1600s / 17th century history on the 25th of August
1609 : Galileo Galilei demonstrated his 1st telescope, to Venetian lawmakers.
1900s / 20th century history on the 25th of August
1916 : The United States National Park Service was created. official website : NPS.gov
1930 : Sir Sean Connery, the Scottish actor was born Thomas Connery, in Edinburgh, Scotland (died in 2020 aged 90). official website : SeanConnery.com
1949 : Gene Simmons, the Israeli-American singer-songwriter, and musician, was born Chaim Witz, in Haifa, Israel. He is best known The Demon in Kiss, the rock band. official websites : GeneSimmons.com | KissOnline.com
1950 : Willy DeVille, the American singer and songwriter, was born in Stamford, Connecticut, USA (died in 2009 aged 58).
1951 : Rob Halford, the English singer and songwriter, was born in Sutton Coldfield, England. He is best known as the lead singer of Judas Priest, the heavy metal band. official website : JudasPriest.com
1954 : Elvis Costello (OBE) the English singer-songwriter, was born Declan Patrick MacManus, in London, England. official website : ElvisCostello.com
1956 : Alfred Kinsey, the American biologist, was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA (born in 1894). He is best known for writing Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948) and Sexual Behavior in the Human Female (1953), which are known as the Kinsey Reports.
1958 : Tim Burton, the American director, was born in Burbank, California, USA. official website : TimBurton.com
1960 : The 1960 Summer Olympics opened in Rome, Italy.
1970 : Claudia Schiffer, the German model was born in Rheinberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. official website : ClaudiaSchiffer.com
1980 : Zimbabwe joined the United Nations.
1981 : Voyager 2 spacecraft made its closest approach to Saturn.
1987 : Amy Macdonald, Scottish singer and songwriter, was born in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
1989 : Voyager 2 spacecraft make its closest approach to Neptune.
2000s / 21st century history on the 25th of August
2001 : Aaliyah, the American singer and actress, died in an airplane crash, aged 22 (born in 1979). official website : Aaliyah.com
2003 : The Spitzer Space Telescope was successfully launched into space by NASA.
2005 : Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Florida, USA.
2012 : Voyager 1 spacecraft became the 1st man-made object to enter interstellar space.
2012 : Neil Armstrong, the American astronaut, died from coronary artery disease, aged 82 (born in 1930).
2017 : Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas, USA. It was the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the United States since 2004.
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