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Person born on October 25
1800 - Lord Macaulay - was a famous English language poet, essayist, historian and politician.
1881 - Pablo Picasso - Spanish painter. He was one of the most talked about, controversial and prosperous artists of the twentieth century.
1896 - Mukundi Lal Srivastava - Famous litterateur and writer of India.
1911 - Ghanshyambhai Ojha - Former Chief Minister of Gujarat and Indian politician.
1912 - Madurai Mani Iyer - Singer of Carnatic music, famous for his unique style.
1920 - Rishang Keishing - was a senior politician of the Indian National Congress party.
1938 - Mridula Garg - Famous female writer.
1965 - Navneet Nishan - Hindi film actress.
1995 - Gurjit Kaur - Hockey player of India.
Died on 25 October
1296 - Sant Dnyaneshwar - was a great thirteenth century saint of Maharashtra. He composed Dnyaneshwari.
1980 - Sahir Ludhianvi, famous Urdu writer and poet, passed away.
1990 - Captain Sangma - First Chief Minister of Meghalaya State. His full name was Williamson Ampang Sangma.
2003 - Pandurang Shastri Athawale - Famous Indian philosopher and social reformer.
2005 - Hindi writer Nirmal Verma passed away.
2012 - Jaspal Bhatti - Famous comedian.
2019 – Dilip Parikh, former Chief Minister of Gujarat, passed away.
2020 - Mahesh Kanodia, former Lok Sabha MP and musician, passed away.
Important Occasions and Celebrations of 25 October
- World Pasta Day.
- World Opera Day.
- Best day day.
- International Artist Day.
- National Smooth Food Day.
- Sri Ghanshyambhai Ojha Jayanti.
- Chunky, Notorious Killer Doll Day.
- International Dwarfism Awareness Day.
- Shri Dilip Ramanbhai Parikh Memorial Day.
- Capt. Williamson Ampang Sangma Memorial Day.
Important Events of 25 October
1415 - England wins the Battle of Agincourt in northern France.
1711 - A villager unearths the remains of two ancient Italian cities, Pompeii and Herculaneum.
1747 – The British fleet under Admiral Sir Edward Hawke defeats the French at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre.
1812 – The American frigate United States captures the British vessel Macedonia during the war.
1870 - Postcards were used in America for the first time.
1917 - Bolshevik (communists) Vladimir Ilyich Lenin seizes power in Russia.
1924 - British authorities in India arrested Subhash Chandra Bose and sent him to jail for two years.
1940 - Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. becomes the first African-American general of the US Army.
1945 – Chiang Kai-shek takes control of Taiwan after Japan surrenders to coalition forces.
1951 - The first general election in India begins.
1955 - For the first time, a company called Tappan started selling microwave ovens for home use.
1960 - The first electronic wristwatches hit the market in New York.
1962 - American author John Steinbeck is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
1964 - The first indigenous tank 'Vijayant' was manufactured at Avadi factory.
1971 – The United Nations General Assembly votes to incorporate Taiwan into China.
1995 - The then Prime Minister Narasimha Rao addressed the 50th anniversary session of the United Nations.
2000 - Space Shuttle Discovery (USA) returns safely after a 13-day mission.
2001 - Microsoft releases the new operating system Windows XP.
2005 - Iraq's new constitution is approved with a majority in a referendum.
2007 – Turkish warplanes heavily bomb the mountainous Kurdistan region of northern Iraq.
2007 – Mount Soputan volcano erupts on the island of Sulawesi in central Indonesia.
2008 - Nar Bahadur Bhandari, former chief minister of Sikkim, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment.
2009 – Two bombings in Baghdad kill 155 people and injure about 721.
2012 - Storm 'Sandy' hits Cuba and Haiti, killing 65 people and causing $80 million in damage.
2013 – In Nigeria, the army kills 74 terrorists of the terrorist organization Boko Haram.
2019 - Girish Chandra Murmu appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, R. Of. Mathur was made the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Satya Pal Malik was given the charge of the Governor of Goa.
2020 – Four security personnel are killed and about 20 people are injured in a bomb blast in Quetta, Pakistan.
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