Saturday, 25th October 2025

Welcome to Saturday, 25th October! It's World Pasta Day. Explore 43 historical events, birthdays, deaths, and milestones that shaped this day. From remarkable moments in local and world history to the people who left their mark — find out what makes today special. Tonight's moon is in its waning gibbous phase, and the zodiac sign of the day is Scorpio. If you're curious about the history of a day — this page brings together everything worth knowing about this Saturday, 25th October.

Saturday, 25th October 2025 presents conditions typical of late autumn, with a waning gibbous moon visible in the night sky. Those born on this date fall under the Scorpio zodiac sign, known for intensity and determination. The atmospheric conditions on this day reflect the transitional nature of the season, with temperatures and weather patterns characteristic of autumn’s progression in the Northern Hemisphere.

Historically, 25th October marks several significant moments in European history. In 1920, Irish playwright and politician Terence MacSwiney died after a hunger strike in Brixton Prison, an event that brought the Irish struggle for independence to international attention and galvanised international support for Irish republicans. More than two centuries earlier, in 1415, Henry V’s English forces, comprising mostly archers, achieved an unexpected victory over the numerically superior French cavalry at the Battle of Agincourt on Saint Crispin’s Day. This decisive engagement demonstrated the effectiveness of English longbowmen against medieval French military tactics and fundamentally altered the balance of power during the Hundred Years’ War.

The date also witnessed pivotal moments in the twentieth century. In 1944, Heinrich Himmler ordered a crackdown on the Edelweiss Pirates, a nonconformist youth group operating in Nazi Germany that assisted army deserters and others hiding from the regime. The same year marked the loss of USS Tang, the American submarine credited with sinking more vessels than any other U.S. Navy submarine, when it was struck by its own torpedo whilst operating in the Pacific theatre.

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25th October in the Stars – Star Sign Scorpio

Today, the zodiac sign Scorpio celebrates its birthday.

Personality Profile

Personality People born on 25 October blend Scorpio's intense depth with lunar emotional awareness. They possess magnetic mystery, combining sharp observation with genuine empathy. These individuals quickly penetrate surface pretence and demand authenticity in every interaction.

Strengths & Weaknesses Their strengths include transformative power, unwavering loyalty, and psychological insight. However, they tend toward control and emotional manipulation. The numerological influence of eight amplifies ambition but can veer toward power-seeking behaviour.

Love These natives crave absolute emotional depth and unconditional trust in relationships. They love passionately and expect exclusivity plus mutual transformation. Surface-level connection repels them; soulbound partnership is their true goal.

Caree & Finance These Scorpios excel in psychology, finance, or transformative work. Their numerological eight brings financial ambition and strategic thinking. Their gift for deep analysis makes them invaluable in leadership roles.

Health Psychological stress manifests quickly in their bodies. Regular emotional processing and mindfulness are essential for wellbeing. Water-based activities and practices supporting inner transformation benefit them most.

That night, the moon was in its waning gibbous phase.

Chinese year of the Snake (Wood).

Fun Facts About 25th October

Name Days in Your Language: Crispin, Crispina, Denzel, Gavin, Gawen

Someone born on this day would be just 175 days old today — roughly 4,208 hours, 252,482 minutes, or 15,148,954 seconds spent on Earth so far.

It's the 298. day of the year.

There are 67 days still to come.

We’re currently in Week 43 — the year marches on.

Famous Birthdays on 25th October

  • Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant (2001)
  • Dominik Szoboszlai, Hungarian footballer (2000)
  • Vincent Zhou, American figure skater (2000)
  • Romeo Langford, American basketball player (1999)
  • Juan Soto, Dominican baseball player (1998)
  • Lee Know, South Korean singer (1998)
  • Federico Chiesa, Italian footballer (1997)
  • PJ Dozier, American basketball player (1996)
  • Conchita Campbell, Canadian actress (1995)
  • Jock Landale, Australian basketball player (1995)

Lives Remembered on 25th October

  • Satish Shah, Indian actor and comedian (born 1951) (2025)
  • Rolf Dupuy, anarchist and historian of the anarchist movement in France and Spain (born 1946) (2025)
  • Phil Lesh, American bassist (born 1940) (2024)
  • Kim Soo-mi, South Korean actress (born 1949) (2024)
  • Dilip Parikh, Indian politician (born 1937) (2019)
  • Thomas Keating, American Trappist monk and a principal developer of Centering Prayer (born 1923) (2018)

Celebrations & Special Days Worldwide on 25th October

  • Armed Forces Day (Romania)
  • Christian feast day: Bernat Calbó (Bernard of Calvo)
  • Christian feast day: Pope Boniface I
  • Christian feast day: Canna
  • Christian feast day: Blessed Carlo Gnocchi
  • Christian feast day: Crysanthus and Daria (Western Christianity)
  • Christian feast day: Crispin and Crispinian
  • Christian feast day: Fructus
  • Christian feast day: Gaudentius of Brescia
  • Christian feast day: Goeznovius
  • Christian feast day: Minias of Florence
  • Christian feast day: Mar Nestorius (in the Nestorian churches)
  • Christian feast day: Tabitha (Dorcas)
  • Christian feast day: Tegulus
  • Christian feast day: Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy
  • Christian feast day: The Six Welsh Martyrs and companions (in Wales)
  • Christian feast day: The Hallowing of Nestorius
  • Christian feast day: October 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • Day of the Basque Country (Basque Country)
  • Republic Day (Kazakhstan)
  • Retrocession Day and the memorial day for the Battle of Guningtou ( Taiwan)
  • Sovereignty Day (Slovenia)
  • Thanksgiving Day (Grenada)

What Happened on 25th October?

  • A mass shooting occurs in two locations in Lewiston, Maine. 18 people are killed and 13 more injured. (2023)
  • Mount Merapi in Indonesia begins a month-long series of violent eruptions that kill 353 people and cause the evacuation of another 350,000 people. (2010)
  • A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes off Indonesia's Mentawai Islands, triggering a tsunami that kills at least 400 people. (2010)
  • The October 2009 Baghdad bombings kill 155 and wound at least 721. (2009)
  • Microsoft releases Windows XP, which becomes one of Microsoft's most successful operating systems. (2001)
  • A Learjet 35 crashes in Mina near Aberdeen, South Dakota, killing all six people on board, including PGA golfer Payne Stewart and golf course designer Bruce Borland. (1999)
  • After a civil war, Denis Sassou Nguesso proclaims himself President of the Republic of the Congo. (1997)
  • A commuter train slams into a school bus in Fox River Grove, Illinois, killing seven students. (1995)
  • The Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic declares its sovereignty from the Soviet Union. (1990)
  • The first leg of the 1989 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira is held at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal. (1989)