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What happened in history on this day: October 25?
On October 25 in ...
- 1870 - Pimlico Race Course opens in Baltimore, Maryland.
- 1891 - First International six-day bike race (New York, Madison Square Gardens) ends.
- 1926 - Lester Patrick becomes first coach and general manager of New York Rangers.
- 1930 - First football game in Atlantic City Convention Center.
- 1964 - Minnesota Vikings' Jim Marshall runs 66 yards in the wrong direction for a safety.
- 1968 - Longest Olympic field hockey game, Holland beats Spain 1-0 in 2 hours 25 minutes (6 overtime periods).
- 1973 - Chris Wills wins first National hang-gliding championship.
- 1984 - New York Rangers beat New Jersey Devils 11-2.
- 1986 - Michael Sergio parachutes into Shea Stadium during game six of World Series.
- 1987 - Minnesota Twins win their first World Series championship beating Saint Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 84th World Series.
- 1990 - Evander Hollyfield knocks out James "Buster" Douglas for heavyweight boxing title.
- 2003 - The Florida Marlins defeat the New York Yankees to win their second baseball World Series title.
- 2009 - In Great Britain, round 12 of the FIA World Rally Championship is won by Sébastien Loeb.
- 2009 - The FIA World Rally Championship is won by Sébastien Loeb.
- 2009 - In Sepang, Malaysia, round 16 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Casey Stoner.
- 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.
- 2021 - At Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, NHL regular season game: Saint Louis Blues beats Los Angeles Kings by score 3-0.
- 2021 - At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, USA, NHL regular season game: Columbus Blue Jackets beats Dallas Stars by score 4-1.
- 2021 - At PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, NHL regular season game: Carolina Hurricanes beats Toronto Maple Leafs by score 4-1.
- 2021 - At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats New York Rangers by score 5-1.
- 2021 - At FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Panthers beats Arizona Coyotes by score 5-3.
- 2021 - At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Washington Capitals beats Ottawa Senators by score 7-5.
- 2021 - At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Buffalo Sabres beats Tampa Bay Lightning by score 5-1.
Births of sports figures on October 25
- 1869 - Birth of John Heisman; pioneering football coach/trophy namesake.
- 1912 - Birth of Jack Kent Cooke; NFL team owner (Washington Redskins).
- 1923 - Birth of Bobby Thomson; home run hitter ("The Giants win the pennant!").
- 1925 - Birth of Yakov Rylskly in USSR; sabre team (Olympic-bronze-1956).
- 1927 - Birth of Franklin "Bud" Held; javelin world champion (1949, 1951, 1953-55).
- 1940 - Birth of Bob Knight; college basketball coach (Indiana, Olympic-gold-1984).
- 1948 - Birth of Dave Cowens; NBA forward (Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks).
- 1950 - Birth of John Matuszak in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; NFL player (Oakland Raiders)/actor (Hollywood Beat).
- 1958 - Birth of Kornelia Ender in German Democratic Republic; 100m/200m freestyle (Olympic-gold-1976).
Deaths of sports figures on October 25
- 1973 - Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian marathon runner (Olympics-gold 1960, 1964), dies at age 46.
- 2015 - Death of Flip Saunders, American basketball player and coach (born 1955).
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