Historical Events on April 25.

1.  World Malaria Day

2.  1859, 25th April: British and French engineers break ground for the Suez Canal. 

3.  1953, 25th April: Watson and Creek’s dissertation on the intricacies of the DNA molecule published in the journal Nature.

4.  1954, 25th April: The first practical solar cell publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories.

5.  1961, 25th April: Robert Noyce granted a patent for an integrated circuit.

6.  1982, 25th April: The first color broadcast on television in Delhi.

7.  1989, 25th April: Sri Lankan Parliament decided to grant voting rights to 330,000 Tamils ​​of Indian descent.

8.  2000, 25th April: Supreme Court allowed the controversial Almatti dam to be raised to 519.6 meters.

9.  2015, 25th April: A magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook Nepal, killed at least 9,100 people.

Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on April 25.

1.  1743: Raj Singh II, the Maharana of Mewar Kingdom.

2.  1794: Nasir-Ud-Daulah, Nizam of Hyderabad, a princely state of British India.

3.  1819: Jai Singh III, the Maharaja of Jaipur State.

4.  1874: Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian inventor, and electrical engineer.

5.  1919: Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, an Indian National Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

6.  1940: Al Pacino, an American actor, and filmmaker. 

7.  1987: Arijit Singh, an Indian playback singer.

Death Anniversaries of famous people on April 25.

1.  1968: Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, an Indian Hindustani classical vocalist, from the Patiala Gharana.

2.  2002: Indra Devi, a pioneering teacher of yoga.

3.  2003: Lynn Chadwick, an English sculptor, and artist.

4.  2005: Ranganathananda, the 13th president of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission.

25-April-1906

Dara Nusserwanji Marshall, librarian and educationist, was born.

25-April-1915

The German High Command has admitted that chlorine gas bombs and shells were used in the attack on the French front at Ypres three days ago. The effect of the gas attack was to open a four-mile gap in the Allied line. The Canadian troops on one flank held against German attacks, and British and Indian forces filled the breach. Fortunately for the Allies, the Germans had no reserve forces available to push into the breach. No tactical advantage was won by this first use of the new weapon. The Germans promised, however, that "more effective substances can be expected." Meanwhile, they were condemned for the use of this novel weapon.

25-April-1955

Syed Mohammad Zamin Ali, great educationist, poet, editor, writer, professor and founder-member of the Hindustani Academy, passed away.

25-April-1969

Invalappil Mani Vijayan (or better known as IM Vijayan), Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Trissur, Kerala. He was recognised as Indian Player of the Year in 1993, 1997, 1999. He scored the fastest ever International goal against Bhutan at the SAF Games '99, scoring after just 12 seconds.

25-April-1976

India all out for 97 vs West Indies because five men absent hurt.

25-April-1982

India's first telecast colour broadcasting started on Dordarshan.

25-April-1993

Indian Airlines plane hijacker shot dead by commandoes. All 141 persons rescued.

25-April-1998

India protests against Pakistan raising the Kashmir issue at the first SAARC Information Ministers conference in Dhaka.

25-April-1998

The Government announces a new salary structure for university and college teachers, consequent to the implementation of the Fifth Pay Commission recommendations.

25-April-2000

The Supreme Court clears the decks for continuing the trial against AIADMK leader Jayalalitha in the controversial ''TANSI land deal case'' by ''erasing'' the Madras High Court judgment discharging her from the case.

25-April-2000

West Bengal police nab Belal alias Lalu Mian, the suspected mastermind behind the hijacking of IC-814 IA flight to Kandahar last December, from a hideout in North 24 Parganas district.