Accadde oggi — 25 ottobre

Giuliano de' Medici (died 1478)

Renée of France (died 1574)

François de Sourdis, French Catholic prelate (died 1628)

Jan Stanisław Sapieha, Polish-Lithuanian noble (died 1635)

James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, Scottish soldier (died 1650)

Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (died 1718)

Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, English-Irish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1757)

Elisabeth Farnese, Queen of Spain (died 1766)

Georg Gebel, German organist and composer (died 1753)

James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, Scottish judge (died 1799)

Thomas Mullins, 1st Baron Ventry, Anglo-Irish politician and peer (died 1824)

Friedrich Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (died 1812)

Erik Magnus Staël von Holstein, Swedish chamberlain (died 1802)

Richard Howell, 3rd Governor of New Jersey (died 1802)

François Joseph Lefebvre, French military commander (died 1820)

Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein, Prussian statesman (died 1831)

Maria Feodorovna, Russian wife of Paul I of Russia (died 1828)

William Grenville, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1834)

Arnold Hermann Ludwig Heeren, German historian (died 1842)

Benjamin Constant, Swiss-French philosopher and politician (died 1830)

Frederick William, ruler of Nassau-Weilburg (died 1816)

Victoire de Donnissan de La Rochejaquelein, French memoirist (died 1857)

Géraud Duroc, French general and diplomat (died 1813)

Pedro Velarde y Santillán, Spanish artillery captain (died 1808)

Friedrich von Berchtold, Bohemian physician and botanist (died 1876)

Levi Lincoln Jr., American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1868)

Carlos María de Alvear, Argentine soldier and statesman (died 1852)

Heinrich Schwabe, German astronomer (died 1875)

Robert Stirling, Scottish clergyman and inventor (died 1878)

Jeanne Jugan, French nun (died 1879)

John P. Kennedy, American novelist and Whig politician (died 1870)

Maria Jane Jewsbury, English writer, poet, literary reviewer (died 1833)

Thomas Babington Macaulay, English poet, historian, and politician, Secretary at War (died 1859)

Jacques Paul Migne, French priest (died 1875)

Julius von Mohl, German orientalist (died 1876)

Richard Parkes Bonington, English painter (died 1828)

Joseph Montferrand, Canadian logger and strongman (died 1864)

Maria Doolaeghe, Flemish novelist (died 1884)

Max Stirner, German philosopher and author (died 1856)

Évariste Galois, French mathematician and theorist (died 1832)

Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours (died 1896)

Camillo Sivori, Italian virtuoso violinist and composer (died 1894)

Christian August Friedrich Garcke, German botanist (died 1904)

Antonio Ciseri, Swiss-Italian painter (died 1891)

Johann Strauss II, Austrian composer and educator (died 1899)

Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt, German astronomer and geophysicist (died 1884)

Marcellin Berthelot, French chemist and politician (died 1907)

Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia (died 1909)

Georges Bizet, French pianist and composer (died 1875)

James Maybrick, English cotton merchant, victim of the "Aigburth Poisoning" (died 1889)

Philip Wicksteed, English economist (died 1927)

Carlo Emery, Italian entomologist (died 1925)

Karl Emil Franzos, Austrian novelist (died 1904)

Dmitry Mamin-Sibiryak, Russian author (died 1912)

Karl August Otto Hoffmann, German botanist (died 1909)

Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger, Croatian geologist, paleontologist, and archaeologist (died 1936)

Take Ionescu, Romanian politician, diplomat, journalist and lawyer (died 1922)

John Francis Dodge, American businessman, co-founded the Dodge Company (died 1920)

Alexander Gretchaninov, Russian-American pianist and composer (died 1956)

Toktogul Satylganov, Kyrgyz Akyn, poet and singer (died 1933)

Thomas Armat, American mechanic and inventor (died 1948)

Norbert Klein, Bishop of Brno (died 1933)

Georg Schumann, German composer (died 1952)

Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki, Polish general (died 1937)

Dan Burke, American baseball player (died 1933)

Oskar Kallas, Estonian linguist and diplomat (died 1946)

Elsa Reger, German writer (died 1951)

Emma Gramatica, Italian actress (died 1965)

Victor Sonnemans, Belgian water polo player (died 1962)

Huang Xing, Chinese revolutionary leader and statesman (died 1916)

Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, American author and educator (died 1961)

Arthur Birkett, British cricketer (died 1941)

Adolf Moller, German rower (died 1968)

Henry Norris Russell, American astronomer (died 1957)

Fritz Haarmann, German serial killer (died 1925)

