
August 25
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on August 25. From 1900 until now.
August 25 is under the sign of Virgo.
Famous birthdays on this day include Sean Connery (1930), Blake Lively (1987) and Claudia Schiffer (1970).
Several movies were released around August 25 over the years, such as My Man Godfrey in 1936 directed by Gregory La Cava and Sling Blade in 1996 directed by Billy Bob Thornton.
But much more happened on August 25 over the years: find out below
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released around August 25 over the years?
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Historical Events
Which were the important events of August 25?
Holidays
Events
- 2018 A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO is sold for $48.4 million at an auction in California, making it the most expensive car ever sold through auction. (Bloomberg)
- 2017 War in Afghanistan: New Zealand announces the stationing of three more non-combat military personnel in Afghanistan, boosting its military commitment to 13. (Reuters)Four gunmen attack a Shiite mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing at least 20 people. (ABC News)
- 2016 Philippine Drug War: The death toll in Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs reaches 1,900 people killed. (Al Jazeera)
- 2015 Boko Haram: A teenage girl suicide bomber kills five people and injures fourteen others in the Damaturu area in northeast Nigeria. (AP via Fox News)
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Famous Birthday
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Famous Deaths
American activist/actress (Elizabeth -...
Canadian soldier Victoria Cross...
Austrian actor who received the Best...
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of August 25 over the years?
Top #1 songs in the USA
- 2017 Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber - Despacito
- 2016 Sia Featuring Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills
- 2015 The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face
- 2014 MAGIC! - Rude
- 2013 Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines
- 2012 Flo Rida - Whistle
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2011
Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
- 2010 Eminem - Love The Way You Lie
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2009
The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
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2008
Rihanna - Disturbia
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Top #1 Rock songs
- 2017 Imagine Dragons - Believer
- 2016 twenty one pilots - Heathens
- 2015 WALK THE MOON - Shut Up And Dance
- 2014 Coldplay - A Sky Full Of Stars
- 2013 Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
- 2012 Green Day - Oh Love
- 2011 Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie
- 2010 Linkin Park - The Catalyst
- 2009 Linkin Park - New Divide
Books
Which were the most popular books released around August 25 over the years?
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