January 25

This day in history:

• 1999 – A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hits western Colombia killing at least 1,000.
• 1879 – The Bulgarian National Bank is founded.
• 2015 – A clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao in the Philippines kills 44 members of Special Action Force (SAF), at least 18 from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and five from the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters.
• 1494 – Alfonso II becomes King of Naples.

Births:

• 1938 – Vladimir Vysotsky, Russian singer-songwriter, actor, and poet (d. 1980)
• 1968 – Eric Orie, Dutch footballer and manager
• 1954 – Kay Cottee, Australian sailor

Deaths:

• 2009 – Kim Manners, American director and producer (b. 1951)
• 863 – Charles of Provence, Frankish king (b. 845)
• 2012 – Robert Sheran, American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1916)

Holidays:

• National Police Day (Egypt)
• Tatiana Day or Russian Students Day (Russia, Eastern Orthodox)
• Revolution Day 2011 (Egypt)

Random Article of the day:

Kalyvia, Laconia

Κalyvia (Greek: Καλύβια) is a village in Laconia, southern Greece. It is part of the municipal unit Gytheio. Kalyvia is situated on a peninsula in the Laconian Gulf, 3 km (1.9 mi) east of Skoutari and 11 km (6.8 mi) south of Gytheio.

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