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What happened in history on this day: October 25?
On October 25 in ...
- 625 - Boniface V ends his reign as Catholic Pope.
- 1349 - Bones of Saint Thomas Cantilupe (bishop of Hereford 1275-1282) are re-interred in shrine at east end of Hereford Cathedral, England.
- 1400 - Geofrey Chaucer author, dies in London.
- 1415 - At Agincourt, France, the English army of 900 men-at-arms and 5000 longbowmen battle the French army of 7000 mounted knights, 1500 dismounted men, and 3000 crossbowmen. French charge across the mud field, and the English archers shoot them. French lose 8-12,000, the English lose 200 dead.
- 1671 - Giovanni Cassini discovers Iapetus, satellite of Saturn.
- 1759 - Birth of Baron Grenville (Whig) British Prime Minister (1806-07).
- 1760 - Death of King George II of England, in Kensington Palace.
- 1760 - George III ascends the British throne.
- 1764 - John Adams marries Abigail Smith (marriage lasts 54 years).
- 1800 - Birth of Thomas Babington Macaulay in England; poet/historian (Ivry, Naaseby).
- 1812 - US frigate United States captures British vessel Macedonian.
- 1825 - Birth of Johann Strauss (the younger); composer (Waltz King).
- 1838 - Birth of Georges Bizet in France; composer (Carmen).
- 1843 - Birth of Gleb Uspensky in Russia; author (Power of the Soil).
- 1854 - The Light Brigade charges (Battle of Balaklava) (Crimean War).
- 1865 - The ship SS Republic sinks off the coast of Georgia, USA, with a shipment of 20,000 gold $20 coins.
- 1869 - Birth of John Heisman; pioneering football coach/trophy namesake.
- 1870 - Pimlico Race Course opens in Baltimore, Maryland.
- 1870 - Postcards are first used in US.
- 1877 - Birth of Henry Norris Russell; astronomer (Hertzsprung-Russell diagram).
- 1881 - Birth of Pablo Picasso in Malaga, Spain; one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century (dies in 1973).
- 1884 - Birth of Eduardo Barrios in Chile; novelist (The Love-Crazed Boy).
- 1886 - Birth of Leo G. Carroll in Weedon, England; actor (Topper, The Man From UNCLE).
- 1888 - Birth of Richard E Byrd in Virginia, USA; admiral/polar explorer (1926).
- 1891 - First International six-day bike race (New York, Madison Square Gardens) ends.
- 1892 - Death of Caroline Scott Harrison at age 60 in Washington, D.C., USA; spouse of US President Benjamin Harrison.
- 1900 - England annexes Transvaal.
- 1902 - Birth of Henry Steele Commager in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; historian (Atlas of the Civil War).
- 1909 - Birth of Philleo Nash; US Bureau of Indian Affairs (1961-67).
- 1909 - Birth of Whit Bissell in New York City, New York, USA; character actor, supporting actor (over 33 years in TV, Bachelor Father, Time Machine, General Kirk - Time Tunnel).
- 1912 - Birth of Jack Kent Cooke; NFL team owner (Washington Redskins).
- 1912 - Birth of Al Lewis; writer/director (Our Miss Brooks radio show (1948)).
- 1912 - Birth of Minnie Pearl [Sarah Ophelia Colley] in Tennessee, USA; actor/comedienne (Grand Old Opry, Hee-Haw, Country Music Association Hall of Fame).
- 1914 - Birth of John Berryman; American poet (Friends and Associates).
- 1914 - Birth of John Reed King in Wilmington, Delaware, USA; radio host (Double or Nothing, TV host (Why?, Let's See, Where Was I?, Chance of a Lifetime, Give and Take).
- 1915 - Attorney James L. Curtis is named US Ambassador to Liberia.
- 1918 - Canadian steamship Princess Sophia hits a reef off Alaska, 398 die.
- 1918 - Birth of Bobby Gimby in Cabri, Saskatchewan, Canada; trumpeter-songwriter (The Happy Gang radio show, "CA-NA-DA" 1967 song, Kitsilano Boys Band, Mart Kenney's Western Gentlemen, Juliette show).
- 1923 - Birth of Bobby Thomson; home run hitter ("The Giants win the pennant!").
- 1924 - Birth of Billy Barty in Milsboro, Pennsylvania, USA; dwarf/comedian (75 years on TV, Spike Jones Show, Peter Gunn, Under the Rainbow, Foul Play).
