Consecration
Consecrated Boniface IV
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August 25 in History
This permanent archive page contains 167 World History Database records for August 25, spanning 608 to 2012. Recorded topics include Consecration; Battle of Manzikert; Battle of Tagliacozzo.
Total: 167Events: 132Births: 5Deaths: 10Battles: 20Countries: 33
Events on August 25
Accession of Yusuf I
Yusuf I succeeds Muhammad IV as Nasrid ruler of Granada
Invasion of England
Hears news of the Scottish invasion of England
Breakdown of Treaty of London
Authorizes the Treaty of Bruges alliance with Charles V against France, undermining the universal peace system created in 1518.
Great Enterprise
Signs a secret Treaty with Charles V to launch a "great enterprise" against France
Secret Treaty of Bruges
Henry VIII commits England to an alliance with Charles V against France.
Treaty of Bruges
Charles V agrees an anti-French alliance with Henry VIII's representatives.
Treaty of Bruges
Signs a secret Treaty with Charles V to launch a "great enterprise" against France
Treaty of Bruges
The agreement prepares the ground for Henry VIII's Great Enterprise against France.
Treaty of Bruges
The treaty commits England to war against France in support of the Habsburg position.
Treaty of Bruges
The Treaty of Bruges binds Henry VIII and Charles V to an anti-French alliance.
Treaty of Bruges
Wolsey helps arrange the treaty with Imperial representatives while England moves away from neutrality.
Treaty of Charles V
Signs a secret Treaty with Charles V to launch a "great enterprise" against France
Treaty Signed at Bruges
Signs a secret Treaty with Charles V to launch a "great enterprise" against France
Greenwich Treaty Ratified
His support for the English marriage policy soon collapses.
Treaty of Greenwich
Regent Arran ratifies the Treaty of Greenwich before Scottish opposition to English influence grows.
Treaty of Greenwich
Regent Arran ratifies the Treaty of Greenwich before Scottish opposition to the English marriage hardens.
Treaty Ratification
Ratifies the Treaty of Greenwich before opposition strengthens.
Arrest of James Hamilton
Captured near Uttoxeter
Defeat at Wigan Lane
Stanley is wounded and escapes after Lilburne routs his Royalist force at Wigan Lane.
English Contingent at Walcourt
Churchill leads the English contingent serving in Waldeck's Allied army at Walcourt.
French Command at Walcourt
Villars serves among the French commanders during the unsuccessful action at Walcourt.
Capture of Huy
The citadel of Huy surrenders during the successful Allied siege.
Marriage
Marries Caroline of Anspach
Recall of Necker
Louis XVI recalled Jacques Necker to the finance ministry as public confidence in the royal government's financial management deteriorated.
Alliance Napoleon I and Bavaria at Bogenhausen
Signs a Treaty of alliance with Bavaria at Bogenhausen
Evacuation
Suchet evacuates Tarragona
Herschel Museum of Astronomy
Herschels house at 19 New King Street in Bath, Somerset where he made many telescopes and first observed Uranus, is now home to the Herschel Museum of Astronomy
Economy of USA
Passes the Independent Treasury Act to help deal with a financial crisis
Legislation
Passes the Independent Treasury Act to help deal with a financial crisis
Reform of Government
Passes the Independent Treasury Act to help deal with a financial crisis
Rule of Texas
The Government notifies Texas that it will not be admitted to the union
Unification
The Government notifies Texas that it will not be admitted to the union
SS Great Britain
SS Great Britain is refloated after remaining stranded in Dundrum Bay for nearly a year.
The Chartists
Publishes a Tribune article examining the Chartist movement in Britain.
Reform of Legal System
The Matrimonial Clauses Bill makes it possible for a divorce in a court of law
Reduction of the Working Day Resolution
Helps prepare a resolution advocating reduction of the working day for the Brussels Congress.
