October 25th, 1502

Born on October 25th, 1502

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

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

63

Chris Buck

American animator and film director

*October 25th, 1960, Wichita

56

Maik Landsmann

East German racing cyclist

*October 25th, 1967, Erfurt

24

Giuliano de' Medici

Italian politician (1469-1478)

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

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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83

Gregory XIII

Pope from 1572 to 1585

*January 1st, 1502, Bologna †April 10th, 1585, Rome

71

Damião de Góis

Portuguese philosopher

*February 2nd, 1502, Alenquer †January 30th, 1574, Alenquer

49

John Leland

English poet and antiquary

*September 13th, 1502, London †April 18th, 1552, London

52

Christian Egenolff

German printer

*July 26th, 1502, Hadamar †February 9th, 1555, Frankfurt

55

John III of Portugal

King of Portugal (r. 1521-1557)

*June 7th, 1502, São Jorge Castle †June 11th, 1557, Ribeira Palace

67

Anton Lauterbach

German theologian (1502-1569)

*January 13th, 1502, Stolpen †July 18th, 1569, Pirna

48

Pieter Coecke van Aelst

Flemish painter painter, sculptor, architect, author and designer of woodcuts, goldsmith's work, stained glass and tapestries (1502-1550)

*August 14th, 1502, Aalst †December 6th, 1550, City of Brussels

41

Susanna of Bavaria

German noble, House of Wittelsbach

*April 2nd, 1502, Munich †April 23rd, 1543, Neuburg an der Donau

65

Anna of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Duchess consort of Pomerania (1502-1568)

*December 6th, 1502, Celle †November 6th, 1568, Szczecin

80

Xu Jie

Ming dynasty person CBDB = 68547

*November 30th, 1502, Zhejiang †November 30th, 1582, Shanghai

56

Otto Henry

Count Palatine of Neuburg from 1505 to 1559

*April 10th, 1502, Amberg †February 12th, 1559, Heidelberg

30

Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

Duke of Zweibrücken from 1514 to 1532

*September 14th, 1502, Zweibrücken †December 3rd, 1532, Zweibrücken

28

Philibert of Châlon

French nobleman

*March 18th, 1502, Lons-le-Saunier †June 3rd, 1530, Gavinana

98

Sebastian de Aparicio

Beatified Franciscan

*January 20th, 1502, A Gudiña †February 25th, 1600, Puebla City

73

Pierino Belli

16th-century Italian soldier and jurist, an authority on the law of war who is considered an authority and one of the founders of modern international law

*March 20th, 1502, Alba †December 31st, 1575, Turin

68

Francesco Corteccia

Italian composer (1502-1571)

*July 27th, 1502, Florence †June 7th, 1571, Florence

72

Georg Major

German theologian

*April 25th, 1502, Nuremberg †November 28th, 1574, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

55

Elisabeth of Hesse, Hereditary Princess of Saxony

Saxon princess

*March 6th, 1502, Marburg †December 6th, 1557, Schmalkalden

48

Nicolaus Medler

German theologian

*October 15th, 1502, Hof †August 24th, 1551, Bernburg

78

Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval

Spanish Roman Catholic prelate (1502–1580)

*June 26th, 1502, Hondarribia †September 22nd, 1580, Seville

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1502 is a normal year and no leap year.

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