So you want to have a drink but you aren't sure why? Here are some GREAT reasons to call your friends over and have a party.

March 25th


- The Annunciation (some churches move the observance if March 25 falls on a Sunday or during Holy Week) (Christianity), and its related observances:
Historic start of the new year (Lady Day) in England, Wales, Ireland, and the future United States until the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar in . (The year began on 25 March; the year began on 1 January.) It is one of the four Quarter days in Ireland and England.
- Earliest day on which Seward's Day can fall, while March 31 is the latest; celebrated on the last Monday in March. (Alaska)
- Anniversary of the Arengo and the Feast of the Militants (San Marino)
- Christian Feast Day:
- Freedom Day (Belarus)
- Hilaria (Roman Empire)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Greece from Ottoman Empire in 1821.
- Maryland Day (Maryland)
- Mother's Day (Slovenia)
- Struggle for Human Rights Day (Slovakia)
- Vċrfrudagen or Vċffeldagen, "Waffle Day" (Sweden)

March 25th


- 2006 - Capitol Hill massacre: A gunman kills six people before taking his own life at a party in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
- 2006 - Protesters demanding a new election in Belarus, following the rigged Belarusian presidential election, 2006, clash with riot police. Opposition leader Aleksander Kozulin is among several protesters arrested.
- 1996 - An 81-day-long standoff between the anti-government group Montana Freemen and law enforcement near Jordan, Montana, begins.
- 1996 - The European Union's Veterinarian Committee bans the export of British beef and its by-products as a result of mad cow disease (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy).
- 1995 - WikiWikiWeb, the world's first wiki, and part of the Portland Pattern Repository, is made public by Ward Cunningham.
- 1992 - Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev returns to Earth after a 10-month stay aboard the Mir space station.
- 1988 - The Candle demonstration in Bratislava is the first mass demonstration of the 1980s against the communist regime in Czechoslovakia.
- 1979 - The first fully functional space shuttle orbiter, Columbia, is delivered to the John F. Kennedy Space Center to be prepared for its first launch.
- 1975 - Faisal of Saudi Arabia is shot and killed by a mentally ill nephew.
- 1971 - Bangladesh Liberation War: Beginning of Operation Searchlight by the Pakistani Armed Forces against East Pakistani civilians.
- 1971 - The Army of the Republic of Vietnam abandon an attempt to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos.
- 1969 - During their honeymoon, John Lennon and Yoko Ono hold their first Bed-In for Peace at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel (until March 31).
- 1965 - Civil rights activists led by Martin Luther King, Jr. successfully complete their 4-day 50-mile march from Selma to the capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1958 - Canada's Avro Arrow makes its first flight.
- 1957 - United States Customs seizes copies of Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl" on the grounds of obscenity.
- 1957 - The European Economic Community is established (West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg).
- 1949 - The extensive deportation campaign known as March deportation is conducted in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to force collectivisation by way of terror. The Soviet authorities deport more than 92,000 people from the Baltics to remote areas of the Soviet Union.
- 1948 - The first successful tornado forecast predicts that a tornado will strike Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
- 1947 - An explosion in a coal mine in Centralia, Illinois kills 111.
- 1941 - The Kingdom of Yugoslavia joins the Axis powers with the signing of the Tripartite Pact.
- 1939 - Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli becomes Pope Pius XII.
- 1931 - The Scottsboro Boys are arrested in Alabama and charged with rape.
- 1924 - On the anniversary of Greek Independence, Alexandros Papanastasiou proclaims the Second Hellenic Republic.
- 1918 - The Belarusian People's Republic is established.
- 1917 - The Georgian Orthodox Church restores its autocephaly abolished by Imperial Russia in 1811.
- 1911 - In New York City, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 garment workers.
- 1908 - Clube Atletico Mineiro is founded in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
- 1903 - Racing Club de Avellaneda, one of the big five of Argentina, is founded.
- 1894 - Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, departs Massillon, Ohio for Washington D.C.
- 1865 - American Civil War: In Virginia, Confederate forces temporarily capture Fort Stedman from the Union.
- 1821 - (Julian Calendar) Greece revolts against the Ottoman Empire, beginning the Greek War of Independence.
- 1811 - Percy Bysshe Shelley is expelled from the University of Oxford for publishing the pamphlet The Necessity of Atheism.
- 1807 - The Slave Trade Act becomes law, abolishing the slave trade in the British Empire.
- 1807 - The Swansea and Mumbles Railway, then known as the Oystermouth Railway, becomes the first passenger carrying railway in the world.
- 1802 - The Treaty of Amiens is signed as a "Definitive Treaty of Peace" between France and the Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- 1655 - Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christiaan Huygens.
- 1634 - The first settlers arrive in Maryland.
- 1584 - Sir Walter Raleigh is granted a patent to colonize Virginia.
- 1409 - The Council of Pisa opens.
- 1306 - Robert the Bruce becomes King of Scotland.
- 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France, leading to his death on April 6.
- 421 - Venice, Italy is born at twelve o'clock noon, according to legend.

