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Revision as of 01:24, 25 October 2002 by Camembert (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)] 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
- 1854 - Battle of Balaklava during the Crimean War
- 1983 - United States invades Grenada
- 2001 - Microsoft Windows XP released
Births:
- 1811 - Evariste Galois, mathematician
- 1825 - Johann Strauss II, composer
- 1838 - Georges Bizet, composer
- 1881 - Pablo Picasso, painter, sculptor
- 1892 - Leo G. Carroll, actor
- 1912 - Minnie Pearl, comedian, singer
- 1928 - Marion Ross, actress)
- 1940 - Bobby Knight, basketball coach
- 1941 - Anne Tyler, novelist
- 1942 - Helen Reddy, singer
- 1944 - Jon Anderson, singer (Yes)
- 1948 - Glenn Tipton, guitarist
- 1949 - Brian Kerwin, actor
- 1956 - Mathias Jabs, guitarist
- 1971 - Pedro Martinez, baseball pitcher
- 1971 - Midori, violinist
Deaths:
- 1400 - Geoffrey Chaucer, poet
- 1953 - Holger Pedersen, linguist
- 1957 - Lord Dunsany, writer
- 1974 - Nick Drake
- 1999 - Payne Stewart, golfer
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