Peace Treaty
A Treaty recognizes French protectorates over Tonkin & Annam
Rule of Annam
A Treaty recognizes French protectorates over Tonkin & Annam
Rule of Tonkin
A Treaty recognizes French protectorates over Tonkin & Annam
Assassination of Juan Idiarte Borda
Assassinated in Montevideo, the only Uruguayan president killed while in office
Minister of Interior
Appointed Minister of the Interior
Break in Diplomatic Relations with Austria-Hungar
Japan severs diplomatic relations with Austria-Hungar. Japan declares "State of War" with Austria-Hungary
Break in Diplomatic Relations with Austria-Hungary
Japan severs diplomatic relations with Austria-Hungary. Japan declares "State of War" with Austria-Hungary
Break in Diplomatic Relations with Austria-Hungary
Japan severs diplomatic relations with Austria-Hungary
Declaration of War
Japan declares "State of War" with Austria-Hungary. Austria is at war with Japan
Declaration of War
Japan declares "State of War" with Austria-Hungary. Austria is at war with Japan
Invasion of France
Joffre orders a retreat to the Somme
Maritime War Rules Considered
Addresses British policy toward international maritime rules governing wartime commerce.
Sir John French Despatch Reported
Reports information from Sir John French concerning the British Expeditionary Force in France.
Petrograd Troop Movement
Orders troops toward Petrograd as the crisis escalates.
Savage Division Movement
The Caucasian Native Cavalry Division is drawn into Petrograd plans.
Peace Treaty
The US signs a peace Treaty with Germany in Berlin
Peace Treaty at Berlin
The US signs a peace Treaty with Germany in Berlin
Provisional Government Succession
Succeeds Michael Collins as chairman of the Provisional Government.
Government
Forms a new Government
Prime Minister of Poland
Appointed Prime Minister of Poland, 2nd term
Execution
Found guilty of charges during a show trial & shot
Alliance Great Britain and Poland
After Germany's pact with Russia Britain completes the Anglo-Polish Defence Alliance
Ariostazo
Survives an attempted military challenge led by General Ariosto Herrera and maintains constitutional government.
Bombing of Berlin
The RAF makes its 1st bombing raid on Berlin
Bombing of Berlin
RAF bombers attack Berlin for the 1st time, retaliation for the bombing of London
Invasion of Iran
British & Soviet troops invade Iran
Assumption of INA Command
Subhas Chandra Bose formally takes command of the reorganized Indian National Army and prepares it for operations toward India.
Capture of Gothic Line
Breaches the Gothic Line
Capture of Paris
Enters Paris after its surrender by the Germans
Capture of Paris
Delivers Leclercs ultimatum to the German Commander Cholitz who agrees to surrender
Capture of Paris
Secures a surrender from the German Commander Cholitz. Enters Paris after breaking down German resistance
Capture of Paris
After the capture of Paris Woodrun estimates that the war will be over by October
Capture of River Danube
Malinovsky links up with General Tolbukhins Army in the Danube Delta
Peace
Asks Russia for peace terms
Peace
Finland asks Russia for peace terms
Result of Surrender of German Garrison of Paris
German control of Paris ends and the French capital returns to Allied and French authority.
Siege of Paris
Choltiz disobeys Hitler's orders & refuses to burn Paris
Siege of Paris
Choltiz disobeys Hitler's orders & refuses to burn Paris
Surrender of German Garrison of Paris
Recieves the formal surrender of Paris
Abdication
Hue reads a declaration handing over "sovereign power" to the Vietminh
Abdication
The Emperor abdicate giving Ho Chi Minh the "mandate of heaven"
Constitution of Vietnam
The Democratic Republic of Vietnam is proclaimed. Hue reads a declaration handing over "sovereign power" to the Vietminh
Constitution of Vietnam
The Emperor abdicate giving Ho Chi Minh the "mandate of heaven"
Manhattan Engineer District Abolished
The Manhattan Engineer District is formally abolished, ending the Army organisation that built the first atomic bombs.
President of Brazil
Appointed acting President of Brazil after the resignation of Janio Quadros
Election
Elected President of the 5th Republic
Gemini V
During the flight of Gemini V, American astronauts Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad set record with an eight day orbital flight
Gemini V
During the flight of Gemini V, American astronauts Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad set record with an eight day orbital flight
Orbit
During the flight of Gemini V, American astronauts Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad set record with an eight day orbital flight
Orbit
During the flight of Gemini V, American astronauts Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad set record with an eight day orbital flight
High Flux Isotope Reactor Criticality
Leads Oak Ridge during the period when HFIR reaches criticality and provides intense thermal-neutron flux.
