 — 2019 Abkhazian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in the partially recognized Republic of Abkhazia in 2019. As no candidate gathered more than 50% of the votes in the first round 25 August, a second was held on 8 September between the top two candidates, incumbent President Raul Khajimba of the Forum for the National Unity of Abkhazia and Alkhas Kvitsinia of Amtsakhara.
This entry records the first round, as dated in the source infobox.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2020 — 2020 Tulsa mayoral election
The 2020 Tulsa mayoral election was held on August 25, 2020, to elect the mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma. One-term incumbent Republican mayor G. T. Bynum ran for re-election against a number of candidates. Bynum won re-election outright, negating the need for a runoff.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2020 — 2020 Ukrainian Super Cup
The 2020 Ukrainian Super Cup was the 17th edition of Ukrainian Super Cup, an annual season opener football match contested by the previous season's Ukrainian Premier League champions Shakhtar Donetsk and Ukrainian Cup winners Dynamo Kyiv.
Ukraine · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2020 — Tommy Battle wins another term as Huntsville mayor
Tommy Battle won a fourth term as mayor of Huntsville, Alabama. The city council later certified the election results.
Huntsville, Alabama · Politics & society · Checked 2026-11-07
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
2021 — 2021 MLS All-Star Game
The 2021 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 25th edition of the annual Major League Soccer All-Star Game, an exhibition soccer match in the United States. The game, featuring the MLS All-Stars taking on the Liga MX All-Stars, was played at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, California. The game was originally scheduled to take place on July 29, 2020, during the 2020 season, but was postponed on May 19, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
United States · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2023 — Fall of Goojacade
The liberation of Gooja'ade (also written Goojacade, Gooja'adde or Goojaadde) was a major military engagement on 25 August 2023 during the 2023 Las Anod conflict. It involved forces of the self-declared Somaliland and the pro-unity SSC-Khatumo movement, fighting for control of the Gooja'ade (Gooja’adde) military base near Las Anod in the Sool region. SSC forces claimed to have overrun the base and seized equipment, a development widely reported as a significant setback for Somaliland.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2023 — Kelantan F.C. 2–11 Selangor F.C.
The 2023 Malaysia Super League match between Kelantan and Selangor at Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu, took place on Friday 25 August 2023. Selangor won the match 11–2, for the largest win in the history of the competition. The result also set the new record for the biggest away win in the history of Malaysian top-flight football.
Location not yet verified · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2024 — 2024 Vaduz mayoral by-election
A by-election was held in Vaduz on 25 August 2024 to elect the mayor of Vaduz following the resignation of incumbent mayor Petra Miescher. The result was a win for Florian Meier of the Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP), who was elected to the position unopposed.
Liechtenstein · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2024 — 2024 Leagues Cup final
The 2024 Leagues Cup final was the final match of the fourth edition of the Leagues Cup, a soccer tournament played between clubs from Major League Soccer (MLS) and Liga MX. The match was played on August 25, 2024 at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio, United States, by host Columbus Crew and Los Angeles FC. Columbus won 3–1 with two goals from Cucho Hernández; the match was attended by 20,190 spectators.
Ohio, United States · Sport · Checked 2026-09-24
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2024 — 2024 DFB-Supercup Frauen
The 2024 DFB-supercup, known as Google Pixel Supercup der Frauen for sponsorship reasons, was the seventh iteration and first after restart, of German women's super cup, contested by the winners of the previous season's top league and national cup competition. In 2024, the contestants were Bayern Munich, as the champions of the 2023–24 Bundesliga, and VfL Wolfsburg as the winners of the 2023–24 DFB-Pokal.
Location not yet verified · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2025 — Progress Chapter 183: Hundred Volts
The Chapter 183: Hundred Volts was a professional wrestling event produced by Progress Wrestling. It took place on 25 August 2025 in London, England, at the Electric Ballroom. Eight matches were contested at the event. The main event saw Man Like DeReiss defeat Luke Jacobs in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match to win the PROGRESS World Championship.
England, United Kingdom · London, United Kingdom · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.