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October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining.
Events
- 1415 - The army of Henry V of England defeats the French army at the Battle of Agincourt
- 1662 - King Charles II of England sells Dunkirk to France
- 1760 - George III becomes King of England
- 1854 - Battle of Balaklava during the Crimean War (Charge of the Light Brigade)
- 1900 - England annexes the Transvaal
- 1903 - United States Senate begins investigating the Teapot Dome Scandal
- 1924 - First appearance of Little Orphan Annie
- 1936 - Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini crate the Rome-Berlin Axis
- 1944 - Japan launches first kamikaze attacks, during the Battle of Leyte Gulf
- 1945 - Japan surrenders Taiwan to the Republic of China
- 1962 - Cuban missile crisis: Adlai Stevenson shows photos at the UN proving Russian missiles are installed in Cuba
- 1971 - United Nations seats the People's Republic of China and expels the Republic of China (on Taiwan)
- 1983 - United States invades Grenada
- 1986 - The New York Mets defeat the Boston Red Sox in game 6 of the World Series and go on to win the championship two days later.
- 2001 - Microsoft Windows XP released
Births
- 1811 - Evariste Galois, mathematician
- 1825 - Johann Strauss II, composer († 1899)
- 1838 - Georges Bizet, composer († 1875)
- 1881 - Pablo Picasso, painter, sculptor († 1973)
- 1886 - Leo G. Carroll, actor († 1972)
- 1888 - Richard E. Byrd, explorer († 1957)
- 1889 - Abel Gance, film writer († 1981)
- 1892 - Leo G. Carroll, actor
- 1912 - Minnie Pearl, comedian, singer (†1996)
- 1924 - Billy Barty, actor († 2000)
- 1927 - Barbara Cook, singer, actress
- 1928 - Marion Ross, actress
- 1933 - Jack Haley Jr., film producer, director († 2001)
- 1935 - Russell Schweickart, astronaut
- 1940 - Bobby Knight, basketball coach
- 1941 - Anne Tyler, novelist
- 1942 - Helen Reddy, singer
- 1944 - Jon Anderson, singer (Yes)
- 1944 - James Carville, Jr., political operative
- 1948 - Glenn Tipton, guitarist
- 1948 - Dan Gable, amateur wrestling champion, coach
- 1949 - Brian Kerwin, actor
- 1954 - Mike Eruzione, captain of the United States Olympic gold medal-winning ice hockey team
- 1956 - Mathias Jabs, guitarist
- 1963 - Tracy Nelson, actress
- 1971 - Pedro Martinez, baseball pitcher
- 1971 - Midori, violinist
Deaths
- 625 - Pope Boniface V
- 1400 - Geoffrey Chaucer, poet
- 1910 - Willie_Anderson, golfer
- 1921 - Bat Masterson, journalist, lawman
- 1953 - Holger Pedersen, linguist
- 1957 - Lord Dunsany, writer
- 1974 - Nick Drake, musician
- 1886 - Forrest Tucker, actor
- 1992 - Roger Miller, musician, composer
- 1993 - Vincent PRice, actor
- 1995 - Bobby Riggs, tennis player
- 1999 - Payne Stewart, golfer
- 2002 - Paul Wellstone, U.S. Senator: A Democrat from Minnesota
- 2002 - Richard Harris, actor
Holidays
See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
October 24 - October 26 - November 25 - September 25 - more historical anniversaries