24 fun facts for July, 25
Discover dozens of fun facts for this special day. Read the summary for a quick recap on what happened.
Summary
On July 25th throughout history, significant events like Gene Kelly's birth, the completion of Mozart's Symphony No. 40, and the world's first test-tube baby's birth have taken place. Additionally, cultural milestones such as Bob Dylan going electric and Svetlana Savitskaya's spacewalk have occurred on this date.
24 Fun facts
- July 25, 1917: The birth date of the famous Hollywood dancer and actor, Gene Kelly. He is best known for his performances in musicals like 'Singin' in the Rain' and 'An American in Paris.'
- July 25, 1788: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completes his Symphony No. 40 in G minor. This symphony is one of Mozart's most famous works and is considered a cornerstone of classical music.
- July 25, 1920: The first transatlantic two-way radio broadcast takes place between the U.S. and France.
- July 25, 1946: The United States conducts the first underwater nuclear test. The test, known as Operation Crossroads, was conducted at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
- July 25, 1978: The world's first test-tube baby is born in England. Louise Brown was conceived via in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and her birth marked a medical breakthrough.
- July 25, 1965: Bob Dylan goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival, a pivotal moment in music history as Dylan crossed over from the folk to rock genre.
- July 25, 2000: The Concorde airplane experiences its first and only fatal crash. The airplane, a symbol of luxury and speed, crashed shortly after takeoff from Paris, killing 113 people.
- July 25, 1909: French aviator Louis Blériot becomes the first person to fly across the English Channel in a monoplane.
- July 25, 1976: The Viking 1 spacecraft takes a photo of the "Face on Mars," sparking widespread speculation of extraterrestrial life on the planet.
- July 25, 1952: Puerto Rico becomes a self-governing commonwealth in association with the United States, a unique political status that persists to this day.
- July 25, 1997: Sri Lanka's Kandy Esala Perahera festival, one of the oldest and grandest Buddhist festivals in the world, receives UNESCO World Heritage recognition.
- July 25, 2010: WikiLeaks releases thousands of classified documents related to the War in Afghanistan, marking a new era in government transparency and digital whistleblowing.
- July 25, 1984: Svetlana Savitskaya, a Soviet cosmonaut, becomes the first woman to perform a spacewalk, a significant achievement for gender equality in space exploration.
- July 25, 1961: U.S. President John F. Kennedy reaffirms the nation's commitment to the space race, pledging increased financial support for the Apollo space program.
- July 25, 1948: The first Summer Games of the post-war era take place in London, UK. The 1948 Summer Olympics were the first to be held since the games in Berlin in 1936.
- July 25, 1959: The SR-N1 Hovercraft, a revolutionary new type of vehicle, crosses the English Channel for the first time.
- July 25, 2007: Pratibha Patil is sworn in as the first female president of India, marking an important milestone for women's rights in the subcontinent.
- July 25, 2014: Archaeologists announce the discovery of the world's oldest-known written recipe, a Sumerian clay tablet dating back to 1750 BC.
- July 25, 1969: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces the Nixon Doctrine, which outlined new principles guiding U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War era.
- July 25, 1898: During the Spanish-American War, the United States invades Puerto Rico, beginning its long-lasting presence in the island territory.
- July 25, 1955: Walt Disney's classic film 'Lady and the Tramp' is released, featuring the first ever animated feature filmed in wide-screen CinemaScope.
- July 25, 1983: Metallica's debut album, Kill 'em All, is released, marking the birth of the thrash metal genre and the beginning of their legendary career.
- July 25, 1942: László Bíró patents his invention of the first commercially successful ballpoint pen, which quickly became a staple writing instrument.
- July 25, 1925: The Scopes Monkey Trial ends, in which high school teacher John Scopes was accused of violating the Butler Act by teaching human evolution. The trial raised awareness of the debate between creationism and evolution.