About the day » Thursday October 25, 1979Calender converter

• Ronny van den Berg, Boxmeer,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1999)
• Manuela Maria Lens († 1991)
• Thomas Drenth († 2007)
• Colin Harper, Amsterdam

• Arendientje BAKKER (85)
• Alphonsius Petrus Beyens (80), Wuustwezel, Antwerpen, België
• Cor van de Wouw (45), Baarle-Nassau, Nederland
• Edith Florence Tozer (76), Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, England
• Aaltje Bierling (67)
• Abraham Melles van der Leest (68), Drachten
• Clara van Alphen (86), Roermond,, Limburg, Nederland
• Alida Christina Springelkamp (76), Sappemeer
• Arnold M Daye (61)
• Clara Anna Ivona Windels (60), Meulebeke, België

• 1978 » Bobby Madden, Scottish football referee
• 1978 » Markus Pöyhönen, Finnish sprinter
• 1978 » Robert Mambo Mumba, Kenyan footballer
• 1978 » Russell Anderson, Scottish footballer
• 1978 » Zachary Knighton, American actor
• 1979 » Bat for Lashes, English singer
• 1979 » João Lucas, Portuguese footballer († 2015)
• 1979 » Mariana Klaveno, American actress
• 1979 » Rob Hulse, English footballer
• 1979 » Rosa Mendes, Canadian-American wrestler and model

• 1973 » Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian runner (b. 1932)
• 1975 » Vladimir Herzog, Brazilian journalist and activist (b. 1937)
• 1976 » Raymond Queneau, French poet and author (b. 1903)
• 1977 » Félix Gouin, French politician (b. 1884)
• 1979 » Gerald Templer, English field marshal and politician, British High Commissioner in Malaya (b. 1898)
• 1980 » Sahir Ludhianvi, Indian poet and songwriter (b. 1921)
• 1980 » Víctor Galíndez, Argentine boxer (b. 1948)
• 1980 » Virgil Fox, American organist and educator (b. 1912)
• 1982 » Arvid Wallman, Swedish diver (b. 1901)
• 1982 » Bill Eckersley, English footballer (b. 1925)

• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 14.0 million citizens.
• April 1 » Nickelodeon was launched in United States.
• June 20 » ABC News correspondent Bill Stewart is shot dead by a Nicaraguan soldier under the regime of Anastasio Somoza Debayle. The murder is caught on tape and sparks an international outcry against the regime.
• July 21 » Jay Silverheels, a Mohawk actor, becomes the first Native American to have a star commemorated in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
• September 13 » South Africa grants independence to the "homeland" of Venda (not recognised outside South Africa).
• September 16 » The Sugarhill Gang were formed and rappers delight was released.
• October 6 » Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit the White House.

The temperature on October 25, 1979 was between 5.2 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (80%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.