What Happened On 25th August 2012 In History

Historical Events for 25th August, 2012

• » Voyager 1 spacecraft enters interstellar space becoming the first man-made object to do so.

August 25th Famous Deaths for 2012

• » Florencio Amarilla, Paraguayan footballer, coach, and actor (b. 1935)
• » Neil Armstrong, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1930)
• » Vesna Girardi-Jurkić, Croatian archeologist and museologist (b. 1944)
• » Roberto González Barrera, Mexican businessman (b. 1930)
• » Donald Gorrie, Scottish politician (b. 1933)
• » Angkarn Kalayanapong, Thai poet and painter (b. 1926)
• » Pontus Schultz, Swedish journalist (b. 1972)

August 25th Holidays in History

• » Christian Feast Day:
• » Æbbe of Coldingham
• » Aredius
• » Genesius of Arles
• » Gregory of Utrecht
• » Saint Joseph Calasanz called Joseph Calasanctius
• » Louis IX of France
• » Patriarch Menas of Constantinople called Menas of Constantinople
• » Patricia of Naples
• » Earliest date on which Tomatina named La Tomatina can fall, while August 31 is the latest; celebrated on the last Wednesday in August. (Buñol)
• » Public holidays in Uruguay named Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Uruguay from Brazil in 1825.
• » Liberation of Paris called Liberation Day (Paris)
• » Opiconsivia held in honor of Ops. (Roman Empire)

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