Birthday facts

Born on July 25.

Everyone born on July 25 is a Leo — ruled by the Sun, generous, and would like that noted. The stone is ruby, the flower larkspur, and the day is shared with Jaafar Jackson and Hasan Piker.

Sun sign

Leo ♌︎

the Lion · ruled by the Sun · generous, and would like that noted

Birthstone

Ruby

July

Birth flower

Larkspur

& water lily

Your book

Born on July 25? Add the year.

Then it is a pop-up book: the sky the day you arrived, the No. 1 that week, the president, what a stamp cost, your life in weeks, and who was exactly your age when they did the thing they are known for — and at the end, a birthday poster of the day, engraved, to take home. One field. The date lives after the # in the link, which no server sees — nothing about you leaves your browser.

Making it for someone else? Send it as a pop-up birthday card.

The old books say

Leo, July 23 to August 22.

The Lion, ruled by the Sun itself, and the books do not pretend otherwise: this is the sign of the centre of the room. A fire sign, credited with warmth, generosity and a need to be seen that its people would call a gift for being seen. The tradition gives Leo courage and a big heart and a weakness for applause, and notes that it tends to earn the applause, which is the annoying part.

Astrology, reported rather than endorsed — the astronomy is the part of the book that is real.

Good company

Also born on July 25.

The names most looked up among everyone who shares the day — leaning on the ones who last.

1996

Jaafar Jackson

American actor and singer

1991

Hasan Piker

American Twitch streamer

1920

Rosalind Franklin

English chemist and biophysicist

1967

Matt LeBlanc

American actor and producer

1964

Anne Applebaum

American author and journalist

1984

Zawe Ashton

British actress

1982

Brad Renfro

American actor and musician

1955

Iman

Somalian-English actress and model

On this day

What July 25 has seen.

It is Saint James's Day (Western Christianity).

1261Struggle for Constantinople: Alexios Strategopoulos led Nicaean forces to recapture Constantinople, leading to the reestablishment of the Byzantine Empire and the end of the Latin Empire.

1591Eighty Years' War: Dutch and English forces relieved the siege of Knodsenburg in the Spanish Netherlands, having defeated the Duke of Parma's army in the field.

1950Korean War: After American troops withdrew, North Korean forces captured the village of Yongdong in South Korea.

2001Phoolan Devi, a serving Indian member of Parliament, was shot outside her house in New Delhi, India.

2022The Duffield Memorial (central medallion pictured) in Great Baddow, an "unusual example of Art Nouveau design in metal work", was designated a listed building by Historic England.

The calendar

When July 25 falls.

A Saturday in 2026, a Sunday in 2027, a Tuesday in 2028, a Wednesday in 2029, and a Thursday in 2030.