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What happend on 25. October in History
In our data base we found 327 events happened on 25. October:
• 473: Emperor Leo I acclaims his grandson Leo II as Caesar of the Byzantine Empire. [category: Events]
• 625: Pope Boniface V [category: Deaths]
• 1047: Magnus the Good, Norwegian king (b. 1024) [category: Deaths]
• 1102: William Clito, English son of Sybilla of Conversano (d. 1128) [category: Births]
• 1147: Seljuk Turks completely annihilate German crusaders under Conrad III at the Battle of Dorylaeum. [category: Events]
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• 1147: The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a four-month siege. [category: Events]
• 1154: Stephen, King of England (b. 1096) [category: Deaths]
• 1200: Conrad of Wittelsbach, German archbishop (b. 1125) [category: Deaths]
• 1230: Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Gloucester, English soldier (b. 1180) [category: Deaths]
• 1330: Louis II, Count of Flanders (d. 1384) [category: Births]
• 1400: Geoffrey Chaucer, English poet (b. 1343) [category: Deaths]
• 1415: Anthony, Duke of Brabant (b. 1384) [category: Deaths]
• 1415: Charles I of Albret [category: Deaths]
• 1415: Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York (b. 1373) [category: Deaths]
• 1415: Frederick I, Count of Vaudémont (b. 1371) [category: Deaths]
• 1415: Jean I, Duke of Alençon (b. 1385) [category: Deaths]
• 1415: Killed in the Battle of Agincourt.. [category: Deaths]
• 1415: Michael de la Pole, 3rd Earl of Suffolk (b. 1394) [category: Deaths]
• 1415: Philip II, Count of Nevers (b. 1389) [category: Deaths]
• 1415: The army of Henry V of England defeats the French at the Battle of Agincourt. [category: Events]
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• 1478: Catherine of Bosnia (b. 1425) [category: Deaths]
• 1492: Thaddeus McCarthy, Irish bishop (b. 1455) [category: Deaths]
• 1495: John II of Portugal (b. 1455) [category: Deaths]
• 1510: Renée of France (d. 1574) [category: Births]
• 1514: William Elphinstone, Scottish bishop and politician, founded University of Aberdeen (b. 1431) [category: Deaths]
• 1555: Olympia Fulvia Morata, Italian scholar (b. 1526) [category: Deaths]
• 1557: William Cavendish, English politician (b. 1505) [category: Deaths]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 1633: Jean Titelouze, French organist and composer (b. 1563) [category: Deaths]
• 1647: Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist and mathematician (b. 1608) [category: Deaths]
• 1683: Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, English-Irish politician (d. 1757) [category: Births]
• 1683: William Scroggs, English politician (b. 1623) [category: Deaths]
• 1709: Georg Gebel, German organist and composer (d. 1753) [category: Births]
• 1733: Giovanni Gerolamo Saccheri, Italian mathematician (b. 1667) [category: Deaths]
• 1747: British fleet under Admiral Sir Edward Hawke defeats the French at the second battle of Cape Finisterre. [category: Events]
• 1757: Antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (b. 1672) [category: Deaths]
• 1759: Maria Feodorovna, Russian wife of Paul I of Russia (d. 1828) [category: Births]
• 1759: William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1834) [category: Births]
• 1760: George II of Great Britain (b. 1683) [category: Deaths]
• 1760: George III becomes King of Great Britain. [category: Events]
• 1767: Benjamin Constant, Swiss-French politician and author (d. 1830) [category: Births]
• 1772: Geraud Duroc, French general (d. 1813) [category: Births]
• 1773: Johann Georg Estor, German theorist and historian (b. 1699) [category: Deaths]
• 1782: Levi Lincoln, Jr., American politician, 13th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1868) [category: Births]
• 1800: Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay, English poet, historian, and politician (d. 1859) [category: Births]
• 1802: Joseph Montferrand, Canadian logger and strongman (d. 1864) [category: Births]
• 1806: Max Stirner, German philosopher (d. 1856) [category: Births]
• 1806: Henry Knox, American general and politician (b. 1750) [category: Deaths]
• 1811: Évariste Galois, French mathematician (d. 1832) [category: Births]
• 1812: War of 1812: The American frigate, USS United States, commanded by Stephen Decatur, captures the British frigate HMS Macedonian. [category: Events]
• 1825: Johann Strauss II, Austrian composer (d. 1899) [category: Births]
