Events for March 25

March 25, 1735

Birth of James Agar, 1st Viscount Clifden and politician

James Agar, 1st Viscount Clifden (25 March 1734 – 1 January 1789), was an Irish peer and politician and held the office of one of the joint Postmasters General of Ireland.

March 25, 1876

First Scotland v Wales football international, Scotland won 4-0

The 1876 association football match between the national teams representing Scotland and Wales was the first game played by the Welsh side. It took place on 25 March 1876 at Hamilton Crescent, Partick, the home ground of the West of Scotland Cricket Club. The match was also the first time that Scotland had played against a side other than England.

March 25, 1437

Coronation of King James II of Scotland.

James II of Scotland was crowned on March 25, 1437. This event took place at the Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, following the assassination of his father, James I of Scotland, in February 1437. James II was only six years old at the time of his coronation, leading to a period of regency during his early reign.

March 25, 1306

Robert the Bruce crowned at Scone

Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Scottish Gaelic: Raibeart am Brusach), was King of Scots from 1306 to his death in 1329.