On this day: October 25

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1998 • neutral • 4 views

Footballer Fatally Struck by Lightning During Match on 25 October 1998

Outdoor soccer match under a dark stormy sky; players and officials clustered near the center of a grass pitch with visible rain and lightning in the distance.

On 25 October 1998, a soccer player collapsed and later died after being struck by lightning during a match played in severe storm conditions; reports at the time attributed the death to a lightning strike that hit the field while play continued.

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1994 • neutral • 5 views

Execution of John Wayne Gacy Carried Out in Illinois

Stateville Correctional Center exterior and a generic courthouse facade from the 1990s era, showing institutional brick buildings and perimeter fencing under overcast sky.

On October 10, 1994, convicted serial killer John Wayne Gacy was executed by lethal injection at Stateville Correctional Center in Illinois, concluding a long legal process following his 1980 conviction for the murders of at least 33 young men and boys.

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1917 • neutral • 4 views

October Revolution topples Russia’s Provisional Government

A broad street scene in Petrograd, 1917: soldiers and Red Guards taking positions near government buildings and bridges during the Bolshevik uprising.

On 25 October (Julian calendar; 7 November Gregorian) 1917, Bolshevik forces seized key centers in Petrograd and deposed the Russian Provisional Government, marking a decisive transfer of power that led to Soviet rule.

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1983 • neutral • 5 views

U.S. military intervention in Grenada, 1983

U.S. military helicopters and ships off the coast of Grenada as troops move toward the shoreline near a small Caribbean town and an airport runway.

On October 25, 1983, U.S. forces launched a military invasion of Grenada—Operation Urgent Fury—aiming to restore order after a violent coup and to protect American nationals; the intervention sparked international debate over sovereignty and Cold War tensions.

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