October 25

Events

285 (or 286) – Execution of Saints Crispin and Crispinian during the reign of Diocletian, now the patron saints of leather workers, curriers, and shoemakers.

473 – Emperor Leo I acclaims his grandson Leo II as Caesar of the Byzantine Empire.

1147 – Seljuk Turks defeat German crusaders under Conrad III at the Battle of Dorylaeum.

1147 – Reconquista: After a siege of four months, crusader knights led by Afonso Henriques reconquered Lisbon.

1415 – Hundred Years' War: Henry V of England and his lightly armoured infantry and archers defeat the heavily armoured French cavalry in the Battle of Agincourt on Saint Crispin's Day.

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 West Australian coast.

1747 – British fleet under Admiral Sir Edward Hawke defeats the French at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre.

1760 – George III becomes King of Great Britain.

1812 – War of 1812: The American frigate, USS United States, commanded by Stephen Decatur, captures the British frigate HMS Macedonian.

1822 – Greek War of Independence: The First Siege of Missolonghi begins.

1828 – St Katharine Docks open in London.

1854 – The Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War (Charge of the Light Brigade).

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 dies.

1924 – The Zinoviev letter, which Zinoviev himself denied writing, is published in the Daily Mail; the Labour party would later blame this letter for the Conservatives' landslide election win.

1927 – The Italian luxury liner SS Principessa Mafalda sinks off the coast of Brazil, killing 314.

1940 – Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. is named the first African American general in the United States Army.

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.

1944 – The USS Tang under Richard O'Kane (the top American submarine captain of World War II) is sunk by the ship's own malfunctioning torpedo.

1944 – World War II: 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. Afterward is the first Kamikaze attack of the war.

1945 – The Republic of China takes over administration of Taiwan following Japan's surrender to the Allies.

1962 – Cuban Missile Crisis: Adlai Stevenson shows photos at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council proving that Soviet missiles are installed in Cuba.

1971 – The United Nations seats the People's Republic of China and expels the Republic of China (see political status of Taiwan and China and the United Nations).

1977 – Digital Equipment Corporation releases OpenVMS V1.0.

1980 – Proceedings on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction conclude at The Hague.

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

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

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 October 2009 Baghdad bombings kills 155 and wounds at least 721.

Births

1102 – William Clito, French son of Sybilla of Conversano (d. 1128)

1330 – Louis II, Count of Flanders (d. 1384)

1445 – Fulk Bourchier, 10th Baron FitzWarin, English Baron (d. 1479)

1510 – Renée of France (d. 1574)

1683 – Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, English-Irish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1757)

1709 – Georg Gebel, German organist and composer (d. 1753)

1759 – Maria Feodorovna, Russian wife of Paul I of Russia (d. 1828)

1759 – William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1834)

1767 – Benjamin Constant, Swiss-French philosopher and politician (d. 1830)

1772 – Géraud Duroc, French general and diplomat (d. 1813)

1782 – Levi Lincoln, Jr., American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1868)

1800 – Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay, English poet, historian, and politician, Secretary at War (d. 1859)

1802 – Richard Parkes Bonington, English painter (d. 1828)

1802 – Joseph Montferrand, Canadian logger and strongman (d. 1864)

1806 – Max Stirner, German philosopher and author (d. 1856)

1811 – Évariste Galois, French mathematician and theorist (d. 1832)

1815 – Camillo Sivori, Italian virtuoso violinist and composer (d. 1894)

1825 – Johann Strauss II, Austrian composer and educator (d. 1899)

1838 – Georges Bizet, French pianist and composer (d. 1875)

1840 – Helen Blanchard, American inventor (d. 1922)

1856 – Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger, Croatian geologist, paleontologist, and archaeologist (d. 1936)

1864 – John Francis Dodge, American businessman, co-founded the Dodge Company (d. 1920)

1864 – Alexander Gretchaninov, Russian-American pianist and composer (d. 1956)

1866 – Thomas Armat, American mechanic and inventor (d. 1948)

1867 – Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki, Polish general (d. 1937)

1868 – Dan Burke, American baseball player (d. 1933)

1868 – Oskar Kallas, Estonian linguist and diplomat (d. 1946)

1875 – Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, American author and educator (d. 1961)

