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This is a list of selected April 25 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article, featured list or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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Ineligible

Blurb Reason
Liberation Day in Italy date not in article
Flag Day in the Faroe Islands stubby
Red Hat Society Day unreferenced sections
; Freedom Day in Portugal (1974) see below
1719Robinson Crusoe, a novel by English author Daniel Defoe about a castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical island near Venezuela, was first published. refimprove sections
1792 – French composer Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle wrote "La Marseillaise", now the national anthem of France. too much miscellaneous information
1829Swan River Colony Save for May 2
1846An open conflict between the military forces of the United States and Mexico began over the disputed border of Texas north of the Rio Grande and south of the Nueces River, later serving as a primary justification for Mexican–American War. refimprove
1915First World War: Australian and New Zealand Army Corps landed at Anzac Cove while British and French troops landed at Cape Helles to begin the Allied invasion of the Gallipoli peninsula in the Ottoman Empire. Landing at Anzac Cove: refimprove; Gallipoli Campaign: refimprove sections galore
1974 – The song "Grândola, Vila Morena" by Zeca Afonso was broadcast on radio, signalling the start of the Carnation Revolution, a bloodless coup against the Estado Novo regime in Portugal. lead too short, confusing section
1986Mswati III was crowned King of Swaziland, succeeding his father Sobhuza II. unreferenced section, conflict of interest

Eligible

  • 1898 – The United States retroactively declared war on Spain, stating that a state of war between the two countries had already existed for the past couple of days.

April 25: Anzac Day in Australia and New Zealand

A guillotine

  • 1792 – The guillotine (example pictured) was first used to carry out capital punishment in France, with crowds marvelling at the machine's speed and precision.
  • 1945 – German troops retreated from northern Finland, bringing the Lapland War to a close.
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