July 25

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2026 Daily Holidays that fall on July 25, include:

• Carousel Day or Merry-Go-round Day 
  
• Feast of Saint James 
• Health and Happiness with Hypnosis Day 
• Hire a Veteran Day 
• National Culinarians Day 
• National Day of Lament - July 25, 2026 (Last Saturday in July)
• National Day of the Cowboy - July 25, 2026 (Fourth Saturday in July)
• National Drowning Prevention Day - July 25, 2026 (Fourth Saturday in July)
• National Hot Fudge Sundae Day 
• National Water Gun Fight Day - July 25, 2026 (Last Saturday in July)
• National Wine and Cheese Day
• Paddle for Perthes Disease Awareness Day - July 25, 2026 (Last Saturday in July)
• Red Shoe Day
  
• Thread the Needle Day 

2026 Weekly Holidays that include July 25, are:

• Info. to Come!

2026 Monthly Holidays that include July 25, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our July Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of July.

NOTE:

1. A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
2. If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• Info. to Come!

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for July 25 is Leo.

Birth Flower of the Month

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for July is:

• Rubies which are said to guarantee health, wisdom, wealth, and success in love

Famous Birthdays

• 1394 - James 1, King of Scotland (d. 1437)
• 1750 - Henry Knox, American General and Politician who was the 1st United States Secretary of War (d. 1806)
• 1967 - Matt LeBlanc, American actor and producer (Friends)

Famous Deaths

• 1995 - Charlie Rich, American singer and songwriter (b. 1932)
• 2017 - Michael Johnson, American singer and songwriter (b. 1944)
• 2020 - Peter Green, English singer, songwriter, and founder of Fleetwood Mac (b. 1946)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1554 - Mary I marries Philip II of Spain at Winchester Cathedral
• 1988 - Julia Stimson Thorne divorces politician John Kerry 

Quote of the Day

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

Sweet Substitutions, are for those people who love sweets, and have a difficult time giving them up. Part of developing healthy diet habits, is accepting who you are, and what you enjoy. If you are a person that delights in sweets, that is great news. Accept that about yourself, and plan sweets into your meal plan chart. It’s all good.

Just make sure that sweets are not a trigger for you, though. If they are, you would need to use care in eating them. Assuming they are not, it’s a great idea to plan a 100 to 200 calorie dessert once a day, after a meal. This will allow you to enjoy a dessert without causing cravings, or your blood sugar to rise.

Find out some suggestions for sweet substitutions you can buy from Kerry's Healthy Diet Habits website!

Season

July 25th falls within the Summer Season in the Northern Hemisphere.

Summer is the Hottest of the Four Seasons! It follows Spring and is before Fall! The kids are out of school and many vacations happen in summer, which means more family time. Hopefully a beach is involved!

The first day of Summer is also known as the Summer Solstice where we enjoy the most sunlight of the year! After this day, the amount of daylight starts to decrease each day.

Check out our Summer Season page for information about Summer, Summer Dates, Major Summer Holidays and Observances, Major Summer Festivals, Fun Facts About Summer, Summer Food Tips, Summer Gardening, Summer Preparation, Summer Quotes, and Summer Weather Information.

Kerry has put together some great information and tips on Summer Foods: 

• Summer Cooking

• Summer Weight Loss Tips

If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, this day falls in the Winter Season. 

• Winter Foods

• Winter Weight Gain

• Winter Weight Loss Tips

This Day in History

• 306 - Constantine I is announced as the Roman Emperor by his troops
• 1467 - The Battle of Molinella is the first battle in Italy in which firearms are used
• 1547 - Henry II of France is crowned
• 1593 - Henry IV of France converts from Protestantism to Roman Catholicism
• 1866 - The U.S. Congress passes legislationa authorizing the rank of General of the Army. Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant is the first man to be promoted to this rank
• 1868 - The Wyoming Territory is established in the U.S.
• 1898 - The United States seizes Puerto Rico from Spain
• 1940 - General Henri Guisan orders the Swiss Army to resist German invasion and makes surrender illegal
• 1946 - An atomic bomb is detonated underwater in the lagoon of Bikini Atoll
• 1956 - The Italian ocean liner SS Andrea Doria collides with the MS Stockholm in heavy fog forty-five miles south of Nantucket Island and sinks the next day, killing 51
• 1961 - John F. Kennedy emphasizes that any attack on Berlin is an attack on NATO
• 1973 - Soviet Mars 5 space probe is launched
• 1976 - Viking 1 takes the famous Face on Mars photo
• 1978 - Louise Joy Brown is the first human born after conception by IVF, or in vitro fertilization 
• 1993 - The Saint James Church massacre takes place in Kenilworth, Cape Town, South Africa with 11 killed and 58 wounded
• 2000 - 113 people are killed when Concorde Air France Flight 4590 crashes at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport

This Day in Music

• 1788 - Symphony No. 40 in G Minor is completed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• 1964 - A Hard Day's Night by The Beatles' is the #1 album in both the US and UK
• 1965 - At the Newport Folk Festival, Bob Dylan goes Electric
• 1966 - Last Train to Clarksville is recorded by The Monkees as their debut single
• 1969 - Sun King, Mean Mr. Mustard, Come Together, Polythene Pam and She Came In Through the Bathroom Window are recorded by The Beatles for their Abbey Road Album
• 1970 - They Long to Be Close To You by The Carpenters hits #1 
• 1973 - China Grove is released by The Doobie Brothers (video below)
• 1983 - Kill 'Em All is released as Metallica's debut album

This Day in Sports

• 1937 - Roger Lapebie of France wins the 31st Tour de France
• 1940 - John Sigmund starts his swim in the Mississippi River which goes on for 89 hours 46 mins
• 1992 - The 25th Olympic Games opens in Barcelona, Spain
• 2004 - The 91st Tour de France has no winner after Lance Armstrong is disqualified
• 2012 - The 2012 Summer Olympics begin

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!