A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on October 25 throughout history.
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Battle of Agincourt: Henry V's forces defeat a larger French army as the longbow overcomes the armored knight at Azincourt, France
Infamous "Charge of the Light Brigade" during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War results in over 100 deaths
US Ambassador to the UN Adlai Stevenson demands USSR UN representative Valerian Zorin answer concerns about Cuban missile bases, saying, "I am prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over"
Foreign relations of Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), are accomplished by efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a cabinet-level ministry of the central government.
Chinese Premier Xi Jinping unveils his new ruling council in the Great Hall of the People; none of the five members are young enough to succeed him
Halloween II is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Rick Rosenthal, in his directorial debut, written and produced by John Carpenter and Debra Hill, and starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald...
The first performance of the Piano Concerto No. 1 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is given in Boston, Massachusetts with Hans von Bülow as soloist
1st "World Championship" Baseball Series, Polo Grounds, NYC: Providence Grays (NL) beat NY Mets (American Association) 12-2 in 6 innings for a 3-game sweep; game abandoned because of bitter cold
Future 2nd American President John Adams (28) weds Abigail Smith (19) in Weymouth, Massachusetts (marriage lasts 54 years)
Governor of Virginia Patrick Henry (41) weds second wife Dorothea Dandridge
US President Chester A. Arthur (30) weds Ellen Herndon (22) at Calvary Episcopal Church in NYC, New York
Boniface V ends his reign as Catholic Pope
Louis VII (1120 – 18 September 1180), called the Younger or the Young (French: le Jeune) to differentiate him from his father Louis VI, was King of France from 1137 to 1180.
Dom Afonso I nicknamed "the Conqueror" (Portuguese: O Conquistador), "the Founder" (O Fundador) and "the Great" (O Magno) by the Portuguese, was the first king of Portugal, from 26 July 1139 until...
Goffredo Castiglioni elected as Pope Coelestinus IV, lasts 17 days
Liverpool Castle was a castle in Liverpool, England, that stood from the early 13th century to the early 18th century (1237–1726).
Holy Roman Emperor Charles V publicly abdicates his roles as Lord of the Netherlands and Duke of Burgundy in favor of his son Philip II of Spain
The Spanish Armada (often known as Invincible Armada, or the Enterprise of England, Spanish: Grande y Felicísima Armada, lit. 'Great and Most Fortunate Navy') was a Spanish fleet that sailed from...
Brandenburg, Brunswick, Denmark and The Netherlands form anti-French Quadruple Alliance
Iapetus () is the outermost of Saturn's large moons. With an estimated diameter of 1,469 km (913 mi), it is the third-largest moon of Saturn and the eleventh-largest in the Solar System.
The First Battle of Cape Finisterre (14 May 1747) was waged during the War of the Austrian Succession.
The capture of HMS Macedonian was a naval action fought near Madeira on 25 October 1812 between the heavy frigate USS United States, commanded by Stephen Decatur, and the frigate HMS Macedonian,...
St Katharine Docks is a former dock in the St. Katharine's and Wapping ward of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Eastern State Penitentiary opens in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as the world's 1st prison to entirely use solitary confinement system intended for rehabilitation; designed by Robert Strickland, it closed in 1971, and is now a museum [1]
The First Battle of Springfield was a battle of the American Civil War that took place on October 25, 1861, near Springfield, Missouri.
The Battle of Marais des Cygnes () took place on October 25, 1864, in Linn County, Kansas, during Price's Missouri Campaign during the American Civil War.
Pimlico Race Course is a thoroughbred horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is most famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the Triple Crown.
First International Six-Day Bike Race at Madison Square Garden in New York ends
Battle of Shangani, Matabeleland: Dr Jameson beats Ndebeles
The South African Republic (Dutch: Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, abbreviated ZAR; Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Republiek), also known as the Transvaal Republic, was a landlocked independent Boer...
Joseph Chamberlain, British Colonial Affairs Secretary, makes an anti-German speech in Edinburgh; when word reaches Germany leads to widespread agitation against the British and breakdown of negotiations for Anglo-German alliance
Frederik of Oaths disbands mental home colony Walden
London's last horse drawn omnibus made its way from London Bridge Station to Moorgate
James Milton Turner (1840 – November 1, 1915) was an American political leader, activist, educator, and diplomat during the Reconstruction era.
