Historical Events In August - 25
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1711 Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey, English politician on August - 25.
1718 Hundreds of French colonists arrive in Louisiana; New Orleans, founded on August - 25.
1718 Hundreds of French colonists arrive in Louisiana; New Orleans, found on August - 25.
1718 Johann Jacob Rowalt, composer on this day in history.
1724 On this day in history george Stubbs, England, animal painter (House Frightened by Lion)
1742 On August - 25 jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer, dies at 38
1744 On August - 25 johann G von Herder, German philosopher/theologist/poet
1758 On August - 25 battle at Zorndorf: Prussia beat Russians: 1000s killed
1758 On this day in history franz Teyber, composer
1768 Captain James Cook departs from Plymouth, England on his 1st voyage onboard the Endeavour bound for the Pacific Ocean on August - 25.
1773 On August - 25 franz Nikolaus Novotny, composer, dies at 29
1774 On August - 25 nicolo Jommelli, composer, dies at 59
1775 On August - 25 charlotte J T, infant of Portugal (Court in Rio de Janeiro)
1786 On August - 25 [Charles] Louis I, (Augustus), King of Bavaria (Lola Montez)
1788 Cornelis J van Assen, Dutch jurist (Language of the Constitution) on August - 25.
1789 On this day in history mary Ball Washington, mother of George, dies
1791 On this day in history pietro Domenico Paradisi, composer, dies
1795 On this day in history curacao slaves opponents returns to St Christopher
1802 On August - 25 toussaint L'Ouverture imprisoned in Fort de Joux, Jura, France
1803 LuÃs Alves de Lima e Silva, the Duque de Caxias, Brazilian military leader on August - 25.
1804 Alice Meynell becomes first woman jockey (England) on this day in history.
1804 Alice Meynell becomes 1st woman jockey (England) on August - 25.
1811 On August - 25 joseph Dana Webster, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1812 On August - 25 percival Drayton, Capt (Union Navy), died in 1865
1814 On August - 25 british capture Washington DC (too bad we lost it)
1814 The US Library of Congress and its 3,000 books is destroyed by British troops on August - 25.
1814 British forces destroy Library of Congress, containing 3,000 books on August - 25.
1819 On this day in history allan Pinkerton, founded Chicago detective agency
1822 F William Herschel, German astronomer (discovered Uranus), dies at 85 on August - 25.
1823 On this day in history john Newton, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1895
1825 Uruguay declares independence from Brazil (National Day) on August - 25.
1825 On this day in history uruguay declares its independence from Brazil.
1825 On this day in history henry Warner Birge, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1829 On this day in history pres Jackson makes an offer to buy Texas, but Mexican govt refuses
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