AS-202
Apollo-Saturn 202 tests the command module heat shield.
Bombing of Vietnam
The Stennis Committee defends restricted bombing in North Vietnam. Says only annhilation can break the will of the north Vietnamese
Constitution
Promulgates a constitution that preserves presidential dominance.
Hydrogen Bomb
France explodes a hydrogen bomb in the South Pacific & becomes the 5th nuclear power
Nuclear Power
France explodes a hydrogen bomb in the South Pacific & becomes the 5th nuclear power
Coup
Insists upon US unilateral withdrawal from Vietnam & the overthrow of President Thieu
Peace
Sends a letter to Nixon rejecting his peace proposals. Insists upon US unilateral withdrawal from Vietnam & the overthrow of President Thieu
Unification
Declares that there will be no comprimise in Vietnams aim of re-unification
Everybody’s in Show-Biz
The Kinks release Everybody’s in Show-Biz.
Admission to United Nations
Zimbabwe is admitted as a member of the United Nations.
Saturn Moons
Interprets Voyager observations of Saturn's moons and ring environment.
Saturn Ring Spokes
Studies Voyager observations of strange spoke-like markings in Saturn's rings.
Saturn Ring Structure
Uses Voyager 2 imagery to examine fine structure in Saturn's rings.
Voyager 2 Saturn Flyby
Voyager 2 flies past Saturn and extends studies of the planet, rings and moons.
Birmingham Superprix
Birmingham hosts its first Formula 3000 street race on roads near the city centre.
Chernobyl International Review
Allows Soviet experts to present technical information about the accident at the IAEA post-accident review meeting in Vienna.
Chernobyl International Review
Allows Soviet experts to present technical information about the accident at the IAEA post-accident review meeting in Vienna.
Chernobyl Post-Accident Review
Chairs the international environment in which Soviet experts present detailed technical information about Chernobyl to specialists from many countries.
Chernobyl Post-Accident Review Meeting
The IAEA convenes an international post-accident review meeting where Soviet experts present information on Chernobyl.
Legasov Vienna Chernobyl Presentation
Leads the Soviet technical presentation on the accident at the IAEA Post-Accident Review Meeting in Vienna.
Post-Accident Review Meeting
The IAEA convenes an international review meeting where Soviet experts present technical information about the Chernobyl accident.
Neptune Encounter
Helps interpret Voyager 2 science results from the Neptune encounter.
Neptune Imaging
Leads imaging observations of Neptune, its storms and rings.
Neptune Magnetic Axis Tilt
Voyager 2 magnetometer data show Neptune's magnetic field is strongly tilted and offset from the planet.
Neptune Magnetic Field
Measures Neptune's tilted magnetic field during the Voyager 2 encounter.
Triton Cantaloupe Terrain
Voyager 2 images reveal Triton's distinctive dimpled terrain and complex icy geology.
Triton Close Flyby
Voyager 2 passes close to Triton after its Neptune encounter and returns detailed surface observations.
Triton Imaging
Voyager 2 reveals Triton's icy surface, plumes and unusual terrain.
Triton Nitrogen Geysers
Voyager 2 imagery reveals active dark plumes rising above Triton's nitrogen-ice surface.
Voyager 2 Neptune Flyby
Voyager 2 makes the first and only spacecraft flyby of Neptune.
Maritime Sanctions Enforcement
Naval forces gain authority to inspect shipping linked to Iraq.
UN Resolution 665
Security Council authorizes measures enforcing sanctions by sea.
Independence of Belarus
White (Belarus) declares its independence
Siege of Vukovar
Commands Croatian defence during the siege.
Siege of Vukovar
Serb and Yugoslav forces besiege Vukovar.
Siege of Vukovar Begins
Oversees Yugoslav military operations as the siege begins.
Siege of Vukovar Begins
Directs Croatia during the defense of Vukovar.
ACE Launch for Solar Wind Composition
Begins the Advanced Composition Explorer mission carrying instruments that measure the elemental and isotopic composition of solar-wind particles near the Sun-Earth L1 region.
Premiership Ends
Than Shwe gives the prime ministership to Khin Nyunt
Prime Minister Takes Office
Khin Nyunt becomes Prime Minister under Than Shwe's military government
Spitzer Infrared Survey of Andromeda
Spitzer records thousands of infrared exposures of M31, mapping warm dust and star-forming structures that are difficult to isolate in visible light.
