WORLD HISTORY · 2025 日本語
Events of 2025Reiwa 7 (Japan) · Year of the Snake
What happened in 2025?
In March 2025, the Tokyo District Court ordered the dissolution of the former Unification Church, and in April the Japan World Expo opened on Yumeshima island in Osaka. An upper house election was held in July, and in October Takaichi Sanae became Japan's first female prime minister.
- Israel–Hamas ceasefire takes effectMiddle East
- Trump inaugurated as 47th presidentNorth America
- Court orders former Unification Church dissolvedAsia
- Expo opens on Osaka's YumeshimaAsia
- Israeli forces strike IranMiddle East
- Japan holds 27th upper house electionAsia
- Magnitude 8.8 earthquake off KamchatkaAsia
- Takaichi Sanae becomes first female prime ministerAsia
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2025 at a glance
| Japanese era | Reiwa 7 |
|---|---|
| Chinese zodiac | Year of the Snake |
| Age of people born in 2025 | Turn 1 in 2026 |
| Previous / next year | 2024 (Reiwa 6) ／ 2026 (Reiwa 8) |
| Events | 72 |
| AP World History | Unit 9 (Globalization) |
| AP U.S. History | Period 9 |
Events of 2025 (timeline · 72)
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Fourteen people are killed and 57 others injured during a vehicle-ramming and shooting attack in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Justin Trudeau announces his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Prime Minister of Canada after nine years in office.
A series of wildfires ravage the Greater Los Angeles area, resulting in at least 16 deaths and 13,401 structures destroyed.
The popular social media app, TikTok, is banned in the United States, after the passing of PAFACA.
Bytedance and sister companies are banned from the United States for "security concerns".
A fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel in the Kartalkaya ski resort in Bolu Province, Turkey, results in 78 people dead and 51 injured.
A chartered Beechcraft 1900 crashes near the Unity oilfield in South Sudan, killing 20 people.
American Eagle Flight 5342 collided mid-air with a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk operated by the United States Army and crashed into the Potomac River, killing all 67 people on board both aircraft.
Med Jets Flight 056 crashes near Roosevelt Mall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, killing 8 people and injuring 23.
Slovenian NBA player Luka Doncic is traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis in one of the largest trades in American sports history.
Ten people are killed in a mass shooting at an adult education centre in Örebro, Sweden.
The Baltic states synchronize their electric power transmission infrastructure with the Continental Europe Synchronous Area (CESA), in objective to disconnect from the Russo-Belarussian agreement to use the IPS/UPS system.
A fire breaks out in a nightclub in Kočani, North Macedonia, killing at least 59 people and injuring 155 others.
Israel launches widespread aerial bombardments and attacks on the Gaza Strip, killing at least 591 people, including children.
An earthquake strikes close to Mandalay, Myanmar with a magnitude of 7.7, killing over 5400 people.
Liberation Day tariffs: U.S. President Donald Trump announces sweeping worldwide tariffs.
The impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea in response to his declaration of martial law is unanimously upheld by the country's Constitutional Court, ending his presidency.
Rory McIlroy wins the Masters Tournament, becoming just the sixth person to complete the Grand Slam in golf.
At least 26 people are killed in a terrorist attack on a group of tourists in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba claimed responsibility for the attack.
A mass stabbing at a school in Nantes, France, leaves one person dead and three others wounded.
A car ramming attack at a Lapu-Lapu Day festival kills 11 people and injures at least 30 in Vancouver, Canada.
The Indian Army and the Indian Air Force conduct surgical strikes code-named Operation SINDOOR on terrorist hideouts in Pakistan in response to the Pahalgam Attack that killed 26 people.
The 2025 papal conclave elects Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, taking the name Leo XIV as the 267th Pope of the Catholic Church.
A devastating EF4 tornado kills nineteen people in Southeast Kentucky, hitting the towns of Somerset and London.
A catastrophic EF3 tornado kills five people and causes over $1 billion in damages in St. Louis, MO.
65 people are injured when a car rams into a crowd on Water Street, near Liverpool F.C.'s Premier League trophy parade.
Reconstitution of the Academy of the Distrustful in the Sala Dalmases of the Historical Archive of the City of Barcelona in Barcelona.
