October, 25th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Monday 25, 2004:
Official Guided by Voices Day in Bloomington, Indiana.

Saturday 25, 2003:
The Cedar Fire is reported at 5:37 pm. It becomes the largest wildfire in California history.

Thursday 25, 2001:
Microsoft releases Windows XP

Saturday 25, 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.

Wednesday 25, 1995:
A commuter train slams into a school bus in Fox River Grove, Illinois, killing seven students.

Tuesday 25, 1994:
Kara Spears Hultgreen is killed when on final approach to the USS Abraham Lincoln in her F-14 Tomcat.

Monday 25, 1993:
Jean Chrétien becomes prime minister of Canada with a massive majority for his Liberal Party in a general election in which the governing Progressive Conservatives lost 149 of 151 seats in the parliament.

Sunday 25, 1992:
Latvia establishes its first post-Soviet constitution

Friday 25, 1991:
Rock band Steely Dan reunites

Saturday 25, 1986:
The New York Mets defeat the Boston Red Sox due to Bill Buckner's famous error in Game 6 of the World Series and go on to win the championship two days later

Tuesday 25, 1983:
Operation Urgent Fury: The United States and Caribbean allies invade Grenada, six days after Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and several of his supporters were executed in a coup d'état.

Monday 25, 1971:
United Nations seats the People's Republic of China and expels the Republic of China (see China and the United Nations)

Thursday 25, 1962:
Cuban missile crisis: Adlai Stevenson shows photos at the UN proving Soviet missiles are installed in Cuba

Wednesday 25, 1950:
The People's Republic of China joins the Korean War, sending thousands of "volunteers" across the Yalu river border to attack United Nations forces

Thursday 25, 1945:
The Republic of China takes over administration of Taiwan following Japan's surrender to the Allies.

Wednesday 25, 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

Tuesday 25, 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".

Sunday 25, 1936:
Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini create the Rome-Berlin Axis

Saturday 25, 1924:
The forged Zinoviev Letter is published in the Daily Mail, wrecking the British Labour Party's hopes of re-election.

Thursday 25, 1923:
United States Senate begins investigating the Teapot Dome Scandal

Wednesday 25, 1922:
The Dail of the Irish Free State approves the constitution of the new state, formally bringing it into being.

Thursday 25, 1900:
United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal

Friday 25, 1861:
The Toronto Stock Exchange was created.

Wednesday 25, 1854:
Battle of Balaklava during the Crimean War (Charge of the Light Brigade)

Saturday 25, 1828:
St Katharine Docks opened in London

Monday 25, 1813:
War of 1812: Canadians and Mohawks beat the Americans in the Battle of Chateauguay

Saturday 25, 1760:
George III becomes King of Great Britain

Wednesday 25, 1747:
British fleet under Admiral Sir Edward Hawke defeats French at second battle of Cape Finisterre.

Wednesday 25, 1662:
King Charles II of England sells Dunkirk to France

Tuesday 25, 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 Western Australia coast.

Wednesday 25, 1415:
The army of Henry V of England defeats the French army at the Battle of Agincourt

Tuesday 25, 732:
Battle of Tours: Near Poitiers, France, leader of the Franks Charles Martel and his men, defeat a large army of Moors, stopping the Muslims from spreading into Western Europe. The governor of Cordoba, Abd-ar-Rahman, is killed during the battle.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/25-october/on-this-day.html


People born on October 25

1985:
Ciara Harris, American singer (b: October 25, 1985) (Biography of Ciara)

1984:
Sara Helena Lumholdt, Swedish musician (A-Teens) (b: October 25, 1984) (Biography of Sara Helena Lumholdt)

1981:
Shaun Wright-Phillips, English footballer (b: October 25, 1981) (Biography of Shaun Wright-Phillips)

1977:
Birgit Prinz, German footballer (b: October 25, 1977) (Biography of Birgit Prinz)

1971:
Pedro Martínez, Dominican Major League Baseball player (b: October 25, 1971) (Biography of Pedro Martinez)
Midori, Japanese violinist (b: October 25, 1971) (Biography of Midori)

1970:
Ed Robertson, American guitarist and singer (Barenaked Ladies) (b: October 25, 1970) (Biography of Ed Robertson)

1964:
Nicole, German singer (b: October 25, 1964) (Biography of Nicole (artist))

1962:
Chad Smith, American drummer (Red Hot Chili Peppers) (b: October 25, 1962) (Biography of Chad Smith)
Darlene Vogel, American actress (b: October 25, 1962) (Biography of Darlene Vogel)

1959:
Nancy Cartwright, American voice actress (b: October 25, 1959) (Biography of Nancy Cartwright)

1955:
Robin Eubanks, American jazz trombonist (b: October 25, 1955) (Biography of Robin Eubanks)

1954:
Mike Eruzione, American hockey player (b: October 25, 1954) (Biography of Mike Eruzione)

1948:
Glenn Tipton, English guitarist (b: October 25, 1948) (Biography of Glenn Tipton)
Dan Gable, American wrestler and coach (b: October 25, 1948) (Biography of Dan Gable)

1944:
Jon Anderson, English singer (Yes) (b: October 25, 1944) (Biography of Jon Anderson)
James Carville, American political operative (b: October 25, 1944) (Biography of James Carville)

1942:
Helen Reddy, Australian singer (b: October 25, 1942) (Biography of Helen Reddy)

1941:
Anne Tyler, American novelist (b: October 25, 1941) (Biography of Anne Tyler)

1940:
Bobby Knight, American basketball coach (b: October 25, 1940) (Biography of Bobby Knight)

1935:
Russell Schweickart, astronaut (b: October 25, 1935) (Biography of Russell Schweickart)

1928:
Marion Ross, American actress (b: October 25, 1928) (Biography of Marion Ross)

1927:
Barbara Cook, American singer and actress (b: October 25, 1927) (Biography of Barbara Cook)

1926:
Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian soprano (b: October 25, 1926) (Biography of Galina Vishnevskaya)

1924:
Billy Barty, American actor (b: October 25, 1924 ; d: December 23, 2000) (Biography of Billy Barty)

1915:
Ivan M. Niven, Canadian mathematician (b: October 25, 1915) (Biography of Ivan M. Niven)

1914:
John Berryman, American poet (b: October 25, 1914 ; d: January 7, 1972) (Biography of John Berryman)

1913:
Klaus Barbie, Nazi war criminal (b: October 25, 1913) (Biography of Klaus Barbie)

1912:
Minnie Pearl, American comedienne and singer (b: October 25, 1912 ; d: March 4, 1996) (Biography of Minnie Pearl)

1910:
William Higinbotham, physicist (b: October 25, 1910) (Biography of William Higinbotham)

1908:
Edmond Pidoux, Swiss writer (b: October 25, 1908 ; d: April 17, 2004) (Biography of Edmond Pidoux)

1902:
Eddie Lang, American jazz guitarist (b: October 25, 1902 ; d: March 26, 1933) (Biography of Eddie Lang)

1895:
Levi Eshkol, Prime Minister of Israel (b: October 25, 1895 ; d: February 26, 1969) (Biography of Levi Eshkol)

1892:
Leo G. Carroll, English actor (b: October 25, 1892 ; d: October 16, 1972) (Biography of Leo G. Carroll)
The Dolly Sisters, Rozika (Rosie) & Jansci (Jenny) Deutsch, dancers. (b: October 25, 1892) (Biography of Dolly Sisters)

1889:
Abel Gance, French film writer (b: October 25, 1889) (Biography of Abel Gance)

1888:
Richard E. Byrd, American explorer (b: October 25, 1888 ; d: March 11, 1957) (Biography of Richard E. Byrd)

1881:
Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (b: October 25, 1881 ; d: April 8, 1973) (Biography of Pablo Picasso)

1869:
John Heisman, American football coach (b: October 25, 1869 ; d: October 3, 1936) (Biography of John Heisman)

1867:
Józef Dowbór-Muśnicki, Polish general (b: October 25, 1867 ; d: October 26, 1937) (Biography of Jozef Dowbor-Musnicki)

1864:
Alexander Gretchaninov, Russian composer (b: October 25, 1864 ; d: January 3, 1956) (Biography of Alexander Gretchaninov)

1856:
Dragutin Gorjanovic-Kramberger, Croatian paleontologist (b: October 25, 1856 ; d: December 22, 1936) (Biography of Dragutin Gorjanovic-Kramberger)

1838:
Georges Bizet, French composer (b: October 25, 1838) (Biography of Georges Bizet)

1825:
Johann Strauss II, Austrian composer (b: October 25, 1825) (Biography of Johann Strauss II)

1811:
Evariste Galois, French mathematician (b: October 25, 1811 ; d: May 31, 1832) (Biography of Evariste Galois)

1806:
Max Stirner, German philosopher (b: October 25, 1806) (Biography of Max Stirner)

1767:
Benjamin Constant, Swiss writer (b: October 25, 1767 ; d: December 8, 1830) (Biography of Benjamin Constant)

1692:
Elizabeth Farnese, queen of Philip V of Spain (b: October 25, 1692 ; d: July 11, 1766) (Biography of Elizabeth Farnese)

1683:
Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, British politician (b: October 25, 1683 ; d: May 6, 1757) (Biography of Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/25-october/births.html