April 25 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | April 25 Calendar
April 25st Daily Holidays include:
- ANZAC Day – April 25 (Australia and New Zealand)
- DNA Day
- East Meets West Day
- Hairstylist Appreciation Day
- International Financial Independence Awareness Day
- License Plates Day
- Malaria Awareness Day
- National Crayola Day
- National Library Day – April 25, 2023 (Tuesday of National Library Week)
- National Library Workers Day – April 25, 2023 (Tuesday of National Library Week)
- National Mani-Pedi Day
- National Plumbers Day
- National Telephone Day
- National Zucchini Bread Day
- Parental Alienation Awareness Day (PAAD)
- Red Hat Society Day
- School Bus Drivers’ Day – April 25, 2023 (Fourth Tuesday in April)
- World Malaria Day
- World Penguin Day
April 25: Famous Birthdays
- April 25, 1599 – Oliver Cromwell, English General and politician (d. 1658)
- April 25, 1917 – Ella Fitzgerald, American jazz singer (d. 1996)
- April 25, 1940 – Al Pacino, American actor and director (Godfather, Scorpio)
- April 25, 1944 – Len Goodman, English dancer (Judge on Dancing with the Stars)
- April 25, 1961 – Dinesh D’Souza, American author, speaker, and filmmaker (2016: Obama’s America and America)
- April 25, 1969 – Renee Zellweger, American actress and producer (Bridget Jones’s Diary)
April 25: Historical Events
- April 25, 1846 – Conflict over the disputed border of Texas, starts the Mexican-American War
- April 25, 1859 – Ground broken for the building of the Suez Canal
- April 25, 1898 – The U.S. declares war on Spain which starts the Spanish-American War
- April 25, 1901 – New York becomes the 1st U.S. state to require auto license plates with a fee of $1
- April 25, 1915 – 78,000 ANZAC troops land at Gallipoli in Turkey during World War I
- April 25, 1916 – ANZAC Day is commemorated for the fist time on the anniversary of the landing at Anzac Cove in Turkey
- April 25, 1928 – The first guide dog for US Citizen, Morris Frank, is Buddy, a German Shepherd
- April 25, 1945 – The Nazi occupation army surrenders and leaves Northern Italy
- April 25, 1959 – The St. Lawrence Seaway officially opens to shipping and links the Greats Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
- April 25, 1960 – The 1st submerged circumnavigation of the Earth is completed by the U.S. Navy submarine USS Triton
- April 25, 1993 – Russia elects Boris Yeltsin as their leader
April 25: Music Events
- April 25, 1792 – La Marseillaise, the French National Anthem is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
- April 25, 1956 – Elvis Presley’s, ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ hits #1
- April 25, 1970 – Freda Payne releases ‘Band of Gold’
- April 25, 1970 – The Jackson Five’s ‘ABC’, hits #1 for two weeks
- April 25, 1979 – The Police made their debut performing ‘Roxanne’, on BBC TV’s, ‘Top of the Pops’
- April 25, 1982 – Paul McCarney and Stevie Wonder’s song, ‘Ebony and Ivory’, hits #1 in the UK
- April 25, 1987 – Cutting Crew’s, ‘I Just Died in Your Arms’, hits #1
- April 25, 1987 – U2’s album ‘The Joshua Tree’ hits #1 on the US album chart and remains for 5 weeks at the top
- April 25, 2009 – Rascal Flatts album, ‘Unstoppable’ hits #1
April 25: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for April 25 is Taurus.
April Birthstone:
What is the April Birthstone? Diamond
The diamond is the traditional birthstone of April and holds significant meaning for those born in that month, thought to provide the wearer with better relationships and an increase in inner strength. Wearing diamonds is purported to bring other benefits such as balance, clarity and abundance.
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