October 25th, 1948

Born on October 25th, 1948

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 423 days, exactly on June 23rd, 2025, people who were born on October 25th, 1948 will be 28,000 days old!

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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, 1948

75

Sigleif Johansen

Biathlete

*October 25th, 1948, Tana Municipality

75

Dan Gable

American wrestler and coach

*October 25th, 1948, Waterloo

75

Álvaro Rodríguez

Colombian actor

*October 25th, 1948, Bogotá

75

Dave Cowens

American basketball player and coach

*October 25th, 1948, Newport

63

César Amaro

Uruguayan classical guitarist (1948-2012)

*October 25th, 1948, Montevideo †July 31st, 2012, Montevideo

75

Dan Issel

American basketball player, coach, executive

*October 25th, 1948, Batavia

60

Michael Cox

British writer

*October 25th, 1948, Wellingborough †March 31st, 2009, Kettering

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Who's birthday is on October 25th?

59

Maxi Mounds

American pornographic actress

*October 25th, 1964, Valley Stream

91

Pablo Picasso

Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973)

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

49

Yoo Yong-sung

Badminton player

*October 25th, 1974, Dangjin

58

Darren Hall

Badminton player

*October 25th, 1965, Walthamstow

74

Brian Kerwin

Actor

*October 25th, 1949, Chicago

76

Glenn Tipton

British guitarist

*October 25th, 1947, Blackheath

39

Katy Perry

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

*October 25th, 1984, Santa Barbara

79

Annie Girardot

French actress (1931-2011)

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

61

David Furnish

Canadian filmmaker

*October 25th, 1962, Scarborough

71

Wendy Hall

British computer scientist (1952-)

*October 25th, 1952, London

63

Chris Buck

American animator and film director

*October 25th, 1960, Wichita

95

Marion Ross

American actress

*October 25th, 1928, Watertown

89

Barbara Cook

American actress and singer (1927-2017)

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

77

Anthony Franciosa

American actor (1928–2006)

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

84

Bo Carpelan

Finnish writer

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

70

Idir

Algerian Kabyle singer-songwriter and musician (1945-2020)

*October 25th, 1949, Larbaâ Nath Irathen †May 2nd, 2020, 18th arrondissement of Paris

56

Maik Landsmann

East German racing cyclist

*October 25th, 1967, Erfurt

77

Elías Figueroa

Chilean footballer

*October 25th, 1946, Valparaíso

76

José Alfredo Fuentes

Chilean singer and television presenter

*October 25th, 1947, Santiago

66

Nancy Cartwright

American actress

*October 25th, 1957, Dayton

Same year
Born in 1948

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

*March 12th, 1948, Nibe †February 2nd, 2018, Tuse Næs

46

Maurizio Gucci

Italian businessman (1948-1995)

*September 26th, 1948, Florence †March 27th, 1995, Milan

75

Charles III of the United Kingdom

King of the United Kingdom since 2022

*November 14th, 1948, Buckingham Palace

75

Norbert Lammert

German politician, president of the Bundestag

*November 16th, 1948, Bochum

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

75

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

75

Richard Simmons

American fitness instructor, actor, and video producer (born 1948)

*July 12th, 1948, New Orleans

75

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

69

Bernard Bosson

French politician (1948-2017)

*February 25th, 1948, Annecy †May 13th, 2017, 8th arrondissement of Lyon

76

Bärbel Kramer

German papyrologist

*March 26th, 1948, Mülheim an der Ruhr

75

Kathy Bates

American film actress and director

*June 28th, 1948, Memphis

71

Robert Trump

US business executive and real estate developer (1948-2020)

*August 26th, 1948, Queens †August 15th, 2020, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

68

Bernie Wrightson

American illustrator

*October 27th, 1948, Baltimore †March 18th, 2017, Austin

75

Gérard Depardieu

French actor (born 1948)

*December 27th, 1948, Châteauroux

76

John de Lancie

American actor

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

76

Al Gore

Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)

*March 31st, 1948, Washington, D.C.

75

Jonathan Hyde

Australian-born English actor

*May 21st, 1948, Brisbane

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

*July 19th, 1948, Kolkata †February 19th, 2017, Kolkata

75

Brian Eno

British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born 1948)

*May 15th, 1948, Melton

68

Carlos Gardini

Argentinian journalist (1948-2017)

*August 26th, 1948, Buenos Aires †March 1st, 2017, Buenos Aires

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Born on October 25th, 1948
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Leap year

Yes: 1948 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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