Bohumír Šmeral, Czech politician (died 1941)

Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (died 1973)

John T. Flynn, American journalist and author (died 1964)

Tony Jackson, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1921)

André-Damien-Ferdinand Jullien, French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (died 1964)

Theodora Agnes Peck, American author and poet (died 1964)

Nikolay Krestinsky, Russian revolutionary and politician (died 1938)

Maria Czaplicka, Polish cultural anthropologist (died 1921)

Sam M. Lewis, American singer and lyricist (died 1959)

Xavier Lesage, French equestrian (died 1968)

Leo G. Carroll, English-American actor (died 1972)

Karl Polanyi, Austro-Hungarian economist and historian (died 1964)

Alexander McCulloch, British rower (died 1951)

Richard E. Byrd, American admiral and pilot (died 1957)

Nils Dardel, Swedish-American painter (died 1943)

Jan Palouš, Czechoslovak ice hockey player (died 1971)

Léon Tom, Belgian fencer and bobsledder

Abel Gance, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1981)

Floyd Bennett, American aviator (died 1928)

Kōtarō Tanaka, Japanese jurist and politician (died 1974)

Charles Coughlin, Canadian-American priest and radio host (died 1979)

Karl Elmendorff, German conductor (died 1962)

Nell Shipman, Canadian-American actress, screenwriter, and producer (died 1970)

Claude Cahun, French photographer and sculptor (died 1954)

Âşık Veysel Şatıroğlu, Turkish poet and songwriter (died 1973)

Johan Wilhelm Rangell, Prime Minister of Finland (died 1982)

Levi Eshkol, Ukrainian-Israeli soldier and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Israel (died 1969)

Vsevolod Merkulov, Russian head of the NKGB (died 1953)

Arthur Schmidt, German officer (died 1987)

Nils Backlund, Swedish water polo player (died 1964)

Erwin von Lahousen, German Abwehr official (died 1955)

Karl Olivecrona, Swedish lawyer and philosopher (died 1980)

Luigi Pavese, Italian actor (died 1969)

Karl Anton, German director, screenwriter and producer (died 1979)

Armand Thirard, French cinematographer (died 1973)

Johan Greter, Dutch equestrian (died 1975)

Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Nigerian educator and activist (died 1978)

William Stevenson, American track and fielder (died 1985)

Roy Fox, British dance bandleader (died 1982)

Henry Steele Commager, American historian and author (died 1998)

Carlo Gnocchi, Italian priest, educator and writer (died 1956)

Eddie Lang, American jazz guitarist (died 1933)

Piet van der Horst, Dutch cyclist (died 1983)

Cemal Reşit Rey, Turkish pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1985)

Denny Shute, American golfer (died 1974)

Bill Tytla, Ukrainian-American animator (died 1968)

Bob McPhail, Scottish footballer (died 2000)

Karl Humenberger, Austrian footballer (died 1989)

Carmen Dillon, English film and production designer (died 2000)

Gotthard Handrick, German fighter pilot and Olympic athlete (died 1978)

Polly Ann Young, American actress (died 1997)

Whit Bissell, American actor (died 1996)

Ken Domon, Japanese photographer (died 1990)

Edward Flynn, American boxer (died 1976)

Jean-Paul Le Chanois, French actor, director and screenwriter (died 1985)

William Higinbotham, American physicist and video game designer (died 1994)

Johnny Mauro, American race car driver (died 2003)

Tyrus Wong, Chinese-American artist (died 2016)

Abdelkader Ben Bouali, French footballer (died 1997)

Alfred Klingler, German field handballer

Minnie Pearl, American entertainer and philanthropist (died 1996)

Luigi Raimondi, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (died 1975)

Klaus Barbie, German SS captain (died 1991)

Larry Itliong, Filipino-American union organizer (died 1977)

Anton Kochinyan, Soviet-Armenian politician (died 1990)

John Berryman, American poet and scholar (died 1972)

Ivan M. Niven, Canadian-American mathematician and academic (died 1999)

Helge Larsson, Swedish canoeist (died 1971)

Carl Forssell, Swedish fencer (died 2005)

Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union (died 2001)

David Ausubel, American psychologist (died 2008)

Beate Uhse-Rotermund, German pilot and entrepreneur (died 2001)

Raoul Remy, French cyclist (died 2002)

Megan Taylor, British figure skater (died 1993)

Michael I of Romania (died 2017)

Gloria Lasso, Spanish singer (died 2005)

Achille Silvestrini, Italian prelate (died 2019)

