Daily Calendar for Saturday, October 25, 2025
Died
- Geoffrey Chaucer (poet) –
- Ariel Durant (historian) –
- Vincent Price (actor) –
- Sen. Paul Wellstone (Minnesota congressman) –
- Richard Harris (actor) –
- Nigel Davenport (actor) –
Born
- Johann Strauss, the Younger (composer; The Blue Danube) –
- Georges Bizet (composer) –
- John Francis Dodge (manufacturer) –
- Pablo Picasso (Spanish painter
) –
- Minnie Pearl (comedienne & singer) –
- John Berryman (poet) –
- Marion Ross (actress) –
- Anne Tyler (author) –
- Ed Robertson (musician) –
- Pedro Martinez (baseball pitcher) –
- Katy Perry (singer) –
- Ciara (singer) –
Events
- George III became King of Great Britain–
- Leslie L. Curtis granted a U.S. patent for an air brush device–
- S.S. Princess Sophia sank near Juneau, Alaska–
- Carlsbad Caverns National Monument established in New Mexico–
- Archibald J. Turner was granted a patent for a football shoulder pad–
- Ken Jennings passed the $2 million mark on Jeopardy!, shattering his previous $1 million record set July 13, 2004–
- Hideki Okajima of the Boston Red Sox became the first Japanese-born pitcher to play in a World Series game–
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