March 25th is also known as Tolkien Reading Day as well as Waffle Day.
Welcome to day 84 of 365! There are 281 days remaining in 2025.
To keep you going we have a great mix of incredible historical events that happened on March 25th. You’ll find sport events, as well as events & facts related to politics, literature, technology and more.
Did you know that on this day in 1954, the first color TV went on sale? The set had a 15-inch screen and was sold for $1000, which would be worth $7,850 in today’s money.
Keep reading for more fun & interesting facts about March 25th in history!
Events
What memorable events happened on March 25 in history? Keep reading to find out!
2020
Charli D’Amelio became the most followed person on TikTok with 64.5 million followers.
On this day, Charli overtook the previous most followed person, Loren Gray.
2019
The first kidney transplant between two persons with HIV occurred in Boston, Massachusetts, US.
2018
Qantas flight QF9 became the first to fly nonstop from Australia to the UK.
The craft was a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. There were 230 passengers on board for the 17 hour and 6-minute journey.
2017
The world’s largest banana split was made in Innisfail, Australia.
The feat was achieved with the use of 40,000 bananas and was an incredible 5 miles (8 km) long!
1979
The world’s first fully-functional space shuttle, Columbia, was delivered to the JFK Space Center.
Construction of the Columbia Space Shuttle began just four years earlier, with many of its features copied over from the first experimental space shuttle, the Enterprise. On April 12, 1981, Columbia made its first flight on mission STS-1. It flew 28 missions in total, with the final mission ending in complete disaster when it broke up in Earth’s atmosphere during re-entry.
Famous Births
Are you celebrating your birthday today? If so, did you know that you share the same birthday as Justin Prentice? See what other famous people were born on this day.
1947
Elton John
English
Singer
Age:
78 years old
Born In:
England, UK
1994
Justin Prentice
American
Actor
Age:
31 years old
Born In:
Tennessee, USA
1928
Jim Lovell
American
Astronaut
Age:
97 years old
Born In:
Ohio, USA
Quotes
Every day brings a new quote – here are the most renowned quotes spoken or written on March 25th in history.
Special Holidays
Are you looking for something to do today? Well, here’s a few special days that might just give you some ideas.
Tolkien Reading Day
Are you a fan of J. R. R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” or “The Hobbit?” Today is Tolkien Reading Day, and it’s the perfect day to organize a public reading, or you could even just start to read your favorite book late into the night.
International Waffle Day
Våffeldagen (Our Lady’s Day) used to be celebrated more than 500 years ago in Sweden. With the invention of the waffle, this day gradually drifted away from a religious holiday into a day to eat waffles! Don’t stress about what type of waffle to eat today, they’re all great!
THe Fact Site’s
Fun Fact Of The Day
Ziggy Marley, Bob Marley’s son, wrote the theme song for the popular children’s cartoon, “Arthur,” when he was 26.
Birthday & Zodiac
Everyone who was born on this day shares the zodiac sign of Aries.
As much as feeding off of the energy of Aries can be addictive, it can also become exhausting at times, especially if you’re a sign who likes peace and quiet like Cancers and Geminis.
People born in March all have the Aquamarine birthstone. As the first of the spring birthstones, aquamarine represents transformation and rebirth.
If you were born on March 25th, you would likely have been conceived on or around July 2nd of the previous year.
A baby conceived on March 25th, 2025, will likely be due around December 16th, 2025.
