October 25 in History
October 25 is the birthday of Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant (2001) and the anniversary of the death of Eric Bauza (2026). Below are famous birthdays, deaths, events for October 25, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar, founder of the Saffarid dynasty was born in 840, while Pope Boniface V died in 625.
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Famous people born on October 25
Famous people who died on October 25
2018
Thomas Keating (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American Cistercian monk and teacher of centering prayer
2016
Carlos Alberto Torres (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Brazilian footballer and manager (1944–2016)
2014
Carlos Morales Troncoso (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Dominican Republic politician (1940–2014)
2013
Hal Needham (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American stunt performer and film director (1931–2013)
2012
John Connelly (footballer, born 1938) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
English footballer (1938–2012)
What happened on October 25
- 2025
Vipul Patel performed the first telesurgery between two United States hospitals, AdventHealth Celebration and AdventHealth Minneola.
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A mass shooting occurs in two locations in Lewiston, Maine. 18 people are killed and 13 more injured.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2010
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes off Indonesia's Mentawai Islands, triggering a tsunami that kills at least 400 people.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2009
The October 2009 Baghdad bombings kill 155 and wound at least 721.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2001
Microsoft releases Windows XP, which becomes one of Microsoft's most successful operating systems.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1999
A Learjet 35 crashes in Mina near Aberdeen, South Dakota, killing all six people on board, including PGA golfer Payne Stewart and golf course designer Bruce Borland.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1997
After a civil war, Denis Sassou Nguesso proclaims himself President of the Republic of the Congo.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1995
A commuter train slams into a school bus in Fox River Grove, Illinois, killing seven students.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1990
The Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic declares its sovereignty from the Soviet Union.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1989
The first leg of the 1989 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira is held at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1983
The United States and its Caribbean allies invade Grenada, six days after Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and several of his supporters are executed in a coup d'état.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1980
Proceedings on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction conclude.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1973
Egypt and Israel accept United Nations Security Council Resolution 339.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1971
The People's Republic of China replaces the Republic of China at the United Nations.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1968
A Fairchild F-27 crashes into Moose Mountain while on approach to Lebanon Municipal Airport in Lebanon, New Hampshire, killing 32 people.
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Editor's picks
Born on October 25
- 840 — Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar, founder of the Saffarid dynasty (died 879)
- 1102 — William Clito, French son of Sybilla of Conversano (died 1128)
- 1330 — Louis II, Count of Flanders, (died 1384)
Died on October 25
- 625 — Pope Boniface V
- 912 — Rudolph I, king of Burgundy (born 859)
- 1047 — Magnus the Good, Norwegian king (born 1024)
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for October 25
Quick answers
Who was born on October 25? Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant (2001), Dominik Szoboszlai (2000), Vincent Zhou (2000).
Who died on October 25? Eric Bauza (2026), Satish Shah (2025), Rolf Dupuy (2025).
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