January 25: São Paulo Founded, Charles Wilkes Discovers Antarctica and Alicia Keys Turns 39

On This Day in History January 25, 2021 Historical Events 1554  Founding of the city of São Paulo in Brazil 1565  Battle at Talikota India: Deccan sultanate destroy Vijayanagar's army and the last Hindu kingdom of Southern India 1840  American naval expedition under Charles Wilkes is first to identify Antarctica as a new continent 1949  1st Israeli election won by David Ben-Gurion's Mapai party 1971  Military coup in Uganda under Major General Idi Amin 2011  Egyptian Revolution of 2011 begins with a series of street demonstrations, rallies, acts of civil disobedience, labor strikes and violent clashes in Cairo, Alexandria and other major cities More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Alicia Keys 40th Birthday Corazon Aquino (1933 - 2009) Robert Burns (1759 - 1796) Virginia Woolf (1882 - 1941) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Al Capone (1899 - 1947) Mary Tyler Moore (1936 - 2017) More Famous Deaths January 25: Al Capone, Public Enemy Number One Al Capone, forever associated with Prohibition and the St Valentine's Day Massacre, has long been ranked as the most notorious gangster in American history. Read the Article You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2021 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand