What are the important events that happened on October 25? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
October 25: Facts & Myths About This Day
October 25 is the 299th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 67 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is October 12, 2024 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,729,814,400 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectaenneacontaenneagon’ day.
Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 96 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,326 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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October 25 Historical Events
- 1415 –The army of Henry V of England defeats the French at the Battle of Agincourt.
- 1861 –The Toronto Stock Exchange is created.
- 1900 –The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.
- 1920 –After 74 days on Hunger Strike in Brixton Prison, England, the Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork, Terence MacSwiney died.
- 1924 –The forged Zinoviev Letter is published in the Daily Mail, wrecking the British Labour Party’s hopes of re-election.
- 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.
- 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)
- 1977 –Digital Equipment Corporation releases OpenVMS V1.0.
- 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.
- 2009 –The 25 October 2009 Baghdad bombings kills 155 and wounds at least 721.
Who were born on October 25?
- 1510 –Renée of France, French princess (d. 1574)
- 1891 –Father Coughlin, Roman Catholic priest and radio broadcaster (d. 1979)
- 1927 –Lawrence Kohlberg, American psychologist (d. 1987)
- 1961 –Chad Smith, American drummer (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- 1961 –Willie Walsh, Irish businessman
- 1972 –Jonathan Torrens, Canadian actor
- 1976 –Brett Kirk, Australian Rules footballer
- 1977 –Birgit Prinz, German footballer
- 1981 –Jon Wood, American NASCAR driver
- 1986 –DJ Webstar, American disc jockey
Who died on October 25?
- 1683 –William Scroggs, Lord Chief Justice of England
- 1760 –George II of Great Britain (b. 1683)
- 1773 –Johann Georg Estor, German jurist (b. 1699)
- 1806 –Henry Knox, American general and politician (b. 1750)
- 1889 –Émile Augier, French dramatist (b. 1820)
- 1905 –Dimosthenis Dogkas, Greek politician (unknown)
- 1993 –Vincent Price, American actor (b. 1911)
- 1994 –Kara Spears Hultgreen, American naval pilot (b. 1965)
- 1994 –Mildred Natwick, American actress (b. 1905)
- 2010 –Gregory Isaacs, Jamaican musician (b. 1951)
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