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On This Day in History — September 25
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Highlights of September 25
- 1990 — The Ram Rath Yatra, a political–religious rally organised to erect a temple to the Hindu deity Rama on the site of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, began in the Indian state of Gujarat. Read more
- 1983 — In one of the largest prison escapes in British history, 38 Provisional Irish Republican Army prisoners hijacked a meals lorry and broke out of HM Prison Maze in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Read more
- 1981 — Sandra Day O'Connor (pictured) became the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Read more
- 1978 — While on approach to San Diego International Airport, Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182, a Boeing 727, collided with a Cessna 172, killing all 137 people on board both aircraft, along with 7 more on the ground. Read more
- 1977 — About 4,200 people took part in the first modern Chicago Marathon. Read more
- 1962 — The North Yemen Civil War began when Abdullah al-Sallal dethroned the newly crowned Imam al-Badr and declared Yemen to be a republic under his presidency. Read more
- 1957 — United States Army troops escorted nine students as Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas was integrated. Read more
- 1944 — Second World War: British troops began their withdrawal from the Battle of Arnhem in the Netherlands, ending the Allies' Operation Market Garden in defeat. Read more
- 1911 — An explosion of badly degraded propellant charges on board the French battleship Liberté detonated the forward ammunition magazines and destroyed the ship. Read more
- 1890 — Sequoia National Park (pictured) was established to conserve giant sequoia trees in an area affected by logging in the southern Sierra Nevada in California. Read more
- 1800 — French Revolutionary Wars: After U.S. ships became involved, French forces abandoned their invasion of the Batavian island of Curaçao. Read more
- 1790 — Peking opera was born with the introduction of Hui opera to Beijing by the "Four Great Anhui Troupes" in honour of the Qianlong Emperor's 80th birthday. Read more
- 1775 — American Revolutionary War: Ethan Allen and a small force of American and Quebec militia failed to capture the city of Montreal from British forces. Read more
- 1396 — Ottoman wars in Europe: Ottoman forces under Bayezid I defeated a Christian alliance led by Sigismund of Hungary near present-day Nikopol, Bulgaria. Read more
- 1237 — Henry III of England and Alexander II of Scotland signed the Treaty of York, establishing the Anglo-Scottish border, which mostly remains the same today. Read more
- 1066 — Harold Godwinson defeated King Harald III of Norway and his English ally Tostig Godwinson at the Battle of Stamford Bridge, ending the last Norse invasion of the British Isles. Read more
- 844 — Viking expansion: A Viking fleet arrived near Seville, then part of the Emirate of Córdoba, and began a raid of the city that was eventually repelled by Muslim defenders. Read more
- 275 — After the assassination of Aurelian, Tacitus (depicted) was chosen by the Senate to succeed him as Roman emperor. Read more
Events
- 2018 — Bill Cosby is sentenced to three to ten years in prison for aggravated sexual assault. Read more
- 2003 — The 8.3 Mw Hokkaidō earthquake strikes just offshore Hokkaidō, Japan. Read more
- 1998 — PauknAir Flight 4101, a British Aerospace 146, crashes near Melilla Airport in Melilla, Spain, killing 38 people. Read more
- 1997 — NASA launches Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-86 to the Mir space station. Read more
- 1992 — NASA launches the Mars Observer. Eleven months later, the probe would fail while preparing for orbital insertion. Read more
- 1987 — Fijian Governor-General Penaia Ganilau is overthrown in a coup d'état led by Lieutenant colonel Sitiveni Rabuka. Read more
- 1985 — Three civilians killed by alleged supporters of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Larnaca yacht killings. Read more
- 1983 — Thirty-eight IRA prisoners, armed with six handguns, hijack a prison meals lorry and smash their way out of the Maze Prison. Read more
- 1981 — Belize joins the United Nations. Read more
- 1978 — PSA Flight 182, a Boeing 727, collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 and crashes in San Diego, killing all 135 aboard Flight 182, both occupants of the Cessna, as well as seven people on the ground. Read more
- 1977 — About 4,200 people take part in the first running of the Chicago Marathon. Read more
- 1974 — Dr. Frank Jobe performs first ulnar collateral ligament replacement surgery (better known as Tommy John surgery) on baseball player Tommy John. Read more
- 1969 — The charter establishing the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is signed. Read more
- 1964 — The Mozambican War of Independence against Portugal begins. Read more
- 1963 — Lord Denning releases the UK government's official report on the Profumo affair. Read more
- 1962 — The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is formally proclaimed. Ferhat Abbas is elected President of the provisional government. Read more
- 1962 — The North Yemen Civil War begins when Abdullah al-Sallal dethrones the newly crowned Imam al-Badr and declares Yemen a republic under his presidency. Read more
- 1959 — S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Ceylon, is mortally shot by a Buddhist monk, Talduwe Somarama, and dies the next day. Read more
- 1957 — Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, is integrated by the use of United States Army troops. Read more
- 1956 — TAT-1, the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system, is inaugurated. Read more