Pan-Russian Congress opens in Petrograd
Canadian steamship "Princess Sophia" hits a reef off Alaska, 398 die
Rightist German ministers disavows Treaty of Locarno
Future Hockey HOFer Lester Patrick becomes first coach & GM of NY Rangers
1st indoor American football game Convention Hall in Atlantic City; a 7–0 victory by Washington & Jefferson over Lafayette, two Pennsylvania college teams
Hurricane-produced floods kill 2,000 in Jeremie & Jacmel Haiti
Belgian government of Zealand falls due to black money
Casey Stengel signs to manage Boston Bees
American Archbishop of Dubuque (Iowa), 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"
William Saroyan (August 31, 1908 – May 18, 1981) was an American novelist, playwright, and short story writer.
Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr. (July 1, 1877 – November 26, 1970) was a career officer in the United States Army.
16,000 Jews massacred in Odessa, Ukraine
The First Battle of El Alamein (1–27 July 1942) was a battle of the Western Desert campaign of World War II, fought in Egypt between Axis (German and Italian) forces of the Panzer Army Africa—which...
The Burma Railway, also known as the Siam–Burma Railway, Thai–Burma Railway and similar names, or as the Death Railway, is a 415 km (258 mi) railway between Ban Pong, Thailand, and Thanbyuzayat,...
The Battle of Leyte Gulf (23–26 October 1944) was the largest naval battle of World War II and by some criteria the largest naval battle in history, with over 200,000 naval personnel involved. By...
Frederick Michael Saigh Jr. (pronounced "sigh") (1905–1999) was a lawyer, real estate investor, and owner of the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1948 through 1953.
Special Council of Annulment convicts writer Friedrich Weinreb for collaboration with the Nazis
Dutch NSB leader C van Gelderen sentenced to life
The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea;...
Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created by the Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet.
The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland.
Austria resumes its sovereignty for the first time since German occupation of 1938 after departure of last Allied occupation forces
Branch Rickey steps down as GM of the Pirates
White Sox manager Marty Marion resigns and is replaced by Al López
1st electronic wrist watch placed on sale, NYC
USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
th member of UN admitted (Uganda)
Anti-Kennedy "WANTED FOR TREASON" pamphlets scattered in Dallas
"Get Off of My Cloud" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards for a single to follow the successful "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction".
6 youths sentenced in "Johnson murderer!" in Amsterdam
American swimmer Claudia Kolb wraps up the women's individual medley double in Mexico City, winning the 400m I/M in Olympic record 5:08.5; she also won the 200m I/M in OR 2:24.7
American ocean liner SS United States, still holding record for fastest Atlantic Ocean crossing, completes 400th voyage; new owners announce ship's retirement shortly thereafter [1]
Austrian driver Jochen Rindt wins F1 World Drivers Championship by 5 points from Jacky Ickx after Mexican GP; only season World Championship awarded posthumously, after Rindt's death in Italian GP practice at Monza
A man dies two days after being shot during an Irish Republican Army attack on the British Army in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Chris Wills wins 1st National hang-gliding championship
Ferguson Arthur "Fergie" Jenkins is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher and coach.
SF Giants trade future HOF first baseman Willie McCovey to San Diego Padres for pitcher Mike Caldwell
Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (25 September [O.S. 12 September] 1906 – 9 August 1975) was a Soviet composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his First Symphony in...
5th Enterprise, approach & lands test (ALT) flight
OpenVMS, often referred to as just VMS, is a multi-user, multiprocessing and virtual memory-based operating system.
USSR performs underground nuclear test
Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand is an American singer, actress, songwriter, producer, and director.
,000 demonstrate in Brussels against cruise missile
New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner scuffles with 2 fans in a hotel elevator
US invades Grenada, a country 1/2,000 its population (US Wins!)
"Give My Regards to Broad Street" premieres (Gotham Theater-NYC)
Rodney Cline Carew is a Panamanian-American former professional baseball player and coach.
