Portal:University of Oxford/On this day/August 25

Births
 * 1878 – Horace Lambart, 11th Earl of Cavan (Magdalen), soldier and priest
 * 1894 – Richard S. Lambert (Wadham), biographer and historian
 * 1902 – Geoffrey Allen (University), Bishop of Derby 1959–69
 * 1903 – Richard H. G. Bonnycastle, Canadian businessman
 * 1917 – J. L. Mackie (Oriel and University), Australian philosopher
 * 1918 – William B. Rosson (New College), American general
 * 1930 – Crispin Tickell (Christ Church and Green), diplomat and Warden of Green 1990–97
 * 1943 – Norman Geras (Pembroke and Nuffield), politics academic
 * 1944 – Rick Gekoski (Merton), writer and rare book dealer
 * 1944 – Andrew Longmore (Lincoln), Lord Justice of Appeal
 * 1949 – Martin Amis (Exeter), novelist

Deaths
 * 1722 – Thomas Manningham (New College), Bishop of Chichester 1709–22
 * 1727 – Humphrey Mackworth (Magdalen), industrialist
 * 1866 – William Craven, 2nd Earl of Craven (Christ Church), nobleman and racehorse owner
 * 1928 – Gerard Trower (Keble), bishop
 * 1939 – Arthur Asquith (New College), army officer
 * 1958 – Cyril Hare (New College), judge and crime writer
 * 1997 – Peter Dews (University), stage director