October 25

Events

 * 1985 - Cosmos 1700 communications satellite placed in geostationary orbit

Births

 * 1825 –, Austrian composer (d. 1899)
 * 1838 –, French composer (d. 1875)
 * 1902 –, American jazz guitarist (d. 1933)
 * 1926 –, Russian soprano
 * 1941 –, Australian singer
 * 1944 –, English singer (Yes)
 * 1947 –, English guitarist (Judas Priest)
 * 1950 –, English singer
 * 1951 –, American guitarist (Television)
 * 1955 –, American jazz trombonist
 * 1955 –, German guitarist (Scorpions)
 * 1961 –, American drummer (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
 * 1964 –, German singer
 * 1970 –, Canadian musician (Barenaked Ladies)
 * 1971 –, Hong Kong actress and singer
 * 1971 –, Lead singer of Clutch (band)
 * 1971 –, Japanese violinist
 * 1975 –, Norwegian musician
 * 1979 –, British singer
 * 1981 –, American singer
 * 1981 –, American lead vocalist (Hinder)
 * 1984 –, Swedish musician (A-Teens)
 * 1984 –, American singer
 * 1985 –, American singer

Deaths

 * 1895 –, German pianist and conductor (b. 1819)
 * 1980 –, American organist (b. 1912)
 * 1992 –, American musician and composer (b. 1936)
 * 1993 –, Hong Kong singer/songwriter (b. 1958)
 * 1998 –, American singer (b. 1953)
 * 2003 –, American composer (b. 1915)
 * 2004 –, British disc jockey (b. 1939)
 * 2010 –, Jamaican musician (b.1951)