International Red Cross ousted from South Africa
"Devil Worship: Exposing Satan's Underground" TV special hosted by Geraldo Rivera airs on NBC [1]
"40-Hour Week" 9th studio album by Alabama is re-released (original release 1985)
Aaqib Javed takes 7-37 in 10 overs v India in cricket 1-dayer at Sharjah
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe.
Airbus A310 of Air Nigeria hijacked, 1 dead
Frank, brother of Yank manager Joe Torre, receives a heart transplant
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.
A team led by Brigitte Senut and Martin Pickford discover Orrorin tugenensis, one of the earliest species on the human family tree that lived about 6 million years ago, in the Tugen Hills, Kenya
Windows XP, which is the next version of Windows NT after Windows 2000 and the successor to the consumer-oriented Windows Me, has been released in several editions since its original release in...
David Lang's "The Little Match Girl Passion" premieres at Carnegie Hall, New York City (Pulitzer Prize for Music 2008) [1]
The 25 October 2009 Baghdad bombings were attacks in Baghdad, Iraq which killed 155 people and injured at least 721 people.
Hurricane Sandy (unofficially referred to as Superstorm Sandy) was an extremely large and devastating tropical cyclone which ravaged the Caribbean and the coastal Mid-Atlantic region of the United...
74 Boko Harem members killed in a coordinated assault in Borno State, Nigeria
Dreamworld is a theme park and zoo situated on the Gold Coast in Queensland. It is Australia's largest theme park with over 40 rides and attractions. Attractions at the park range from thrill rides...
First work of art produced by artificial intelligence, "Edmond de Belamy," conceived by Obvious, sells for $432,500 at Christie's in New York
Leicester City rout Southampton, 9-0 at St. Mary's to record biggest ever win by an away side in an English top-flight league match in the history of the Football League
British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton wins Portuguese Grand Prix at Autódromo Internacional Do Algarve for his 92nd career victory; moves 1 win clear of Michael Schumacher in all-time F1 victories list
Afghanistan to become world's worst humanitarian crisis as nearly 23 million people face acute hunger over winter according to the World Food Program [1]
German sportswear manufacturer Adidas cuts ties with American rapper and fashion designer Kenye West over anti-Semitic remarks he made in interviews and on his social media [1]
At least 18 people killed and 13 injured in a massed shooting in Lewiston, Maine sending the area into lockdown with the suspect still at large [1]
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8, Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenki return to earth after 235 days in space [1]
Catherine Connolly is elected as Ireland's 10th President in a landslide victory, securing 63% of the first preference votes [1]
William Grenville is born
Karl Polanyi, Hungarian economist, philosopher and historian, known for economist, philosopher and historian, was born on 1886-10-25.
Klaus Barbie, German nazi german gestapo leader, known for nazi german gestapo leader, was born on 1913-10-25.
Samantha Bee is born
Ciara, American singer-songwriter, known for american singer-songwriter, was born on 1986-10-25.
Mia Wasikowska, Australian actress, known for australian actress, was born on 1990-10-25. Mia Wasikowska ( VUSH-i-KOF-skə; born 25 October 1989) is an Australian actress.
Alexander Gretchaninov, Russian musician, known for russian romantic composer, was born on 1864-10-25. Alexander Tikhonovich Gretchaninov was a Russian Romantic composer..
Katy Perry, American musician, known for american singer, was born on 1985-10-25. Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television…
Denny Shute, American athlete, known for american professional golfer, was born on 1904-10-25.
Primo Carnera, Italian athlete, known for italian boxer and professional wrestler, was born on 1906-10-25.
Dave Cowens, American athlete, known for american basketball player and coach, was born on 1949-10-25.
Mike Eruzione, American athlete, known for american ice hockey player, was born on 1955-10-25. Michael Anthony "Rizzo" Eruzione is an American former ice hockey player.
Pedro Martínez, American athlete, known for dominican-american baseball pitcher, was born on 1972-10-25.
Xander Schauffele, American athlete, known for american professional golfer, was born on 1994-10-25. Alexander Victor Schauffele is an American professional golfer.
