12 History Lessons + 7 Births & 7 Deaths for October 25, 2025
Today’s History:
- 1415 – Battle of Agincourt: Henry V’s English army defeats the French in the Hundred Years’ War.
- 1760 – George III accedes to the throne of Great Britain and Ireland.
- 1854 – Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War.
- 1929 – Albert B. Fall becomes the first former U.S. cabinet member sentenced to prison (Teapot Dome scandal).
- 1944 – Battle of Leyte Gulf peaks (Surigao Strait, Samar); first large-scale kamikaze attacks used.
- 1945 – “Taiwan Retrocession Day”: ROC assumes administration of Taiwan from Japan after WWII.
- 1962 – Cuban Missile Crisis: Adlai Stevenson confronts the USSR at the UN with U-2 photos of missiles in Cuba.
- 1971 – UN General Assembly passes Resolution 2758, seating the People’s Republic of China and expelling the ROC.
- 1978 – John Carpenter’s film “Halloween” premieres in the U.S.
- 1983 – United States leads an invasion of Grenada (Operation Urgent Fury).
- 2001 – Microsoft releases Windows XP.
- 2007 – First commercial Airbus A380 passenger flight (Singapore Airlines, Singapore–Sydney).
Today’s Birthdays:
- 1944 – Jon Anderson, progressive rock singer (Yes) (81)
- 1947 – Glenn Tipton, guitarist/songwriter (Judas Priest) (78)
- 1957 – Nancy Cartwright, voice actor (“The Simpsons”) (68)
- 1969 – Samantha Bee, comedian/host (“Full Frontal”) (56)
- 1971 – Craig Robinson, actor/comedian (“The Office”) (54)
- 1984 – Katy Perry, pop singer (“Roar,” “Firework”) (41)
- 1985 – Ciara, R&B singer/dancer (“1, 2 Step”) (40)
Today’s Deaths:
- 1400 – Geoffrey Chaucer, poet (“The Canterbury Tales”) (60)
- 1760 – George II, King of Great Britain and Ireland (76)
- 1920 – Terence MacSwiney, Irish nationalist and Lord Mayor of Cork (41)
- 1973 – Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian Olympic marathon champion (41)
- 1993 – Vincent Price, actor (“House of Wax”) (82)
- 2002 – Richard Harris, actor (“This Sporting Life,” “Harry Potter”) (72)
- 2020 – Lee Kun-hee, Samsung Group chairman (78)
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