1881 – Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (d. 1973)

1882 – John T. Flynn, American journalist and author (d. 1964)

1882 – Tony Jackson, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1921)

1886 – Leo G. Carroll, English-American actor (d. 1972)

1888 – Richard E. Byrd, American admiral and pilot (d. 1957)

1888 – Nils Dardel, Swedish-American painter (d. 1943)

1889 – Abel Gance, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1981)

1889 – Smoky Joe Wood, American baseball player and coach (d. 1985)

1891 – Charles Coughlin, Canadian-American priest and radio host (d. 1979)

1892 – Nell Shipman, Canadian-American actress, screenwriter, and producer (d. 1970)

1892 – Margaret Ingels, American mechanical engineer (d. 1971)

1894 – Claude Cahun, French photographer and sculptor (d. 1954)

1894 – Âşık Veysel Şatıroğlu, Turkish poet and songwriter (d. 1973)

1895 – Levi Eshkol, Ukrainian-Israeli soldier and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Israel (d. 1969)

1900 – Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Nigerian educator and activist (d. 1978)

1902 – Henry Steele Commager, American historian and author (d. 1998)

1903 – Katharine Byron, American lawyer and politician (d. 1976)

1903 – Harry Shoulberg, American painter and illustrator (d. 1995)

1904 – Cemal Reşit Rey, Turkish pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1985)

1904 – Denny Shute, American golfer (d. 1974)

1908 – Edmond Pidoux, Swiss author and poet (d. 2004)

1910 – William Higinbotham, American physicist and video game designer (d. 1994)

1912 – Jack Kent Cooke, Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1997)

1912 – Minnie Pearl, American entertainer and philanthropist (d. 1996)

1913 – Klaus Barbie, German SS captain (d. 1991)

1914 – John Berryman, American poet and scholar (d. 1972)

1915 – Ivan M. Niven, Canadian-American mathematician and academic (d. 1999)

1917 – Lee MacPhail, American baseball player and manager (d. 2012)

1917 – Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 2001)

1918 – Chubby Jackson, American bassist and bandleader (d. 2003)

1919 – Rico Alaniz, Mexican-born American film and television actor (d. 2015)

1921 – Michael I of Romania

1923 – Don Banks, Australian composer and educator (d. 1980)

1923 – Beate Sirota Gordon, Austrian-American director and producer (d. 2012)

1923 – Bobby Thomson, Scottish-American baseball player (d. 2010)

1924 – Billy Barty, American actor (d. 2000)

1925 – Emmett Chappelle, American scientist and inventor

1926 – Ismail Gulgee, Pakistani painter and sculptor (d. 2007)

1926 – Jimmy Heath, American saxophonist and composer

1926 – Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian-American soprano and actress (d. 2012)

1927 – Barbara Cook, American singer and actress

1927 – Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, Uruguayan lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Uruguay (d. 2016)

1927 – Lawrence Kohlberg, American psychologist and author (d. 1987)

1928 – Jeanne Cooper, American actress (d. 2013)

1928 – Anthony Franciosa, American actor (d. 2006)

1928 – Peter Naur, Danish computer scientist, astronomer, and academic (d. 2016)

1928 – Marion Ross, American actress

1929 – Peter Loader, English cricketer (d. 2011)

1930 – Harold Brodkey, American author and academic (d. 1996)

1931 – Annie Girardot, French actress and singer (d. 2011)

1931 – Jimmy McIlroy, Irish footballer and manager

1933 – Ron Archer, Australian cricketer and businessman (d. 2007)

1933 – Eugene Gordon Lee, American actor and singer (d. 2005)

1934 – Joe Mercer, English jockey and manager

1935 – Rusty Schweickart, American soldier, pilot, and astronaut

1935 – Sam Taylor, American singer-songwriter (d. 2009)

1936 – Martin Gilbert, English historian, author, and academic (d. 2015)

1936 – Masako Nozawa, Japanese actress and singer

1937 – Roberto Menescal, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

1939 – Zelmo Beaty, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)

1939 – Fred Marcellino, American author and illustrator (d. 2001)

1939 – Nikos Nikolaidis, Greek director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2007)

1939 – Robin Spry, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2005)

