April 25

This day in history:

• 1945 – United Nations Conference on International Organization: Founding negotiations for the United Nations begin in San Francisco.
• 1983 – Pioneer 10 travels beyond Pluto's orbit.
• 1644 – Transition from Ming to Qing: The Chongzhen Emperor, the last Emperor of Ming China, commits suicide during a peasant rebellion led by Li Zicheng.
• 2004 – The March for Women's Lives brings over one million protesters, mostly pro-choice, to Washington D.C. to protest the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, and other restrictions on abortion.

Births:

• 1958 – Mike DeVault, American politician
• 1917 – Jean Lucas, French racing driver (d. 2003)
• 1989 – Michael van Gerwen, Dutch darts player

Deaths:

• 2007 – Alan Ball Jr., English footballer and manager (b. 1945)
• 1077 – Géza I of Hungary (b. 1040)
• 1892 – Karl von Ditmar, Estonian-German geologist and explorer (b. 1822)

Holidays:

• Military Foundation Day (North Korea)
• Liberation Day (Italy)
• World Malaria Day

Random Article of the day:

David Gamage

David Gamage is the Law School Foundation Distinguished Professor of Tax Law & Policy at the University of Missouri School of Law. Gamage specializes in tax law and policy and is also a scholar of health law and policy.