25 April 1366

Malian minister of defence Sadio Camara is killed during the start of coordinated attacks in the country.

Nepal was struck by a magnitude-7.8 earthquake, killing more than 8,000 people.

A water crisis began when officials in Flint, Michigan, switched the city's water supply to the Flint River, leading to contamination.

Daniel Chong is discovered in a holding room in San Diego, having been incarcerated for five days without food or water.

Violeta Chamorro took office as President of Nicaragua, becoming the first female head of state in the Americas to have been elected in her own right.

Mswati III (pictured) was crowned King of Swaziland, succeeding his father Sobhuza II.

The first issue of The Jakarta Post was published in Indonesia.

British prime minister Margaret Thatcher told journalists in Downing Street to "rejoice" upon hearing news of the successful recapture of South Georgia from Argentine forces in the Falklands War.

The U.S. Navy submarine Triton completed the first submerged circumnavigation of the world.

Following restoration at the British Museum, the Emesa Helmet was placed on display there (pictured) before its return to Syria.

Two passenger trains collided in Naperville, Illinois, leaving 45 people dead and some 125 injured.

Gladys Elinor Watkins consecrated the carillon of the National War Memorial in Wellington, New Zealand (dedication pictured).

At the San Remo conference, the principal Allies of World War I passed a resolution allocating League of Nations mandates for the administration of former Ottoman territories in the Middle East.

A march by blind people from across the United Kingdom to protest poor working conditions ended at Trafalgar Square, London.

The first issue of Irish War News was published in Ireland.

First World War: The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps landed at Anzac Cove while British and French troops landed at Cape Helles to begin the Allied invasion of the Gallipoli peninsula in the Ottoman Empire.

French composer Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle wrote "La Marseillaise", now the national anthem of France.

Ming–Qing transition: The Ming dynasty of China fell when the Chongzhen Emperor committed suicide during a peasant rebellion led by Li Zicheng.

First English Civil War: Despite being vastly outnumbered, a Parliamentarian force under James Chudleigh defeated a Royalist army near Okehampton, Devon, at the Battle of Sourton Down.

Pope Leo III was attacked by partisans of his predecessor Adrian I, but was rescued and taken to Charlemagne, as described in the epic Karolus magnus et Leo papa.

The Abbasid army won a decisive victory over the forces of rebelling Armenian princes at the Battle of Bagrevand.

Shots are fired outside of the White House Correspondents' Dinner in the Washington Hilton where U.S. President Donald Trump and members of his cabinet are attending. One injury is reported and a suspect is taken into custody.

At least 8,962 are killed in Nepal after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal.

The Flint water crisis begins when officials at Flint, Michigan switch the city's water supply to the Flint River, leading to lead and bacteria contamination.