Beate Sirota Gordon, Austrian-American director and producer (died 2012)

Bobby Thomson, Scottish-American baseball player (died 2010)

Billy Barty, American actor (died 2000)

Earl Palmer, American Hall of Fame drummer (died 2008)

Oralia Dominguez, Mexican operatic mezzo-soprano singer (died 2013)

Joseph Michel, Belgian politician (died 2016)

Bo Carpelan, Finnish poet and author (died 2011)

Jimmy Heath, American saxophonist and composer (died 2020)

Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian-American soprano and actress (died 2012)

Barbara Cook, American singer and actress (died 2017)

Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, Uruguayan lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Uruguay (died 2016)

Lawrence Kohlberg, American psychologist and author (died 1987)

Lauretta Masiero, Italian actress and singer (died 2010)

Jeanne Cooper, American actress (died 2013)

Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Brazilian architect (died 2021)

Anthony Franciosa, American actor (died 2006)

Adolphe Gesché, Belgian Catholic priest and theologian (died 2003)

Peter Naur, Danish computer scientist, astronomer, and academic (died 2016)

Marion Ross, American actress

Yakov Rylsky, Soviet sabre fencer (died 1999)

Michel Knuysen, Belgian rower (died 2013)

Zdravko Milev, Bulgarian chess player (died 1984)

Claude Rouer, French cyclist (died 2021)

Peter Rühmkorf, German writer (died 2008)

Harold Brodkey, American author and academic (died 1996)

Karoly Honfi, Hungarian chess player (died 1996)

Annie Girardot, French actress and singer (died 2011)

Jimmy McIlroy, Northern Irish footballer and manager (died 2018)

Vitold Fokin, Ukrainian first deputy prime minister (died 2025)

Jerzy Pawłowski, Polish fencer and double agent (died 2005)

Theodor Pištěk, Czech costume designer (died 2025)

René Brodmann, Swiss footballer (died 2000)

Martti Mansikka, Finnish gymnast (died 2024)

Carlos Sherman, Belarusian–Spanish translator, writer, activist (died 2005)

Rusty Schweickart, American soldier, pilot, and astronaut

Martin Gilbert, English historian, author, and academic (died 2015)

Arnfinn Nesset, Norwegian nurse and convicted serial killer (died 2025)

Masako Nozawa, Japanese actress and singer

Vendramino Bariviera, Italian cyclist (died 2001)

Ignacio Carrasco de Paula, Spanish prelate

Roberto Menescal, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Bob Webster, American diver

Zelmo Beaty, American basketball player and coach (died 2013)

Sara Dylan, American actress and model

Nikolay Kiselyov, Soviet Nordic combined athlete (died 2005)

Nikos Nikolaidis, Greek director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2007)

Dave Simmonds, British motorcycle racer (died 1972)

Robin Spry, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2005)

Jimmy Herman, Canadian actor (died 2013)

Bob Knight, American basketball player and coach (died 2023)

Lynda Benglis, American sculptor and painter

Helen Reddy, Australian-American singer-songwriter and actress (died 2020)

Gordon Tootoosis, Aboriginal Canadian actor (died 2011)

Anne Tyler, American author and critic

Dave Weill, American discus thrower

Terumasa Hino, Japanese jazz trumpeter

Gloria Katz, American screenwriter and producer (died 2018)

Franklin Loufrani, French President of the Smiley Company

Orso Maria Guerrini, Italian actor

Roy Lynes, English keyboardist and singer

Azizan Abdul Razak, Malaysian politician, 10th Menteri Besar of Kedah (died 2013)

Jon Anderson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

James Carville, American lawyer and political consultant

Donald Ford, Scottish footballer

Fred Housego, Scottish-English taxi driver and game show host

Kati Kovács, Hungarian singer-songwriter and actress

Ren Zhengfei, Chinese businessman

Peter Ledger, Australian-American painter and illustrator (died 1994)

Yuriy Meshkov, Ukrainian politician and Russian separatist (died 2019)

Krzysztof Piesiewicz, Polish lawyer, screenwriter and politician (died 2026)

Francisco Sá, Argentine footballer

Phil Volk, American musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer

David S. Ward, American director and screenwriter

Keaton Yamada, Japanese voice actor

Elías Figueroa, Chilean footballer

Peter Lieberson, American composer (died 2011)

Requena Nozal, Spanish artist

Glenn Tipton, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Dave Cowens, American basketball player and coach

Dan Gable, American wrestler and coach

Dan Issel, American basketball player and coach

Sigleif Johansen, Norwegian biathlete

Réjean Houle, Canadian ice hockey player and manager

Walter Hyatt, American singer-songwriter (died 1996)

