25 January

January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 340 days remain until the end of the year.

We have some interesting facts & historic events all about January 25^th, including areas in religion, crime, health and more.

Keep reading for more interesting facts about January 25^th in history!

Global Celebrations

National Opposite Day
National Irish Coffee Day
Robbie Burns day
National Voters Day in India

Historic Events

What Happened On This Day – January 25

1977: The world’s first solar power plant is opened

The solar furnace in Odeillo, France was the first power plant providing alternative energy.

1971: Idi Amin seizes power in Uganda

The dictator’s rule (1971 – 1979) was characterized by human right abuse, political repression, and corruption.

1947: The first arcade game is patented

Thomas Goldsmith’s “Cathode ray tube amusement device” is considered the ancestor of video games.

1924: The first Winter Olympics begin

The I Olympic Winter Games were held in Chamonix, France.

1919: The League of Nations is founded

It is the predecessor of the United Nations and the first international organization devoted to maintaining world peace.

1967: IDF Soldiers holding an upside down pictue of King Hussein of Jordan, following victory in the Six day war 1967

1953: Bishop (later Archbishop) Fulton J. Sheen on the set of his television show “Life is Worth Living” c. 1953

1945-1947: Up to 70,000 British women left the UK in 1945-1947 to reunite with their American husbands in the United States. This is a photo of the HMS Victorious filled with women and children on their way to the US.

Up to 70,000 British women left the UK in 1945-1947 to reunite with their American husbands in the United States. This is a photo of the HMS Victorious filled with women and children on their way to the US.

1945: Soviet Soldiers on top of the Reichstag Building next to the Germania Statue 1945

1946: Hungarian civilians photographed sitting on a dismantled German Pz.Kpfw. IV. tank. Among other broken armoured vehicles, on the right are Sd.Kfz.124 ‘Wespe’ self propelled guns. 1946 Colour by Doug

Hungarian civilians photographed sitting on a dismantled German Pz.Kpfw. IV. tank. Among other broken armoured vehicles, on the right are Sd.Kfz.124 'Wespe' self propelled guns. 1946 Colour by Doug — Hungarian civilians photographed sitting on a dismantled German Pz.Kpfw. IV. tank. Among other broken armoured vehicles, on the right are Sd.Kfz.124 ‘Wespe’ self propelled guns. 1946 Colour by Doug

1938: Genepil, the last Queen of Mongolia, before she was executed in 1938.

1938: A faction of Palestinian fighters in the Great Revolt against the British occupation, holding a Palestinian flag with a cross and crescent on it – 1938

A faction of Palestinian fighters in the Great Revolt against the British occupation, holding a Palestinian flag with a cross and crescent on it – 1938

1930s: Kaiser Wilhelm II in Doorn, the Netherlands (where he lived during his exile) late 1930s

1906: Noted botanist Alice Eastwood inspects the clearly visible fault fissure left behind near Olema, California, after the 1906 earthquake rattled the San Andreas Fault.