October 25th, 1909

Born on October 25th, 1909

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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, 1909

86

Whit Bissell

American actor (1909–1996)

*October 25th, 1909, New York City †March 5th, 1996, Woodland Hills

72

Edward Flynn

American boxer

*October 25th, 1909, New Orleans †October 14th, 1982, Tampa

80

Ken Domon

Japanese photographer

*October 25th, 1909, Sakata †September 15th, 1990, Tokyo

75

Jean-Paul Le Chanois

French film director

*October 25th, 1909, 9th arrondissement of Paris †July 8th, 1985, Passy

72

Dieter Borsche

German actor (1909-1982)

*October 25th, 1909, Hanover †August 5th, 1982, Nuremberg

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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

59

Maxi Mounds

American pornographic actress

*October 25th, 1964, Valley Stream

49

Yoo Yong-sung

Badminton player

*October 25th, 1974, Dangjin

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

79

Annie Girardot

French actress (1931-2011)

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

77

Anthony Franciosa

American actor (1928–2006)

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

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

36

Georges Bizet

French composer (1838–1875)

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

77

Klaus Barbie

German SS officer, head of the Gestapo in Lyon and convicted war criminal (1913–1991)

*October 25th, 1913, Bad Godesberg †September 25th, 1991, Lyon

61

David Furnish

Canadian filmmaker

*October 25th, 1962, Scarborough

85

Aleksander Einseln

Estonian military personnel

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

73

Tauno Palo

Finnish actor

*October 25th, 1908, Hämeenlinna †May 24th, 1982, Helsinki

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

96

Michael I of România

Last king of Romania (r. 1927–1930, 1940–1947)

*October 25th, 1921, Foișor Castle †December 5th, 2017, Aubonne

72

Megan Taylor

British figure skater (1920-1993)

*October 25th, 1920, Rochdale †July 23rd, 1993, Jamaica

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72

Dorothy Walton

Badminton player

*August 7th, 1909, Swift Current †October 17th, 1981, Toronto

69

Walter Arnold

German sculptor and politician (1909-1979)

*August 27th, 1909, Leipzig †July 11th, 1979, Dresden

86

Arthur Dale Trendall

Australian classical archaeologist (1909-1995)

*March 28th, 1909, Auckland †November 13th, 1995, Melbourne

80

Peter von Blanckenhagen

Baltic-german-american archaeologist

*March 21st, 1909, Riga †March 6th, 1990, New York City

80

Hermann Bengtson

German historian

*July 2nd, 1909, Ratzeburg †November 2nd, 1989, Munich

85

Jessica Tandy

British-American actress (1909–1994)

*June 7th, 1909, London †September 11th, 1994, Fairfield County

82

Francis Bacon

Irish-born British figurative painter, 1909–1992

*October 28th, 1909, Dublin †April 28th, 1992, Madrid

87

Alain Poher

French politician (1909-1996)

*April 17th, 1909, Ablon-sur-Seine †December 9th, 1996, Paris

85

Tom Ewell

American actor (1909-1994)

*April 29th, 1909, Owensboro †September 12th, 1994, Woodland Hills

73

Isa Miranda

Italian actress (1905-1982)

*July 5th, 1909, Milan †July 8th, 1982, Rome

65

U Thant

Third Secretary-General of the United Nations (1909-1974)

*January 22nd, 1909, Pantanaw †November 25th, 1974, New York City

62

Kwame Nkrumah

Ghanaian pan-Africanist and the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana (1909-1972)

*September 21st, 1909, Nkroful †April 27th, 1972, Bucharest

103

Rita Levi-Montalcini

Italian neurologist (1909-2012)

*April 22nd, 1909, Turin †December 30th, 2012, Nomentano

106

Hans Erni

Swiss painter and engraver (1909-2015)

*February 21st, 1909, Lucerne †March 21st, 2015, Lucerne

87

Daniel Mayer

French politician, member of the French Resistance (1909-1996)

*April 29th, 1909, Paris †December 29th, 1996, Orsay

108

Jacques Clemens

Belgian priest

*July 11th, 1909, The Hague †March 7th, 2018, Loverval

89

Gratien Gélinas

Canadian author, playwright, actor, director, producer and administrator

*December 8th, 1909, Mauricie †March 16th, 1999, Deux-Montagnes

104

Frits Thors

Dutch television presenter

*September 13th, 1909, Amsterdam †April 19th, 2014, Laren

53

Hans-Heinrich Sievert

German decathlete (1909-1963)

*December 1st, 1909, Gut Grittern †April 5th, 1963, Eutin

34

Simone Weil

(1909-1943) French philosopher, Christian mystic, writer and social activist

*February 3rd, 1909, Paris †August 24th, 1943, Ashford

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1909 is a normal year and no leap year.

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