Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: October 25
October 25, 2024 is the 299th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 67 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Scorpio is your zodiac sign. Opal is your modern birthstone. Jasper is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: October 25
- 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.
- 1760 –George III becomes King of Great Britain.
- 1828 –The St Katharine Docks opened in London.
- 1854 –The Battle of Balaklava during the Crimean War (Charge of the Light Brigade).
- 1944 –Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval battle in history, takes place in and around the Philippines between the Imperial Japanese Navy and the U.S. Third and U.S. Seventh Fleets.
- 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.
- 1945 –The Republic of China takes over administration of Taiwan following Japan’s surrender to the Allies.
- 1962 –Nelson Mandela is sentenced to five years in prison.
- 1997 –After a brief civil war which has driven President Pascal Lissouba out of Brazzaville, Denis Sassou-Nguesso proclaims himself the President of the Republic of the Congo.
Who were born on October 25?
- 1683 –Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, British politician (d. 1757)
- 1937 –Roberto Menescal, Brazilian jazz guitarist important to founding of bossa nova
- 1939 –Robin Spry, Canadian filmmaker and producer (d. 2005)
- 1944 –Jon Anderson, English singer (Yes)
- 1947 –Coco Robicheaux, American blues musician
- 1948 –Dan Gable, American wrestler and coach
- 1954 –David Worrall, Australian composer and polymedia artist
- 1963 –Tracy Nelson, American actress
- 1976 –Steve Jones, Irish footballer
- 1979 –Tony Torcato, American baseball player
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