• 25 - 1244 -
first Summer Olympic Games of the modern era begins in Athens,
Greece, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the
Greek War of Independence. • 24 - 1291 - The British passenger liner
RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 23:40 (sinks morning of Farvardin 25th). • 25 - 1326 -
Jackie Robinson becomes the first ever African American player in Major League Baseball, breaking a long time color barrier in the history of professional baseball in North America. • 6 - 1350 -
Proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence: A telegram by
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman makes public the formal separation of Bangladesh from Pakistan, the text is read on radio that day. • 30 - 1374 -
Oklahoma City bombing • 18 - 1375 - The
1996 season of
Major League Soccer officially commences. • 31 - 1378 -
Columbine High School shooting • 26 - 1392 -
Two bombs explode near the finish line at the
Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, killing three people and injuring 264 others • 11 - 1401 -
Siege of Chernihiv and
Battle of Bucha both end in Ukrainian victories == Observances ==