ON THIS DAY - 25 JANUARY 41 – Roman Empire – Tiberius Claudius Caesar Agustus Germanicus became Roman Emperor. 817 – Rome – Paschal I became Pope. 1327 – England – Edward II abdicated. Edward III became king. 1348 – Italy – Earthquake measuring 6.9Mw, epicentre in Fruili, Venice & Rome. 1494 – Italy – Alfonso II became King of Naples. 1533 – England – Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn. 1554 – Brazil – City of São Paulo founded. 1573 – Japan – Battle of Mikatagahara. 1575 – Angola – Luanda founded by Paulo Dias de Novais. 1755 – Russia – Moscow University established. 1765 – Falkland Islands – Port Egmont founded by British settlers. 1792 – GB – London Corresonding Society founded. 1879 – Bulgaria – Bulgarian National Bank founded. 1890 – USA – Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Jane Cochrane) completed Round the World trip in 72 days. 1924 – France – I Winter Olympic Games Opening Ceremony in Chamonix. 1939 – Chile – Earthquake measuring 7.8Mw, epicentre in Chillán, 30,000 killed. 1942 – Thailand – Declared war on USA & UK (WWII). 1947 – UK – Plane crashed at Croydon Airport, 12 killed. 1949 – USA – First Emmy Awards. 1980 – India – Mother Teresa awarded the Bharat Ratna. 1988 – Austria – Paralympic IV Winter Games Closing Ceremony in Innsbruck. 1990 – USA – Avianca Flight 52 crashed at JFK International Airport, 73 killed. 1996 – USA – Bill Bailey became last person hanged in US. 1998 – Sri Lanka – Suicide attack at Temple of the Tooth, 11 killed. 1999 – Columbia – Earthquake measuring 6.2Mw, epicentre in Quindio and Risaralda, 1,185 killed. 2005 – India – Stampede at the mandher Devi Temple, Mandhradevi, 258 killed. 2010 – Lebanon – Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 crashed off coast, 90 killed. 2013 – Venezuala – Prison riot in Barquisimeto, 50 killed.
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