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March 25: Day of the Week
March 25, 2024 was the 85th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 281 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Getsuyōbi.
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Here’s the March calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
March 25 Historical Event(s)
421
Venice is founded at twelve o'clock noon, according to legend.
1821
(Julian Calendar) Traditional date of the start of the Greek War of Independence. The war had actually began since 23 February 1821. The date was chosen in the early years of the Greek state so that it falls on the day of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, strengthening the ties between the Greek Orthodox Church and the newly-found state.
1943
Start of the American amphibious landings in the Philippines a turning point in the Pacific War.
1957
United States Customs seizes copies of Allen Ginsberg’s poem “Howl” on the grounds of obscenity.
1969
During their honeymoon, John Lennon and Yoko Ono hold their first Bed-In for Peace at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel (until March 31).
1971
Bangladesh Liberation War: Beginning of Operation Searchlight by the Pakistani Armed Forces against East Pakistani civilians.
1971
The Army of the Republic of Vietnam abandon an attempt to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos.
1975
Faisal of Saudi Arabia is shot and killed by a mentally ill nephew.
1988
The Candle demonstration in Bratislava is the first mass demonstration of the 1980s against the communist regime in Czechoslovakia.
1996
The European Union’s Veterinarian Committee bans the export of British beef and its by-products as a result of mad cow disease (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy).
Who were born on March 25?
1840
Myles Keogh, American soldier of fortune (d. 1876)
1872
Horatio Nelson Jackson, American car driver (d. 1955)
1884
Georges Imbert, Alsatian chemist (d. 1950)
1898
Marcelle Narbonne, Franch supercentenarian
1911
Jack Ruby, killer of Lee Harvey Oswald (d. 1967)
1940
Anita Bryant, American singer
1942
Richard O'Brien, English actor and writer
1958
Åsa Torstensson, Swedish politician
1964
Alex Solis, Panamanian jockey
1999
Tatum McCann, American actress
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters AYLBEZNENDF? Check your answers here: Word scramble AYLBEZNENDF. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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