- 1925 - Birth of Yakov Rylskly in USSR; sabre team (Olympic-bronze-1956).
- 1926 - Birth of Biff McGuire in New Haven, Connecticut, USA; actor (Serpico, Heart is Lonely Hunter, All My Children, Search for Tomorrow).
- 1926 - Birth of Galina Vishnevskaya in Russia; soprano (Madam Butterfly).
- 1926 - Harry Houdini is operated on in Detroit, Michigan, and is found to have a gangrenous ruptured appendix. Doctors realize he will die soon.
- 1926 - Lester Patrick becomes first coach and general manager of New York Rangers.
- 1927 - Birth of Barbara Cook in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; stage singer/actress (Music Man).
- 1927 - Birth of Franklin "Bud" Held; javelin world champion (1949, 1951, 1953-55).
- 1928 - Birth of Tony Franciosa AKA Anthony Papaleo in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Long Hot Summer, Name of Game, Death Wish 3, Valentine's Day, The Name of the Game, Matt Helm, Finder of Lost Loves).
- 1928 - Birth of Jeanne Cooper in Taft, California, USA; actress (Kay - The Young and the Restless).
- 1928 - Birth of Marion Ross in Albert Lea, Minnesota, USA; actress (Marion - Happy Days, Brooklyn Bridge, Drew Carey Show).
- 1929 - Former US Interior Secretary Albert Fall is convicted of accepting $100,000 bribe.
- 1930 - First football game in Atlantic City Convention Center.
- 1930 - First scheduled transcontinental air service begins.
- 1931 - Birth of Annie Girardot in Paris, France; actress (Gypsy, Jacko and Lise).
- 1935 - Birth of Russell "Rusty" L Schweickart in Neptune, New Jersey, USA; astronaut (Apollo 9).
- 1935 - Hurricane-produced floods kill 2,000 in Jeremie and Jacmel, Haiti.
- 1940 - Birth of Bob Knight; college basketball coach (Indiana, Olympic-gold-1984).
- 1941 - Birth of Anne Tyler; American writer (Accidental Tourist).
- 1941 - Birth of Helen Reddy in Melbourne, Australia; singer ("I Am Woman").
- 1944 - Birth of Kathy "Taffy" Danoff in Washington DC; vocalist (Starland Vocal Band).
- 1944 - Birth of Jon Anderson; rock singer (Yes - "Roundabout").
- 1945 - Japanese surrender Taiwan to General Chiang Kai-shek.
- 1947 - Birth of Glen Tipton; rock musician (Judas Priest).
- 1948 - Birth of Dave Cowens; NBA forward (Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks).
- 1949 - Birth of Brian Kerwin in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (The Chisholms, King Kong Lives, Lobo, Nip/Tuck, Beggars and Choosers, Roseanne).
- 1950 - Birth of John Matuszak in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; NFL player (Oakland Raiders)/actor (Hollywood Beat).
- 1950 - Birth of Chuck Roberts; CNN Headline News anchor.
- 1951 - Birth of Ransom Wilson in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; flutist (Soliste New York).
- 1951 - Peace talks aimed at ending Korean War resumed in Panmunjom.
- 1952 - Birth of Shelley Smith; actress (For Love and Honor, The Associates).
- 1954 - Birth of Mark L. Taylor; actor (Boston Legal, House Calls).
- 1956 - Birth of Laura Malone in Spokane, Washington, USA; actress (Another World).
- 1957 - Birth of Nancy Cartwright; actress (The Simpsons).
- 1958 - Birth of Kornelia Ender in German Democratic Republic; 100m/200m freestyle (Olympic-gold-1976).
- 1958 - Birth of Mark Miller; country singer (Sawyer Brown).
- 1959 - Bob Murphy, TV host (RFD America), dies at age 42.
- 1960 - First electronic wrist watch placed on sale, New York City.
- 1960 - Birth of Tom Eplin; actor (Jake - Another World).
- 1961 - Death of Peter Jensen at age 75; Danish-born co-inventor of the loud speaker.
- 1962 - 110th member of the United Nations is admitted (Uganda).
- 1962 - American author John Steinbeck is awarded Nobel Prize in literature.
- 1962 - Stevenson demands USSR ambassador Zorin answer regarding Cuban missile bases saying "I am prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over".
- 1962 - Birth of Chad Smith; rock musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers).
- 1963 - The Beatles begin their first full foreign tour in Sweden.
