On This Day — October 25

Famous events, births, and deaths from October 25 in history, plus the public holidays, religious observances, sports, and national days happening on this date today.

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32 events · 111 births · 121 deaths recorded for October 25.

🕰️ Notable Events on October 25

2009 — The October 2009 Baghdad bombings kills 155 and wounds at least 721. Wikipedia ↗
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. Wikipedia ↗
1995 — A commuter train slams into a school bus in Fox River Grove, Illinois, killing seven students. Wikipedia ↗
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 are executed in a coup d'état. Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Proceedings on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction conclude at The Hague. Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Digital Equipment Corporation releases OpenVMS V1.0. Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Yom Kippur War officially ends with a ceasefire. Wikipedia ↗
1971 — The United Nations seats the People's Republic of China and expels the Republic of China (see political status of Taiwan and China and the United Nations). Wikipedia ↗
1962 — Cuban Missile Crisis: Adlai Stevenson shows photos at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council proving that Soviet missiles are installed in Cuba. Wikipedia ↗
1945 — The Republic of China takes over administration of Taiwan following Japan's surrender to the Allies. Wikipedia ↗
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. Wikipedia ↗
1944 — The USS Tang under Richard O'Kane (the top American submarine captain of World War II) is sunk by the ship's own malfunctioning torpedo. Wikipedia ↗
1944 — World War II: Battle of Leyte Gulf: The largest naval battle in history, takes place in and around the Philippines between the Imperial Japanese Navy and the U.S. Third and U.S. Seventh Fleets. Afterward is the first Kamikaze attack of the war. Wikipedia ↗
1940 — Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. is named the first African American general in the United States Army. Wikipedia ↗
1927 — The Italian luxury liner SS Principessa Mafalda sinks off the coast of Brazil, killing 314. Wikipedia ↗
1924 — The Zinoviev letter, which Zinoviev himself denied writing, is published in the Daily Mail; the Labour party would later blame this letter for the Conservatives' landslide election win. Wikipedia ↗
1920 — After 74 days on hunger strike in Brixton Prison, England, the Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork, Terence MacSwiney dies. Wikipedia ↗
1917 — Old Style date of the October Revolution in Russia Wikipedia ↗
1900 — The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal. Wikipedia ↗
1861 — The Toronto Stock Exchange is created. Wikipedia ↗
1854 — The Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War (Charge of the Light Brigade). Wikipedia ↗
1828 — St Katharine Docks open in London. Wikipedia ↗
1822 — Greek War of Independence: The First Siege of Missolonghi begins. Wikipedia ↗
1812 — War of 1812: The American frigate, USS United States, commanded by Stephen Decatur, captures the British frigate HMS Macedonian. Wikipedia ↗
1760 — George III becomes King of Great Britain. Wikipedia ↗
1747 — British fleet under Admiral Sir Edward Hawke defeats the French at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre. Wikipedia ↗
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 West Australian coast. Wikipedia ↗
1415 — Hundred Years' War: Henry V of England and his lightly armoured infantry and archers defeat the heavily armoured French cavalry in the Battle of Agincourt on Saint Crispin's Day. Wikipedia ↗
1147 — Seljuk Turks defeat German crusaders under Conrad III at the Battle of Dorylaeum. Wikipedia ↗
1147 — Reconquista: After a siege of four months, crusader knights led by Afonso Henriques reconquered Lisbon. Wikipedia ↗
473 — Emperor Leo I acclaims his grandson Leo II as Caesar of the Byzantine Empire. Wikipedia ↗
Execution of Saints Crispin and Crispinian during the reign of Diocletian, now the patron saints of leather workers, curriers, and shoemakers. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on October 25

