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Historical Events on January 25

15 significant historical events occurred on January 25. January 25 has seen a variety of events over the years. Noteworthy incidents include the 1976 Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos, the 1990 Avianca Flight 052 crash in New York, and the tragic 2019 Brumadinho dam disaster in Brazil. On January 25, 1997, the Norwegian rocket incident caused a false alarm that briefly increased international tensions.

Total Events
15
Time Span
15642025
Categories
4
Top Category
war
6 events

19 famous birthdays on January 25

Including Arvid Carlsson, Ilya Prigogine, Sir Paul Nurse

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density
16th C.21st C.

16th Century

1 event
war

Battle that took place on January 15, 1564, when Matsudaira Motoyasu (later renamed Tokugawa Ieyasu), sought to destroy the growing threat of the Ikkō-ikki

17th Century

1 event
war

1644 battle in England; part of the First English Civil War

18th Century

1 event
war

1797 naval battle during the War of the First Coalition

19th Century

2 events
war

1807 battle during the War of the Fourth Coalition

war

First battle of the Italo-Ethiopian War of 1887–1889

20th Century

6 events
war

1952 British forces attack on Ismailia police station

politics

Treaty signed between Panama and the United States of America

general

1976 Brazilian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held at Interlagos

general

Avianca Flight 052 — 1990 aviation accident in Cove Neck, New York, U.S.

general

Familicide in Hillcrest, Queensland, Australia

general

Norwegian rocket incident — false alarm incident

21st Century

4 events
disaster

5.1 Mw earthquake in Xinjiang, China

disaster

Earthquake off the coast of Morocco

disaster

Brumadinho dam disaster — iron ore dam failure in Brazil, disaster which occurred on 25 January 2019

general

Fatal assault in Turkey

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