Brian Kerwin, American actor

Wilfried Louis, Haitian footballer

Anne Alvaro, French actress

Fernando Arêas Rifan, Brazilian bishop

Roger Davies, English footballer

John Matuszak, American footballer (died 1989)

Francisco Oscar Lamolina, Argentine football referee

Chris Norman, English singer-songwriter

Richard Lloyd, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Samir Geagea, Lebanese commander and politician

Wendy Hall, English computer scientist, mathematician, and academic

Ioannis Kyrastas, Greek footballer and manager (died 2004)

Tove Nilsen, Norwegian author

Daniele Bagnoli, Italian volleyball coach

Jasem Yaqoub, Kuwaiti footballer

Mike Eruzione, American ice hockey player and coach

Ed Powers, American founder of Ed Powers Productions

Glynis Barber, South African-English actress

Robin Eubanks, American trombonist and educator

Gale Anne Hurd, American producer

Matthias Jabs, German guitarist and songwriter

Leena Lander, Finnish author

Lito Lapid, Filipino actor

Stephen Leather, British author

Nancy Cartwright, American voice actress

Enrique López Zarza, Mexican footballer

Robbie McIntosh, English guitarist

Piet Wildschut, Dutch footballer

Kornelia Ender, East German swimmer

Kjell Inge Røkke, Norwegian businessman and philanthropist

Óscar Aguirregaray, Uruguayan footballer

Chrissy Amphlett, Australian singer-songwriter and actress (died 2013)

Hong Sang-soo, South Korean director and screenwriter

John Sivebæk, Danish footballer

Chad Smith, American drummer

David Furnish, Canadian filmmaker

Steve Gainer, American cinematographer and director

Steve Hodge, English footballer and manager

John Stollmeyer, American soccer player

John Levén, Swedish bassist

Michael Lynagh, Australian rugby union footballer

Melinda McGraw, American actress

Tracy Nelson, American actress

José Ortiz, Puerto Rican basketball player (died 2026)

Michael Boatman, American actor

Johan de Kock, Dutch footballer

Nicole, German singer

Kevin Michael Richardson, American voice actor and singer

2 Cold Scorpio, American wrestler

Mathieu Amalric, French actor and director

Valdir Benedito, Brazilian footballer

Claire Colebrook, Australian philosopher, theorist, and academic

Dominique Herr, Swiss footballer

Derrick Rostagno, American tennis player

Rainer Strecker, German actor

Karl Malin, Austrian politician

Zana Briski, British photographer and filmmaker

Lionel Charbonnier, French footballer

Wendel Clark, Canadian ice hockey player

Perry Saturn, American wrestler

Martin Marinov, Australian canoeist

Taiyō Matsumoto, Japanese manga artist

Gary Sundgren, Swedish footballer

Doris Fitschen, German footballer

Christopher McQuarrie, American filmmaker

Speech, American rapper

Samantha Bee, Canadian-American comedian and television host

Josef Beránek, Czech ice hockey player and coach

Slavko Cicak, Swedish chess Grandmaster

Nika Futterman, American voice actress, comedian and singer

Ibragim Gasanbekov, Azerbaijani footballer

Oleg Salenko, Russian footballer

Alex Webster, American bass player

J. A. Adande, American journalist and academic

Peter Aerts, Dutch kick-boxer and mixed martial artist

Adam Goldberg, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Damir Mršić, Bosnian basketball player

Adam Pascal, American actor and singer

Rafa, Spanish footballer

Ed Robertson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Daniel Scheinhardt, German footballer

Chely Wright, American singer-songwriter and actress

Simon Charlton, English footballer and manager

Athena Chu, Hong Kong actress and singer

Neil Fallon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Leslie Grossman, American actress

Rosie Ledet, American singer-songwriter and accordion player

Pedro Martínez, Dominican-American baseball player and sportscaster

Midori, Japanese-American violinist and educator

Craig Robinson, American actor and singer

Elif Şafak, French-Turkish journalist, author, and academic

Cristian Dulca, Romanian footballer

Rodolfo Falcón, Cuban swimmer

Maxi Mounds, American nude big-bust model and pornographic actress

Jonathan Torrens, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter

Persia White, American actress, singer, and musician

Fırat Aydınus, Turkish football referee

Lamont Bentley, American actor and rapper (died 2005)

Michael Weston, American actor

Lee Byung-kyu, South Korean baseball player

Yoo Yong-sung, South Korean badminton player

Eirik Glambek Bøe, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Ryan Clement, American football player