March 25th


- 1990 - Kiowa Gordon, American actor
- 1989 - Alyson Michalka, American actress and singer
- 1989 - Scott Sinclair, English footballer
- 1988 - Erik Knudsen, Canadian actor
- 1987 - Nobunari Oda, Japanese figure skater
- 1987 - Victor Obinna, Nigerian footballer
- 1987 - Jacob Bagersted, Danish handballer
- 1987 - Jason Castro, American singer
- 1986 - Marco Belinelli, Italian basketball player
- 1986 - Megan Gibson, American softball player
- 1986 - Kyle Lowry, American basketball player
- 1985 - Carmen Rasmusen, Canadian-American singer
- 1984 - Katharine McPhee, American singer and actress
- 1984 - Liam Messam, New Zealand All Black rugby player
- 1982 - Danica Patrick, American race car driver
- 1982 - Sean Faris, American actor and model
- 1982 - Álvaro Saborío, Costa Rican footballer
- 1982 - Jenny Slate, American comedienne
- 1980 - Carrie Lam, Hong Kong actress
- 1979 - Lee Pace, American actor
- 1979 - Natasha Yi, American model
- 1978 - Teanna Kai, American porn star
- 1976 - Baek Ji Young, South Korean singer
- 1976 - Francis Bellew, Irish Gaelic footballer
- 1976 - Cha Tae-hyun, South Korean actor
- 1976 - Juvenile, American rapper
- 1976 - Wladimir Klitschko, Ukrainian boxer
- 1976 - Gigi Leung, Hong Kong singer/actress
- 1976 - Rima Wakarua, New Zealand-born Italian rugby player
- 1975 - Ladislav Benŭek, Czech ice hockey player
- 1975 - Melanie Blatt, British singer (All Saints)
- 1974 - Lark Voorhies, American actress
- 1973 - Anthony Barness, English footballer
- 1973 - Anders Fridén, Swedish singer (In Flames)
- 1973 - Bob Sura, American basketball player
- 1972 - Giniel de Villiers, South African racing driver
- 1971 - Sheryl Swoopes, American basketball player
- 1971 - Stacy Dragila, American pole vaulter
- 1971 - Cammi Granato, American ice hockey player
- 1970 - Kari Matchett, Canadian actress
- 1970 - Teri Moïse, American singer
- 1969 - Dale Davis, American basketball player
- 1969 - Cathy Dennis, English singer, songwriter, and actress
- 1969 - Jeffrey Walker, British Musician (Carcass)
- 1967 - Matthew Barney, American media artist
- 1967 - Debi Thomas, American figure skater
- 1967 - Doug Stanhope, American comedian
- 1966 - Tom Glavine, American baseball player
- 1966 - Jeff Healey, Canadian guitarist (d. 2008)
- 1966 - Tatjana Patitz, German supermodel
- 1966 - Anton Rogan, Irish footballer
- 1965 - Sarah Jessica Parker, American actress
- 1965 - Avery Johnson, American basketball player and coach
- 1965 - Stefka Kostadinova, Bulgarian high jumper
- 1964 - Lisa Gay Hamilton, American actress
- 1964 - Kate DiCamillo, American children's author
- 1964 - Alex Solis, Panamanian jockey
- 1964 - Ken Wregget, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1962 - Marcia Cross, American actress
- 1961 - Fred Goss, American actor, comedian, and writer
- 1961 - Mark Brooks, American golfer
- 1960 - Idy Chan Yuk-Lin, Hong Kong actress
- 1960 - Steve Norman, British saxophonist (Spandau Ballet)
- 1960 - Peter O'Brien, Australian actor
- 1960 - Haywood Nelson, American actor
- 1960 - Brenda Strong, American actress
- 1958 - Ray Tanner, American college baseball coach
- 1958 - John Ensign, American politician
- 1958 - Susie Bright, American feminist and sex writer
- 1958 - Ċsa Torstensson, Swedish politician
- 1958 - Sisy Chen, Taiwanese politician and television commentator
- 1958 - James McDaniel, American actor
- 1957 - Jim Uhls, American screenwriter
- 1956 - Matthew Garber, English actor (d. 1977)
- 1955 - Daniel Boulud, French chef and restaurateur
- 1955 - Lee Mazzilli, American baseball player
- 1954 - Elli Stai, Greek journalist and TV presenter
- 1954 - Thom Loverro, American sportswriter
- 1952 - Antanas Mockus, Colombian mathematician
- 1951 - Jumbo Tsuruta, Japanese professional wrestler (d. 2000)
- 1950 - Chuck Greenberg, American musician (Shadowfax) (d. 1995)
- 1948 - Bonnie Bedelia, American actress
- 1948 - Lynn Faulds Wood, Scottish television presenter
- 1947 - Elton John, English singer and songwriter
- 1946 - Cliff Balsam, English footballer
- 1946 - Daniel Bensaid, French philosopher (d. 2010)
- 1946 - Stephen Hunter, American author
- 1946 - Maurice Krafft, French vulcanologist (d. 1991)
- 1946 - Gerard John Schaefer, American serial killer (d. 1995)
