Historical Events In October - 25

1930  The first scheduled transcontinental air service began on this day in history.  

1930  1st football game in Atlantic City Convention Center on this day in history.  

1931  Annie Giradot, Paris France, actress (Gypsy, Jacko & Lise) on October - 25.  

1932  On October - 25 dutch 2nd Chamber accepts Company consultant  

1932  Lev Nikolayevich Smirenny, cosmonaut on this day in history.  

1933  On this day in history larry J Hopkins, (Rep-R-KY, 1979- )  

1933  On this day in history lillian Hall-Davies actress (Farmer's Wife, Ring), dies at 36  

1935  Hurricane-produced floods kill 2,000 in Jeremie & Jacmel Haiti on October - 25.  

1936  On October - 25 hitler and Mussolini form the Rome-Berlin Axis.  

1936  On this day in history the birth of Martin Gilbert, Winston Churchill's official biographer  

1936  Jaime de Magalhes Lima, Portuguese author/poet, dies at 76 on October - 25.  

1937  On October - 25 belgian govt of Zealand falls due to black money  

1938  On this day in history japanese troops occupies Hankou & Wuhan  

1939  George Kaufman/Moss Hart's "Man Who Came to Dinner," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

1939  Cornelis JK van Aalst, president Dutch Business Society, dies at 73 on October - 25.  

1940  On this day in history benjamin O Davis Dr became 1st Black general in US Army  

1941  16,000 Jews massacred in Odessa Ukraine on this day in history.  

1942  On October - 25 3rd day of battle at El Alamein: British offensive  

1942  On this day in history ted Arnold, cricketer (160 runs & 31 wkts in 10 Tests for Eng), dies  

1943  Burma railroad completed & opens on October - 25.  

1943  H van Zanten, guerrilla leader on North Sumatra, executed on October - 25.  

1944  On this day in history during Battle of Leyte Gulf in Battle of Surigao Straits, U.S. battleships execute the maneuver of "crossing the tee" of the Japanese forces. In Battle Off Samar, escort carriers, destroyers and destroyer escorts heroically resist attacks of Japanese Center Force. In Battle Off Cape Engano, 3rd Fleet carriers attack Japanese Northern Force sinking several small carriers.  

1944  HMCS SKEENA (RCN), lost at Reykjavik, Iceland - driven ashore in heavy gale and wrecked on October - 25.  

1944  Japanese navy defeated at battle of Leyte Gulf on this day in history.  

1944  Battle at Cape Engano: 4 Japanese ships sink on this day in history.  

1944  Fake Krist, nazi collaborator, killed on this day in history.  

1945  Japanese surrender Taiwan to Gen Chiang Kai-shek on October - 25.  

1946  On October - 25 1st trial against nazi war criminals (Neurenberg)  

1947  On October - 25 "Under the Counter" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 27 perfs  

1948  Special Council of Annulment convicts F Weinreb for collaboration on this day in history.  

1950  Battle of Pakchon, Korea starts on this day in history.  

1950  Chinese Communist Forces launch first offensive in Korea on October - 25.  

1950  Dutch NSB leader C van Gelderen sentenced to life on October - 25.  

1951  On this day in history peace talks aimed at ending Korean War resumed in Panmunjom  

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1102  On this day in history birth of william Clito, Count of Flanders (d. 1128)  

1330  Louis II of Flanders (d. 1384) was born on this day in history.  

1360  On October - 25 birth of louis, founder of house of Anjou  

1510  On October - 25 birth of rené/Renata de France, duchess of Ferara/daughter of Louis XII  

1510  Renée of France, french princess (d. 1574) was born on this day in history.  

1528  On October - 25 birth of seerp Galama, Dutch nobleman/soldier/politician  

1576  Thomas Weelkes, composer was born on October - 25.  

1683  Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, British politician (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.  

0304  Marcellinus, bishop of Rome, dies on this day in history.  

0625  On October - 25 boniface V, Italian Pope (619-25), dies  

1047  Magnus I Godhi, king of Norway/Denmark (1035-47), dies on October - 25.  

1154  Stefanus van Blois, king of England (1135-54), dies on October - 25.  

1400  On October - 25 geofrey Chaucer, author (Canterbury Tales), dies in London  

1415  Anton van Bourgondie, French son of Philip the Stout/duke, dies at 31 on October - 25.  

1495  John II, the Perfect/Consummate, King of Portugal (1481-95), dies on October - 25.  

1510  Il Giorgione, [Giorgio del Castelfranco], Italian painter, dies at 32 on this day in history.