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Notable anniversaries in history for today: October 25
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Billy Barty in Milsboro, Pennsylvania, USA; dwarf/comedian (75 years on TV, Spike Jones Show, Peter Gunn, Under the Rainbow, Foul Play).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Kathy "Taffy" Danoff in Washington DC; vocalist (Starland Vocal Band).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Jon Anderson; rock singer (Yes - "Roundabout").
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Mark L. Taylor; actor (Boston Legal, House Calls).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Michael Boatman; actor (Spin City).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Kevin Michael Richardson; voice actor (The Batman, Family Guy).
- 60th: 1964 - Belle Montrose, actress (Mrs Harrison - The Hathaways), dies at age 78.
- 60th: 1964 - Minnesota Vikings' Jim Marshall runs 66 yards in the wrong direction for a safety.
- 40th: 1984 - The last execution in Turkey takes place.
- 40th: 1984 - New York Rangers beat New Jersey Devils 11-2.
- 30th: 1994 - Death of Mildred Natwick at age 89 of cancer; character actress (The Snoop Sisters (Emmy award), Aunt March - Little Women).
- 20th: 2004 - The US Congressional Gold Medal is awarded to Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior and Coretta Scott King.
- 20th: 2004 - Death of John Peel at age 65 of a heart attack in Cuzco, Peru; BBC radio presenter/DJ.
- 15th: 2009 - In Great Britain, round 12 of the FIA World Rally Championship is won by Sébastien Loeb.
- 15th: 2009 - The FIA World Rally Championship is won by Sébastien Loeb.
- 15th: 2009 - American billionaire philanthropist Jeffry Picower and friend of Bernie Madoff drowns in his Florida swimming pool after suffering a heart attack, at age 67. Picower was the subject of a US$7.2 billion lawsuit filed by the Madoff fraud case trustee.
- 15th: 2009 - In Sepang, Malaysia, round 16 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Casey Stoner.
- 15th: 2009 - The New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 to win Major League Baseball's American League Championship Series 4 games to 2.
- 15th: 2009 - A double suicide carbomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, kills at least 155 people, injuring more than 520. The blasts hit the ministry of justice and a provincial government office near the heavily fortified Green Zone.
- 5th: 2019 - Tourists visit the summit of Uluru (also known as Ayers Rock) for the last time, as a ban on climbing the famous rock in Australia's Northern Territory comes into effect.
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