October 25

Today in History
• 1521 - Emperor Charles V bans wooden buildings in Amsterdam
• 1616 - Dutch East India Company ship "The Eendracht" discovers Dirk-Hartog Island, Australia
• 1780 - John Hancock becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts
• 1854 - The infamous "Charge of the Light Brigade"
• 1861 - Telegraph message sent from St Louis to San Francisco
• 1870 - Postcards first used in USA
• 1902 - Santa Maria, Guatemala hit by Earthquake, killing an estimated 6,000 people
• 1930 - 1st scheduled transcontinental air service began


Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• Anniversary of Philippine Military Academy
• Geelong Cup Day
• International Artist Day
• Lung Health Day
• National Fine Art Appreciation Day
• National Yasmin Day
• Sourest Day
• World Pasta Day

Birthdays
• 1692 - Elisabeth Farnese, Princess of Parma and Queen of Spain (1714-24)
• 1759 - Baron Grenville, Whig, British Prime Minister, 1806-07
• 1782 - Levi Lincoln, Jr., American lawyer and 13th Governor of Massachusetts (1825-34)
• 1864 - John Francis Dodge, American automobile pioneer
• 1881 - Pablo Picasso
• 1888 - Richard E. Byrd, American aviator and polar explorerSpanish painter
• 1895 - Levi Eshkol [Sjkolnik], Israeli PM (MWP) (1963-69)
• 1921 - Michael I, King of Romania (1927-30, 1940-47)