What happened on October 25 ?

1102 - William Clito, Count of Flanders (d. 1128)

1330 - Louis II of Flanders (d. 1384)

1683 - Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, British politician (d. 1757)

1692 - Elizabeth Farnese, queen of Philip V of Spain (d. 1766)

1759 - Maria Fyodorovna of Russia, second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia (d. 1828)

1767 - Benjamin Constant, Swiss writer (d. 1830)

1772 - Geraud Duroc, French general (d. 1813)

1806 - Max Stirner, German philosopher (d. 1856)

1811 - ÿvariste Galois, French mathematician (d. 1832)

1825 - Johann Strauss II, Austrian composer (d. 1899)

1838 - Georges Bizet, French composer (d. 1875)

1856 - Dragutin Gorjanovic-Kramberger, Croatian paleontologist (d. 1936)

1864 - Alexander Gretchaninov, Russian composer (d. 1956)

1867 - Józef Dowbór-Mu?nicki, Polish general (d.1937)

1869 - John Heisman, American football coach (d. 1936)

1881 - Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (d. 1973)

1888 - Richard E. Byrd, American explorer (d. 1957)

1889 - Abel Gance, French film writer (d. 1981)

1892 - Leo G. Carroll, English actor (d. 1972)

1895 - Levi Eshkol, Prime Minister of Israel (d. 1969)

1902 - Eddie Lang, American jazz guitarist (d. 1933)

1903 - Katharine Byron, U.S. Congresswoman (d. 1976)

1908 - Edmond Pidoux, Swiss writer (d. 2004)

1910 - William Higinbotham, physicist (d. 1994)

1912 - Minnie Pearl, American comedienne and singer (d. 1996)

1913 - Klaus Barbie, Nazi war criminal (d. 1991)

1914 - John Berryman, American poet (d. 1972)

1915 - Ivan M. Niven, Canadian mathematician (d. 1999)

1921 - King Michael I of Romania

1924 - Billy Barty, American actor (d. 2000)

1926 - Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian soprano

1927 - Barbara Cook, American singer and actress

1928 - Marion Ross, American actress

1931 - Jimmy McIlroy, Northern Irish footballer and football manager

1932 - Harry Gregg, Northern Irish footballer and football manager

1935 - Russell Schweickart, astronaut

1940 - Bobby Knight, American basketball coach

1941 - Anne Tyler, American novelist

1942 - Helen Reddy, Australian singer

1944 - Jon Anderson, English singer (Yes)

1944 - James Carville, American political operative

1948 - Dan Gable, American wrestler and coach

1948 - Glenn Tipton, English guitarist

1948 - Dan Issel, American basketball player

1954 - Mike Eruzione, American hockey player

1955 - Robin Eubanks, American jazz trombonist

1959 - Nancy Cartwright, American voice actress

1961 - Grover Waldrop, American biochemist

1962 - Chad Smith, American drummer (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

1962 - Darlene Vogel, American actress

1964 - Nicole, German singer

1966 - Perry Satullo, American professional wrestler

1970 - Ed Robertson, Canadian guitarist and singer (Barenaked Ladies)

1970 - J.A. Adande, American sports columnist

1971 - Pedro Martínez, Dominican Major League Baseball player

1971 - Midori, Japanese violinist

1976 - Steve Jones, Northern Irish footballer

1976 - Joshua P. Warren, American author and paranormal investigator

1977 - Birgit Prinz, German footballer

1978 - Russell Anderson, Scottish footballer

1978 - Markus Pöyhönen, Finnish athlete

1979 - Tony Torcato, baseball player

1981 - Shaun Wright-Phillips, English footballer

1982 - Eman Lam, ???, Hong Kong Chinese Singer

1984 - Sara Helena Lumholdt, Swedish musician (A-Teens)

1985 - Ciara Harris, American singer

1986 - Eddie Gaven, American footballer

1995 - Conchita Campbell, Canadian actress