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October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 67 days remaining in the year on this date.
[edit] Events
- 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a four-month siege.
- 1315 - Adam Banastre, Henry de Lea and William Bradshaw, led an attack on Liverpool Castle.
- 1415 - The army of Henry V of England defeats the French at the Battle of Agincourt.
- 1616 - Dutch sea-captain Dirk Hartog makes second recorded landfall by a European on Australian soil, at the later-named Dirk Hartog Island off the Western Australian coast.
- 1747 - British fleet under Admiral Sir Edward Hawke defeats French at the second battle of Cape Finisterre.
- 1760 - George III becomes King of Great Britain
- 1813 - War of 1812: Canadians and Mohawks defeat the Americans in the Battle of Chateauguay.
- 1828 - The St Katharine Docks opened in London.
- 1854 - The Battle of Balaklava during the Crimean War (Charge of the Light Brigade).
- 1861 - The Toronto Stock Exchange was created.
- 1900 - The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.
- 1912 - Richard Strauss' opera Ariadne auf Naxos receives its debut performance at the Vienna State Opera.
- 1924 - The forged Zinoviev Letter is published in the Daily Mail, wrecking the British Labour Party's hopes of re-election.
- 1929 - Fleischer Studios releases its first Talkartoon animation with Noah's Lark.
- 1935 - Hurricane floods Haiti, killing over 2,000 people.
- 1936 - Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini create the Rome-Berlin Axis.
- 1938 - The Archbishop of Dubuque, Francis J. L. Beckman, denounces Swing music as "a degenerated musical system... turned loose to gnaw away at the moral fiber of young people", warning that it leads down a "primrose path to hell".
- 1944 - Heinrich Himmler orders a crackdown on the Edelweiss Pirates, a loosely organized youth culture in Nazi Germany that had assisted army deserters and others to hide from the Third Reich
- 1944 - The USS Tang (SS-306) under Richard O'Kane (the top submarine captain of World War II) is sunk by her own torpedo.
- 1944 - The Romanian Army liberates Carei, the last Romanian city under Axis Powers' occupation.
- 1945 - The Republic of China takes over administration of Taiwan following Japan's surrender to the Allies.
- 1962 - Cuban missile crisis: Adlai Stevenson shows photos at the UN proving Soviet missiles are installed in Cuba
- 1970 - The most important underwater archaeological discovery of the 20th century was made when the wreck of Confederate submarine Hunley was found off Charleston, South Carolina, by pioneer underwater archaeologist, Dr. E. Lee Spence, then just 22 years old. Hunley was first submarine in history to sink a ship in warfare.
- 1971 - The United Nations seated the People's Republic of China and expelled the Republic of China (see political status of Taiwan and China and the United Nations)
- 1972 - The Washington Post reports that White House Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman was the fifth person to control a secret cash fund designed to finance illegal political sabotage and espionage during the 1972 presidential election campaign (see also Watergate scandal)
- 1980 - Proceedings on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction conclude at The Hague
- 1983 - Operation Urgent Fury: The United States and its Caribbean allies invade Grenada, six days after Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and several of his supporters were executed in a coup d'état.
- 1986 - The New York Mets defeat the Boston Red Sox due to Bill Buckner's infamous error in Game 6 of the World Series. They would win Game 7 two days later and claim the World Title.
- 1991 - History of Slovenia: Three months after the end of the Ten-Day War, the last soldier of the Yugoslav People's Army leaves the territory of the Republic of Slovenia.
- 1992 - Lithuania holds a referendum on its first post-Soviet constitution.
- 1993 - Jean Chrétien becomes Prime Minister of Canada with a massive majority for his Liberal Party in a general election in which the governing Progressive Conservatives, led by Kim Campbell, lost 149 of 151 seats in the parliament.
- 1995 - A commuter train slams into a school bus in Fox River Grove, Illinois, killing seven students.
- 1996 - The "Days of Action", the largest one day strike in Ontario, Canada's history, as over 250,000 protesters converged on the Ontario Legislature and attempted to shut-down Toronto, in protest to the Mike Harris Government's budget cuts.
- 1997 - After a brief civil war which has driven President Pascal Lissouba out of Brazzaville, Denis Sassou-Nguesso proclaims himself the President of the Republic of the Congo.
- 2001 - Windows XP is officially released.
- 2002 - Carlton Television of London aired a regionally for the last time, to be followed by the majority of the ITV Network two days later.
- 2003 - The Cedar Fire is reported at 5:37 pm. It becomes the second largest wildfire in California history.
- 2003 - Australia defeat Namibia in the 2003 Rugby World Cup by a record 142 points to zero.
- 2004 - Fidel Castro, Cuba's President, announces that transactions using the American Dollar will be banned by November 8.
- 2006 - Approval is given under the Transport and Works Act for the conversion of the North London Line between Stratford and Canning Town for assimilation into the Docklands Light Railway network.