• 1826: Philippe Pinel, French psychiatrist (b. 1745) [category: Deaths]
• 1828: The St Katharine Docks opened in London. [category: Events]
• 1833: Abbas Mirza, Persian prince (b. 1789) [category: Deaths]
• 1836: Antonios Miaoulis, Greek politician and navy officer (b. 1800) [category: Deaths]
• 1838: Georges Bizet, French composer (d. 1875) [category: Births]
• 1852: John C. Clark, American politician (b. 1793) [category: Deaths]
• 1854: The Battle of Balaklava during the Crimean War (Charge of the Light Brigade). [category: Events]
• 1856: Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger, Croatian geologist, paleontologist, and archeologist (d. 1936) [category: Births]
• 1861: The Toronto Stock Exchange is created. [category: Events]
• 1864: Alexander Gretchaninov, Russian composer (d. 1956) [category: Births]
• 1864: John Francis Dodge, American businessman, co-founded the Dodge Company (d. 1920) [category: Births]
• 1867: Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki, Polish general (d. 1937) [category: Births]
• 1868: Dan Burke, American baseball player (d. 1933) [category: Births]
• 1877: Adolf Möller, German rower (d. 1968) [category: Births]
• 1881: Julius Frey, German swimmer (d. 1960) [category: Births]
• 1881: Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (d. 1973) [category: Births]
• 1882: John T. Flynn, American journalist and author (d. 1964) [category: Births]
• 1886: Leo G. Carroll, English actor (d. 1972) [category: Births]
• 1888: Nils von Dardel, Swedish painter (d. 1943) [category: Births]
• 1888: Richard E. Byrd, American navy officer (d. 1957) [category: Births]
• 1889: Abel Gance, French director (d. 1981) [category: Births]
• 1889: Smoky Joe Wood, American baseball player (d. 1985) [category: Births]
• 1889: Émile Augier, French playwright (b. 1820) [category: Deaths]
• 1891: Charles Coughlin, Canadian-American priest and broadcaster (d. 1979) [category: Births]
• 1892: Nell Shipman, Canadian actress, screenwriter, and producer (d. 1970) [category: Births]
• 1894: Âşık Veysel Şatıroğlu, Turkish poet (d. 1973) [category: Births]
• 1895: Levi Eshkol, Israeli politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Israel (d. 1969) [category: Births]
• 1895: Charles Hallé, German-English pianist and conductor (b. 1819) [category: Deaths]
• 1900: Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Nigerian activist (d. 1978) [category: Births]
• 1900: The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal. [category: Events]
• 1902: Eddie Lang, American guitarist (d. 1933) [category: Births]
• 1902: Henry Steele Commager, American historian (d. 1998) [category: Births]
• 1903: Harry Shoulberg, American painter (d. 1995) [category: Births]
• 1903: Katharine Byron, American politician (d. 1976) [category: Births]
• 1905: Dimosthenis Dogkas, Greek politician [category: Deaths]
• 1908: Edmond Pidoux, Swiss author and poet (d. 2004) [category: Births]
• 1910: William Higinbotham, American physicist (d. 1994) [category: Births]
• 1910: Willie Anderson, Scottish-American golfer (b. 1878) [category: Deaths]
• 1912: Jack Kent Cooke, Canadian entrepreneur and sports teams owner (d. 1997) [category: Births]
• 1912: Minnie Pearl, American comedian and singer (d. 1996) [category: Births]
• 1913: Klaus Barbie, German SS captain (d. 1991) [category: Births]
• 1914: John Berryman, American poet (d. 1972) [category: Births]
• 1915: Ivan M. Niven, Canadian mathematician (d. 1999) [category: Births]
• 1917: Lee MacPhail, American baseball manager and executive (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1917: Traditionally understood date of the October Revolution, involving the capture of the Winter Palace, Petrograd, Russia. The date refers to the Julian Calendar date, and corresponds with November 7 in the Gregorian calendar. [category: Events]
• 1918: Chubby Jackson, American bassist and bandleader (d. 2003) [category: Births]
• 1920: Alexander of Greece (b. 1893) [category: Deaths]
• 1920: Terence MacSwiney, Irish playwright and activist (b. 1879) [category: Deaths]
• 1920: After 74 days on Hunger Strike in Brixton Prison, England, the Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork, Terence MacSwiney died. [category: Events]
• 1921: Michael of Romania [category: Births]
• 1921: Bat Masterson, American journalist and sheriff (b. 1853) [category: Deaths]
