October 25
This day in history:
- 1968 โ A Fairchild F-27 crashes into Moose Mountain while on approach to Lebanon Municipal Airport in Lebanon, New Hampshire, killing 32 people.
- 285 or 286 โ Execution of Saints Crispin and Crispinian during the reign of Diocletian, now the patron saints of leather workers, curriers, and shoemakers.
- 1147 โ Seljuk Turks defeat German crusaders under Conrad III at the Battle of Dorylaeum.
- 2009 โ The October 2009 Baghdad bombings kill 155 and wound at least 721.
Births:
- 1992 โ Sergey Ridzik, Russian freestyle skier
- 1950 โ Chris Norman, English singer-songwriter
- 1970 โ Rafa, Spanish footballer
Deaths:
- 1982 โ Arvid Wallman, Swedish diver (b. 1901)
- 1972 โ Johnny Mantz, American race car driver (b. 1918)
- 2013 โ Marcia Wallace, American actress and comedian (b. 1942)
Holidays:
- Earliest day on which Teacher's Day (Australia) can fall, while October 31 is the latest; celebrated on last Friday in October. (Australia)
- Thanksgiving Day (Grenada)
- Customs Officer's Day (Russia)
Random Article of the day:
Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix campus
Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix campus (ASU Downtown) is a public research university in Phoenix, Arizona. It is one of five campuses of Arizona State University.
The school was built in line with ASU President Michael M. Crow's "One University, Many Places" initiative and was built with cooperation from the state of Arizona and local governments.