What Day Is July 25? Louise Brown — World's First IVF Baby
July 25 is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years). With 159 days remaining, it marks Louise Brown's birth in 1978 — the world's first IVF baby — and Svetlana Savitskaya's first female spacewalk (1984).
About July 25
July 25 is the 206th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (207th in leap years). There are 159 days remaining until the end of the year. Science produced two remarkable firsts on this date.
The Significance of July 25
Louise Joy Brown was born at 11:47 p.m. on July 25, 1978, in Oldham, England. Her parents Lesley and John Brown had spent nine years trying to conceive before doctors Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe succeeded in fertilizing an egg outside the body and implanting the embryo. The birth drew intense global media coverage — scientists, ethicists, and religious leaders all weighed in — and opened the door to a medical procedure that has since resulted in more than 12 million births worldwide. Robert Edwards received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2010. On July 25, 1984, Svetlana Savitskaya left the Salyut 7 space station and floated in open space for 3 hours 35 minutes, becoming the first woman to perform a spacewalk.
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On This Day in History
- 1978Louise Joy Brown was born in Oldham, England at 11:47 p.m., becoming the first human born through in vitro fertilization. Her birth followed a decade of work by embryologists Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe.
- 1984Soviet cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya became the first woman to walk in space, spending 3 hours 35 minutes outside the Salyut 7 space station.
Baby Names for This Day
July 25 falls under Leo. Names connected to scientific firsts, courage, and new beginnings:
- LouiseGirl
Louise Brown — the first IVF baby; Old German: 'renowned warrior.'
- SvetlanaGirl
First woman to walk in space — Slavic: 'light, luminous.'
- JoyGirl
Louise Joy Brown's middle name — the feeling her birth brought to her parents after years of trying.
- PatrickBoy
Patrick Steptoe, one of the pioneering embryologists whose work made IVF possible.
- RobertBoy
Robert Edwards, who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2010 for developing IVF.
- NovaGirl
Latin: 'new' — both events were genuine medical and scientific firsts.
Frequently Asked Questions
What day is July 25?add
July 25 is the birthday of Louise Brown (1978), the world's first IVF baby. On the same date in 1984, Svetlana Savitskaya became the first woman to walk in space.
What number day of the year is July 25?add
July 25 is the 206th day of the year, or the 207th in leap years, with 159 days remaining.
What sign is July 25?add
July 25 falls under the sign of Leo.