1940 – Jimmy Herman, Canadian actor (d. 2013)

1940 – Bob Knight, American basketball player and coach

1941 – Lynda Benglis, American sculptor and painter

1941 – Helen Reddy, Australian-American singer-songwriter and actress

1941 – Anne Tyler, American author and critic

1944 – Azizan Abdul Razak, Malaysian politician, 10th Menteri Besar of Kedah (d. 2013)

1944 – Jon Anderson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1944 – James Carville, American lawyer and political consultant

1944 – Ron Coote, Australian rugby league player and businessman

1944 – Fred Housego, Scottish-English taxi driver and game show host

1944 – Kati Kovács, Hungarian singer-songwriter and actress

1945 – Peter Ledger, Australian-American painter and illustrator (d. 1994)

1946 – Yazzie Johnson, Navajo artist

1946 – Koji Yamamoto, Japanese baseball player and manager

1947 – Coco Robicheaux, American singer-songwriter (d. 2011)

1947 – Glenn Tipton, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1948 – Diana Burrell, English viola player and composer

1948 – Dave Cowens, American basketball player and coach

1948 – Daniel Mark Epstein, American poet and author

1948 – Dan Gable, American wrestler and coach

1948 – Dan Issel, American basketball player and coach

1949 – Réjean Houle, Canadian ice hockey player and manager

1949 – Walter Hyatt, American singer-songwriter (d. 1996)

1950 – Max Krilich, Australian rugby league player

1950 – Chris Norman, English singer-songwriter

1951 – Richard Lloyd, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1952 – Samir Geagea, Lebanese commander and politician

1952 – Wendy Hall, English computer scientist, mathematician, and academic

1952 – Ioannis Kyrastas, Greek footballer and manager (d. 2004)

1953 – Mark McNulty, Zimbabwean-Irish golfer

1953 – Muffin Spencer-Devlin, American golfer

1954 – Mike Eruzione, American ice hockey player and coach

1954 – David Worrall, Australian composer and educator

1955 – Glynis Barber, South African-English actress

1955 – Danny Darwin, American baseball player and coach

1955 – Robin Eubanks, American trombonist and educator

1955 – Matthias Jabs, German guitarist and songwriter

1956 – Jüri Mõis, Estonian businessman and politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior

1957 – Nancy Cartwright, American voice actress

1957 – Bernard Hogan-Howe, English police officer

1958 – Philip A. Beachy, Canadian-American biochemist and academic

1958 – Lynn Toler, American lawyer and judge

1959 – Chrissy Amphlett, Australian singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2013)

1960 – June Brigman, American illustrator

1961 – Ward Burton, American race car driver

1961 – Chad Smith, American drummer

1961 – Janice Tanton, Canadian illustrator

1962 – Steve Gainer, American cinematographer and songwriter

1962 – Nick Hancock, English actor and screenwriter

1962 – Steve Hodge, English footballer and manager

1962 – Richard Lintern, British actor

1962 – Darlene Vogel, American actress

1962 – Roy Stuart, American photographer and director

1963 – Dominic Dromgoole, English director, playwright, and critic

1963 – John Levén, Swedish bass player and songwriter

1963 – Tracy Nelson, American actress

1964 – Michael Boatman, American actor

1964 – Nicole, German singer

1964 – Kevin Michael Richardson, American voice actor and singer

1965 – Mathieu Amalric, French actor and director

1965 – Claire Colebrook, Australian philosopher, theorist, and academic

1965 – 2 Cold Scorpio, American wrestler

1966 – Wendel Clark, Canadian ice hockey player

1966 – Perry Saturn, American wrestler

1968 – Speech, American rapper

1969 – Josef Beránek, Czech ice hockey player and coach

1969 – Oleg Salenko, Russian footballer

1969 – Alex Webster, American bass player

1969 – Nika Futterman, American voice actress, comedian and singer

1970 – J. A. Adande, American journalist and academic

1970 – Peter Aerts, Dutch kick-boxer and mixed martial artist

1970 – Adam Goldberg, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

1970 – Adam Pascal, American actor and singer

1970 – Ed Robertson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

1970 – Daniel Scheinhardt, German footballer

1970 – Chely Wright, American singer-songwriter and actress

1971 – Simon Charlton, English footballer and manager

1971 – Athena Chu, Hong Kong actress and singer

1971 – Neil Fallon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1971 – Midori Gotō, Japanese-American violinist and educator

