The Battle of Leyte Gulf raged from October 23 through 25, 1944.
It was the largest naval battle ever fought ending in the eclipse of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and its last sortie in force.
Leyte Gulf also was the scene of the first organized use of Kamikaze (suicide) aircraft by the Japanese.
(births/1,000 person's/year) stands at 20.05 this means there's about 20 babies born each year for every 1,000 people.
