October 25th, 1853

Born on October 25th, 1853

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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

Born on October 25th, 1853

55

Karl August Otto Hoffmann

German botanist (1853–1909)

*October 25th, 1853, Beeskow †September 11th, 1909, Berlin

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91

Pablo Picasso

Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973)

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

36

Georges Bizet

French composer (1838–1875)

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

59

Maxi Mounds

American pornographic actress

*October 25th, 1964, Valley Stream

49

Yoo Yong-sung

Badminton player

*October 25th, 1974, Dangjin

58

Darren Hall

Badminton player

*October 25th, 1965, Walthamstow

39

Katy Perry

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

*October 25th, 1984, Santa Barbara

73

Johann Strauss II

Austrian composer (1825-1899)

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

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

63

Chris Buck

American animator and film director

*October 25th, 1960, Wichita

56

Maik Landsmann

East German racing cyclist

*October 25th, 1967, Erfurt

60

Dmitry Mamin-Sibiryak

Russian writer

*October 25th, 1852, Visim †November 2nd, 1912, Saint Petersburg

91

Adolf Möller

German rower

*October 25th, 1877, Hamburg †November 10th, 1968, Hamburg

85

Aleksander Einseln

Estonian military personnel

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

76

Alexander Büchner

French writer of German origins

*October 25th, 1827, Darmstadt †March 7th, 1904, Hanover

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37

Vincent van Gogh

Dutch painter (1853–1890)

*March 30th, 1853, Zundert †July 29th, 1890, Auberge Ravoux

54

Adolf Furtwängler

German classical archaeologist (1853-1907)

*June 30th, 1853, Freiburg im Breisgau †October 10th, 1907, Athens

91

Walter von Boetticher

German historian

*November 29th, 1853, Riga †July 3rd, 1945, Radebeul

48

Cecil Rhodes

British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa (1853-1902)

*July 5th, 1853, Bishop's Stortford †March 26th, 1902, Muizenberg

75

André Messager

French opera composer and conductor (1853–1929)

*December 30th, 1853, Montluçon †February 24th, 1929, 17th arrondissement of Paris

66

Henning von Holtzendorff

German admiral (1853-1919)

*January 9th, 1853, Berlin †June 7th, 1919, Prenzlau

51

Hermann Wissmann

German explorer and administrator in Africa (1853–1905)

*September 4th, 1853, Frankfurt (Oder) †June 15th, 1905, Weißenbach bei Liezen

78

Wilhelm Ostwald

Baltic German chemist

*August 21st, 1853, Riga †April 4th, 1932, Großbothen

74

Georg Weidenbach

German architect

*October 1st, 1853, Dresden †September 30th, 1928, Leipzig

72

Eduardo Scarpetta

Italian actor and playwright (1853–1925)

*March 13th, 1853, Naples †November 29th, 1925, Naples

74

Hendrik Lorentz

Dutch physicist (1853–1928)

*July 18th, 1853, Arnhem †February 4th, 1928, Haarlem

42

José Martí

Cuban poet, philosopher and nationalist (1853-1895)

*January 28th, 1853, Havana †May 19th, 1895, Oriente Province

57

Chulalongkorn

King of Siam (1853-1910)

*September 20th, 1853, Grand Palace †October 23rd, 1910, Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall

73

Albrecht Kossel

German biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics

*September 16th, 1853, Rostock †July 5th, 1927, Heidelberg

72

Heike Kamerlingh Onnes

Dutch physicist, Nobel prize winner (1853-1926)

*September 21st, 1853, Groningen †February 21st, 1926, Leiden

86

Wilhelm Dörpfeld

German architect and archaeologist (1853–1940)

*December 26th, 1853, Barmen †April 25th, 1940, Lefkada

78

René Bazin

French novelist

*December 26th, 1853, Angers †July 20th, 1932, 8th arrondissement of Paris

77

David Belasco

American theatrical producer, impresario, director and playwright (1853-1931)

*July 25th, 1853, San Francisco †May 14th, 1931, New York City

78

Antonio Salandra

Prime Minister of Italy (1853-1931)

*August 13th, 1853, Troia †December 9th, 1931, Rome

84

Jacob Wackernagel

Swiss linguist (1853-1938)

*December 11th, 1853, Basel †May 22nd, 1938, Basel

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