Historical Events on October 25
- 1760: George III is crowned King of England.
- 1812: The USS United States captures the British frigate HMS Macedonian.
- 1822: The First Siege of Missolonghi starts during the Greek War of Independence.
- 1944: The Edelweiss Pirates are cracked down upon by Heinrich Himmler.
- 1944: The USS Tangs sinks when it’s own torpedo malfunctions and detonates during World War II.
- 1944: The U.S. Third and Seventh Fleets continue to duke it out with the Imperial Japanese Navy around the Phillippines at the Battle of Leyte Gulf during World War II.
- 1945: After Japan surrenders to the Allies, the Republic of China takes over administration duties of the city of Taiwan.
- 1977: The computer oprating system Open VMS V1.0 is released by the Digital Equipment Corporation.
- 1983: Less than a week after Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and some of his supporters are killed in a coup d’etat, U.S and Caribbean allies invade Grenada.
- 1995: A school bus in Fox River Grove, Illinois is struck by a commuter train and seven students are killed as a result.
Famous Birthdays on October 25
- Spanish painter and sculptor, Pablo Picasso is born in 1881.
- American author and journalist John T. Flynn is born in 1882.
- English-American actor Leo G. Carroll is born in 1886.
- Navajo artist Yazzie Johnson is born in 1946.
- American singer-songwriter Coco Robicheaux is born in 1947.
- American poet andauthor, Daniel Mark Epstein is born in 1948.
- British actor Richard Lintern is born in 1962.
- American actress Darlene Vogel is born in 1962.
- English playwright and director Dominic Dromgoole is born in 1963.
- American actress Tracy Nelson is born in 1963.
- American rapper Speech is born in 1968.
- American actor, screenwriter and director, Adam Goldberg is born in 1970.
- American basketball player Bill Amis is born in 1987.
- German gymnast Fabian Hambüchen is born in 1987.
- American basketball player Chandler Parsons is born in 1988.
- Italian footballer Ivan Marconi is born in 1989.