[edit] Births
- 1102 - William Clito, Count of Flanders (d. 1128)
- 1330 - Louis II of Flanders (d. 1384)
- 1683 - Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, British politician (d. 1757)
- 1692 - Elizabeth Farnese, queen of Philip V of Spain (d. 1766)
- 1759 - Maria Fyodorovna of Russia, second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia (d. 1828)
- 1759 - William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1834)
- 1767 - Benjamin Constant, Swiss writer (d. 1830)
- 1772 - Geraud Duroc, French general (d. 1813)
- 1802 - Joseph Montferrand, Canadian logger and strong man (d. 1864)
- 1806 - Max Stirner, German philosopher (d. 1856)
- 1811 - Évariste Galois, French mathematician (d. 1832)
- 1825 - Johann Strauss II, Austrian composer (d. 1899)
- 1838 - Georges Bizet, French composer (d. 1875)
- 1856 - Dragutin Gorjanovic-Kramberger, Croatian paleontologist (d. 1936)
- 1864 - Alexander Gretchaninov, Russian composer (d. 1956)
- 1864 - John Francis Dodge, American automobile pioneer (d. 1920)
- 1867 - Józef Dowbór-Muśnicki, Polish general (d.1937)
- 1869 - John Heisman, American football coach (d. 1936)
- 1881 - Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (d. 1973)
- 1888 - Richard E. Byrd, American explorer (d. 1957)
- 1888 - Nils von Dardel, Swedish painter (d. 1943)
- 1889 - Abel Gance, French screenwriter (d. 1981)
- 1892 - Leo G. Carroll, English actor (d. 1972)
- 1895 - Levi Eshkol, Prime Minister of Israel (d. 1969)
- 1902 - Eddie Lang, American jazz guitarist (d. 1933)
- 1903 - Katharine Byron, U.S. Congresswoman (d. 1976)
- 1903 - Harry Shoulberg, American painter (d. 1995)
- 1908 - Edmond Pidoux, Swiss writer (d. 2004)
- 1910 - William Higinbotham, American physicist (d. 1994)
- 1912 - Minnie Pearl, American comedian and singer (d. 1996)
- 1913 - Klaus Barbie, Nazi war criminal (d. 1991)
- 1914 - John Berryman, American poet (d. 1972)
- 1915 - Ivan M. Niven, Canadian mathematician (d. 1999)
- 1921 - King Michael I of Romania
- 1923 - Jean Duceppe, Quebec stage and television actor (d. 1990)
- 1924 - Billy Barty, American actor (d. 2000)
- 1926 - Ismail Gulgee (also spelled Guljee), Pakistani painter
- 1926 - Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian soprano
- 1927 - Barbara Cook, American singer and actress
- 1927 - Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, president of Uruguay
- 1928 - Marion Ross, American actress
- 1928 - Anthony Franciosa, American actor (d. 2006)
- 1931 - Jimmy McIlroy, Irish footballer and football manager
- 1931 - Annie Girardot, French actress
- 1932 - Harry Gregg, Irish footballer and football manager
- 1935 - Russell Schweickart, astronaut
- 1936 - Sir Martin Gilbert, British historian
- 1939 - Robin Spry, Canadian filmmaker and television producer (d. 2005)
- 1940 - Bobby Knight, American basketball coach
- 1941 - Anne Tyler, American novelist
- 1941 - Helen Reddy, Australian singer
- 1944 - Jon Anderson, English singer (Yes)
- 1944 - James Carville, American political pundit
- 1948 - Dan Gable, American wrestler and coach
- 1948 - Glenn Tipton, English guitarist
- 1948 - Dan Issel, American basketball player
- 1948 - Dave Cowens, American basketball player and coach
- 1949 - Réjean Houle, Canadian ice hockey forward
- 1950 - Chris Norman, English singer
- 1951 - Richard Lloyd, American guitarist of Television
- 1952 - Ioannis Kyrastas, Greek footballer and manager (d. 2004)
- 1954 - Mike Eruzione, American hockey player
- 1955 - Robin Eubanks, American jazz trombonist
- 1955 - Matthias Jabs, German guitarist and songwriter (Scorpions)
- 1957 - Nancy Cartwright, American voice actress
- 1958 - Kornelia Ender, East German swimmer
- 1961 - Ward Burton, American auto racer
- 1962 - Chad Smith, American drummer (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- 1962 - Darlene Vogel, American actress
- 1963 - Tracy Nelson, American actress
- 1964 - Nicole, German singer
- 1964 - Michael Boatman, American actor
- 1966 - Perry Satullo, American professional wrestler
- 1966 - Wendel Clark, National Hockey League player
- 1969 - Josef Beranek, Czech professional ice hockey player
- 1970 - J.A. Adande, American sports columnist
- 1970 - Adam Pascal, American actor
- 1970 - Ed Robertson, Canadian musician (Barenaked Ladies)
- 1970 - Adam Goldberg, American actor
- 1971 - Pedro Martínez, Dominican Major League Baseball player
- 1971 - Midori Goto, Japanese violinist
- 1971 - Simon Charlton, English footballer
- 1971 - Athena Chu, Hong Kong actress and singer
- 1975 - Eirik Glambek Bøe, Norwegian musician
- 1976 - Steve Jones, Irish footballer
- 1977 - Birgit Prinz, German footballer
- 1978 - Russell Anderson, Scottish footballer
- 1978 - Markus Pöyhönen, Finnish athlete
- 1979 - Rob Hulse, English footballer
- 1979 - Sarah Thompson, American actress
- 1979 - Tony Torcato, American baseball player
- 1981 - Shaun Wright-Phillips, English footballer
- 1981 - Jerome Isaac Jones, American Hip Hop Singer
- 1982 - Jerome Carter, American football player
- 1982 - Eman Lam, Hong Kong singer
- 1983 - Han Yeo-reum, South Korean actress
- 1984 - Daniel Shepherd, Record Producer (Danny .S.)
