Tuesday, August 25, 2026
ephemeris of the day
Name day
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LouisAstrological sign: Virgo (August 23 - September 22)
Festivals and international days on August 25:
- Uruguay Independence Day
- Uruguay Declaration of Independence
- Mawlid an-Nabi: Birth of the Prophet Muhammad
See also: August 24 - August 26 - All days of 2026
August 7-30: Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh (United Kingdom)
August 7-31: Fringe Festival, celebration of arts and culture, Edinburgh (United Kingdom)
August 21 to September 6: Women's EuroVolley, European women's volleyball championship in Azerbaijan, Czechia, Sweden and Turkey
August 22 to September 13: Vuelta a España cycling race (Spain)
August 23 to September 13: US Open in New York (USA)
August 25, 1912: Founding in China of the Kuomintang political party, the Chinese nationalist party, by Sun Yat-sen, intended to be moderately democratic and socialist.
August 25, 1944: Liberation of the city of Paris by the Allies and the Resistance after 6 days of fighting and four years of German occupation.
August 25, 1991: Belarus becomes independent.