Famous people born on August 25 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is August 25, you share it with Leonard Bernstein, Althea Gibson, Sean Connery — and you were born under Virgo, the sign of the thoughtful, precise, and quietly indispensable.
Birthday basics for August 25
Virgo ♍
Zodiac sign
Peridot
Birthstone
Gladiolus
Birth flower
237th
Day of the year
August 25 is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years), with 128 days still to come.
Famous people born on August 25
Leonard Bernstein — American composer and conductor who wrote West Side Story (born 1918).
Althea Gibson — American tennis pioneer and first Black player to win a Grand Slam title (born 1927).
Sean Connery — Scottish actor who first played James Bond on film (born 1930).
Also sharing the day:
Regis Philbin (b. 1931) — American TV host who logged more on-camera hours than anyone in history.
Tim Burton (b. 1958) — American director of Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Blake Lively (b. 1987) — American actress who starred in Gossip Girl.
August 25 in history
1609 — Galileo demonstrated his first telescope to lawmakers in Venice.
1916 — President Woodrow Wilson signed the act creating the National Park Service.
2012 — Voyager 1 became the first spacecraft to enter interstellar space.
1875 — Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to swim the English Channel, in under 22 hours.
1919 — The world's first daily international passenger air service began flying between London and Paris.
1944 — Paris was liberated from Nazi occupation after more than four years.
August 25 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is August 25?
Anyone born on August 25 is a Virgo — thoughtful, precise, and quietly indispensable.
What is the birthstone for August 25?
The birthstone for a August 25 birthday is Peridot, and the birth flower is the Gladiolus.
Who is the most famous person born on August 25?
Leonard Bernstein is among the best known — American composer and conductor who wrote West Side Story (born 1918).
What happened on August 25?
In 1609, Galileo demonstrated his first telescope to lawmakers in Venice.
What day of the year is August 25?
August 25 is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years), with 128 days still to come.
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