• 1923: Beate Sirota Gordon, Austrian-American director and producer (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1923: Bobby Thomson, Scottish-American baseball player (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1923: Jean Duceppe, Canadian actor (d. 1990) [category: Births]
• 1924: Billy Barty, American actor (d. 2000) [category: Births]
• 1924: Earl Palmer, American drummer (The Wrecking Crew) (d. 2008) [category: Births]
• 1924: The forged Zinoviev Letter is published in the Daily Mail, wrecking the British Labour Party's hopes of re-election. [category: Events]
• 1925: Clancy Lyall, American soldier (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1926: Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian soprano (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1926: Ismail Gulgee, Pakistani painter (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1926: Jimmy Heath, American saxophonist and composer (Heath Brothers) [category: Births]
• 1927: Barbara Cook, American singer and actress [category: Births]
• 1927: Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, Uruguayan politician, President of Uruguay [category: Births]
• 1927: Lawrence Kohlberg, American psychologist (d. 1987) [category: Births]
• 1928: Anthony Franciosa, American actor (d. 2006) [category: Births]
• 1928: Marion Ross, American actress [category: Births]
• 1931: Annie Girardot, French actress (d. 2011) [category: Births]
• 1931: Jimmy McIlroy, Irish footballer and manager [category: Births]
• 1933: Eugene Gordon Lee, American actor (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1935: Rusty Schweickart, American astronaut [category: Births]
• 1935: Sam Taylor, American singer-songwriter (d. 2009) [category: Births]
• 1936: Martin Gilbert, English historian and author [category: Births]
• 1936: Masako Nozawa, Japanese actress [category: Births]
• 1937: Roberto Menescal, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer [category: Births]
• 1938: Alfonsina Storni, Argentine poet (b. 1892) [category: Deaths]
• 1938: The Archbishop of Dubuque, Francis J. L. Beckman, denounces swing music as "a degenerated musical system... turned loose to gnaw away at the moral fiber of young people", warning that it leads down a "primrose path to hell". His warning is widely ignored. [category: Events]
• 1939: Fred Marcellino, American illustrator (d. 2001) [category: Births]
• 1939: Nikos Nikolaidis, Greek director and screenwriter (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1939: Robin Spry, Canadian director and producer (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1939: Zelmo Beaty, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1940: Bob Knight, American basketball player and coach [category: Births]
• 1940: Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. is named the first African American general in the United States Army. [category: Events]
• 1941: Anne Tyler, American author [category: Births]
• 1941: Helen Reddy, Australian singer and actress [category: Births]
• 1941: Franz von Werra, German fighter pilot (b. 1914) [category: Deaths]
• 1944: James Carville, American lawyer and political consultant [category: Births]
• 1944: Jon Anderson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Yes, Jon and Vangelis, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, and The Warriors) [category: Births]
• 1944: Kati Kovács, Hungarian singer and actress [category: Births]
• 1944: 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. [category: Events]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 1944: The Romanian Army liberates Carei, the last Romanian city under Nazi-Hungarian occupation. [category: Events]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 1945: Peter Ledger, Australian illustrator (d. 1994) [category: Births]
• 1945: Robert Ley, German politician (b. 1890) [category: Deaths]
• 1945: The Republic of China takes over administration of Taiwan following Japan's surrender to the Allies. [category: Events]
• 1947: Coco Robicheaux, American singer-songwriter (d. 2011) [category: Births]
• 1947: Glenn Tipton, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Judas Priest and The Flying Hat Band) [category: Births]
• 1948: Dan Gable, American wrestler and coach [category: Births]
• 1948: Dan Issel, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1948: Daniel Mark Epstein, American poet and biographer [category: Births]
• 1948: Dave Cowens, American basketball player and coach [category: Births]
• 1949: Hans-Georg Kraus, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1949: Réjean Houle, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1949: Walter Hyatt, American singer-songwriter, (Uncle Walt's Band) (d. 1996) [category: Births]
