October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years), with 67 days remaining.
- 1879 — Fritz Haarmann is born.
- 1936 — Arnfinn Nesset is born.
- 1958 — Nathaniel Cook is born.
- 1959 — Mauricio Silva is born.
- 1965 — Maury Travis is born.
- 1967 — Lucien-Gilles de Vallière is born.
- 1969 — Gilberto Ortega Ortega is born.
- 1971 — Nikolai Kozlenya is born.
- 1981 — Frank J. Leaver died.
- 2002 — Jairo Humberto Giraldo is apprehended.
- 2005 — Willie Williams died.
- 2006 — Danny Rolling died.
- 2008 — Giancarlo Giudice is paroled.
- 2016 — Elizabeth Wettlaufer is apprehended.
- 2023 — Rebecca Auborn is apprehended.
- 2024 — Wolfgang Abel died.