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What happened in history on this day: October 25?
On October 25 in ...
- 1963 - The Beatles begin their first full foreign tour in Sweden.
- 1995 - British singer Cliff Richard receives a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II.
Births on October 25
- 1912 - Birth of Minnie Pearl [Sarah Ophelia Colley] in Tennessee, USA; actor/comedienne (Grand Old Opry, Hee-Haw, Country Music Association Hall of Fame).
- 1918 - Birth of Bobby Gimby in Cabri, Saskatchewan, Canada; trumpeter-songwriter (The Happy Gang radio show, "CA-NA-DA" 1967 song, Kitsilano Boys Band, Mart Kenney's Western Gentlemen, Juliette show).
- 1926 - Birth of Galina Vishnevskaya in Russia; soprano (Madam Butterfly).
- 1927 - Birth of Barbara Cook in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; stage singer/actress (Music Man).
- 1941 - Birth of Helen Reddy in Melbourne, Australia; singer ("I Am Woman").
- 1944 - Birth of Kathy "Taffy" Danoff in Washington DC; vocalist (Starland Vocal Band).
- 1944 - Birth of Jon Anderson; rock singer (Yes - "Roundabout").
- 1947 - Birth of Glen Tipton; rock musician (Judas Priest).
- 1951 - Birth of Ransom Wilson in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; flutist (Soliste New York).
- 1958 - Birth of Mark Miller; country singer (Sawyer Brown).
- 1962 - Birth of Chad Smith; rock musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers).
- 1965 - Birth of Nick Thorpe; rocker (Curiosity Killed the Cat - "Keep Your Distance").
- 1968 - Birth of Speech; singer (Arrested Development).
- 1970 - Birth of Ed Robertson; rock musician (Barenaked Ladies).
- 1981 - Birth of Austin Winkler; American lead vocalist (Hinder).
Deaths on October 25
- 1980 - Death of Sahir Ludhianvi, Urdu/Hindustani poet and Hindi film lyricist (born 1921).
- 1985 - Death of Morton Downey at age 83 of a stroke; singer (Radio Singer of the Year 1932), TV host (Star of the Family).
- 1991 - Death of Bill Graham at age 60 in a helicopter crash in Concord, California, USA; rock promoter (Live Aid concert, Amnesty International tour, US Festival, Grateful Dead, Van Morrison, Santana).
- 1992 - Death of Roger Miller at age 56 of lung and throat cancer in Los Angeles, California, USA; American singer/songwriter ("King of the Road", "England Swings", "You Don't Want My Love", "Dang Me", "Chug-a-Lug", 11 Grammy awards).
- 2002 - Death of Richard Harris at age 72 of Hodgkin's disease; British actor (Cromwell movie), singer ("MacArthur Park" (1968)).
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