Anniversaries 25 October
Birth
![James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose photo]()
Scottish nobleman, poet and soldier of the Wars of the Thre…
1612–1650
![James Burnett, Lord Monboddo photo]()
Scottish judge, scholar of language evolution and philosoph…
1714–1799
![James Beattie photo]()
Scottish poet, moralist and philosopher
1735–1803
![Benjamin Constant photo]()
Swiss-born French politician, writer on politics and religi…
1767–1830
![George Stanley Faber photo]()
British theologian
1773–1854
![Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay photo]()
British historian and Whig politician
1800–1859
![Max Stirner photo]()
German philosopher
1806–1856
![Évariste Galois photo]()
French mathematician, founder of group theory
1811–1832
![Marcellin Berthelot photo]()
French chemist and politician
1827–1907
![Georges Bizet photo]()
French composer
1838–1875
![Robert Henry Thurston photo]()
mechanical engineer
1839–1903
![Philip Wicksteed photo]()
English economist
1844–1927
![Pablo Picasso photo]()
Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stag…
1881–1973
![John Thomas Flynn photo]()
American journalist
1882–1964
![Karl Polanyi photo]()
economist, philosopher and historian
1886–1964
![Richard Evelyn Byrd photo]()
Medal of Honor recipient and United States Navy officer
1888–1957
![Charles Coughlin photo]()
Catholic priest, radio commentator
1891–1979
![Henry Steele Commager photo]()
American historian
1902–1998
![Klaus Barbie photo]()
SS-Hauptsturmführer, soldier and Gestapo member
1913–1991
![Michael I of Romania photo]()
King of Romania (1927-1930, 1940-1947)
1921–2017
![Bobby Knight photo]()
American college basketball coach and former player
1940–2023
![Kim Hye-ja photo]()
South Korean actress
1941
![James Carville photo]()
political writer, consultant and United States Marine
1944
![Aparna Sen photo]()
Indian filmmaker, script writer and actress
1945
![Fernando Arêas Rifan photo]()
Roman Catholic bishop
1950
![Samir Geagea photo]()
Lebanese politician and war lord
1952
![Bruce Mau photo]()
Canadian graphic designer
1959
![Samantha Bee photo]()
Canadian comedic actress and author
1969
![Majid al-Muhandis photo]()
Iraqi-Saudi Arabian singer
1971
![Michael Greger photo]()
American physician, author, and vegan health activist
1972
![Persia White photo]()
American actress and singer
1972
![Suheir Hammad photo]()
American poet, author, performer, and political activist
1973
![Katy Perry photo]()
American singer, songwriter and actress
1984
Death
![George II of Great Britain photo]()
British monarch
1683–1760
![Henry Knox photo]()
Continental Army and US Army general, US Secretary of War
1750–1806
![Daniel Webster photo]()
Leading American senator and statesman. January 18, 1782 – …
1782–1852
![Robert Henry Thurston photo]()
mechanical engineer
1839–1903
![Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky photo]()
Russian composer
1840–1893
![Frederick Rolfe photo]()
British writer, photographer and historian
1860–1913
![Lord Dunsany photo]()
Irish writer and dramatist
1878–1957
![Robert Ley photo]()
Nazi politician
1890–1945
![Philip Wylie photo]()
American writer
1902–1971
![Mary McCarthy photo]()
American writer
1912–1989
![Virgil Fox photo]()
American musician
1912–1980
![Pandurang Shastri Athavale photo]()
Indian philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer
1920–2003
![Arthur Danto photo]()
American art critic and philosopher
1924–2013
![Marvin Harris photo]()
American anthropologist
1927–2001
![John Taylor Gatto photo]()
American teacher, book author
1935–2018
![Jules Bass photo]()
American composer and filmmaker
1935–2022
![Dick Higgins photo]()
English composer and poet
1938–1998
![Paul Wellstone photo]()
American politician
1944–2002
![John of Salisbury photo]()
English philosopher and theologian