• 1950: Chris Norman, English singer-songwriter (Smokie) [category: Births]
• 1951: Richard Lloyd, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Television and Rocket from the Tombs) [category: Births]
• 1952: Ioannis Kyrastas, Greek footballer and manager (d. 2004) [category: Births]
• 1952: Mollie O'Brien, American singer [category: Births]
• 1952: Samir Geagea, Lebanese politician [category: Births]
• 1953: Holger Pedersen, Danish linguist (b. 1867) [category: Deaths]
• 1954: David Worrall, Australian composer [category: Births]
• 1954: Mike Eruzione, American ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1955: Danny Darwin, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1955: Glynis Barber, English actress [category: Births]
• 1955: Matthias Jabs, German guitarist and songwriter (Scorpions) [category: Births]
• 1955: Robin Eubanks, American trombonist [category: Births]
• 1955: Sadako Sasaki, Japanese victim of the atomic bomb (b. 1943) [category: Deaths]
• 1956: Paul Regina, American actor (d. 2006) [category: Births]
• 1957: Bernard Hogan-Howe, English police officer [category: Births]
• 1957: Nancy Cartwright, American voice actress [category: Births]
• 1957: Albert Anastasia, Italian-American mobster (b. 1902) [category: Deaths]
• 1957: Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, Irish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1878) [category: Deaths]
• 1958: Kornelia Ender, German swimmer [category: Births]
• 1958: Phil Daniels, English actor [category: Births]
• 1960: Christina Amphlett, Australian singer-songwriter and actress (Divinyls) [category: Births]
• 1960: June Brigman, American illustrator [category: Births]
• 1960: Harry Ferguson, Irish engineer, founded the Ferguson Company (b. 1884) [category: Deaths]
• 1961: Chad Smith, American drummer (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chickenfoot, and Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats) [category: Births]
• 1961: Janice Tanton, Canadian illustrator [category: Births]
• 1961: Ward Burton, American race car driver [category: Births]
• 1961: Willie Walsh, Irish businessman [category: Births]
• 1962: Darlene Vogel, American actress [category: Births]
• 1962: Nick Hancock, English actor [category: Births]
• 1962: Louis Abell, American rower (b. 1884) [category: Deaths]
• 1962: Cuban missile crisis: Adlai Stevenson shows photos at the UN proving Soviet missiles are installed in Cuba. [category: Events]
• 1962: Nelson Mandela is sentenced to five years in prison. [category: Events]
• 1962: Uganda joins the United Nations. [category: Events]
• 1963: Tracy Nelson, American actress [category: Births]
• 1963: Karl von Terzaghi, Austrian-American engineer and geologist (b. 1883) [category: Deaths]
• 1963: Roger Désormière, French conductor (b. 1898) [category: Deaths]
• 1964: Kevin Michael Richardson, American actor [category: Births]
• 1964: Michael Boatman, American actor [category: Births]
• 1964: Nicole, German singer [category: Births]
• 1965: 2 Cold Scorpio, American wrestler [category: Births]
• 1965: Þorsteinn Bachmann, Icelandic actor [category: Births]
• 1965: Eduard Einstein, Swiss son of Albert Einstein (b. 1910) [category: Deaths]
• 1966: Perry Saturn, American wrestler [category: Births]
• 1966: Wendel Clark, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1969: Josef Beranek, Czech ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1969: Nika Futterman, American voice actress and singer [category: Births]
• 1969: Oleg Salenko, Russian footballer [category: Births]
• 1970: Adam Goldberg, American actor [category: Births]
• 1970: Adam Pascal, American actor [category: Births]
• 1970: Chely Wright, American singer-songwriter and actress [category: Births]
• 1970: Daniel Scheinhardt, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1970: Ed Robertson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Barenaked Ladies and Yukon Kornelius) [category: Births]
• 1970: J. A. Adande, American columnist [category: Births]
• 1970: Peter Aerts, Dutch kick boxer [category: Births]
• 1971: Athena Chu, Hong Kong actress and singer [category: Births]
• 1971: Midori Gotō, Japanese-American violinist [category: Births]
• 1971: Neil Fallon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Clutch, The Company Band, and The Bakerton Group) [category: Births]
• 1971: Pedro Martínez, Dominican baseball player [category: Births]
