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Who was born on January 25

160 notable people were born on January 25. If it is your birthday too, you are in good company.

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John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher — Royal Navy officer, born on January 25 1841.

Kokichi Mikimoto — Japanese entrepreneur, born on January 25 1858.

Charles Curtis — Vice President of the United States from 1929 to 1933, born on January 25 1860.

Julije Kempf — Croatian historian and writer, born on January 25 1864.

Juventino Rosas — Mexican composer and violinist, born on January 25 1868.

Ernst Alexanderson — Swedish-American electrical engineer and inventor, born on January 25 1878.

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Who was born on January 25?

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on January 25, including John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, Kokichi Mikimoto, Charles Curtis. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

What happened on January 25?

66 documented historical events happened on January 25, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Francis I, a great-great-grandson of Charles V, was crowned king of France in the Reims Cathedral. On the same day, in another year: Anne Boleyn (depicted), already pregnant with the future Elizabeth I, secretly married Henry VIII of England in the second of his six marriages. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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