October 25

Events

 * - The army of defeats the  at the.
 * - The, under , and Crusaders from England and conquer  after a.
 * - defeat German crusaders under  at the.
 * -, and , led an attack on.
 * - The army of defeats the  at the.
 * - sea-captain  makes second recorded landfall by a European on n soil, at the later-named  off the n coast.
 * - fleet under Admiral Sir  defeats the French at the.
 * - becomes.
 * - : and s defeat the  in the.
 * - The opened in.
 * - The during the.
 * - The was created.
 * - The first performance of the by  is given in  with  as soloist.
 * - The annexes the.
 * - '  receives its debut performance at the.
 * -, involving the capture of the , ,.
 * - The forged is published in the , wrecking the 's hopes of re-election.
 * - floods, killing over 2,000 people.
 * - and  create the.
 * - The, , denounces 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 ".
 * - orders a  on the, a loosely organized  in  that had assisted army deserters and others to hide from the.
 * 1944  - The  under  (the top submarine captain of ) is sunk by the ship's own.
 * 1944  - The  liberates, the last n city under ' occupation.
 * 1944  -, the largest  in history, takes place in and around the  between the  and the U.S. Third and U.S. Seventh Fleets.
 * - The takes over administration of  following 's surrender to.
 * - : shows photos at the  proving  missiles are installed in
 * - The wreck of Confederate submarine  was found off, by pioneer , , then just 22 years old. Hunley was the first submarine to sink a ship in warfare.
 * - The seated the  and expelled the  (see  and )
 * - reports that   was the fifth person to control a secret cash fund designed to finance illegal political  and  during the  presidential election campaign (see also ).
 * - releases  V1.0.
 * - Proceedings on the conclude at.
 * - : The  and its  allies invade, six days after   and several of his supporters were  in a.
 * - : Three months after the end of the, the last soldier of the leaves the territory of the.
 * - holds  on its first.
 * - becomes  with a massive majority for his  in a  in which the governing, led by , lost 149 of 151 seats in the.
 * - in, killing seven students.
 * - The "", the largest one day in, 's history, as over 250,000 protesters converged on the  and attempted to shut-down , in protest to the  government's budget cuts.
 * - After a brief which has driven President  out of,  proclaims himself the President of the.
 * -, 's President, announces that transactions using the will be banned by.
 * - The first passenger flight, operating for, with flight number SQ380, flying scheduled service between  and.

