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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.
1944
Heinrich Himmler orders a crackdown on the Edelweiss Pirates, a loosely organized youth culture in Nazi Germany that had assisted army deserters and others to hide from the Third Reich.
1944
The USS Tang under Richard O'Kane (the top American submarine captain of World War II) is sunk by the ship’s own malfunctioning torpedo.
1945
The Republic of China takes over administration of Taiwan following Japan’s surrender to the Allies.
1962
Cuban missile crisis: Adlai Stevenson shows photos at the UN proving Soviet missiles are installed in Cuba.
1962
Nelson Mandela is sentenced to five years in prison.
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.
Who were born on October 25?
1889
Abel Gance, French film director (d. 1981)
1908
Edmond Pidoux, Swiss writer (d. 2004)
1928
Anthony Franciosa, American actor (d. 2006)
1932
Harry Gregg, Irish footballer and football manager
1935
Sam Taylor, American jump blues musician and songwriter (d. 2009)
1951
Richard Lloyd, American guitarist (Television)
1974
Lee Byung-Kyu, South Korean baseball player
1977
Birgit Prinz, German footballer
1977
Yehonathan Gatro, Israeli singer and actor
1979
Rob Hulse, English footballer
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters ETSUSEANLB? Check your answers here: Word finder ETSUSEANLB. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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