March 25 Birthday
March 25, 1911: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire killed 146 garment workers in New York, most of them young immigrant women. The owners had locked the exit doors to prevent theft. The tragedy led to sweeping changes in labor law and building codes, and it galvanized the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. The owners were acquitted of manslaughter but later paid $75 per victim in civil settlements. Also born this day: Aretha Franklin, the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. People born on March 25 fall under the zodiac sign of Aries. The birthstone is Aquamarine and the birth flower is Daffodil. Historical events on March 25 include 421: Venice traditionally founded, 1911: Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, 1965: Selma to Montgomery march completed. Famous people born on March 25 include Bela Bartok (1881), Aretha Franklin (1942), Anita Ekberg (1931), Elton John (1947).