January 25 in History

66 events 41 – 2019

January 25 spans 66 recorded events across recorded history — from 41 – 2019. Below is a curated digest of the most significant moments tied to this date.

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A mining company's dam collapses in Brumadinho, Brazil, a south-eastern city, ki

2019 — A mining company's dam collapses in Brumadinho, Brazil, a south-eastern city, killing 270 people

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The Brumadinho dam disaster occurred at the Córrego do Feijão iron ore mine, owned by Vale, a mining company also involved in the 2015 Mariana dam disaster.

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The mine is located 9 kilometres east of Brumadinho in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

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A total of 259 people were officially confirmed dead in January 2019, with 11 others reported as missing.

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As of January 2022, six people were still missing after the disaster.

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The mudflow from the collapsed dam engulfed houses, farms, inns, and roads downstream, including the mine's headquarters and a cafeteria during lunchtime.


After a night of negotiation, Claudius is accepted as Roman emperor by the Senate.
Calendar year
AD 41 (XLI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of C. Caesar Augustus Germanicus and Cn. Sentius Saturninus. The denomination AD 41 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
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41
In the Battle of the Zab, the Abbasid rebels defeat the Umayyad Caliphate, leading to the overthrow of the dynasty.
Part of the Abbasid Revolution, 750 AD
The Battle of the Zab, also referred to in scholarly contexts as Battle of the Great Zāb River, took place on January 25, 750, on the banks of the Great Zab in what is now the modern country of Iraq. It spelled the end of the Umayyad Caliphate and the rise of the Abbasid Caliphate, which would last from 750 to 1258.
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750
Fourteen-year-old Edward III ascends the throne of England after his father the king is forced to abdicate by Queen Isabella and her lover, Roger Mortimer.
King of England from 1327 to 1377
Edward III, also known as Edward of Windsor before accession, was King of England from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for his military success and for restoring royal authority after the disastrous and unorthodox reign of his father, Edward II. Edward III transformed the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe. His fifty-year reign is one of the longest in English history and saw vital developments in legislation and government, in particular the evolution of the English Parliament, as well as the ravages of the Black Death. He outlived his eldest son, Edward the Black Prince, and was succeeded by his grandson, Richard II.
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1327
A strong earthquake strikes the South Alpine region of Friuli in modern Italy, causing considerable damage to buildings as far away as Rome.
Earthquake in northeastern Italy
The 1348 Friuli earthquake, centered in the South Alpine region of Friuli, was felt across Europe on 25 January. The earthquake hit in the same year that the Great Plague ravaged Italy. According to contemporary sources, it caused considerable damage to structures; churches and houses collapsed and villages were destroyed.
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1348
The Treaty of Constantinople ends the 16-year-long First Ottoman–Venetian War.
1479 treaty between Venice and the Ottoman Empire
The Treaty of Constantinople was signed on 25 January 1479, which officially ended the sixteen-year-long war between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire. The Venetians were forced to hand over Scutari in Albania and the island of Lemnos and the Mani Peninsula in Greece; and acknowledge the loss of Negroponte (Euboea) and Croia. The treaty allowed a full restoration of Venetian trading privileges in the Ottoman Empire against an annual flat tax of 10,000 ducats, as well as a 100,000 ducats in arrears owed by Venetian citizens to the Porte.
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1479
Alfonso II becomes King of Naples.
King of Naples from 1494 to 1495
Alfonso II was Duke of Calabria and ruled as King of Naples from 25 January 1494 to 23 January 1495. He was a soldier and a patron of Renaissance architecture and the arts.
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1494
Coronation of Francis I of France takes place at Reims Cathedral, where the new monarch is anointed with the oil of Clovis and girt with the sword of Charlemagne.
Legitimation ceremony in the Kingdom of France
The accession of the king of France to the royal throne was legitimized by a ceremony performed with the Crown of Charlemagne at the Reims Cathedral. In late medieval and early modern times, the new king did not need to be anointed in order to be recognized as French monarch but ascended upon the previous monarch's death with the proclamation "Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi!"
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1515
Henry VIII of England secretly marries his second wife Anne Boleyn.
King of England from 1509 to 1547
Henry VIII was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. After the pope refused to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, Henry passed legislation that severed England and Ireland from the Roman Catholic Church and established the monarch as Supreme Head of the Church of England, initiating the English Reformation. He subsequently married five more times; two marriages were annulled, and two wives were executed.
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1533
São Paulo, Brazil, is founded by Jesuit priests.
Most populous city in Brazil
São Paulo is the capital city of the state of the same name, as well as the most populous city in Brazil, South America, the Americas, and in both the Western and Southern Hemispheres. The city exerts international influence in commerce, finance, culture, gastronomy, arts, fashion, technology, entertainment and media, having been listed by UNESCO's Creative Cities Network as a "City of Film" and the title of "World Capital of Gastronomy", and by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) as an alpha global city. It is the largest urban area by population outside Asia and the most populous Portuguese-speaking city in the world. The city's name "São Paulo" honors Paul the Apostle and people from the city are known as paulistanos. The city's Latin motto is Non ducor, duco, which translates as "I am not led, I lead".
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1554
Battle of Mikatagahara: In Japan, Takeda Shingen defeats Tokugawa Ieyasu.
1573 battle in Japan
The Battle of Mikatagahara took place during the Sengoku period of Japan between Takeda Shingen and Tokugawa Ieyasu in Tōtōmi Province on January 25, 1573. Shingen attacked Ieyasu on the plain of Mikatagahara north of Hamamatsu during his campaign against Oda Nobunaga while seeking a route from Kōfu to Kyoto. The Tokugawa-Oda force was almost totally annihilated by the Takeda after being encircled and many of Ieyasu's retainers were killed in the battle. Ieyasu and his surviving men were forced to retreat before launching a minor counterattack to delay Shingen's march towards Kyoto.
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1573
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What happened on January 25?

A featured event on this date is 2019: A mining company's dam collapses in Brumadinho, Brazil, a south-eastern city, killing 270 people. This page also lists 66 events from other years on the same day.

Why is January 25 remembered in history?

January 25 brings together events, births, and deaths across many eras, which makes it useful for seeing how one calendar date connects different historical turning points.

Who was born on January 25?

Notable birthdays on this date include Lil Mosey, Elisabetta Cocciaretto, Noah Hanifin.

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Who died on January 25?

Notable deaths on this date include Gloria Romero, Sanath Nishantha, Neagu Djuvara.

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What happened on January 25 in history?

On January 25, one notable event in history was 2019: A mining company's dam collapses in Brumadinho, Brazil, a south-eastern city, killing 270 people..

This date currently highlights 66 recorded events on thisDay.info, spanning 41 – 2019.

DateJanuary 25
Featured year2019
LocationBrumadinho, Brazil, a south-eastern city, killing
Events listed66

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