October 25th, 1484

Born on October 25th, 1484

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on October 25th?

October 25th, 1924

The Daily Mail published the Zinoviev letter, a hoax purported to be a directive from Moscow to increase communist agitation, pushing the Conservative Party to a landslide victory in the UK general election four days later.

October 25th, 1920

Irish playwright and politician Terence MacSwiney (pictured) died after a hunger strike in Brixton Prison, bringing the Irish struggle for independence to international attention.

October 25th, 1864

American Civil War: During Price's Missouri Expedition, Union troops defeated Sterling Price's Confederate army in three successive battles: Marais des Cygnes, Mine Creek, and Marmiton River.

October 25th, 1854

Crimean War: Lord Cardigan led his cavalry on a disastrous assault in the Battle of Balaclava.

October 25th, 1760

George III became King of Great Britain and Ireland, succeeding his grandfather George II.

October 25th, 1616

Dutch explorer Dirk Hartog left a plate on an island in Shark Bay, the oldest-known artifact of European exploration in Australia still in existence.

October 25th, 1415

Hundred Years' War: The army of Henry V of England, consisting mostly of archers, unexpectedly defeated the numerically superior French cavalry at the Battle of Agincourt on Saint Crispin's Day.

October 25th, 1147

Reconquista: Forces under Afonso I of Portugal (pictured) captured Lisbon from the Moors after a four-month siege in one of the few Christian victories during the Second Crusade.

October 25th, 2022

At 49 days, Liz Truss concludes the shortest tenure as prime minister of the United Kingdom.

October 25th, 2010

Mount Merapi in Central Java, Indonesia, began an increasingly violent series of eruptions that lasted over a month.

October 25th, 2001

Windows XP, one of the most popular and widely used versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system, was released for retail sale.

October 25th, 1980

Proceedings on the Hague Abduction Convention, a multilateral treaty providing an expeditious method to return a child taken from one member nation to another, concluded at The Hague.

October 25th, 1950

The People's Volunteer Army ambushed the South Korean II Corps at the Battle of Onjong, and elsewhere engaged the 1st Infantry Division at the Battle of Unsan, marking China's entry into the Korean War.

October 25th, 1944

USS Tang, the U.S. Navy submarine credited with sinking more ships than any other American submarine, sank when it was struck by its own torpedo.

October 25th, 1932

George Lansbury (pictured) became the leader of the opposition British Labour Party.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 25th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 25th?

91

Pablo Picasso

Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973)

*October 25th, 1881, Málaga †April 8th, 1973, Mas Notre-Dame-de-Vie de Mougins

59

Maxi Mounds

American pornographic actress

*October 25th, 1964, Valley Stream

49

Yoo Yong-sung

Badminton player

*October 25th, 1974, Dangjin

36

Georges Bizet

French composer (1838–1875)

*October 25th, 1838, Rue Louise-Émilie-de-La-Tour-d'Auvergne †June 3rd, 1875, Bougival

39

Katy Perry

American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality (1984)

*October 25th, 1984, Santa Barbara

58

Darren Hall

Badminton player

*October 25th, 1965, Walthamstow

79

Annie Girardot

French actress (1931-2011)

*October 25th, 1931, 10th arrondissement of Paris †February 28th, 2011, 10th arrondissement of Paris

84

Bo Carpelan

Finnish writer

*October 25th, 1926, Helsinki †February 11th, 2011, Espoo

89

Barbara Cook

American actress and singer (1927-2017)

*October 25th, 1927, Atlanta †August 8th, 2017, Manhattan

95

Marion Ross

American actress

*October 25th, 1928, Watertown

77

Anthony Franciosa

American actor (1928–2006)

*October 25th, 1928, New York City †January 19th, 2006, Los Angeles

24

Giuliano de' Medici

Italian politician (1469-1478)

*October 25th, 1453, Florence †April 26th, 1478, Florence Cathedral

61

David Furnish

Canadian filmmaker

*October 25th, 1962, Scarborough

42

Josh Henderson

American actor, model and singer

*October 25th, 1981, Dallas

73

Johann Strauss II

Austrian composer (1825-1899)

*October 25th, 1825, Neubau †June 3rd, 1899, Vienna

56

Maik Landsmann

East German racing cyclist

*October 25th, 1967, Erfurt

63

Chris Buck

American animator and film director

*October 25th, 1960, Wichita

59

Kevin Michael Richardson

American actor (born 1964)

*October 25th, 1964, The Bronx

85

Aleksander Einseln

Estonian military personnel

*October 25th, 1931, Tallinn †March 16th, 2017, Tallinn

38

Ciara

American singer, songwriter, actress and model

*October 25th, 1985, Fort Cavazos

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63

Hernán Cortés

Spanish conquistador

*November 30th, 1484, Medellin †December 2nd, 1547, Castilleja de la Cuesta

47

Huldrych Zwingli

Protestant Reformation leader in Switzerland, Swiss Reformed Church founder (1484-1531)

*January 1st, 1484, Wildhaus †October 11th, 1531, Kappel am Albis

55

Thomas Cromwell

English statesman (1485–1540)

*November 30th, 1484, Putney †July 28th, 1540, Tower Hill

61

George Spalatin

German humanist

*January 26th, 1484, Spalt †January 26th, 1545, Altenburg

62

Antonio da Sangallo the Younger

Italian architect

*April 12th, 1484, Florence †August 3rd, 1546, Terni

66

Paul Speratus

German Lutheran

*December 13th, 1484, Ellwangen †August 12th, 1551, Kwidzyn

51

Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg

Elector of Brandenburg

*February 21st, 1484, Old Cölln †July 11th, 1535, Stendal

65

Veronica Gambara

Italian poet and stateswoman

*November 30th, 1484, Pralboino †June 13th, 1550, Correggio

68

Wolf Huber

German painter and architect. (c.1485-1553)

*November 30th, 1484, Feldkirch †January 1st, 1553, Passau

59

George of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

*March 4th, 1484, Ansbach †December 27th, 1543, Ansbach

52

Heinrich Ehinger

(1484-1537)

*February 5th, 1484, Constance †January 1st, 1537, Constance

66

Joachim Vadian

Humanist from St Gall

*November 29th, 1484, St. Gallen †April 6th, 1551, St. Gallen

66

Johann Spangenberg

German theologian

*March 29th, 1484, Hardegsen †June 13th, 1550, Lutherstadt Eisleben

70

Gottfried Werner von Zimmern

German writer

*January 13th, 1484, Messkirch †April 2nd, 1554, Messkirch

55

Bernardo Clesio

Catholic cardinal

*March 11th, 1484, Cles †July 30th, 1539, Brixen

76

Bartholomew V. Welser

German banker

*June 25th, 1484, Memmingen †March 28th, 1561, Amberg

74

Julius Caesar Scaliger

Italian scholar, physician and philosopher (1484-1558)

*April 23rd, 1484, Riva del Garda †October 21st, 1558, Agen

68

Pedro Álvarez de Toledo, Marquis of Villafranca

Spanish viceroy (1484-1553)

*July 13th, 1484, Alba de Tormes †February 21st, 1553, Florence

51

Christoph Kress

(1484-1535)

*January 1st, 1484, Nuremberg †December 15th, 1535

42

Luisa de Medrano

Spanish scholar

*August 9th, 1484, Atienza †January 1st, 1527

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Leap year

Yes: 1484 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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