1946 — Yazzie Johnson, Navajo artist Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Peter Ledger, Australian-American painter and illustrator (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Phil "Fang" Volk, American musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer (Paul Revere & the Raiders) Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Azizan Abdul Razak, Malaysian politician, 10th Menteri Besar of Kedah (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Jon Anderson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1944 — James Carville, American lawyer and political consultant Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Ron Coote, Australian rugby league player and businessman Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Fred Housego, Scottish-English taxi driver and game show host Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Kati Kovács, Hungarian singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Taffy Nivert, American singer-songwriter (Starland Vocal Band) Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Lynda Benglis, American sculptor and painter Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Helen Reddy, Australian-American singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Anne Tyler, American author and critic Wikipedia ↗
1940 — Jimmy Herman, Canadian actor (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1940 — Bob Knight, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Zelmo Beaty, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Fred Marcellino, American author and illustrator (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Nikos Nikolaidis, Greek director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Robin Spry, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
1937 — Jeanne Black, American country music singer (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1937 — Roberto Menescal, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1936 — Martin Gilbert, English historian, author, and academic (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1936 — Masako Nozawa, Japanese actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
1935 — Rusty Schweickart, American soldier, pilot, and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
1935 — Sam Taylor, American singer-songwriter (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
1934 — Joe Mercer, English jockey and manager Wikipedia ↗
1933 — Ron Archer, Australian cricketer and businessman (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
1933 — Eugene Gordon Lee, American actor and singer (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
1931 — Annie Girardot, French actress and singer (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1931 — Jimmy McIlroy, Irish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1930 — Harold Brodkey, American author and academic (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
1929 — Peter Loader, English cricketer (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1928 — Jeanne Cooper, American actress (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1928 — Anthony Franciosa, American actor (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
1928 — Peter Naur, Danish computer scientist, astronomer, and academic (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
1928 — Marion Ross, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1927 — Barbara Cook, American singer and actress (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
1927 — Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, Uruguayan lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Uruguay (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
1927 — Lawrence Kohlberg, American psychologist and author (d. 1987) Wikipedia ↗
1926 — Ismail Gulgee, Pakistani painter and sculptor (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
1926 — Jimmy Heath, American saxophonist and composer Wikipedia ↗
1926 — Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian-American soprano and actress (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1925 — Emmett Chappelle, American scientist and inventor Wikipedia ↗
1924 — Billy Barty, American actor (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
1924 — Earl Palmer, American Hall of Fame drummer (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
1923 — Don Banks, Australian composer and educator (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
1923 — Beate Sirota Gordon, Austrian-American director and producer (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1923 — Bobby Thomson, Scottish-American baseball player (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1921 — Michael I of Romania Wikipedia ↗
1919 — Rico Alaniz, Mexican-born American film and television actor (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1918 — Chubby Jackson, American bassist and bandleader (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
1917 — Lee MacPhail, American baseball player and manager (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1917 — Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