- 1963 - Birth of Tracy Nelson in California, USA; actress (Glitter, Square Pegs, Father Dowling Mysteries, Melrose Place).
- 1964 - Birth of Michael Boatman; actor (Spin City).
- 1964 - Birth of Kevin Michael Richardson; voice actor (The Batman, Family Guy).
- 1964 - Belle Montrose, actress (Mrs Harrison - The Hathaways), dies at age 78.
- 1964 - Minnesota Vikings' Jim Marshall runs 66 yards in the wrong direction for a safety.
- 1965 - Birth of Nick Thorpe; rocker (Curiosity Killed the Cat - "Keep Your Distance").
- 1967 - Birth of Julia Roberts in Smyma, Georgia, USA; actress (Mystic Pizza, Pretty Woman).
- 1968 - Birth of Lisa Trusel in California, USA; actress (Lizette - Father Murphy, Days of Our Lives).
- 1968 - Birth of Speech; singer (Arrested Development).
- 1968 - Chicago, Illinois, recognizes Jean Baptiste Pointe de Sable as its first settler.
- 1968 - Longest Olympic field hockey game, Holland beats Spain 1-0 in 2 hours 25 minutes (6 overtime periods).
- 1970 - Birth of Ed Robertson; rock musician (Barenaked Ladies).
- 1970 - Birth of Adam Goldberg; actor (Head Cases, Joey).
- 1971 - Birth of Craig Robertson; actor (The Office).
- 1971 - Roy Disney dedicates Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
- 1971 - United Nations General Assembly admits Mainland China and expels Taiwan.
- 1972 - Eddy Merckx (Belgium) covers 30 miles, 1,258 yards in one hour.
- 1973 - Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian marathon runner (Olympics-gold 1960, 1964), dies at age 46.
- 1973 - Chris Wills wins first National hang-gliding championship.
- 1975 - USSR's Venera 10 makes day-side Venus landing.
- 1978 - Israeli Cabinet approves "in principle," a draft compromise peace with Egypt.
- 1980 - Birth of Ben Gould; actor (Saved by the Bell: New Class).
- 1980 - Birth of Mehcad Brooks; actor (Desperate Housewives).
- 1980 - Death of Sahir Ludhianvi, Urdu/Hindustani poet and Hindi film lyricist (born 1921).
- 1981 - In Michoacan, Mexico, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake occurs.
- 1981 - Birth of Austin Winkler; American lead vocalist (Hinder).
- 1982 - CBS debuts the TV sitcom Newhart, starring Bob Newhart.
- 1983 - Microsoft Word is first released for personal computers.
- 1983 - United States troops invade Grenada at the behest of Eugenia Charles of Dominica, a member of the Organization of American States.
- 1984 - The last execution in Turkey takes place.
- 1984 - New York Rangers beat New Jersey Devils 11-2.
- 1985 - Kosmos 1700 communications satellite placed in geostationary orbit.
- 1985 - Death of Morton Downey at age 83 of a stroke; singer (Radio Singer of the Year 1932), TV host (Star of the Family).
- 1986 - Death of Forrest Tucker at age 67 from lung cancer; actor (O'Rourke - F Troop, Dusty Trail, Crunch and Des).
- 1986 - International Red Cross ousted from South Africa.
- 1986 - Michael Sergio parachutes into Shea Stadium during game six of World Series.
- 1987 - Cecil Brown, news correspondant (CBS), dies at age 80.
- 1987 - Minnesota Twins win their first World Series championship beating Saint Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 84th World Series.
- 1989 - Mary McCarthy, author (The Group), dies, at age 77.
- 1989 - The NBC TV network airs the last show of The Nutt House.
- 1990 - Evander Hollyfield knocks out James "Buster" Douglas for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1990 - New York Daily News goes on strike (lasts through March, 1991).
- 1990 - In the Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurs. Eleven people killed, more than 250 injured.
- 1990 - NBC airs the 200th episode of the Cheers TV show.
- 1991 - Death of Bill Graham at age 60 in a helicopter crash in Concord, California, USA; rock promoter (Live Aid concert, Amnesty International tour, US Festival, Grateful Dead, Van Morrison, Santana).
- 1992 - Lithuania holds a referendum on its first constitution after declaring independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
- 1992 - Death of Roger Miller at age 56 of lung and throat cancer in Los Angeles, California, USA; American singer/songwriter ("King of the Road", "England Swings", "You Don't Want My Love", "Dang Me", "Chug-a-Lug", 11 Grammy awards).