Births

 * -, Count of Flanders (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, french princess (d. )
 * -, British politician (d. )
 * -, wife of Tsar (d. )
 * 1759 -, British politician (d. )
 * -, Swiss writer (d. )
 * -, French general (d. )
 * -, Canadian logger and strong man (d. )
 * -, German philosopher (d. )
 * -, French mathematician (d. )
 * -, Austrian composer (d. )
 * -, French composer (d. )
 * -, Croatian paleontologist (d. )
 * -, Russian composer (d. )
 * 1864  -, American automobile pioneer (d. )
 * -, Polish general (d.)
 * -, Spanish painter and sculptor (d. )
 * -, American explorer (d. )
 * 1888  -, Swedish painter (d. )
 * -, French film director (d. )
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American jazz guitarist (d. )
 * -, U.S. Congresswoman (d. )
 * 1903  -, American painter (d. )
 * -, Swiss writer (d. )
 * -, American physicist (d. )
 * -, American comedian and singer (d. )
 * -, Nazi war criminal (d. )
 * -, American poet (d. )
 * -, Canadian mathematician (d. )
 * -, American baseball manager
 * - King
 * -, Quebec actor (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Pakistani painter
 * 1926  -, Russian soprano
 * -, American singer and actress
 * 1927  -, President of
 * -, American actress
 * 1928  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Irish footballer and football manager
 * 1931  -, French actress
 * -, Irish footballer and football manager
 * -, American child actor (d. )
 * -, astronaut
 * -, British historian
 * -, Canadian filmmaker and producer (d. )
 * -, American basketball coach
 * -, Australian singer
 * 1941  -, American novelist
 * -, English singer
 * 1944  -, American political stategist
 * -, American basketball player and coach
 * 1948  -, American poet and biographer
 * 1948  -, American wrestler and coach
 * 1948  -, American basketball player
 * -, English guitarist
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, English singer
 * -, American guitarist
 * -, Greek footballer and manager (d. )
 * -, American hockey player
 * -, American jazz trombonist
 * 1955  -, English actress
 * 1955  -, German guitarist
 * -, American actress
 * -, East German swimmer
 * -, American auto racer
 * -, British television presenter
 * 1962  -, American drummer
 * 1962  -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * 1964  -, German singer
 * 1964  -, American actor
 * -, Icelandic actor
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1966  -, American professional wrestler
 * -, Czech hockey player
 * 1969  -, Russian former footballer
 * -, American sports columnist
 * 1970  -, American actor
 * 1970  -, American actor
 * 1970  -, Canadian musician
 * -, English footballer
 * 1971  -, Hong Kong actress and singer
 * 1971  -, Japanese violinist
 * 1971  -, Dominican baseball player
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, Norwegian musician
 * -, Irish footballer
 * -, German footballer
 * -, Scottish footballer
 * 1978  -, Finnish athlete
 * -, English footballer
 * 1979  -, American actress
 * 1979  -, American baseball player
 * -, American actor and former model
 * -, English footballer
 * 1981  -, American singer
 * -, American football player
 * 1982  -, Hong Kong singer
 * -, South Korean actress
 * -, English record producer
 * 1984  -, Swedish musician
 * -, American singer
 * -, American disc jockey
 * 1986  -, American footballer
 * -, Irish football player
 * -, American Novelist
 * -, American singer
 * -, Canadian actress

Deaths

 * - (martyred)
 * - King (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, German Archbishop
 * -, English soldier (b. )
 * -, English poet
 * - Killed in the :
 * , Count of Dreux and Constable of France
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * , Count of Nevers and Rethel (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * -, Irish Catholic bishop
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Scottish bishop and statesman (b. )
 * -, Italian classical scholar (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, French organist
 * -, Italian physicist and mathematician (b. )
 * -, Lord Chief Justice of England
 * -, Italian mathematician (b. )
 * -, French theologian (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, French psychiatrist (b. )
 * -, prince of (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, French dramatist (b. )
 * -, German pianist and conductor (b. )
 * -, Scottish-born golfer (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, American journalist and lawman
 * -, Argentine poet (b. )
 * -, Danish linguist (b.
 * -  victim (b. )
 * -, Italian-born gangster (b. )
 * 1957  -, Irish writer (b. )
 * -, farm equipment manufacturer (b. )
 * -, French conductor (b. )
 * -, son of  (b.  )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, Ethiopian athlete (b. )
 * -, French poet and novelist (b. )
 * -, American organist (b. )
 * -, English actor (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American rock promoter (b. )
 * -, American musician and composer (b. )
 * -, Hong Kong singer/songwriter (b. )
 * 1993  -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American naval pilot (b. )
 * 1994  -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American tennis player (b. )
 * 1995  -, Swedish-born actress (b. )
 * -, American golfer (b. )
 * -, Japanese singer (b. )
 * -, Irish actor (b. )
 * 2002  -,  from Minnesota (b. )
 * 2002  -, French mathematician (b. )
 * -, Founder Swadhyay Movement (b. )
 * -, Finnish cross-country skier (b. )
 * 2003  -, American composer (b. )
 * -, British disc jockey (b. )
 * -, American football team owner (b. )
 * -, American murderer (b. ) (executed)
 * -, American murderer (b. ) (executed)

Holidays and observances

 * feast days:
 * - Day, fourth day in the
 * - Thanksgiving Day (commemorates )
 * Day of the
 * - Day, fourth day in the
 * - Thanksgiving Day (commemorates )
 * Day of the
 * Day of the
 * Day of the
 * Day of the