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1415 : Battle of Agincourt


On October 25, 1415, during the Hundred Years War, King Henry V of England, after two months of battles in France that earned him to lose half of its 11,000 men, was about to join the fleet at Calais when he was attacked by 20,000 French soldiers in Agincourt (Azincourt today). Despite their numerical superiority and better fitness, the French were massacred by the English, better positioned with more powerful weapons. After this victory, King Henry V won several other battles and was recognized heir to the throne of France in 1420.

1983 : United Stats invaded Grenada


On October 25, 1983, President Reagan ordered the invasion of Grenada by U.S. troops. Relations between the two countries deteriorated after the coup that leftist Bishop made in 1979. Bishop was executed on October 19, 1983 by members of the government more pro-Soviet. In light of this and after the attack against the Marines in Beirut, Reagan took the pretext that American citizens might be at risk for ordering the intervention. U.S. troops overthrew the regime and a government more satisfying for the United States was installed.

2004 : Pink TV launched


On October 25, 2004, the first European gay channel is launched in France. The chain offers programs for a homosexual public in clear from 10pm to midnight and encrypted X movies from midnight to 5 am.

2007 : First commercial flight of an Airbus A380


On October 25, 2007 the first commercial flight of an Airbus A380 was made by Singapore Airlines between Singapore and Sydney. The first flight of the A380 had taken place in Toulouse on 27 April 2005.

2009 : Suicide bombing in Baghdad


On October 25, 2009, a minivan and a minibus exploded near the Ministry of Justice and the Baghdad Provincial Council building. 155 people are killed and 721 others were injured.

Citazione del giorno : 25 Ottobre

Pablo Picasso
Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

Compleanni : 25 Ottobre

Benjamin Constant, Scrittore svizzero (1767)
Evariste Galois, Matematico francese (1811)
Johann Strauss II, Compositore austriaco (1825)
Georges Bizet, Compositore francese (1838)
John Francis Dodge, Pioniere nella fabbricazione di automobili americano (1864)
Pablo Picasso, Pittore spagnolo (1885)
Leo G. Carroll, Attore inglese (1886)
Richard E. Byrd, Esploratore americano (1888)
Abel Gance, Regista francese (1889)
John Berryman, Poeta americano (1914)
Marion Ross, Attrice americana (1928)
Annie Girardot, Attrice francese (1931)
Anne Tyler, Scrittrice americana (1941)
Chris Norman, Cantante inglese (1950)
Glynis Barber, Attrice inglese (1955)
Chad Smith, Musicista americano (Red Hot Chili Peppers) (1961)
Birgit Prinz, Calciatore tedesco (1977)
Russell Anderson, Calciatore scozzese (1978)
Sarah Thompson, Attrice americana (1979)
Shaun Wright-Phillips, Calciatore inglese (1981)
Katy Perry, Attrice americana (1984)

Ci hanno lasciato un 25 Ottobre

Evangelista Torricelli, Fisico e matematico italiano (1647)
Abebe Bikila, Atleta etiope (1973)
Raymond Queneau, Poeta francese (1976)
Vincent Price, Attore americano (1993)
Richard Harris, Attore irlandese (2002)
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