Page 8: Historical Events In August - 25

2007  Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis declares a national state of emergency after a series of devastating wildfires ravage western Peloponese and southern Euboea, killing 68 people on this day in history.   

2012  330 people are killed as a result of conflict in the Syrian civil war on August - 25.   

2013  On this day in history 41 people are killed in a wave of bomb attacks across Iraq   

2014  On August - 25 66th Primetime Emmy Awards hosted by Seth Meyers broadcast on NBC   

2017  President Donald Trump grants presidential pardon to Joe Arpaio, who had been convicted of contempt of court for racial profiling on August - 25.   

2017  On this day in history category 4 Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Texas northeast of Corpus Christi with 130 m.p.h. winds   

2017  Indian spiritual leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is convicted of raping two of his followers in Panchkula on August - 25.   

2017  On August - 25 samsung heir Lee Jae-yong jailed for 5 years for corruption in South Korea   

2017  ongoing - A military operation targeting Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar "seems a textbook example of ethnic cleansing", according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on August - 25.   

2017  On August - 25 hurricane Harvey strikes the United States as a Category 4 hurricane, causing catastrophic damage to the Houston metropolitan area, mostly due to record-breaking floods. At least 90 deaths are recorded, and total damage reaches $198.6 billion (2017 USD), making Harvey the costliest natural disaster in United States history.   

2018  Afghan Islamic State leader Abu Saad Erhabi and 10 others killed in an air strike in province of Nangarhar, Afghanistan on August - 25.   

2019  On August - 25 2019 Beirut drone crash: According to Lebanese officials, two Israeli drones attack Beirut, Lebanon. One crashed into the roof of the Hezbollah Media Center, about 45 minutes before the second exploded in the air and damaged the building. It was the first such incident between Israel and Lebanon since the 2006 Lebanon War.   

2020  On this day in history wHO announces that Africa has eradicated polio (defined as four years since last case) Learn More   

2020  On August - 25 africa is declared free of wild polio, the second virus to be eradicated from the continent since smallpox 40 years previously.   

2024  The Israel Defense Forces begin a series of preemptive strikes against targets in the south of Lebanon on this day in history.   

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1530  On August - 25 birth of ivan IV (the Terrible), 1st tsar of Russia (1533-84)   

1561  On August - 25 birth of philippe van Lansberge, Dutch astronomer (d. 1632)   

1624  François de la Chaise, French confessor of Louis XIV of France (d. 1709) was born on this day in history.   

1662  On this day in history birth of john Leverett the Younger, American educator (d. 1724)   

1664  Johan van de Bergh, Leids regent was born on August - 25.   

1718  Johann Jacob Rowalt, composer was born on this day in history.   

1724  On August - 25 birth of george Stubbs, England, animal painter (House Frightened by Lion)   

1741  Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian (d. 1792) was born on this day in history.   

0079  On this day in history gaius Plinius Secundus, [Plinius Maior], Roman admiral/writer, dies   

0383  On August - 25 death of flavius Gratianus, Emperor of Rome (375-383), murdered at 25   

0882  Louis III, King of France (879-82), dies at 19 on August - 25.   

1192  On August - 25 death of hugh III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1142)   

1227  On August - 25 ghengis Khan, [Temudjin], founded Mongolia, dies   

1270  On August - 25 louis IX, the Saint, King of France (1226-70), dies from plague at 56   

1282  Death of Thomas Cantilupe, English saint (b. ca 1218) on August - 25.   

1330  On August - 25 death of sir James Douglas, Scottish soldier (b. 1286)