On this day: January 25
Events
Battle of the ZabJanuary 25, AD 750 · Wars & Conflicts
Siege of AscalonJanuary 25, 1153 – August 22, 1153 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of MikatagaharaJanuary 25, 1573 · Wars & Conflicts
1924 Winter OlympicsJanuary 25, 1924 – February 5, 1924 · Sports
Founding of NikeJanuary 25, 1964 · Companies
1987 West German federal electionJanuary 25, 1987 · Politics
Release of Devil May Cry 2January 25, 2003 · Gaming
Launch of Google VideosJanuary 25, 2005 · Internet- Release of Dead Space 2January 25, 2011 · Gaming
- Release of MagickaJanuary 25, 2011 · Gaming
January 2015 Greek legislative electionJanuary 25, 2015 · Politics- Release of PadmaavatJanuary 25, 2018 · Film
- Release of PathaanJanuary 25, 2023 · Film
Born on this day
Govert FlinckJanuary 25, 1615 – February 2, 1660 · Art
Robert BoyleJanuary 25, 1627 – December 31, 1691 · Culture
Pompeo BatoniJanuary 25, 1708 – February 4, 1787 · Art
Joseph-Louis LagrangeJanuary 25, 1736 – April 10, 1813 · Science
Friedrich Heinrich JacobiJanuary 25, 1743 – March 10, 1819 · Culture
Stéphanie Félicité Ducrest de Saint-Aubin de GenlisJanuary 25, 1746 – December 31, 1830 · Culture- William ShanksJanuary 25, 1812 – June 13, 1882 · Science
Henri Fantin-LatourJanuary 25, 1836 – August 25, 1904 · Art
Hermann SchwarzJanuary 25, 1843 – November 30, 1921 · Science
Mykola ZelinskyJanuary 25, 1861 – July 31, 1953 · Technology
Juventino RosasJanuary 25, 1868 – July 9, 1894 · Music
Helge von KochJanuary 25, 1870 – March 11, 1924 · Science
Ernst AlexandersonJanuary 25, 1878 – May 14, 1975 · Technology
Rupert JulianJanuary 25, 1879 – December 27, 1943 · Film
Wilhelm FurtwänglerJanuary 25, 1886 – November 30, 1954 · Music
Aino AaltoJanuary 25, 1894 – January 13, 1949 · Culture
Oleg AntonovJanuary 25, 1906 – April 4, 1984 · Technology- Reinhold MünzenbergJanuary 25, 1909 – June 25, 1986 · Culture
Kurt MaetzigJanuary 25, 1911 – August 8, 2012 · Science
Witold LutosławskiJanuary 25, 1913 – February 7, 1994 · Music
Ewan MacCollJanuary 25, 1915 – October 22, 1989 · Music
Samuel T. CohenJanuary 25, 1921 – November 28, 2010 · Science
Arvid CarlssonJanuary 25, 1923 – June 29, 2018 · Science
Youssef ChahineJanuary 25, 1926 – July 27, 2008 · Film
Antônio Carlos JobimJanuary 25, 1927 – December 8, 1994 · Music
Benny GolsonJanuary 25, 1929 – September 21, 2024 · Music
Stig AndersonJanuary 25, 1931 – September 12, 1997 · Music
Leiji MatsumotoJanuary 25, 1938 – February 13, 2023 · Film
Giorgio GaberJanuary 25, 1939 – January 1, 2003 · Music
EusébioJanuary 25, 1942 – January 5, 2014 · Sports
Tobe HooperJanuary 25, 1943 – August 26, 2017 · Film
Bernard TschumiJanuary 25, 1944 – present · Culture
John LeslieJanuary 25, 1945 – December 5, 2010 · Film
Paul NurseJanuary 25, 1949 – present · Science
Bill ViolaJanuary 25, 1951 – July 12, 2024 · Film
Olivier AssayasJanuary 25, 1955 – present · Film
Alessandro BariccoJanuary 25, 1958 – present · Film
Kavita KrishnamurthyJanuary 25, 1958 – present · Music
Gian Francesco GiudiceJanuary 25, 1961 – present · Science
Stephen ChboskyJanuary 25, 1970 – present · Film
Francisco RubioJanuary 25, 1975 – present · Space
Christine LakinJanuary 25, 1979 – present · Film
Toše ProeskiJanuary 25, 1981 – October 16, 2007 · Music
Clara MorganeJanuary 25, 1981 – present · Music
Tina KarolJanuary 25, 1985 – present · Film
Michael TrevinoJanuary 25, 1985 – present · Film
Hafsia HerziJanuary 25, 1987 – present · Film
Lee Jun-hoJanuary 25, 1990 – present · Music