1915 — Ivan M. Niven, Canadian-American mathematician and academic (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
1914 — John Berryman, American poet and scholar (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
1913 — Klaus Barbie, German SS captain (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
1912 — Jack Kent Cooke, Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
1912 — Minnie Pearl, American entertainer and philanthropist (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
1910 — William Higinbotham, American physicist and video game designer (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
1908 — Edmond Pidoux, Swiss author and poet (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
1904 — Cemal Reşit Rey, Turkish pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1985) Wikipedia ↗
1904 — Denny Shute, American golfer (d. 1974) Wikipedia ↗
1903 — Katharine Byron, American lawyer and politician (d. 1976) Wikipedia ↗
1903 — Harry Shoulberg, American painter and illustrator (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
1902 — Henry Steele Commager, American historian and author (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
1900 — Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Nigerian educator and activist (d. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
1895 — Levi Eshkol, Ukrainian-Israeli soldier and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Israel (d. 1969) Wikipedia ↗
1894 — Claude Cahun, French photographer and sculptor (d. 1954) Wikipedia ↗
1894 — Âşık Veysel Şatıroğlu, Turkish poet and songwriter (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
1892 — Nell Shipman, Canadian-American actress, screenwriter, and producer (d. 1970) Wikipedia ↗
1892 — Margaret Ingels, American mechanical engineer (d. 1971) Wikipedia ↗
1891 — Charles Coughlin, Canadian-American priest and radio host (d. 1979) Wikipedia ↗
1889 — Abel Gance, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1981) Wikipedia ↗
1889 — Smoky Joe Wood, American baseball player and coach (d. 1985) Wikipedia ↗
1888 — Richard E. Byrd, American admiral and pilot (d. 1957) Wikipedia ↗
1888 — Nils Dardel, Swedish-American painter (d. 1943) Wikipedia ↗
1886 — Leo G. Carroll, English-American actor (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
1882 — John T. Flynn, American journalist and author (d. 1964) Wikipedia ↗
1882 — Tony Jackson, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1921) Wikipedia ↗
1881 — Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
1875 — Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, American author and educator (d. 1961) Wikipedia ↗
1874 — Huang Xing, Chinese revolutionary leader and statesman (d. 1916) Wikipedia ↗
1868 — Dan Burke, American baseball player (d. 1933) Wikipedia ↗
1868 — Oskar Kallas, Estonian linguist and diplomat (d. 1946) Wikipedia ↗
1867 — Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki, Polish general (d. 1937) Wikipedia ↗
1866 — Thomas Armat, American mechanic and inventor (d. 1948) Wikipedia ↗
1864 — John Francis Dodge, American businessman, co-founded the Dodge Company (d. 1920) Wikipedia ↗
1864 — Alexander Gretchaninov, Russian-American pianist and composer (d. 1956) Wikipedia ↗
1856 — Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger, Croatian geologist, paleontologist, and archaeologist (d. 1936) Wikipedia ↗
1840 — Helen Blanchard, American inventor (d. 1922) Wikipedia ↗
1838 — Georges Bizet, French pianist and composer (d. 1875) Wikipedia ↗
1825 — Johann Strauss II, Austrian composer and educator (d. 1899) Wikipedia ↗
1815 — Camillo Sivori, Italian virtuoso violinist and composer (d. 1894) Wikipedia ↗
1811 — Évariste Galois, French mathematician and theorist (d. 1832) Wikipedia ↗
1806 — Max Stirner, German philosopher and author (d. 1856) Wikipedia ↗
1802 — Richard Parkes Bonington, English painter (d. 1828) Wikipedia ↗
1802 — Joseph Montferrand, Canadian logger and strongman (d. 1864) Wikipedia ↗
1800 — Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay, English poet, historian, and politician, Secretary at War (d. 1859) Wikipedia ↗
1782 — Levi Lincoln, Jr., American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1868) Wikipedia ↗
1772 — Géraud Duroc, French general and diplomat (d. 1813) Wikipedia ↗
1767 — Benjamin Constant, Swiss-French philosopher and politician (d. 1830) Wikipedia ↗
1759 — Maria Feodorovna, Russian wife of Paul I of Russia (d. 1828) Wikipedia ↗
1759 — William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1834) Wikipedia ↗
1709 — Georg Gebel, German organist and composer (d. 1753) Wikipedia ↗
1683 — Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, English-Irish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1757) Wikipedia ↗
1612 — James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, Scottish soldier (d. 1650) Wikipedia ↗
1510 — Renée of France (d. 1574) Wikipedia ↗
1445 — Fulk Bourchier, 10th Baron FitzWarin, English Baron (d. 1479) Wikipedia ↗
1330 — Louis II, Count of Flanders (d. 1384) Wikipedia ↗
1102 — William Clito, French son of Sybilla of Conversano (d. 1128) Wikipedia ↗
840 — Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar, founder of the Saffarid dynasty (d. 879) Wikipedia ↗

