What is January 25?
{{calendar}} {{day}} ==Events== === Up to 1900 === * [[41]] &ndash; The [[Roman Senate]] confirms [[Claudius]] as [[Emperor]], after the murder of [[Caligula]] the previous day. * [[1348]] &ndash; A strong [[earthquake]] strikes northern [[Italy]]. * [[1494]] &ndash; [[Alfonso II of Naples|Alfonso II]] becomes [[King]] of [[Naples]]. * [[1515]] &ndash; King [[Francis I of France]] is crowned. * [[1533]] &ndash; [[Henry VIII of England]] marries [[Anne Boleyn]]. * [[1554]] &ndash; [[São Paulo]], now [[Brazil]]'s largest [[city]], is founded. * [[1575]] &ndash; [[Luanda]], the present–day capital city of [[Angola]], is founded by Portuguese settlers. * [[1704]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Ayubale]] results in the destruction of most of the [[Spain|Spanish]] [[mission (station)|missions]] in [[Florida]]. * [[1755]] &ndash; [[Moscow University]] is founded. * [[1759]] &ndash; [[Robert Burns]] is born. He is widely considered to be [[Scotland]]'s national poet. * [[1765]] &ndash; Port Egmont, the first British settlement in the [[Falkland Islands]], is founded. * [[1791]] &ndash; The [[British Parliament]] passes the [[Constitution Act of 1791]], splitting the old province of [[Quebec]] into Upper and Lower [[Canada]]. * [[1858]] &ndash; The [[Wedding March]] by [[Felix Mendelssohn]] is played at the [[marriage]] of [[Victoria, Princess Royal]] to [[Frederick of Prussia]]. It later becomes a popular [[wedding]] theme tune. * [[1879]] &ndash; The [[Bulgarian National Bank]] is founded. * [[1881]] &ndash; [[Thomas Edison]] and [[Alexander Graham Bell]] form the Oriental [[Telephone]] Company. * [[1890]] &ndash; [[Nellie Bly]] completes her round–the–world journey in 72 days. === 1901 &ndash; 2000 === * [[1915]] &ndash; A coup led by [[Conservatism|Conservative]] officers removes the [[government]] of [[Victor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho]] from power in [[Portugal]]. The rule of [[Joaquim Pimenta de Castro]] will last until [[May 14]]. * [[1918]] &ndash; [[Ukraine]] declares independence from Bolshevist [[Russia]]. * [[1919]]