Famous people born on April 25 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is April 25, you share it with Ella Fitzgerald, Al Pacino, Renée Zellweger — and you were born under Taurus, the sign of the steady, loyal, and a lover of life’s comforts.
Birthday basics for April 25
Taurus ♉
Zodiac sign
Diamond
Birthstone
Daisy
Birth flower
115th
Day of the year
April 25 is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years), with 250 days still to come.
Famous people born on April 25
Ella Fitzgerald — American jazz singer known as the First Lady of Song (born 1917).
Al Pacino — American actor famous for The Godfather (born 1940).
Renée Zellweger — American Oscar-winning actress (born 1969).
Also sharing the day:
Guglielmo Marconi (b. 1874) — Italian inventor and Nobel laureate who pioneered radio communication.
Edward R. Murrow (b. 1908) — broadcast journalist whose wartime reports set the standard for the profession.
Hank Azaria (b. 1964) — American actor and voice artist behind many characters on The Simpsons.
April 25 in history
1901 — New York became the first state to require license plates on automobiles.
1953 — James Watson and Francis Crick's paper describing the DNA double helix was published in Nature.
1954 — Bell Labs unveiled the first practical silicon solar cell, powering a toy Ferris wheel at its demonstration.
1859 — Engineers broke ground for the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean and Red Seas.
1945 — Delegates from about 50 nations met in San Francisco to begin drafting the United Nations Charter.
1983 — The Pioneer 10 space probe traveled beyond the orbit of Pluto, heading for interstellar space.
April 25 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is April 25?
Anyone born on April 25 is a Taurus — steady, loyal, and a lover of life’s comforts.
What is the birthstone for April 25?
The birthstone for a April 25 birthday is Diamond, and the birth flower is the Daisy.
Who is the most famous person born on April 25?
Ella Fitzgerald is among the best known — American jazz singer known as the First Lady of Song (born 1917).
What happened on April 25?
In 1901, New York became the first state to require license plates on automobiles.
What day of the year is April 25?
April 25 is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years), with 250 days still to come.
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