Boniface V ends his reign as Catholic Pope
Louis VII (1120 – 18 September 1180), called the Younger or the Young (French: le Jeune) to differentiate him from his father Louis VI, was King of France from 1137 to 1180.
Dom Afonso I nicknamed "the Conqueror" (Portuguese: O Conquistador), "the Founder" (O Fundador) and "the Great" (O Magno) by the Portuguese, was the first king of Portugal, from 26 July 1139 until...
Goffredo Castiglioni elected as Pope Coelestinus IV, lasts 17 days
Liverpool Castle was a castle in Liverpool, England, that stood from the early 13th century to the early 18th century (1237–1726).
Battle of Agincourt: Henry V's forces defeat a larger French army as the longbow overcomes the armored knight at Azincourt, France
Holy Roman Emperor Charles V publicly abdicates his roles as Lord of the Netherlands and Duke of Burgundy in favor of his son Philip II of Spain
The Spanish Armada (often known as Invincible Armada, or the Enterprise of England, Spanish: Grande y Felicísima Armada, lit. 'Great and Most Fortunate Navy') was a Spanish fleet that sailed from...
Brandenburg, Brunswick, Denmark and The Netherlands form anti-French Quadruple Alliance
Iapetus () is the outermost of Saturn's large moons. With an estimated diameter of 1,469 km (913 mi), it is the third-largest moon of Saturn and the eleventh-largest in the Solar System.
The First Battle of Cape Finisterre (14 May 1747) was waged during the War of the Austrian Succession.
William Grenville is born
George II dies
Future 2nd American President John Adams (28) weds Abigail Smith (19) in Weymouth, Massachusetts (marriage lasts 54 years)
Governor of Virginia Patrick Henry (41) weds second wife Dorothea Dandridge
The capture of HMS Macedonian was a naval action fought near Madeira on 25 October 1812 between the heavy frigate USS United States, commanded by Stephen Decatur, and the frigate HMS Macedonian,...
St Katharine Docks is a former dock in the St. Katharine's and Wapping ward of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Eastern State Penitentiary opens in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as the world's 1st prison to entirely use solitary confinement system intended for rehabilitation; designed by Robert Strickland, it closed in 1971, and is now a museum [1]
Infamous "Charge of the Light Brigade" during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War results in over 100 deaths
US President Chester A. Arthur (30) weds Ellen Herndon (22) at Calvary Episcopal Church in NYC, New York
The First Battle of Springfield was a battle of the American Civil War that took place on October 25, 1861, near Springfield, Missouri.
The Battle of Marais des Cygnes () took place on October 25, 1864, in Linn County, Kansas, during Price's Missouri Campaign during the American Civil War.
Alexander Gretchaninov, Russian musician, known for russian romantic composer, was born on 1864-10-25. Alexander Tikhonovich Gretchaninov was a Russian Romantic composer..
Pimlico Race Course is a thoroughbred horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is most famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the Triple Crown.
The first performance of the Piano Concerto No. 1 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is given in Boston, Massachusetts with Hans von Bülow as soloist
1st "World Championship" Baseball Series, Polo Grounds, NYC: Providence Grays (NL) beat NY Mets (American Association) 12-2 in 6 innings for a 3-game sweep; game abandoned because of bitter cold
Karl Polanyi, Hungarian economist, philosopher and historian, known for economist, philosopher and historian, was born on 1886-10-25.
First International Six-Day Bike Race at Madison Square Garden in New York ends
Battle of Shangani, Matabeleland: Dr Jameson beats Ndebeles
The South African Republic (Dutch: Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, abbreviated ZAR; Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Republiek), also known as the Transvaal Republic, was a landlocked independent Boer...
Joseph Chamberlain, British Colonial Affairs Secretary, makes an anti-German speech in Edinburgh; when word reaches Germany leads to widespread agitation against the British and breakdown of negotiations for Anglo-German alliance
Denny Shute, American athlete, known for american professional golfer, was born on 1904-10-25.
Primo Carnera, Italian athlete, known for italian boxer and professional wrestler, was born on 1906-10-25.
Frederik of Oaths disbands mental home colony Walden
London's last horse drawn omnibus made its way from London Bridge Station to Moorgate
Klaus Barbie, German nazi german gestapo leader, known for nazi german gestapo leader, was born on 1913-10-25.
James Milton Turner (1840 – November 1, 1915) was an American political leader, activist, educator, and diplomat during the Reconstruction era.
Pan-Russian Congress opens in Petrograd
Canadian steamship "Princess Sophia" hits a reef off Alaska, 398 die
Rightist German ministers disavows Treaty of Locarno
Future Hockey HOFer Lester Patrick becomes first coach & GM of NY Rangers
1st indoor American football game Convention Hall in Atlantic City; a 7–0 victory by Washington & Jefferson over Lafayette, two Pennsylvania college teams
Hurricane-produced floods kill 2,000 in Jeremie & Jacmel Haiti
Belgian government of Zealand falls due to black money
Casey Stengel signs to manage Boston Bees
American Archbishop of Dubuque (Iowa), 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"
William Saroyan (August 31, 1908 – May 18, 1981) was an American novelist, playwright, and short story writer.
Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr. (July 1, 1877 – November 26, 1970) was a career officer in the United States Army.
16,000 Jews massacred in Odessa, Ukraine
The First Battle of El Alamein (1–27 July 1942) was a battle of the Western Desert campaign of World War II, fought in Egypt between Axis (German and Italian) forces of the Panzer Army Africa—which...
The Burma Railway, also known as the Siam–Burma Railway, Thai–Burma Railway and similar names, or as the Death Railway, is a 415 km (258 mi) railway between Ban Pong, Thailand, and Thanbyuzayat,...
The Battle of Leyte Gulf (23–26 October 1944) was the largest naval battle of World War II and by some criteria the largest naval battle in history, with over 200,000 naval personnel involved. By...
Frederick Michael Saigh Jr. (pronounced "sigh") (1905–1999) was a lawyer, real estate investor, and owner of the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1948 through 1953.
Special Council of Annulment convicts writer Friedrich Weinreb for collaboration with the Nazis
Dave Cowens, American athlete, known for american basketball player and coach, was born on 1949-10-25.
Dutch NSB leader C van Gelderen sentenced to life
The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea;...
Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created by the Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet.
The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland.
Austria resumes its sovereignty for the first time since German occupation of 1938 after departure of last Allied occupation forces
Branch Rickey steps down as GM of the Pirates
Mike Eruzione, American athlete, known for american ice hockey player, was born on 1955-10-25. Michael Anthony "Rizzo" Eruzione is an American former ice hockey player.
White Sox manager Marty Marion resigns and is replaced by Al López
1st electronic wrist watch placed on sale, NYC
Harry Ferguson, Irish engineer and inventor, known for british engineer and inventor, died on 1960-10-25.
USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
US Ambassador to the UN Adlai Stevenson demands USSR UN representative Valerian Zorin answer concerns about Cuban missile bases, saying, "I am prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over"
th member of UN admitted (Uganda)
Anti-Kennedy "WANTED FOR TREASON" pamphlets scattered in Dallas
"Get Off of My Cloud" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards for a single to follow the successful "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction".
6 youths sentenced in "Johnson murderer!" in Amsterdam
American swimmer Claudia Kolb wraps up the women's individual medley double in Mexico City, winning the 400m I/M in Olympic record 5:08.5; she also won the 200m I/M in OR 2:24.7
American ocean liner SS United States, still holding record for fastest Atlantic Ocean crossing, completes 400th voyage; new owners announce ship's retirement shortly thereafter [1]
Austrian driver Jochen Rindt wins F1 World Drivers Championship by 5 points from Jacky Ickx after Mexican GP; only season World Championship awarded posthumously, after Rindt's death in Italian GP practice at Monza
Samantha Bee is born
Foreign relations of Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), are accomplished by efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a cabinet-level ministry of the central government.
A man dies two days after being shot during an Irish Republican Army attack on the British Army in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Pedro Martínez, American athlete, known for dominican-american baseball pitcher, was born on 1972-10-25.
Chris Wills wins 1st National hang-gliding championship
Ferguson Arthur "Fergie" Jenkins is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher and coach.
