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 the Republic of China
   * 1962 - Cuban missile crisis: Adlai Stevenson shows photos at the UN
     proving Russian missiles are installed in Cuba
   * 1971 - United Nations seats the People's Republic of China and expels
     the Republic of China (on Taiwan)
   * 1983 - United States invades Grenada
   * 1986 - The New York Mets defeat the Boston Red Sox in game 6 of the
     World Series and go on to win the championship two days later.
   * 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

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