October 25

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 Chiang Kai-shek
• 1962 - Cuban missile crisis: Adlai Stevenson shows photos at the UN proving Russian missiles are installed in Cuba
• 1983 - United States invades Grenada
• 1971 - United Nations seats the People's Republic of China and expels Taiwan
• 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
• 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:

October 24 - October 26 - November 25 - September 25 - more historical anniversaries