Historical Events In October - 25

1903  On this day in history senate begins investigating Teapot Dome scandals of Harding admin   

1904  Teresa Milanollo, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1906  US inventor Lee de Forest patents "Audion," a 3-diode amplification valve which proved a pioneering development in radio & broadcasting on this day in history.   

1907  On October - 25 frederik of Oaths disbands mental home colony Walden   

1907  On October - 25 edmund Hart Turpin, composer, dies at 72   

1909  On October - 25 philleo Nash, US Bureau of Indian Affairs (1961-67)   

1912  On this day in history jack Kent Cooke, NFL team owner (Washington Redskins)   

1913  On this day in history horace Grant Fletcher, composer   

1914  On October - 25 john Berryman, American poet (Friends & Associates)   

1915  Atty James L Curtis named minister of Liberia on this day in history.   

1917  On October - 25 in Russia, Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin seizes power   

1917  Lee MacPhail, American baseball manager and league executive on this day in history.   

1918  Nearly 400 passengers drown when the Canadian steamship Princess Sophia founders off the Alaskan coast on October - 25.   

1918  Canadian steamship "Princess Sophia" hit a reef off Alaska, 398 die on this day in history.   

1920  On October - 25 alexander, king of Greece (1917-20), dies after ape bite at 27   

1921  Bat Masterson gambler, saloon keeper, lawman, journalist; subject of TV series in the 1960s; died on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history brian Malzard Foss, psychologist   

1923  On this day in history senate committee publishes 1st report on Teapot Dome scandal   

1923  On October - 25 bobby Thomson, HR hitter (Giants win the pennant)   

1924  Airship, USS Shenandoah (ZR-1), completes round trip transcontinental cruise that began on 7 October on October - 25.   

1924  The first appearance of Little Orphan Annie comic strip on this day in history.   

1924  On October - 25 "Little Orphan Annie" comic strip 1st published   

1924  Billy Barty, Millsboro Pa, 3'9" actor (Under the Rainbow, Foul Play) on this day in history.   

1925  Lester Patrick takes over NY Rangers on October - 25.   

1925  Yakov Rylskly, USSR, sabre team (Olympic-bronze-1956) on this day in history.   

1926  Lester Patrick becomes 1st coach & gm of NY Rangers on October - 25.   

1926  Biff McGuire, New Haven Ct, actor (Serpico, Heart is Lonely Hunter) on October - 25.   

1926  Frederick Jr Zech, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1927  Criminals Squizzy Taylor and Snowy Cutmore die in shootout at Carlton, Melbourne on October - 25.   

1927  On October - 25 barbara Cook, Atlanta Ga, stage singer/actress (Music Man)   

1928  On this day in history anthony Franciosa, [Papaleo], NYC, actor (Jeff-Name of the Game)   

1929  On this day in history former Interior Sec Albert Fall convicted of accepting $100,000 bribe   

1929  Peter Loader, cricketer (England quick in 13 Tests 1954-59, later WA) on this day in history.   

1929  On October - 25 james Lillywhite Jr, cricketer (two Tests for England 1877), dies   

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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 October - 25.   

1360  Louis, founder of house of Anjou was born on October - 25.   

1510  René/Renata de France, duchess of Ferara/daughter of Louis XII was born on October - 25.   

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

1528  Seerp Galama, Dutch nobleman/soldier/politician was born on this day in history.   

1576  On October - 25 birth of thomas Weelkes, composer   

1683  On this day in history birth of charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, British politician (d. 1757)   

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

0625  Boniface V, Italian Pope (619-25), dies on this day in history.   

1047  On this day in history magnus I Godhi, king of Norway/Denmark (1035-47), dies   

1154  On October - 25 stefanus van Blois, king of England (1135-54), dies   

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

1415  On October - 25 anton van Bourgondie, French son of Philip the Stout/duke, dies at 31   

1495  On this day in history john II, the Perfect/Consummate, King of Portugal (1481-95), dies   

1510  On October - 25 il Giorgione, [Giorgio del Castelfranco], Italian painter, dies at 32