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Washington appointed him the nation's first secretary of war, a position which he held from 1789 to 1794.
Notable Deaths on October 25
1806 — Henry Knox
American general and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of War (born 1750)
October 25 has 126 recorded notable deaths across history, from 625 to 2025. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
126 source records
625 – 2025
Today in history
Major events on October 25
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- 1983 The United States and its Caribbean allies invade Grenada, six days after Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and several of his supporters are executed in a coup d'état. Source
- 1997 After a civil war, Denis Sassou Nguesso proclaims himself President of the Republic of the Congo. Source
- 1822 Greek War of Independence: The First Siege of Missolonghi begins. Source
- 1868 The Uspenski Cathedral, designed by Aleksey Gornostayev, is inaugurated in Helsinki, Finland. Source
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Nicknamed O Capitão, he captained the Brazil national team to victory in the 1970 World Cup, scoring the fourth goal in the final, considered one of the greatest goals in the history of the tournament.
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Army scout, lawman, professional gambler, and journalist known for his exploits in the late 19th and early 20th-century American Old West.
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In the early 1960s, he moved to San Francisco and in 1965, began to manage the San Francisco Mime Troupe.
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Jaspal Bhatti was most well known for his television series Flop Show, Full Tension and mini capsules Ulta Pulta which ran on Doordarshan, India's public service broadcaster, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
More major people who died on October 25
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
2016
Carlos Alberto Torres
Brazilian football player and manager (born 1944)
Carlos Alberto "Capita" Torres, also known as "o Capitão do Tri", was a Brazilian football player and manager who played as an attacking right-sided full-back or wing-back.
1921
Bat Masterson
American lawman, buffalo hunter, and sport writer (born 1853)
Bartholemew William Barclay "Bat" Masterson was a U.S. Army scout, lawman, professional gambler, and journalist known for his exploits in the late 19th and early 20th-century American Old West.
1991
Bill Graham
German-American concert promoter (born 1931)
Bill Graham was an American concert promoter. In the early 1960s, he moved to San Francisco and in 1965, began to manage the San Francisco Mime Troupe.
2012
Jaspal Bhatti
Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1955)
Jaspal Singh Bhatti was an Indian television personality known for his satirical take on the problems of the common man.
1957
Edward Plunkett
18th Baron of Dunsany, English-Irish author, poet, and playwright (born 1878)
Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany, commonly known as Lord Dunsany, was an Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist.
1955
Sadako Sasaki
Japanese girl (born 1943)
Sadako Sasaki was a Japanese girl who became a victim of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima by the United States. She was two years of age when the bombs were dropped and was severely irradiated.
1989
Mary McCarthy
American novelist and critic (born 1912)
Mary Therese McCarthy was an American novelist, critic and political activist, best known for her novel The Group, her marriage to critic Edmund Wilson, her intimate friendship with her colleague Hannah Arendt and her…
2012
Emanuel Steward
American boxer, trainer, and sportscaster (born 1944)
Emanuel "Manny" Steward was an American boxer, trainer, and commentator for HBO Boxing.
1415
Edward of Norwich
2nd Duke of York, English politician (born 1373)
Edward, 2nd Duke of York,, known as the Earl of Rutland between 1390 and 1397 and again between 1399 and 1402 and as the Duke of Aumale between 1397 and 1399, was an English nobleman, military commander and magnate.
1557
William Cavendish
English courtier and civil servant (born 1505)
Sir William Cavendish MP was an English politician, knight and courtier.
2014
Carlos Morales Troncoso
Dominican lawyer and politician, 34th Vice President of the Dominican Republic (born 1940)
Carlos Morales Troncoso was a Dominican chemical engineer, businessman, and politician.
1924
Ziya Gökalp
Turkish sociologist, poet, and activist (born 1876)
Mehmet Ziya Gökalp was a Turkish sociologist, writer, poet, and politician.
1957
Albert Anastasia
Italian-American mob boss (born 1902)
Umberto "Albert" Anastasia was an Italian-American mobster, hitman and crime boss. One of the founders of the modern American Mafia, and a co-founder and later boss of the Murder, Inc.
1941
Franz von Werra
Swiss-German captain and pilot (born 1914)
Franz Xaver Freiherr von Werra was a German World War II fighter pilot and flying ace who was shot down over Britain and captured.
1230
Gilbert de Clare
5th Earl of Gloucester, English soldier (born 1180)
Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, 5th Earl of Gloucester, 1st Lord of Glamorgan, 7th Lord of Clare was the son of Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford (c. 1153–1217), from whom he inherited the Clare estates.
1826
Philippe Pinel
French physician and psychiatrist (born 1745)
Philippe Pinel was a French physician, precursor of psychiatry and incidentally a zoologist.
1956
Risto Ryti
Finnish lawyer, politician and Governor of the Bank of Finland; 5th President of Finland (born 1889)
Risto Heikki Ryti was a Finnish politician who served as the president of Finland from 1940 to 1944.
2025
Satish Shah
Indian actor and comedian (born 1951)
Satish Ravilal Shah was an Indian actor and comedian, best known for his iconic comic roles in films such as Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983), Main Hoon Na (2004), Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), Fanaa (2006), and Om Shanti Om (2007)…
1979
Gerald Templer
English field marshal and politician, British High Commissioner in Malaya (born 1898)
Field Marshal Sir Gerald Walter Robert Templer was a senior British Army officer. He fought in both the world wars and was involved in the British response to the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine.