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Annular Solar Eclipse of 1748 July 25
http://astro.ukho.gov.uk/eclipse/0331748/index.html
http://astro.ukho.gov.uk/eclipse/0331748/Aberdeen_United_Kingdom_1748Jul25.png

Charles Messier observed an annular solar eclipse visible from his hometown on 25 July 1748
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Messier#Biography



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In ancient Roman religion, the Furrinalia was an annual festival held on July 25
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furrinalia

The Amordadegan festival, is an ancient Iranian tradition celebrated 127 days after Nowruz.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amordadegan_festival

Illapa Incan weather god festival was held on July 25
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyap%27a

Ebernoe Horn Fair is held in the small Sussex village of Ebernoe on Saint James's Day, 25 July
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebernoe_Horn_Fair



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The Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory was opened by Sir Edward Victor Appleton on 25 July 1957.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullard_Radio_Astronomy_Observatory



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Operation Crossroads Baker nuclear weapon test was detonated 27 m underwater on July 25, 1946. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t44074105/operation-crossroads/

The story of the Tuskegee syphilis experiment broke first in the Washington Star on July 25, 1972.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuskegee_syphilis_experiment



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On 25 July 1909 the Blériot XI aircraft made the first flight across the English Channel.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49830616/louis-blriot-1872-1936/

The Soviet Mars 5 spacecraft was launched on the 25th July 1973
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t37247929/mars-5-mission/

The Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite (CRRES) was launched on July 25, 1990
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRRES

The polar spacecraft (Tan Ce-2) was launched July 25, 2004 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Star_(satellite)

Cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya She became the first woman to perform a space walk on July 25, 1984. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svetlana_Savitskaya



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Paul Joseph Weitz (July 25, 1932 - October 22, 2017) was a retired United States Navy pilot and former NASA astronaut
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t50157088/paul-j-weitz/

Daniel Wheeler Bursch (born July 25, 1957) is a former NASA astronaut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_W._Bursch

Thomas Tompion (1639 - 1713) was an English clock maker, watchmaker and mechanician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Tompion

Andrew Colin Renfrew (born 25 July 1937) is a prominent British archaeologist 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t50157082/colin-renfrew/

Rosalind Elsie Franklin (25 July 1920 - 16 April 1958) was a British biophysicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalind_Franklin

Christoph Scheiner SJ (25 July 1573 (or 1575) - 18 July 1650) was a Jesuit priest
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph_Scheiner

Alexei Vladimir Filippenko (born July 25, 1958, Oakland, California) is an American astrophysicist 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Filippenko

Erik Prosperin (25 July 1739 - 4 April 1803) was a Swedish astronomer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Prosperin

Félix de Roy (25 July 1883 - 15 May 1942) was a Belgian astronomer,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_de_Roy

William Ernest Cooke (25 July 1863 - 7 November 1947) was an Australian astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ernest_Cooke



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Mozart - Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 was completed on 25 July 1788.

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NGC 6682 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 25th July 1827. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58150963/ngc-6682/

NGC 6863 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 25th July 1827. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58150950/ngc-6863/



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Nova 1670 Vulpeculae was independently discovered by Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius from Danzig on July 25, 1670.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t54094119/nova-1670-vulpeculae/

An image of the 'Face on Mars' was taken by Viking 1 on July 25, 1976
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t50156948/face-on-mars/

On July 25, 1929 a brilliant meteor fell in Illinois
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t54456546/meteor-of-july-25-1929/

The Kerala red rain phenomenon was a red rain event that occurred from July 25 to September 23, 2001
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_rain_in_Kerala



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Meteorites

The Ofehértó (L6 chondrite) meteorite fell in Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg, Hungary, on the 25th July, 1900.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t44074064/ofehrt-meteorite/

The Benoni (H6 chondrite) meteorite fell in Gauteng, South Africa, on the 25th July, 1943.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t44074273/benoni-meteorite/



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