1971 – Rosie Ledet, American singer-songwriter and accordion player

1971 – Pedro Martínez, Dominican-American baseball player and sportscaster

1971 – Craig Robinson, American actor and singer

1971 – Elif Şafak, French-Turkish journalist, author, and academic

1972 – Jonathan Torrens, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter

1973 – Lamont Bentley, American actor and rapper (d. 2005)

1974 – Lee Byung-kyu, South Korean baseball player

1974 – Goya Jaekel, German footballer

1975 – Eirik Glambek Bøe, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist

1975 – Ryan Clement, American football player

1975 – Zadie Smith, English author and academic

1975 – Giorgos Tsalikis, Greek singer

1976 – Steve Jones, Irish footballer

1976 – Brett Kirk, Australian footballer and coach

1977 – The Alchemist, American rapper, DJ, and producer

1977 – Yehonathan Gatro, Israeli singer and actor

1977 – Birgit Prinz, German footballer and psychologist

1977 – Rakan Rushaidat, Croatian actor

1977 – Kateryna Serebrianska, Ukrainian gymnast

1978 – Russell Anderson, Scottish footballer

1978 – Markus Pöyhönen, Finnish sprinter

1979 – Eddie Argos, English singer-songwriter

1979 – Rob Hulse, English footballer

1979 – Rosa Mendes, Canadian-American wrestler and model

1979 – Tony Torcato, American baseball player

1980 – Mehcad Brooks, American model and actor

1980 – Hubert Radke, Polish basketball player

1981 – Josh Henderson, American actor and singer

1981 – Young Rome, American singer-songwriter and producer

1981 – Austin Winkler, American singer-songwriter

1981 – Jon Wood, American race car driver

1981 – Shaun Wright-Phillips, English footballer

1982 – Jerome Carter, American football player

1982 – Eman Lam, Hong Kong singer-songwriter

1983 – Hotaru Akane, Japanese actress and activist

1983 – Mirjam Liimask, Estonian hurdler

1983 – Tim McGarigle, American football player

1983 – Han Yeo-reum, South Korean actress

1984 – Sara Lumholdt, Swedish singer and dancer

1984 – Katy Perry, American singer-songwriter and actress

1984 – Iván Ramis, Spanish footballer

1985 – Ciara, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress

1985 – Kara Lynn Joyce, American swimmer

1985 – Dani López, Spanish footballer

1985 – Daniele Padelli, Italian footballer

1985 – Ayahi Takagaki, Japanese voice actress and singer

1986 – Eddie Gaven, American soccer player

1986 – DJ Webstar, American DJ and producer

1987 – Bill Amis, American basketball player

1987 – Darron Gibson, Irish footballer

1987 – Fabian Hambüchen, German gymnast

1988 – Chandler Parsons, American basketball player

1988 – Shane Edwards, Australian footballer

1989 – David Hala, Australian rugby league player

1989 – Ivan Marconi, Italian footballer

1990 – Niall Donohue, Irish hurler (d. 2013)

1990 – Wade Graham, Australian rugby league player

1990 – Austin Peralta, American pianist and composer (d. 2012)

1992 – Luke Parker, Australian footballer

1993 – Ediz Yıldırımer, Turkish swimmer

1994 – Jack Payne, English footballer

1995 – Patrick McCaw, American basketball player

Deaths

625 – Pope Boniface V

686 – Prince Ōtsu of Japan (b. 663)

1047 – Magnus the Good, Norwegian king (b. 1024)

1053 – Enguerrand II, Count of Ponthieu

1154 – Stephen, King of England (b. 1096)

1180 – John of Salisbury, French bishop (b. c. 1120)

1200 – Conrad of Wittelsbach, German cardinal (b. 1120)

1230 – Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Gloucester, English soldier (b. 1180)

1292 – Robert Burnell, Lord Chancellor of England

1349 – James III of Majorca (b. 1315)

1359 – Beatrice of Castile, queen consort of Portugal (b. 1293)

1400 – Geoffrey Chaucer, English philosopher, poet, and author (b. 1343)

