Following are some of the major events to have occurred on March 25:
1949 – Laurence Olivier’s “Hamlet” won five Oscars and was the first British film to win an Academy Award.
1975 – King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was murdered by his nephew Prince Faisal. He was succeeded by his brother, Khaled ibn Abdul-Aziz.
1990 – A fire swept through a packed, unlicensed nightclub in New York, killing 87 people.
1990 – Counting of votes begins in Hungary’s first free election since 1947.
1991 – Israel successfully launches new Hetz missile.
1995 – Boxer Mike Tyson visits mosque on release from prison.
2005 – World’s first acrobatic ballet debuts in China.
2006 – U.S. singer Buck Owens, who sold more than 16 million albums and popularised country entertainment on television as host of “Hee Haw,” died.
2007 – Britain marks 200 years since abolition of slavery.
2012 – Sanchin Tendulkar becomes first cricket player in history to score 100 centuries.
2017 – Disneyland Paris parade celebrates 25th anniversary.