Agustín Julio, Colombian footballer

Zadie Smith, English author and academic

Antony Starr, New Zealand actor

Deon Burton, Jamaican footballer

Ahmed Dokhi, Saudi Arabian footballer

Akihisa Ikeda, Japanese manga artist

Steve Jones, Northern Irish footballer

Brett Kirk, Australian footballer and coach

Anton Sikharulidze, Russian pair skater

The Alchemist, American rapper, DJ, and producer

Rodolfo Bodipo, Equatoguinean retired footballer

Mitică Pricop, Romanian sprint canoer

Birgit Prinz, German footballer and psychologist

Rakan Rushaidat, Croatian actor

Kateryna Serebrianska, Ukrainian gymnast

Mihai Tararache, Romanian footballer

Yeho, Israeli singer and actor

Russell Anderson, Scottish footballer

Zachary Knighton, American actor

Bobby Madden, Scottish football referee

Robert Mambo Mumba, Kenyan footballer

Markus Pöyhönen, Finnish sprinter

An Yong-hak, North Korean footballer

Bat for Lashes, English singer

Rob Hulse, English footballer

Mariana Klaveno, American actress

João Lucas, Portuguese footballer (died 2015)

Rosa Mendes, Canadian-American wrestler and model

Mehcad Brooks, American model and actor

Félicien Singbo, Beninois footballer

Hiroshi Aoyama, Japanese motorcycle racer

Josh Henderson, American actor and singer

Shaun Wright-Phillips, English footballer

Victoria Francés, Spanish illustrator

Devin Green, American basketball player

Guido Grünheid, German basketball player

Camilla Jensen, Danish curler

Michael Sweetney, American basketball player

Mickaël Tavares, Senegalese footballer

Hotaru Akane, Japanese actress and activist (died 2016)

Stanislav Bohush, Ukrainian footballer

Daniele Mannini, Italian footballer

Princess Yōko of Mikasa

Han Yeo-reum, South Korean actress

Nicolas Besch, French ice hockey player

Ticia Gara, Hungarian chess player

Sara Lumholdt, Swedish singer and dancer

Katy Perry, American singer-songwriter and actress

Iván Ramis, Spanish footballer

Karolina Šprem, Croatian tennis player

Ciara, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress

Óscar Granados, Costa Rican footballer

Kara Lynn Joyce, American swimmer

Daniele Padelli, Italian footballer

Tweety Carter, American basketball player

Roger Espinoza, Honduran footballer

Eddie Gaven, American soccer player

Kristian Sarkies, Australian footballer

Ekaterina Shumilova, Russian biathlete

Bill Amis, American basketball player

Darron Gibson, Irish footballer

Fabian Hambüchen, German gymnast

Robson Conceição, Brazilian boxer

Lewis McGugan, English professional footballer

Chandler Parsons, American basketball player

Kaz Patafta, Australian footballer

Karim Yoda, French footballer

Filip Grgić, Croatian taekwondo practitioner

Sten Grytebust, Norwegian footballer

David Hala, Australian rugby league player

Ivan Marconi, Italian footballer

Mia Wasikowska, Australian actress

Mattia Cattaneo, Italian cyclist

Sara Chafak, Finnish beauty pageant winner

Asha Philip, British athlete

Milena Rašić, Serbian volleyball player

Dzina Sazanavets, Belarusian weightlifter

Davide Faraoni, Italian footballer

Isabella Shinikova, Bulgarian tennis player

Ayça Ayşin Turan, Turkish actress

Clarisse Agbegnenou, French judoka

Davide Formolo, Italian cyclist

Sergey Ridzik, Russian freestyle skier

Isaiah Austin, American basketball player

Iván Garcia, Mexican diver

William Howard, French basketball player

Rachel Matthews, American actress

Zeno Robinson, American voice actor

Richard Jouve, French cross-country skier

Jefferson Lerma, Colombian footballer

Matteo Lodo, Italian rower

Gor Minasyan, Armenian weightlifter

Ray Robson, American chess Grandmaster

Conchita Campbell, Canadian actress

Jock Landale, Australian basketball player

Patrick McCaw, American basketball player

PJ Dozier, American basketball player

Federico Chiesa, Italian footballer

Juan Soto, Dominican baseball player

Lee Know, South Korean singer

Clara Soccini, Italian singer-songwriter, actress and model

Romeo Langford, American basketball player

Dominik Szoboszlai, Hungarian footballer

Vincent Zhou, American figure skater

Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant