Friday October 25, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

October 25: Day of the Week

October 25, 2024 is the 299th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 67 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kin'yōbi.

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Here’s the October calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

October 25 Historical Event(s)

1147
The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a four-month siege.
1415
The army of Henry V of England defeats the French at the Battle of Agincourt.
1747
British fleet under Admiral Sir Edward Hawke defeats the French at the second battle of Cape Finisterre.
1944
The Romanian Army liberates Carei, the last Romanian city under Axis Powers occupation.
1945
The Republic of China takes over administration of Taiwan following Japan’s surrender to the Allies.
1971
The United Nations seated the People’s Republic of China and expelled the Republic of China (see political status of Taiwan and China and the United Nations)
1983
Operation Urgent Fury: 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.
1991
History of Slovenia: Three months after the end of the Ten-Day War, the last soldier of the Yugoslav People’s Army leaves the territory of the Republic of Slovenia.
1995
A commuter train slams into a school bus in Fox River Grove, Illinois, killing seven students.
2010
Mount Merapi in Central Java, Indonesia, begins over a month of eruptions.

Who were born on October 25?

1759
Maria Feodorovna (Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg), Russian empress (d. 1828)
1772
Geraud Duroc, French general (d. 1813)
1918
Chubby Jackson, American jazz double-bassist and band leader (d. 2003)
1935
Russell Schweickart, astronaut
1944
Jon Anderson, English singer (Yes)
1962
Darlene Vogel, American actress
1971
Rosie Ledet, Creole Zydeco accordion player and singer
1976
Brett Kirk, Australian Rules footballer
1979
Bat for Lashes, British singer
1983
Tim McGarigle, American football player

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