Summary of the Day ✨ 25 January (25/01)
A catastrophic mining dam collapse in Brumadinho, Brazil killed 270 people, while an Ariane 5 rocket launch failed to properly position its satellites, and deadly violence erupted in both Mamasapano, Philippines where 44 Special Action Force members were killed, and Barquisimeto, Venezuela where a prison riot left at least 50 dead and 120 injured, as the first wave of the Egyptian revolution began with widespread demonstrations and civil unrest across the country.
Historical Events 📜
- 2019: A mining company’s dam collapses in Brumadinho, Brazil, a south-eastern city, killing 270 people.
- 2018: An Ariane 5 rocket is launched carrying SES-14, Al Yah 3, and NASA’s Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk, but the satellites end up in the wrong orbit.
- 2015: A clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao in the Philippines kills 44 members of Special Action Force (SAF), at least 18 from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and five from the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters.
- 2013: At least 50 people are killed and 120 people are injured in a prison riot in Barquisimeto, Venezuela.
- 2011: The first wave of the Egyptian revolution begins throughout the country, marked by street demonstrations, rallies, acts of civil disobedience, riots, labour strikes, and violent clashes.
- 2010: Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Na’ameh, Lebanon, killing 90.
- 2006: Mexican professional wrestler Juana Barraza is arrested in connection with the serial killing of at least ten elderly women.
- 2005: A stampede at the Mandhradevi temple in Maharashtra, India kills at least 258.
- 2003: Invasion of Iraq: A group of people leave London, England, for Baghdad, Iraq, to serve as human shields, intending to prevent the U.S.-led coalition troops from bombing certain locations.
- 1999: A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hits western Colombia killing at least 1,000.
- 1998: During a historic visit to Cuba, Pope John Paul II demands political reforms and the release of political prisoners while condemning US attempts to isolate the country.
- 1998: A suicide attack by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on Sri Lanka’s Temple of the Tooth kills eight and injures 25 others.
- 1996: Billy Bailey becomes the last person to be hanged in the United States.
- 1995: The Norwegian rocket incident: Russia almost launches a nuclear attack after it mistakes Black Brant XII, a Norwegian research rocket, for a US Trident missile.
- 1994: The spacecraft Clementine by BMDO and NASA is launched.
Famous Births 👶
- 2002: Lil Mosey, American rapper
- 2001: Elisabetta Cocciaretto, Italian tennis player
- 1997: Noah Hanifin, American ice hockey player
- 1996: Mohamed Hany, Egyptian footballer
- 1996: Seunghee, South Korean singer and television personality
- 1996: Adama Traoré, Spanish footballer
- 1991: Ariana DeBose, American actress, singer, and dancer
- 1991: Ahmed Hegazi, Egyptian footballer
- 1990: Apostolos Giannou, Greek-Australian footballer
- 1990: Lee Jun-ho, South Korean singer and actor
- 1988: Tatiana Golovin, French tennis player
- 1988: Ryota Ozawa, Japanese actor
- 1987: Maria Kirilenko, Russian tennis player
- 1986: Chris O’Grady, English footballer
- 1985: Brent Celek, American football player
Notable Deaths 🕊️
- 2025: Gloria Romero, Filipino actress (born 1933)
- 2024: Sanath Nishantha, Sri Lankan politician (born 1975)
- 2018: Neagu Djuvara, Romanian historian, essayist, philosopher, journalist, novelist and diplomat (born 1916)
- 2017: Stephen P. Cohen, Canadian academic (born 1945)
- 2017: Robert Garcia, American politician (born 1933)
- 2017: John Hurt, English actor (born 1940)
- 2017: Harry Mathews, American novelist and poet (born 1930)
- 2017: Marcel Prud’homme, Canadian politician (born 1934)
- 2017: Mary Tyler Moore, American actress and producer (born 1936)
- 2015: John Leggett, American author and academic (born 1917)
- 2015: Richard McBrien, American priest, theologian, and academic (born 1936)
- 2015: Bill Monbouquette, American baseball player and coach (born 1936)
- 2015: Demis Roussos, Egyptian-Greek singer (born 1946)
- 2014: Arthur Doyle, American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and flute player (born 1944)
- 2014: Heini Halberstam, Czech-English mathematician and academic (born 1926)
Holidays & Observances 🎉
- Betico Day (Aruba)
- Burns Night (Scotland)
- Christian feast day:
Dydd Santes Dwynwen (Wales) - Christian feast day:
Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Anglican and Lutheran churches, which concludes the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity) - Christian feast day:
Gregory the Theologian (Eastern (Byzantine) Catholic Church) - Christian feast day:
The last day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (Christian ecumenism) - Christian feast day:
January 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) - National Nutrition Day (Indonesia)
- National Police Day (Egypt)
- National Voters’ Day (India)
- Revolution Day 2011 (Egypt)
- Tatiana Day or Russian Students Day (Russia, Eastern Orthodox)