🕯️ Notable Deaths on October 25

2016 — Carlos Alberto Torres, Brazilian football player and manager (b. 1944) Wikipedia ↗
2015 — David Cesarani, English historian and author (b. 1956) Wikipedia ↗
2015 — Lisa Jardine, English historian, author, and academic (b. 1944) Wikipedia ↗
2015 — Cecil Lolo, South African footballer (b. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
2015 — Flip Saunders, American basketball player and coach (b. 1955) Wikipedia ↗
2014 — Jack Bruce, Scottish-English singer-songwriter and bass player (b. 1943) Wikipedia ↗
2014 — Carlos Morales Troncoso, Dominican lawyer and politician, 34th Vice President of the Dominican Republic (b. 1940) Wikipedia ↗
2013 — Ron Ackland, New Zealand rugby player and coach (b. 1934) Wikipedia ↗
2013 — Arthur Danto, American philosopher and critic (b. 1924) Wikipedia ↗
2013 — Nicholas Hunt, Welsh-English admiral (b. 1930) Wikipedia ↗
2013 — Hal Needham, American actor, stuntman, director, and screenwriter (b. 1931) Wikipedia ↗
2013 — Paul Reichmann, Austrian-Canadian businessman, founded Olympia and York (b. 1930) Wikipedia ↗
2013 — Bill Sharman, American basketball player and coach (b. 1926) Wikipedia ↗
2013 — Marcia Wallace, American actress and comedian (b. 1942) Wikipedia ↗
2012 — Jacques Barzun, French-American historian and author (b. 1907) Wikipedia ↗
2012 — Jaspal Bhatti, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1955) Wikipedia ↗
2012 — John Connelly, English footballer (b. 1938) Wikipedia ↗
2012 — Aung Gyi, Burmese general and politician (b. 1919) Wikipedia ↗
2012 — Les Mueller, American baseball player (b. 1919) Wikipedia ↗
2012 — Emanuel Steward, American boxer, trainer, and sportscaster (b. 1944) Wikipedia ↗
2010 — Lisa Blount, American actress (b. 1957) Wikipedia ↗
2010 — Gregory Isaacs, Jamaican-English singer-songwriter (b. 1951) Wikipedia ↗
2010 — Vesna Parun, Croatian poet and author (b. 1922) Wikipedia ↗
2005 — Wellington Mara, American commander and businessman (b. 1916) Wikipedia ↗
2004 — John Peel, English radio host and producer (b. 1939) Wikipedia ↗
2003 — Pandurang Shastri Athavale, Indian spiritual leader and philosopher (b. 1920) Wikipedia ↗
2003 — Veikko Hakulinen, Finnish skier and technician (b. 1925) Wikipedia ↗
2003 — Behram Kurşunoğlu, Turkish-American physicist and academic (b. 1922) Wikipedia ↗
2003 — Robert Strassburg, American conductor and composer (b. 1915) Wikipedia ↗
2002 — Richard Harris, Irish actor and singer (b. 1930) Wikipedia ↗
2002 — René Thom, French mathematician and biologist (b. 1923) Wikipedia ↗
2002 — Paul Wellstone, American academic and politician (b. 1944) Wikipedia ↗
2000 — Mochitsura Hashimoto, Japanese commander (b. 1909) Wikipedia ↗
2000 — Nejat Saydam, Turkish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1929) Wikipedia ↗
1999 — Payne Stewart, American golfer (b. 1957) Wikipedia ↗
1998 — Warren Wiebe, American singer and bass player (b. 1953) Wikipedia ↗
1995 — Viveca Lindfors, Swedish actress (b. 1920) Wikipedia ↗
1995 — Bobby Riggs, American tennis player (b. 1918) Wikipedia ↗
1994 — Kara Hultgreen, American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1965) Wikipedia ↗
1994 — Mildred Natwick, American actress (b. 1905) Wikipedia ↗
1993 — Danny Chan, Hong Kong singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (b. 1958) Wikipedia ↗
1993 — Vincent Price, American actor (b. 1911) Wikipedia ↗
1992 — Roger Miller, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1936) Wikipedia ↗
1992 — Richard Pousette-Dart, American painter and educator (b. 1916) Wikipedia ↗
1991 — Bill Graham, German-American concert promoter (b. 1931) Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Mary McCarthy, American novelist and critic (b. 1912) Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Forrest Tucker, American actor (b. 1919) Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Gary Holton, English singer-songwriter (b. 1952) Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Arvid Wallman, Swedish diver (b. 1901) Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Virgil Fox, American organist and educator (b. 1912) Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Sahir Ludhianvi, Indian poet and songwriter (b. 1921) Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Gerald Templer, English field marshal and politician, British High Commissioner in Malaya (b. 1898) Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Raymond Queneau, French poet and author (b. 1903) Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Vladimir Herzog, Brazilian journalist and activist (b. 1937) Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Fahrettin Altay, Turkish general (b. 1880) Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian runner (b. 1932) Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Cleo Moore, American actress (b. 1928) Wikipedia ↗