• 1971: Rosie Ledet, American singer-songwriter and accordion player [category: Births]
• 1971: Simon Charlton, English footballer [category: Births]
• 1971: The United Nations seated the People's Republic of China and expelled the Republic of China (see political status of Taiwan and China and the United Nations) [category: Events]
• 1972: Jonathan Torrens, Canadian actor [category: Births]
• 1973: Lamont Bentley, American actor (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1973: Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian runner (b. 1932) [category: Deaths]
• 1973: Cleo Moore, American actress (b. 1928) [category: Deaths]
• 1973: Robert Scholl, German politician (b. 1891) [category: Deaths]
• 1974: Goya Jaekel, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1974: Lee Byung-Kyu, South Korean baseball player [category: Births]
• 1975: Eirik Glambek Bøe, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Kings of Convenience and Skog) [category: Births]
• 1975: Ryan Clement, American football player [category: Births]
• 1975: Zadie Smith, English author [category: Births]
• 1975: Vladimir Herzog, Brazilian journalist and activist (b. 1937) [category: Deaths]
• 1976: Brett Kirk, Australian footballer [category: Births]
• 1976: Steve Jones, Irish footballer [category: Births]
• 1976: Raymond Queneau, French poet and author (b. 1903) [category: Deaths]
• 1977: Birgit Prinz, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1977: Yehonathan Gatro, Israeli singer and actor [category: Births]
• 1977: Digital Equipment Corporation releases OpenVMS V1.0. [category: Events]
• 1978: Markus Pöyhönen, Finnish sprinter [category: Births]
• 1978: Russell Anderson, Scottish footballer [category: Births]
• 1979: Bat for Lashes, English singer-songwriter [category: Births]
• 1979: Eddie Argos, English singer-songwriter (Art Brut) [category: Births]
• 1979: Rob Hulse, English footballer [category: Births]
• 1979: Rosa Mendes, Canadian wrestler [category: Births]
• 1979: Sarah Thompson, American actress [category: Births]
• 1979: Tony Torcato, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1979: Gerald Templer, English military commander (b. 1898) [category: Deaths]
• 1980: Mehcad Brooks, American actor and model [category: Births]
• 1980: Sahir Ludhianvi, Indian poet and songwriter (b. 1921) [category: Deaths]
• 1980: Virgil Fox, American organist (b. 1912) [category: Deaths]
• 1980: Proceedings on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction conclude at The Hague. [category: Events]
• 1981: Jon Wood, American race car driver [category: Births]
• 1981: Josh Henderson, American actor and singer [category: Births]
• 1981: Shaun Wright-Phillips, English footballer [category: Births]
• 1981: Young Rome, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (IMx) [category: Births]
• 1982: Eman Lam, Hong Kong singer (at17) [category: Births]
• 1982: Jerome Carter, American football player [category: Births]
• 1983: Gyptian, Jamaican singer [category: Births]
• 1983: Han Yeo-reum, South Korean actress [category: Births]
• 1983: Taylor Vixen, American porn actress [category: Births]
• 1983: Tim McGarigle, American football player [category: Births]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 1984: Iván Ramis, Spanish footballer [category: Births]
• 1984: Katy Perry, American singer-Songwriter and actress [category: Births]
• 1984: Sara Lumholdt, Swedish singer and dancer (A-Teens) [category: Births]
• 1985: Ciara, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress [category: Births]
• 1985: Daniele Padelli, Italian footballer [category: Births]
• 1985: Kara Lynn Joyce, American swimmer [category: Births]
• 1985: Gary Holton, English actor (b. 1952) [category: Deaths]
• 1986: DJ Webstar, American DJ and producer [category: Births]
• 1986: Eddie Gaven, American soccer player [category: Births]
• 1986: Forrest Tucker, American actor (b. 1919) [category: Deaths]
• 1987: Darron Gibson, Irish footballer [category: Births]
• 1987: Fabian Hambüchen, German gymnast [category: Births]
• 1988: Shane Edwards, Australian footballer [category: Births]
• 1989: Ivan Marconi, Italian footballer [category: Births]
• 1990: Austin Peralta, American pianist and composer (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1991: Bill Graham, German-American concert promoter (b. 1931) [category: Deaths]
• 1991: History of Slovenia: Three months after the end of the Ten-Day War, the last soldier of the Yugoslav People's Army leaves the territory of the Republic of Slovenia. [category: Events]
