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'''August 25''' is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar Gregorian Calendar]. It is preceded by [[August 24]], and succeeded by [[August 26]]. Following August 25, there are 128 days in the year. | '''August 25''' is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar Gregorian Calendar]. It is preceded by [[August 24]], and succeeded by [[August 26]]. Following August 25, there are 128 days in the year. | ||
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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
* 1874 – [[Annie Besant]], then atheist, | * 1874 – [[Annie Besant]], then an atheist, gave her first public lecture entitled "The Political Status of Women." | ||
* 1890 – [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|Mme. Blavatsky]] | * 1890 – [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|Mme. Blavatsky]] issued an Executive Order to the theosophical members of Europe concerning her assumption of the position of President of the European Section [[Theosophical Society]]. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
* | * None listed for this date. | ||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
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==Holidays and observances== | ==Holidays and observances== | ||
* | * None listed for this date. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 02:38, 27 January 2015
August 25 is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. It is preceded by August 24, and succeeded by August 26. Following August 25, there are 128 days in the year.
Blavatsky's Gem of the Day
"Of a gift to be received or given, of an act to be done, time drinks up the flavor, unless it be quickly performed."
Events
- 1874 – Annie Besant, then an atheist, gave her first public lecture entitled "The Political Status of Women."
- 1890 – Mme. Blavatsky issued an Executive Order to the theosophical members of Europe concerning her assumption of the position of President of the European Section Theosophical Society.
Births
- None listed for this date.
Deaths
- 1999 – Dora van Gelder Kunz, President of the Theosophical Society in America 1975-1987 (b. 1904)
Holidays and observances
- None listed for this date.
External links
Calendar
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