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July 9, 2025

On July 9, 2025, earth completes its shortest recorded day due to a slight acceleration in rotation, with July 9 lasting approximately 1.3 to 1.6 milliseconds less than 24 hours. The year's #1 song was "Die with a Smile" by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars. Athena Mapelli Mozzi, Athena Mapelli Mozzi, Athena Mapelli Mozzi would arrive in the same year.

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2025 (MMXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2025th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 25th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 6th year of the 2020s decade.

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On July 9, 2025

  1. 2025 Earth completes its shortest recorded day due to a slight acceleration in rotation, with July 9 lasting approximately 1.3 to 1.6 milliseconds less than 24 hours.

    Rotation of Earth around its axis

    Earth's rotation or Earth's spin is the rotation of planet Earth around its own axis, as well as changes in the orientation of the rotation axis in space. Earth rotates eastward, in prograde motion. As viewed from the northern polar star Polaris, Earth turns counterclockwise.

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Died on July 9, 2025

Ian Blair British police officer (1953–2025)
Glen Michael British television presenter and entertainer (1926–2025)

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Athena Mapelli Mozzi 2025– daughter of Princess Beatrice, born 11th in line of succession to the British throne
Athena Mapelli Mozzi 2025– daughter of Princess Beatrice, born 11th in line of succession to the British throne
Athena Mapelli Mozzi 2025– daughter of Princess Beatrice, born 11th in line of succession to the British throne
Athena Mapelli Mozzi 2025– daughter of Princess Beatrice, born 11th in line of succession to the British throne

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