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War of the Portuguese Succession: Spanish victory at the Battle of Alcântara brings about the Iberian Union.

On August 25, in the year 1580, War of the Portuguese Succession: Spanish victory at the Battle of Alcântara brings about the Iberian Union. This event is recorded as a Historical Events event in the history of August 25, one of 461 recorded events on this date across all of history.

The War of the Portuguese Succession, a result of the impending extinction of the Portuguese royal line after the Battle of Alcácer Quibir and the ensuing Portuguese succession crisis of 1580, was fought from 1580 to 1583 between the two main claimants to the Portuguese throne: António, Prior of Crato, proclaimed in several towns as King of Portugal, and his first cousin Philip II of Spain, who eventually succeeded in claiming the crown, reigning as Philip I of Portugal.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on August 25, 1580 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Historical Events event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 3 Wikipedia articles.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 30 April 2026.

On This Date in History 461

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Notable Deaths 2019 Aug 25 Ferdinand Piëch, Austrian business magnate and engineer (born 1937)
Notable Deaths 2018 Aug 25 John McCain, American politician (born 1936)
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Notable Deaths 2017 Aug 25 Rich Piana, American bodybuilder (born 1971)
Notable Deaths 2016 Aug 25 Marvin Kaplan, American actor (born 1927)
Notable Deaths 2015 Aug 25 José María Benegas, Spanish lawyer and politician (born 1948)
Notable Deaths 2015 Aug 25 Francis Sejersted, Norwegian historian and academic (born 1936)
Notable Deaths 2014 Aug 25 William Greaves, American director and producer (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2014 Aug 25 Marcel Masse, Canadian educator and politician, 29th Canadian Minister of National Defence (born 1936)
Notable Deaths 2014 Aug 25 Nico M. M. Nibbering, Dutch chemist and academic (born 1938)
Notable Deaths 2014 Aug 25 Uziah Thompson, Jamaican-American drummer and producer (born 1936)
Notable Deaths 2014 Aug 25 Enrique Zileri, Peruvian journalist and publisher (born 1931)
Notable Deaths 2013 Aug 25 Ciril Bergles, Slovene poet and translator (born 1934)
Notable Deaths 2013 Aug 25 António Borges, Portuguese economist and banker (born 1949)
Notable Deaths 2013 Aug 25 William Froug, American screenwriter and producer (born 1922)
Notable Deaths 2013 Aug 25 Liu Fuzhi, Chinese academic and politician, 3rd Minister of Justice for China (born 1917)
Notable Deaths 2013 Aug 25 Raghunath Panigrahi, Indian singer-songwriter (born 1932)
Notable Deaths 2013 Aug 25 Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Brazilian footballer (born 1930)
Historical Events 2012 Aug 25 Voyager 1 spacecraft enters interstellar space, becoming the first man-made object to do so.
Notable Deaths 2012 Aug 25 Florencio Amarilla, Paraguayan footballer, coach, and actor (born 1935)
Notable Deaths 2012 Aug 25 Neil Armstrong, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2012 Aug 25 Roberto González Barrera, Mexican banker and businessman (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2012 Aug 25 Donald Gorrie, Scottish politician (born 1933)
Selected Events 2012 Aug 25 The NASA space probe Voyager 1 became the first man-made object to enter interstellar space.
Selected Events 2012 Aug 25 The skeleton of King Richard III of England was discovered under a car park in Leicester.
Historical Events 2011 Aug 25 Fifty-two people are killed during an arson attack caused by members of the drug cartel Los Zetas.
Notable Deaths 2011 Aug 25 Lazar Mojsov, Macedonian politician (born 1920)
Selected Events 2011 Aug 25 Mexican drug war: Fifty-two people were killed in an arson attack at a casino in Monterrey, Mexico.
Historical Events 2010 Aug 25 A Filair Let L-410 Turbolet crashes on approach to Bandundu Airport, killing 20.
Notable Deaths 2009 Aug 25 Ted Kennedy, American politician (born 1932)
Notable Deaths 2009 Aug 25 Mandé Sidibé, Malian economist and politician, Prime Minister of Mali (born 1940)
Notable Deaths 2008 Aug 25 Ahmad Faraz, Pakistani poet (born 1931)
Notable Deaths 2008 Aug 25 Kevin Duckworth, American basketball player (born 1964)
Notable Deaths 2007 Aug 25 Benjamin Aaron, American lawyer and scholar (born 1915)
Notable Deaths 2007 Aug 25 Ray Jones, English footballer (born 1988)
Historical Events 2006 Aug 25 Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Lazarenko is sentenced to nine years imprisonment for money laundering, wire…
Notable Births 2006 Aug 25 Kimi Antonelli, Italian racing driver
Notable Deaths 2006 Aug 25 Noor Hassanali, Trinidadian-Tobagonian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Trinidad and Tobago (born 1918)
Historical Events 2005 Aug 25 Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in Florida.
Notable Deaths 2005 Aug 25 Peter Glotz, Czech-German academic and politician (born 1939)
Notable Births 2004 Aug 25 Evann Girault, French-Nigerien sabre fencer
Historical Events 2003 Aug 25 NASA successfully launches the Spitzer Space Telescope into space.
Notable Births 2003 Aug 25 Rebeka Jančová, Slovak alpine ski racer
Notable Deaths 2003 Aug 25 Tom Feelings, American author and illustrator (born 1933)
Notable Deaths 2002 Aug 25 Dorothy Hewett, Australian author and poet (born 1923)
Historical Events 2001 Aug 25 American singer Aaliyah and several members of her entourage are killed as their overloaded aircraft crashes shortly…
Notable Deaths 2001 Aug 25 Aaliyah, American singer and actress (born 1979)

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