Large Hadron Collider Installation
Sees major detector magnet milestones reached for ATLAS and CMS while installation of the Large Hadron Collider continues.
Voyager 1 Heliopause Crossing
Leads the Voyager science team as Voyager 1 crosses the heliopause and leaves the solar-wind-dominated heliosphere for interstellar space.
Voyager 1 Interstellar Space
Voyager 1 crosses the heliopause and becomes the first human-made object in interstellar space.
Births on August 25
Birth of Ivan the Terrible
Birth of Ivan the Terrible, the 1st Tsar of Russia
Birth of Karl Mack
Birth of Karl Mack
Birth of George Eden
Birth of George Eden, second son of William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland
Birth of Vo Nguyen Giap
Birth of Vo Nguyen Giap in Quang Binh Province
Born to Run
Releases Born to Run, the album that brings his first major commercial breakthrough.
Deaths on August 25
Death of Conradin
Death of Conradin, killed at the Battle of Tagliacozzo, last of the Hohenstaufen line
Death of Muhammad IV
Muhammad IV is assassinated after the Gibraltar campaign
Death of James Watt
James Watt dies at Heathfield in Handsworth after a celebrated engineering career.
Death of Frederick William Herschel
Death of Frederick William Herschel, died in his 84th year, which is the same number of years Uranus takes to orbit the Sun
Death of Grigory Yevseyevich Zinoviev
Death of Grigory Yevseyevich Zinoviev, executed
Death of Stanley Bruce
Death of Stanley Bruce
Death of Truman Capote
Death of Truman Capote
Death of Edward Moore Kennedy
Death of Edward Moore Kennedy
Death of Edward Moore Ted Kennedy
Death of Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy
Death of Neil Armstrong
Death of Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong.
Battles on August 25
Battle of Manzikert
Romanos rejects a Seljuk peace embassy as he wanted to settle the Turkish problem with a decisive military victory and understood that raising another army would be both difficult and expensive
Battle of Tagliacozzo
Defeats Conradin
Battle of Tagliacozzo
Defeated & killed in battle by Charles of Anjou, ends the Hohenstaufen line
Battle of Sedan
Eliminates most of the Earl of Derbys forces
Battle of Sedan
Most of Derbys forces are eliminated, Derby joins Charles II at Worcester
Battle of Wigan Lane
Lilburne defeats the Earl of Derby at Wigan Lane, preventing a substantial Lancashire Royalist force from reinforcing Charles II at Worcester.
Battle of Wigan Lane
Tyldesley is killed while fighting for the Royalists at Wigan Lane during the defeat of Stanley's Lancashire force.
Battle of Walcourt
Commands the English contingent whose attack helps defeat the French at Walcourt.
Battle of Walcourt
Humieres commands the French army defeated by Waldeck at Walcourt.
Battle of Walcourt
Waldeck commands the Allied army that defeats the French at Walcourt.
Battle of Prestonpans
Cope marched with his infantry and artillery towards Fort Augustus in the central Highlands to overawe the Highland clans and nip the rebellion "in the bud."
Battle of Prestonpans
He found that supposedly "well-affected" clans were evading calls to take up arms on behalf of the Government, using a variety of excuses.
Battle of Prestonpans
He turned about and marched instead to Inverness.
Battle of Prestonpans
On 25 August Cope heard that the rebel army, whose strength he overestimated, was preparing to oppose him at Corryarrack.
Battle of Zorndorf
Russia takes East Prussia & makes Konigsberg swear loyalty to Empress Elizabeth. Only problems of supply force the Russians back to Russia. Frederick wins an inconclusive victory
Battle of Liaoyang
The Russians are driven out of Manchuria. 25 Aug-3 Sept, commands an engagement 40 miles SW of Mukden
Battle of Orlau-Frankenau
The Germans advance to Tannenberg to trap the Russian Army
Battle of Britain
Britain retaliates for attacks on London with a raid against Berlin.
Battle of Britain
The Berlin raid influences German decisions about subsequent bombing strategy.
Battle of Britain
Retaliation for the bombing of London. RAF bombers attack Berlin for the 1st time