Eleven people are killed and 56 people are injured during a crowd crush incident outside M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, India for the celebration of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Indian Premier League victory.
Eleven people are killed, including the perpetrator, and eleven others are injured, in a mass shooting at a secondary school in Graz, Austria.
Air India Flight 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashes shortly after takeoff into the B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, India, killing 241 out of 242 onboard as well as 19 on the ground. This marked the first fatal crash and hull loss of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
A hot air balloon catches fire mid-flight and crashes in Praia Grande, Santa Catarina, Brazil, killing 8 of the 21 on board.
The United States conducts airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.
The Oasis Live '25 tour begins in Principality Stadium, Cardiff, ending a 16-year hiatus.
Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Texas as a Category 1 hurricane, causing 44 deaths, over 2.7 residents without power, and $28 billion to $32 billion dollars worth of damage.
Earth completes its shortest recorded day due to a slight acceleration in rotation, with July 9 lasting approximately 1.3 to 1.6 milliseconds less than 24 hours.
A Bangladesh Air Force Chengdu FT-7BGI crashes shortly after takeoff into Milestone School campus in Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing 35 people and injuring 173.
Angara Airlines Flight 2311 crashes on approach to Tynda Airport, killing all 48 people on board.
US president Donald Trump meets with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska, the first such summit since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Balçova police station shooting: Four people, including the perpetrator are killed an attack on a police station in Turkey.
Six people are killed when Israel carries out an airstrike on Doha in a failed attempt to decapitate the Hamas leadership.
Several Russian drones incur on Polish airspace and are subsequently shot down, marking the first time a NATO member has engaged Russian military assets.
American right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk is assassinated while onstage at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.
A liquefied petroleum gas tank truck overturns and explodes in Iztapalapa, Mexico City, killing 32 people and injuring 90 others.
Progress MS-32 is launched to resupply the International Space Station. It is the 300th spacecraft launched to the ISS.
2 people are killed and at least 4 others injured in an attack on a synagogue in Manchester, UK, during Yom Kippur.
The 2025 Alberta teachers' strike begins, leaving approximately 51,000 teachers off-work, impacting about 730,000 Albertan students.
Pieces of the French Crown Jewels are successfully stolen during a heist on the Louvre Museum in Paris..
Hurricane Melissa makes landfall near Black River, Jamaica, killing over 30 people, as well as tying the 1935 Labor Day hurricane as the most intense landfall in the North Atlantic.
UPS Airlines Flight 2976, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11F crashes into multiple buildings during takeoff at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky, killing 15 people, including the 3 crew members.
Canadian ostrich cull: The Government of Canada kills 314 ostriches after H5N8 is detected in an ostrich farm in Edgewood, BC.
The Wang Fuk Court fire, a catastrophic fire in Tai Po, Hong Kong, leaves at least 168 dead and 79 injured.
The Government of Jordan officially announces the launch of the Amra City development project during a site visit by the Prime Minister.
British racing driver Lando Norris wins the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2025 with McLaren.
Singapore, under the government's approval, published its now-declassified Albatross file, comprising information relating to the Proclamation of Singapore dating back six decades ago.
At least 16 people are killed, including one gunman, and 43 injured in a mass shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in the deadliest terror incident in Australia.
The crash of Harmony Jets Flight 185 killed all eight people on board, including the Libyan Army chief Mohammed al-Haddad in Ankara, Turkey.
Israel recognises Somaliland as an independent state, becoming the first country to do so.
An estimated €30 million were stolen from a Sparkasse bank in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
Unrest in the form of mass protests erupt across Iran, the largest uprising in the country since the Iranian Revolution.
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FAQ
What year was 2025 in the Japanese calendar?
2025 was Reiwa 7 in the Japanese era system.
What Chinese zodiac animal is 2025?
2025 is the Year of the Snake.
How old is someone born in 2025?
They turn 1 on their birthday in 2026.
What happened in 2025?
In March 2025, the Tokyo District Court ordered the dissolution of the former Unification Church, and in April the Japan World Expo opened on Yumeshima island in Osaka. An upper house election was held in July, and in October Takaichi Sanae became Japan's first female prime minister.
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