1415 – Charles I of Albret

1415 – Philip II, Count of Nevers (b. 1389)

1415 – Frederick I, Count of Vaudémont (b. 1371)

1415 – Jean I, Duke of Alençon (b. 1385)

1415 – Anthony, Duke of Brabant (b. 1384)

1415 – Michael de la Pole, 3rd Earl of Suffolk, English soldier (b. 1394)

1415 – Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York, English politician (b. 1373)

1415 – Dafydd Gam, Welsh nobleman (b. c. 1380)

1478 – Catherine of Bosnia (b. 1425)

1492 – Thaddeus McCarthy, Irish bishop (b. 1455)

1495 – John II of Portugal (b. 1455)

1514 – William Elphinstone, Scottish bishop and academic, founded University of Aberdeen (b. 1431)

1555 – Olympia Fulvia Morata, Italian-German scholar and educator (b. 1526)

1557 – William Cavendish, English courtier and civil servant (b. 1505)

1647 – Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist and mathematician (b. 1608)

1683 – William Scroggs, English judge and politician, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (b. 1623)

1733 – Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri, Italian priest, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1667)

1757 – Antoine Augustin Calmet, French monk and theologian (b. 1672)

1760 – George II of Great Britain (b. 1683)

1773 – Johann Georg Estor, German historian and theorist (b. 1699)

1806 – Henry Knox, American general and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of War (b. 1750)

1826 – Philippe Pinel, French physician and psychiatrist (b. 1745)

1833 – Abbas Mirza, Persian prince (b. 1789)

1852 – John C. Clark, American lawyer and politician (b. 1793)

1879 – Nachum Kaplan, Belarusian rabbi and philanthropist (b. 1811)

1889 – Émile Augier, French playwright (b. 1820)

1895 – Charles Hallé, German-English pianist and conductor (b. 1819)

1902 – Frank Norris, American journalist and novelist (b. 1870)

1910 – Willie Anderson, Scottish-American golfer (b. 1878)

1916 – William Merritt Chase, American painter and educator (b. 1849)

1920 – Alexander of Greece (b. 1893)

1920 – Terence MacSwiney, Irish playwright and politician, Lord Mayor of Cork (b. 1879)

1921 – Bat Masterson, American lawman, buffalo hunter, and sport writer (b. 1853)

1924 – Ziya Gökalp, Turkish sociologist, poet, and activist (b. 1876)

1938 – Alfonsina Storni, Swiss-Argentinian poet and author (b. 1892)

1941 – Franz von Werra, Swiss-German captain and pilot (b. 1914)

1945 – Robert Ley, German politician (b. 1890)

1949 – Mary Ackworth Orr Evershed, English astronomer and Dante scholar (b. 1867)

1953 – Holger Pedersen, Danish linguist and academic (b. 1867)

1957 – Albert Anastasia, Italian-American mob boss (b. 1902)

1957 – Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, English-Irish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1878)

1960 – Harry Ferguson, Irish-English engineer, founded the Ferguson Company (b. 1884)

1963 – Roger Désormière, French conductor and composer (b. 1898)

1967 – Margaret Ayer Barnes, American author and playwright (b. 1886)

1969 – Ellinor Aiki, Estonian painter (b. 1893)

1970 – Ülo Sooster, Estonian painter (b. 1924)

1972 – Johnny Mantz, American racing driver (b. 1918)

1973 – Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian runner (b. 1932)

1973 – Cleo Moore, American actress (b. 1928)

1973 – Robert Scholl, German accountant and politician (b. 1891)

1974 – Fahrettin Altay, Turkish general (b. 1880)

1975 – Vladimir Herzog, Brazilian journalist and activist (b. 1937)

1976 – Raymond Queneau, French poet and author (b. 1903)

1979 – Gerald Templer, English field marshal and politician, British High Commissioner in Malaya (b. 1898)

1980 – Virgil Fox, American organist and educator (b. 1912)

1980 – Sahir Ludhianvi, Indian poet and songwriter (b. 1921)

1982 – Arvid Wallman, Swedish diver (b. 1901)

1985 – Gary Holton, English singer-songwriter (b. 1952)

1986 – Forrest Tucker, American actor (b. 1919)

