October 25, 1981 (Sunday)
- Guernica, the classic 1937 painting by Pablo Picasso, arrived at the Prado Museum in Madrid on Picasso's 100th birthday.
- Born: Shaun Wright-Phillips, English footballer, in Greenwich
- Died: Pete Reiser, 62, American baseball outfielder; and Ariel Durant, 83, American historian.
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Famous quotes containing the word october:
“Especially when the October wind
With frosty fingers punishes my hair,”
—Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)