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25 March 2028
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2008 - Invasion of Anjouan began as Comoros and African Union forces launched an assault to remove Mohamed Bacar from power in Anjouan.Military operation in the Comoros islands
Anniversary
2006 - A gunman in Seattle, Washington, U.S., entered a rave afterparty and opened fire, killing six and wounding two, before committing suicide.City in Washington, United States
Anniversary
2006 - Protesters demanding a new election in Belarus, following the presidential vote days earlier, were arrested, including opposition leader Alyaksandr Kazulin.Anniversary
1995 - American computer programmer Ward Cunningham established the first wiki site, the WikiWikiWeb.American computer programmer (born 1949)
Anniversary
1975 - King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was shot and killed by his nephew Faisal bin Musaid.King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975
Historical events
History
2018 - Syrian civil war: Following the completion of the Afrin offensive, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) initiate an insurgency against the Turkish occupation of the Afrin District.2011–2024 armed conflict in Syria
History
2006 - Capitol Hill massacre: A gunman kills six people before taking his own life at a party in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.2006 mass shooting in Seattle, Washington, US
History
2006 - Protesters demanding a new election in Belarus, following the rigged 2006 Belarusian presidential election, clash with riot police. Opposition leader Aleksander Kozulin is among several protesters arrested.Country in Eastern Europe
History
1996 - The European Union's Veterinarian Committee bans the export of British beef and its by-products as a result of mad cow disease (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy).Supranational political and economic union
History
1995 - WikiWikiWeb, the world's first wiki, and part of the Portland Pattern Repository, is made public by Ward Cunningham.First user-editable website (launched 1995)
History
1988 - The Candle demonstration in Bratislava is the first mass demonstration of the 1980s against the communist regime in Czechoslovakia.1988 anti-government mass protests in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)
History
1979 - The first fully functional Space Shuttle orbiter, Columbia, is delivered to the John F. Kennedy Space Center to be prepared for its first launch.Partially reusable launch system and space plane
History
1975 - Faisal of Saudi Arabia is shot and killed by his nephew.King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975
History
1971 - The Army of the Republic of Vietnam abandon an attempt to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos.Defunct South Vietnamese ground forces
History
1965 - Civil rights activists led by Martin Luther King Jr. successfully complete their four-day 50-mile (80 km) march from Selma to the capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.1954–1968 U.S. social movement
Notable births
Born
1993 - Jacob Gagan, Australian rugby league playerAustralian rugby league footballer (born 1993)
Notable deaths
Died
2026 - Dash Crofts, American musician (born 1938)American musician (1938–2026)
Died
2026 - Alexander Kluge, German author, film director and public intellectual (born 1932)German author, film director and public intellectual (1932–2026)
Died
2025 - Terry Manning, American musician and recording engineer (born 1947)American musician and recording engineer (1947–2025)
Died
2022 - Taylor Hawkins, American drummer and singer (born 1972)American drummer (1972–2022)
Died
2021 - Beverly Cleary, American author (born 1916)American writer (1916–2021)
Died
2020 - Floyd Cardoz, Indian-born American chef (born 1960)Indian-American chef (1960–2020)
Sky
Moon phase
New Moon
0.2% illuminated
Lunar age: 29.1 days
Sun zodiac
Aries
5.36 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Moon zodiac
Pisces
27.74 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.