1989 – Mary McCarthy, American novelist and critic (b. 1912)

1991 – Bill Graham, German-American concert promoter (b. 1931)

1992 – Roger Miller, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1936)

1992 – Richard Pousette-Dart, American painter and educator (b. 1916)

1993 – Danny Chan, Hong Kong singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (b. 1958)

1993 – Vincent Price, American actor (b. 1911)

1994 – Kara Hultgreen, American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1965)

1994 – Mildred Natwick, American actress (b. 1905)

1995 – Viveca Lindfors, Swedish actress (b. 1920)

1995 – Bobby Riggs, American tennis player (b. 1918)

1998 – Warren Wiebe, American singer and bass player (b. 1953)

1999 – Payne Stewart, American golfer (b. 1957)

2000 – Mochitsura Hashimoto, Japanese commander (b. 1909)

2000 – Nejat Saydam, Turkish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1929)

2002 – Richard Harris, Irish actor and singer (b. 1930)

2002 – René Thom, French mathematician and biologist (b. 1923)

2002 – Paul Wellstone, American academic and politician (b. 1944)

2003 – Pandurang Shastri Athavale, Indian spiritual leader and philosopher (b. 1920)

2003 – Veikko Hakulinen, Finnish skier and technician (b. 1925)

2003 – Behram Kurşunoğlu, Turkish-American physicist and academic (b. 1922)

2003 – Robert Strassburg, American conductor and composer (b. 1915)

2004 – John Peel, English radio host and producer (b. 1939)

2005 – Wellington Mara, American commander and businessman (b. 1916)

2010 – Lisa Blount, American actress (b. 1957)

2010 – Gregory Isaacs, Jamaican-English singer-songwriter (b. 1951)

2010 – Vesna Parun, Croatian poet and author (b. 1922)

2012 – Jacques Barzun, French-American historian and author (b. 1907)

2012 – Jaspal Bhatti, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1955)

2012 – John Connelly, English footballer (b. 1938)

2012 – Aung Gyi, Burmese general and politician (b. 1919)

2012 – Les Mueller, American baseball player (b. 1919)

2012 – Emanuel Steward, American boxer, trainer, and sportscaster (b. 1944)

2013 – Ron Ackland, New Zealand rugby player and coach (b. 1934)

2013 – Arthur Danto, American philosopher and critic (b. 1924)

2013 – Nicholas Hunt, Welsh-English admiral (b. 1930)

2013 – Hal Needham, American actor, stuntman, director, and screenwriter (b. 1931)

2013 – Paul Reichmann, Austrian-Canadian businessman, founded Olympia and York (b. 1930)

2013 – Bill Sharman, American basketball player and coach (b. 1926)

2013 – Marcia Wallace, American actress and comedian (b. 1942)

2014 – Jack Bruce, Scottish-English singer-songwriter and bass player (b. 1943)

2014 – Carlos Morales Troncoso, Dominican lawyer and politician, 34th Vice President of the Dominican Republic (b. 1940)

2015 – David Cesarani, English historian and author (b. 1956)

2015 – Lisa Jardine, English historian, author, and academic (b. 1944)

2015 – Cecil Lolo, South African footballer (b. 1988)

2015 – Flip Saunders, American basketball player and coach (b. 1955)

Holidays and observances

Armed Forces Day (Romania)

Christian feast day:

Blessed Carlo Gnocchi

Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy

Crysanthus and Daria (Western Christianity)

Crispin and Crispinian

The Six Welsh Martyrs and companions (in Wales)

Gaudentius of Brescia

Minias of Florence

Mar Nestorius

The Hallowing of Nestorius

October 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Earliest day on which Nevada Day can fall, while October 31 is the latest; celebrated on last Friday in October. (Nevada)

Earliest day on which October Holiday can fall, while October 31 is the latest; observed on last Monday in October. (Ireland)

Earliest day on which Teacher's Day (Australia) can fall, while October 31 is the latest; celebrated on last Friday in October. (Australia)

Constitution Day (Lithuania)

Customs Officer's Day (Russia)

Day of the Basque Country (Basque Country)

Retrocession Day (Taiwan)

Sovereignty Day (Slovenia)

Thanksgiving Day (Grenada)