• 1992: Kamie Crawford, Miss Teen U.S.A 2010 [category: Births]
• 1992: Roger Miller, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1936) [category: Deaths]
• 1993: Kelley Missal, American actress [category: Births]
• 1993: Danny Chan, Hong Kong singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (b. 1958) [category: Deaths]
• 1993: Vincent Price, American actor (b. 1911) [category: Deaths]
• 1994: Kara Hultgreen, American pilot (b. 1965) [category: Deaths]
• 1994: Mildred Natwick, American actress (b. 1905) [category: Deaths]
• 1995: Bobby Riggs, American tennis player (b. 1918) [category: Deaths]
• 1995: Viveca Lindfors, Swedish actress (b. 1920) [category: Deaths]
• 1995: A commuter train slams into a school bus in Fox River Grove, Illinois, killing seven students. [category: Events]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 1998: Warren Wiebe, American singer (b. 1953) [category: Deaths]
• 1999: Payne Stewart, American golfer (b. 1957) [category: Deaths]
• 2001: Princess Elisabeth of Belgium [category: Births]
• 2002: Paul Wellstone, American politician (b. 1944) [category: Deaths]
• 2002: René Thom, French mathematician (b. 1923) [category: Deaths]
• 2002: Richard Harris, Irish actor (b. 1930) [category: Deaths]
• 2003: Pandurang Shastri Athavale, Indian philosopher and spiritual leader (b. 1920) [category: Deaths]
• 2003: Robert Strassburg, American conductor and composer (b. 1915) [category: Deaths]
• 2003: Veikko Hakulinen, Finnish skier (b. 1925) [category: Deaths]
• 2004: John Peel, English journalist and producer (b. 1939) [category: Deaths]
• 2004: Fidel Castro, Cuba's President, announces that transactions using the American Dollar will be banned. [category: Events]
• 2005: Wellington Mara, American businessman (b. 1916) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Krista and Tatiana Hogan, Canadian conjoined twins [category: Births]
• 2006: Danny Rolling, American serial killer (b. 1954) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Martín Caballero, Colombian guerrilla leader [category: Deaths]
• 2008: Anne Pressly, American journalist (b. 1982) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: The 25 October 2009 Baghdad bombings kills 155 and wounds at least 721. [category: Events]
• 2010: Gregory Isaacs, Jamaican singer-songwriter (b. 1951) [category: Deaths]
• 2010: Lisa Blount, American actress and producer (b. 1957) [category: Deaths]
• 2010: Vesna Parun, Croatian poet (b. 1922) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Aung Gyi, Burmese politician (b. 1919) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Dimitris Beis, Greek politician, 68th Mayor of Athens (b. 1928) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Emanuel Steward, American boxing trainer and sportscaster (b. 1944) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Jacques Barzun, French-American historian and author (b. 1907) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Jaspal Bhatti, Indian actor (b. 1955) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: John Connelly, English footballer (b. 1938) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Les Mueller, American baseball player (b. 1919) [category: Deaths]
• _: Armed Forces Day (Romania) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Christian Feast Day: [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Constitution Day (Lithuania) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Crispin and Crispinian [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Crysanthus and Daria (Western Christianity) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Day of the Basque Country (Basque Country) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Earliest day on which Nevada Day can fall, while October 31 is the latest; celebrated on last Friday in October. (Nevada) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Forty Martyrs of England and Wales [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Gaudentius of Brescia [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Minias of Florence [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: October 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Republic Day (Kazakhstan) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Retrocession Day (Taiwan) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Thanksgiving Day (Grenada) [category: Holidays and observances]