Page 2: Historical Events In 2025

Jan 30   PostNord, the Danish postal service, formally ends letter deliveries entirely, shifting exclusively to packages; the government agency was established in 1624 [1]   

Feb 01   Indian chess prodigy Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha, from Madhya Pradesh, is recorded as becoming youngest player to earn official FIDE (International Chess Federation) rating at 3 years, 7 months and 20 days old, besting November 2024 youngesr record holder Anish Sarkar, by about a month   

Feb 04   22nd known lethal US military strike in international waters of suspected drug smuggling vessel results in the deaths of four in the eastern Pacific Ocean.   

Feb 04   At least 11 people (and the perpetrator) are killed and another 15 are injured after a gunman opens fire at an adult education centre in Örebro, Sweden, the deadliest mass shooting in the country's history   

Feb 04   China–United States trade war: China announces export controls and increased tariffs on certain American imports in retaliation for Donald Trump's imposition of tariffs on Chinese goods.   

Feb 04   Donald Trump announces that the United States will take control of the Gaza Strip in an agreement with Israel, and that the U.S. military will be in charge of Gaza's reconstruction   

Feb 06   In this year, MLS Cup: Inter Miami claims their inaugural championship with 3-1 win over Vancouver Whitecaps at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida   

Feb 08   magnitude 7.5 earthquake off of Japan's northeast coast leads to building damage and triggers a brief tsunami warning   

Feb 09   2025 Liechtenstein general election: The Patriotic Union, led by Brigitte Haas, retains its plurality of 10 seats in the Landtag.   

Feb 09   The Baltic states complete synchronization of their power grids with continental Europe's grid, disconnecting from Russia's grid.   

Feb 11   Bulgaria's government steps down following weeks of mass protests against its economic policies and corruption [1].   

Feb 12   "Zootopia 2" is recorded as becoming the quickest PG-rated film to reach $1 Billion at the box office worldwide [1].   

Feb 12   Klaus Iohannis steps down as President of Romania, making him the inaugural Romanian president to do so post-revolution   

Feb 12   Konstantinos Tasoulas is elected President of Greece by the Hellenic Parliament after four rounds in the 2025 Greek presidential election.   

Feb 14   Father and son gunmen kill least 15 and wound dozens at a Jewish “Chanukah by the Sea” celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia; police kill the elder shooter [1].   

Feb 15   Three US military strikes in international waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean sink three suspected drug smuggling vessels and kill eight crewmen; the 23rd, 24th, and 25th missions since September.   

Feb 17   26th US military lethal strike in international waters of a suspected drug smuggling vessel results in the deaths of four   

Feb 17   Thousands of dinosaur footprints dating back 210 million years are are discovered on a mountain in Stelvio National Park in northern Italy [1].   

Feb 18   27th and 28th US military strikes in international waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean sink two suspected drug smuggling vessels and kill five, bringing total deaths in the program to over 100.   

Feb 18   Egypt announces the discovery of Thutmose II's tomb by a joint British-Egyptian team, the inaugural royal tomb to be discovered since Tutankhamun's in 1922. It is the 15th and final pharaoh tomb from the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt to have been are discovered by archeologists.   

Feb 18   Following a constitutional reform, Nicaragua is recorded as becoming a diarchy with spouses Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo as co-presidents   

Feb 18   Vladimir Putin announces that Russia and the United States have officially agreed to restore diplomatic relations.[68] A four-hour summit between the US and Russia is held in Saudi Arabia   

Feb 28   Mexican passenger train derails near Nizanda, Oaxaca, and partially plummets down an embankment, killing at least 13, and injuring 100 of the 250 passengers and crew members aboard   

Feb 30   PostNord, the Danish postal service, formally ends letter deliveries entirely, shifting exclusively to packages; the government agency was established in 1624 [1].   

Mar 01   Indian chess prodigy Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha, from Madhya Pradesh, is recorded as becoming youngest player to earn official FIDE (International Chess Federation) rating at 3 years, 7 months and 20 days old, besting November 2024 youngesr record holder Anish Sarkar, by about a month   

Mar 04   22nd known lethal US military strike in international waters of suspected drug smuggling vessel results in the deaths of four in the eastern Pacific Ocean.   

Mar 06   In this year, MLS Cup: Inter Miami claims their inaugural championship with 3-1 win over Vancouver Whitecaps at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.   

Mar 08   magnitude 7.5 earthquake off of Japan's northeast coast leads to building damage and triggers a brief tsunami warning   

Mar 11   2025 Greenlandic general election: The center-right Democrats become the largest party, defeating the incumbent Inuit Ataqatigiit   

Mar 11   Balochistan Liberation Army militants blow up railway tracks and hijack the Jaffar Express train bound from Quetta to Peshawar, taking 450 people hostages including both security personnel and civilians.   

Mar 11   Bulgaria's government steps down following weeks of mass protests against its economic policies and corruption [1].   

Mar 11   The former President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, is arrested in the Philippines after being served an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity   

Mar 12   "Zootopia 2" is recorded as becoming the quickest PG-rated film to reach $1 Billion at the box office worldwide [1].   

Mar 14   Father and son gunmen kill least 15 and wound dozens at a Jewish “Chanukah by the Sea” celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia; police kill the elder shooter [1].   

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