- 1993 - Canadian federal election: Jean Chrétien and his Liberal Party defeat the governing Progressive Conservative Party.
- 1993 - Death of Vincent Price at age 82 of lung cancer; actor (The Saint radio show), TV host (Mystery).
- 1994 - Death of Mildred Natwick at age 89 of cancer; character actress (The Snoop Sisters (Emmy award), Aunt March - Little Women).
- 1995 - A Metra commuter train slams into a school bus in Fox River Grove, Illinois, killing seven students.
- 1995 - Birth of Conchita Campbell; Canadian actress (The 4400).
- 1995 - Death of Viveca Lindfors at age 74; actress (Law and Order, China Beach, Life Goes On, Dynasty).
- 2000 - Canada's TSX stock market index drops a record 840.26 points, to 9,511.84.
- 2001 - Microsoft launches the Windows XP operating system in the USA. The software is based on Windows NT and Windows 2000, but includes a Compatibility Mode allowing most software written for older Windows versions to operate correctly. Prices are US$199 (Home Edition) and US$299 (Professional Edition).
- 2001 - Birth of Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, daughter of Philippe, Duke of Brabant.
- 2002 - Death of Richard Harris at age 72 of Hodgkin's disease; British actor (Cromwell movie), singer ("MacArthur Park" (1968)).
- 2002 - U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone, his family and staff, are killed by a plane accident at Eveleth, Minnesota.
- 2003 - The Cedar Fire begins in San Diego County, burning 280,000 acres (1,100 square km), 2,232 homes and killing 14.
- 2003 - The Florida Marlins defeat the New York Yankees to win their second baseball World Series title.
- 2004 - The US Congressional Gold Medal is awarded to Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior and Coretta Scott King.
- 2004 - Death of John Peel at age 65 of a heart attack in Cuzco, Peru; BBC radio presenter/DJ.
- 2005 - A violent attack by communist forces at a crowded train station in Yoskar, Kosamanu kills 15.
- 2006 - The New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously rules in favor of marriage equality.
- 2007 - The first Airbus A380 passenger flight, operating for Singapore Airlines, with flight number SQ380, flies scheduled service between Singapore and Sydney, Australia.
- 2009 - In Great Britain, round 12 of the FIA World Rally Championship is won by Sébastien Loeb.
- 2009 - The FIA World Rally Championship is won by Sébastien Loeb.
- 2009 - American billionaire philanthropist Jeffry Picower and friend of Bernie Madoff drowns in his Florida swimming pool after suffering a heart attack, at age 67. Picower was the subject of a US$7.2 billion lawsuit filed by the Madoff fraud case trustee.
- 2009 - In Sepang, Malaysia, round 16 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Casey Stoner.
- 2009 - The New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 to win Major League Baseball's American League Championship Series 4 games to 2.
- 2009 - A double suicide carbomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, kills at least 155 people, injuring more than 520. The blasts hit the ministry of justice and a provincial government office near the heavily fortified Green Zone.
- 2010 - An earthquake and consequent tsunami off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, kills over 400 people and leave hundreds missing.
- 2010 - Venezuelan government expropriates the 200th business of 2010, the Venezuelan subsidiary of Ameican glass-maker Owens-Illinois, alleging exploitation of its dominant market position.
- 2010 - The Singapore Exchange announces it will acquire the Australian Securities Exchange for about US$8.3 billion.
- 2015 - Poland parliamentary elections, won by the Law and Justice party.
- 2017 - At the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping assumes his second term as General Secretary, and the political theory Xi Jinping Thought is written into the party's constitution.
- 2019 - Tourists visit the summit of Uluru (also known as Ayers Rock) for the last time, as a ban on climbing the famous rock in Australia's Northern Territory comes into effect.
- 2020 - Death of Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, 6th Vice President of Iraq (born 1942).
- 2020 - Death of Lee Kun-hee at age 78; South Korean electronics executive (Samsung Electronics).
- 2021 - The Sudanese military launches a coup against the government. Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok is placed under house arrest. President Abdel Fattah al-Burhan declares a state of emergency and announces the dissolution of the government.
- 2022 - Rishi Sunak is sworn in as prime minister of the United Kingdom.
- 2022 - In California, USA, the Dixie Fire, which started in Butte County on July 13, 2021, is contained. 390,000 hectares was burned, largest wildfire in California history.
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