SF Giants trade future HOF first baseman Willie McCovey to San Diego Padres for pitcher Mike Caldwell
Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (25 September [O.S. 12 September] 1906 – 9 August 1975) was a Soviet composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his First Symphony in...
5th Enterprise, approach & lands test (ALT) flight
OpenVMS, often referred to as just VMS, is a multi-user, multiprocessing and virtual memory-based operating system.
Halloween II is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Rick Rosenthal, in his directorial debut, written and produced by John Carpenter and Debra Hill, and starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald...
USSR performs underground nuclear test
Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand is an American singer, actress, songwriter, producer, and director.
,000 demonstrate in Brussels against cruise missile
New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner scuffles with 2 fans in a hotel elevator
US invades Grenada, a country 1/2,000 its population (US Wins!)
"Give My Regards to Broad Street" premieres (Gotham Theater-NYC)
Rodney Cline Carew is a Panamanian-American former professional baseball player and coach.
Katy Perry, American musician, known for american singer, was born on 1985-10-25. Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television…
International Red Cross ousted from South Africa
Ciara, American singer-songwriter, known for american singer-songwriter, was born on 1986-10-25.
"Devil Worship: Exposing Satan's Underground" TV special hosted by Geraldo Rivera airs on NBC [1]
"40-Hour Week" 9th studio album by Alabama is re-released (original release 1985)
Mia Wasikowska, Australian actress, known for australian actress, was born on 1990-10-25. Mia Wasikowska ( VUSH-i-KOF-skə; born 25 October 1989) is an Australian actress.
Aaqib Javed takes 7-37 in 10 overs v India in cricket 1-dayer at Sharjah
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe.
Airbus A310 of Air Nigeria hijacked, 1 dead
Xander Schauffele, American athlete, known for american professional golfer, was born on 1994-10-25. Alexander Victor Schauffele is an American professional golfer.
Frank, brother of Yank manager Joe Torre, receives a heart transplant
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.
A team led by Brigitte Senut and Martin Pickford discover Orrorin tugenensis, one of the earliest species on the human family tree that lived about 6 million years ago, in the Tugen Hills, Kenya
Windows XP, which is the next version of Windows NT after Windows 2000 and the successor to the consumer-oriented Windows Me, has been released in several editions since its original release in...
David Lang's "The Little Match Girl Passion" premieres at Carnegie Hall, New York City (Pulitzer Prize for Music 2008) [1]
The 25 October 2009 Baghdad bombings were attacks in Baghdad, Iraq which killed 155 people and injured at least 721 people.
Hurricane Sandy (unofficially referred to as Superstorm Sandy) was an extremely large and devastating tropical cyclone which ravaged the Caribbean and the coastal Mid-Atlantic region of the United...
74 Boko Harem members killed in a coordinated assault in Borno State, Nigeria
Dreamworld is a theme park and zoo situated on the Gold Coast in Queensland. It is Australia's largest theme park with over 40 rides and attractions. Attractions at the park range from thrill rides...
Chinese Premier Xi Jinping unveils his new ruling council in the Great Hall of the People; none of the five members are young enough to succeed him
First work of art produced by artificial intelligence, "Edmond de Belamy," conceived by Obvious, sells for $432,500 at Christie's in New York
Leicester City rout Southampton, 9-0 at St. Mary's to record biggest ever win by an away side in an English top-flight league match in the history of the Football League
British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton wins Portuguese Grand Prix at Autódromo Internacional Do Algarve for his 92nd career victory; moves 1 win clear of Michael Schumacher in all-time F1 victories list
Afghanistan to become world's worst humanitarian crisis as nearly 23 million people face acute hunger over winter according to the World Food Program [1]
German sportswear manufacturer Adidas cuts ties with American rapper and fashion designer Kenye West over anti-Semitic remarks he made in interviews and on his social media [1]
At least 18 people killed and 13 injured in a massed shooting in Lewiston, Maine sending the area into lockdown with the suspect still at large [1]
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8, Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenki return to earth after 235 days in space [1]
Catherine Connolly is elected as Ireland's 10th President in a landslide victory, securing 63% of the first preference votes [1]