- 1984 - Sara Lumholdt, Swedish musician (A-Teens)
- 1985 - Ciara Harris, American singer
- 1986 - DJ Webstar, American producer and DJ
- 1986 - Eddie Gaven, American footballer
- 1989 - Young Dice, American rapper
- 1993 - Tori Thompson, American singer
- 1995 - Conchita Campbell, Canadian actress
[edit] Deaths
- 304 - Pope Marcellinus (martyred)
- 625 - Pope Boniface V
- 1047 - King Magnus I of Norway (b. 1024)
- 1154 - King Stephen of England (b. 1096)
- 1230 - Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (b. 1180)
- 1400 - Geoffrey Chaucer, English poet
- 1415 - Killed in the Battle of Agincourt:
- 1492 - Thaddeus McCarthy, Irish Catholic bishop
- 1495 - King John II of Portugal (b. 1455)
- 1514 - William Elphinstone, Scottish bishop and statesman (b. 1431)
- 1555 - Olympia Fulvia Morata, Italian classical scholar (b. 1526)
- 1557 - William Cavendish, English politician (b. 1505)
- 1633 - Jean Titelouze, French organist
- 1647 - Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist and mathematician (b. 1608)
- 1683 - William Scroggs, Lord Chief Justice of England
- 1733 - Giovanni Gerolamo Saccheri, Italian mathematician (b. 1667)
- 1757 - Antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (b. 1672)
- 1760 - George II of Great Britain (b. 1683)
- 1826 - Philippe Pinel, French psychiatrist (b. 1745)
- 1833 - Abbas Mirza, prince of Persia (b. 1789)
- 1889 - Émile Augier, French dramatist (b. 1820)
- 1895 - Charles Hallé, German pianist and conductor (b. 1819)
- 1910 - Willie Anderson, Scottish-born golfer (b. 1878)
- 1920 - King Alexander I of Greece (b. 1893)
- 1921 - Bat Masterson, American journalist and lawman
- 1938 - Alfonsina Storni, Argentine poet (b. 1892)
- 1953 - Holger Pedersen, Danish linguist (b. 1867
- 1955 - Sadako Sasaki atomic bomb victim (b. 1943)
- 1957 - Albert Anastasia, Italian-born gangster (b. 1902)
- 1957 - Lord Dunsany, Irish writer (b. 1878)
- 1960 - Harry Ferguson, farm equipment manufacturer (b. 1884)
- 1963 - Roger Désormière, French conductor (b. 1898)
- 1965 - Eduard Einstein, son of Albert Einstein (b. 1910)
- 1973 - Cleo Moore, American actress (b. 1928)
- 1973 - Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian athlete (b. 1932)
- 1976 - Raymond Queneau, French poet and novelist (b. 1903)
- 1980 - Virgil Fox, American organist (b. 1912)
- 1985 - Gary Holton, English actor (b. 1952)
- 1986 - Forrest Tucker, American actor (b. 1919)
- 1992 - Roger Miller, American musician and composer (b. 1936)
- 1993 - Danny Chan, Hong Kong singer/songwriter (b. 1958)
- 1993 - Vincent Price, American actor (b. 1911)
- 1994 - Kara Spears Hultgreen, American naval pilot (b. 1965)
- 1994 - Mildred Natwick, American actress (b. 1905)
- 1995 - Bobby Riggs, American tennis player (b. 1918)
- 1995 - Viveca Lindfors, Swedish-born actress (b. 1920)
- 1999 - Payne Stewart, American golfer (b. 1957)
- 2001 - Kaan, Japanese singer (b. 1989)
- 2002 - Richard Harris, Irish actor (b. 1930)
- 2002 - Paul Wellstone, U.S. Senator from Minnesota (b. 1944)
- 2002 - René Thom, French mathematician (b. 1923)
- 2003 - Veikko Hakulinen, Finnish cross-country skier (b. 1925)
- 2003 - Robert Strassburg, American composer (b. 1915)
- 2004 - John Peel, British disc jockey (b. 1939)
- 2005 - Wellington Mara, American football team owner (b. 1916)
- 2006 - Danny Rolling, American murderer (b. 1954)
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