- 1943 - Paul Michael Glaser, American actor
- 1942 - Aretha Franklin, American singer
- 1942 - Richard O'Brien, English actor and writer
- 1942 - Kim Woodburn, English television personality
- 1941 - Gudmund Hernes, Norwegian politician
- 1940 - Anita Bryant, American singer
- 1939 - Toni Cade Bambara, American author (d. 1995)
- 1938 - Hoyt Axton, American country music singer-songwriter (d. 1999)
- 1938 - Fritz d'Orey, Brazilian racing driver
- 1937 - Tom Monaghan, American fast-food industry entrepreneur
- 1935 - Flash Elorde, Filipino boxer
- 1934 - Gloria Steinem, American feminist and publisher
- 1934 - Bernard King, Australian chef and television personality (d. 2002)
- 1934 - Johnny Burnette, American singer (d. 1964)
- 1932 - Gene Shalit, American film critic
- 1932 - Penelope Gilliatt, English writer (d. 1993)
- 1931 - Paul Motian, American jazz drummer and composer
- 1928 - Jim Lovell, American astronaut
- 1926 - László Papp, Hungarian boxer (d. 2003)
- 1926 - Jaime Sabines, Mexican poet (d. 1999)
- 1925 - Flannery O'Connor, American author (d. 1964)
- 1925 - Anthony Quinton, British philosopher (d. 2010)
- 1924 - Machiko Kyô, Japanese actress
- 1923 - Bonnie Guitar, American singer
- 1923 - Wim van Est, Dutch cyclist (d. 2003)
- 1922 - Eileen Ford, American model agency executive
- 1921 - Nancy Kelly, American actress (d. 1995)
- 1921 - Simone Signoret, French actress (d. 1985)
- 1921 - Alexandra of Greece and Denmark, Queen of Yugoslavia (d. 1993)
- 1920 - Patrick Troughton, English actor (d. 1987)
- 1920 - Arthur Wint, Jamaican runner (d. 1992)
- 1918 - Howard Cosell, American sports reporter (d. 1995)
- 1914 - Norman Borlaug, American agriculturalist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 2009)
- 1913 - Sir Reo Stakis, Anglo-Cypriot hotel magnate (d. 2001)
- 1912 - Jean Vilar, French stage and film actor (d. 1971)
- 1911 - Jack Ruby, killer of Lee Harvey Oswald (d. 1967)
- 1910 - Magda Olivero, Italian soprano
- 1908 - Helmut Käutner, German actor and director (d. 1980)
- 1908 - David Lean, English film director (d. 1991)
- 1906 - A.J.P. Taylor, British historian (d. 1990)
- 1906 - Jean Sablon, French singer (d. 1994)
- 1903 - Nahum Norbert Glatzer, Jewish-American scholar (d. 1990)
- 1903 - Frankie Carle, American pianist and bandleader (d. 2001)
- 1901 - Ed Begley, American actor (d. 1970)
- 1899 - Burt Munro, New Zealand motorcycle racer (d. 1978)
- 1897 - John Laurie, Scottish actor (d. 1980)
- 1895 - Siegfried Handloser, German physician (d. 1954)
- 1892 - Andy Clyde, American actor (d. 1967)
- 1886 - Athenagoras, Patriarch of Constantinople (d. 1972)
- 1884 - Georges Imbert, Alsatian chemist (d. 1950)
- 1881 - Béla Bartók, Hungarian composer (d. 1945)
- 1881 - Mary Gladys Webb, English writer (d. 1927)
- 1877 - Walter Little, Canadian politician (d. 1961)
- 1873 - Rudolf Rocker, German anarchist (d. 1958)
- 1868 - William Lockwood, English cricketer (d. 1932)
- 1867 - Arturo Toscanini, Italian conductor, (d. 1957)
- 1863 - Simon Flexner, American pathologist (d. 1946)
- 1840 - Myles Keogh, U.S. Soldier in U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment & Irish Soldier of Fortune (d. 1876)
- 1824 - Clinton L. Merriam, American politician (d. 1900)
- 1800 - Heinrich von Dechsen, German geologist (d. 1889)
- 1782 - Caroline Bonaparte, Queen of Naples (d. 1839)
- 1767 - Joachim Murat, King of Naples (d. 1815)
- 1699 - Johann Adolph Hasse, German composer (d. 1783)
- 1661 - Paul de Rapin, French historian (d. 1725)
- 1643 - Louis Moréri, French encylopedist (d. 1680)
- 1593 - Jean de Brébeuf, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649)
- 1541 - Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1587)
- 1539 - Christopher Clavius, German mathematician (d. 1612)
- 1479 - Vasili III, Grand Prince of Moscow (d. 1533)
- 1404 - (baptism) John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (d. 1444)
- 1347 - Catherine of Siena, Italian saint (d. 1380).
- 1345 - Blanche of Lancaster, wife of John of Gaunt (d. 1369)
- 1297 - Andronicus III Palaeologus, Byzantine emperor (d. 1341)
- 1297 - Arnost of Pardubice, Archbishop of Prague (d. 1364)
- 1259 - Andronikos II Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (d. 1332)
- 1252 - Conradin, Duke of Swabia (d. 1268)