Anniversaries 25 October

Birth

James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose2

Scottish nobleman, poet and soldier of the Wars of the Thre… 1612–1650

James Burnett, Lord Monboddo2

Scottish judge, scholar of language evolution and philosoph… 1714–1799

James Beattie18

Scottish poet, moralist and philosopher 1735–1803

Benjamin Constant2

Swiss-born French politician, writer on politics and religi… 1767–1830

George Stanley Faber3

British theologian 1773–1854

Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay101

British historian and Whig politician 1800–1859

Max Stirner51

German philosopher 1806–1856

Évariste Galois4

French mathematician, founder of group theory 1811–1832

Marcellin Berthelot2

French chemist and politician 1827–1907

Georges Bizet2

French composer 1838–1875

Robert Henry Thurston3

mechanical engineer 1839–1903

Philip Wicksteed10

English economist 1844–1927

Pablo Picasso128

Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stag… 1881–1973

John Thomas Flynn6

American journalist 1882–1964

Karl Polanyi10

economist, philosopher and historian 1886–1964

Richard Evelyn Byrd21

Medal of Honor recipient and United States Navy officer 1888–1957

Charles Coughlin5

Catholic priest, radio commentator 1891–1979

Henry Steele Commager27

American historian 1902–1998

Klaus Barbie7

SS-Hauptsturmführer, soldier and Gestapo member 1913–1991

John Berryman8

American poet 1914–1972

Michael I of Romania1

King of Romania (1927-1930, 1940-1947) 1921–2017

Rusty Schweickart1

American astronaut 1935

Basile Georges Casmoussa1

Catholic bishop 1938

Bobby Knight3

American college basketball coach and former player 1940–2023

Helen Reddy19

Australian actress 1941

Kim Hye-ja4

South Korean actress 1941

Anne Tyler22

American novelist 1941

Jon Anderson3

English singer 1944

James Carville23

political writer, consultant and United States Marine 1944

José Ángel Gutiérrez4

American academic 1944

Ren Zhengfei9

Chinese businessman 1944

Aparna Sen2

Indian filmmaker, script writer and actress 1945

Fernando Arêas Rifan1

Roman Catholic bishop 1950

Samir Geagea5

Lebanese politician and war lord 1952

Fenton Johnson5

American novelist 1953

Nancy Cartwright6

American actress 1957

Bruce Mau1

Canadian graphic designer 1959

Dan Mathews1

American activist 1964

Samantha Bee6

Canadian comedic actress and author 1969

Majid al-Muhandis1

Iraqi-Saudi Arabian singer 1971

Elif Shafak4

Turkish writer 1971

Michael Greger7

American physician, author, and vegan health activist 1972

Persia White3

American actress and singer 1972

Suheir Hammad1

American poet, author, performer, and political activist 1973

Zadie Smith81

British writer 1975

Katy Perry19

American singer, songwriter and actress 1984

Death

Geoffrey Chaucer99

English poet 1343–1400

George II of Great Britain6

British monarch 1683–1760

Henry Knox8

Continental Army and US Army general, US Secretary of War 1750–1806

Daniel Webster62

Leading American senator and statesman. January 18, 1782 – … 1782–1852

Robert Henry Thurston3

mechanical engineer 1839–1903

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky5

Russian composer 1840–1893

Frederick Rolfe12

British writer, photographer and historian 1860–1913

Lord Dunsany21

Irish writer and dramatist 1878–1957

Robert Delaunay8

French painter 1885–1941

Robert Ley14

Nazi politician 1890–1945

Philip Wylie12

American writer 1902–1971

Raymond Queneau2

French poet 1903–1976

Jacques Barzun46

Historian 1907–2012

Vincent Price1

American actor 1911–1993

Mary McCarthy79

American writer 1912–1989

Virgil Fox1

American musician 1912–1980

Gavin Ewart4

English poet 1916–1995

Pandurang Shastri Athavale2

Indian philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer 1920–2003

Arthur Danto1

American art critic and philosopher 1924–2013

Marvin Harris2

American anthropologist 1927–2001

John Taylor Gatto40

American teacher, book author 1935–2018

Jules Bass1

American composer and filmmaker 1935–2022

Antonio Llidó5

Spanish priest 1936–1974

Dick Higgins7

English composer and poet 1938–1998

Paul Wellstone2

American politician 1944–2002

John of Salisbury8

English philosopher and theologian