- 1955 — The Royal Jordanian Air Force is founded. Read more
- 1944 — World War II: Surviving elements of the British 1st Airborne Division withdraw from Arnhem via Oosterbeek. Read more
- 1937 — Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Eighth Route Army gains a minor, but morale-boosting victory in the Battle of Pingxingguan. Read more
- 1926 — The international Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery is first signed. Read more
- 1918 — World War I: The end of the Battle of Megiddo, the climax of the British Army's Sinai and Palestine campaign under General Edmund Allenby. Read more
- 1915 — World War I: The Second Battle of Champagne begins. Read more
- 1912 — Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is founded in New York City. Read more
- 1911 — An explosion of badly degraded propellant charges on board the French battleship Liberté detonates the forward ammunition magazines and destroys the ship. Read more
- 1906 — Leonardo Torres Quevedo demonstrates the Telekino in the Bilbao Abra (Spain), guiding an electric boat from the shore with people on board, which was controlled at a distance over 2 km (1.2 mi), in what is considered to be the origin of modern wireless remote-control operation principles. Read more
- 1890 — The United States Congress establishes Sequoia National Park. Read more
- 1868 — The Imperial Russian steam frigate Alexander Nevsky is shipwrecked off Jutland while carrying Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia. Read more
- 1804 — The Teton Sioux (a subdivision of the Lakota) demand one of the boats from the Lewis and Clark Expedition as a toll for allowing the expedition to move further upriver. Read more
- 1790 — Four Great Anhui Troupes introduce Anhui opera to Beijing in honor of the Qianlong Emperor's eightieth birthday. Read more
- 1789 — The United States Congress passes twelve constitutional amendments: the ten known as the Bill of Rights, the (unratified) Congressional Apportionment Amendment, and the Congressional Compensation Amendment. Read more
- 1786 — The mine of Huancavelica in the Peruvian Andes collapses, killing more than two hundred people. The event was a major setback for mercury production in the Spanish Empire. Read more
- 1775 — American Revolutionary War: Ethan Allen surrenders to British forces after attempting to capture Montreal in the Battle of Longue-Pointe during the invasion of Quebec. Read more
- 1775 — American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec sets off to join the American invasion. Read more
- 1768 — Unification of Nepal Read more
- 1690 — Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick, the first newspaper to appear in the Americas, is published for the first and only time. Read more
- 1643 — The House of Commons of England accepts the Solemn League and Covenant, which promises religious reforms in England and Ireland in exchange for support of Scottish troops against king Charles I in the First English Civil War. Read more
- 1555 — The Peace of Augsburg is signed by Emperor Charles V and the princes of the Schmalkaldic League. Read more
- 1513 — Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa reaches what would become known as the Pacific Ocean. Read more
- 1396 — Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I defeats a Christian army at the Battle of Nicopolis. Read more
- 1237 — England and Scotland sign the Treaty of York, establishing the location of their common border. Read more
- 1066 — In the Battle of Stamford Bridge, Harald Hardrada, the invading King of Norway, is defeated by King Harold II of England. Read more
- 867 — Basil I is crowned Byzantine emperor in the Hagia Sophia after he murdered the previous emperor Michael III in the night before. Read more
- 762 — Led by Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya, the Hasanid branch of the Alids begins the Alid Revolt against the Abbasid Caliphate. Read more
- 275 — For the last time, the Roman Senate chooses an emperor; Marcus Claudius Tacitus is elected. Read more
Born on September 25
- 2009 — Leah Jeffries, American actress Read more
- 2003 — Bella Ramsey, English actor Read more
- 2001 — Cade Cunningham, American basketball player Read more
- 2000 — Lilas Ikuta, Japanese singer and songwriter Read more
- 1997 — Antonia Gentry, American actress Read more
- 1995 — Todd Hazelwood, Australian race car driver Read more
- 1993 — Brandin Cooks, American football player Read more
- 1993 — Toby Greene, Australian footballer Read more
- 1992 — Zoël Amberg, Swiss race car driver Read more
- 1992 — Massimo Luongo, Australian footballer Read more
- 1992 — Keauna McLaughlin, American figure skater Read more
- 1992 — Rosalía, Spanish singer-songwriter Read more
- 1992 — Ruslan Zhiganshin, Russian ice dancer Read more
- 1992 — Teddy Swims, American singer and songwriter Read more
- 1991 — Calle Järnkrok, Swedish ice hockey player Read more
- 1990 — Mao Asada, Japanese figure skater Read more
- 1989 — Jordan Gavaris, Canadian actor Read more
- 1989 — Cuco Martina, Curaçaoan footballer Read more
- 1989 — Aldon Smith, American football player Read more
- 1987 — Monica Niculescu, Romanian tennis player Read more
- 1986 — Heidi El Tabakh, Egyptian-Canadian tennis player Read more
- 1986 — Jamie O'Hara, English footballer Read more
- 1986 — Choi Yoon-young, South Korean actress Read more
- 1984 — Cherine Anderson, Jamaican singer-songwriter and actress Read more
- 1984 — Matt Carle, American ice hockey player Read more
- 1984 — Ivory Latta, American basketball player Read more
- 1984 — Matías Silvestre, Argentinian footballer Read more
- 1984 — Zach Woods, American actor and comedian Read more
- 1983 — Donald Glover (also known as Childish Gambino), American actor, rapper, producer, and screenwriter Read more
- 1982 — Hyun Bin, South Korean actor Read more
- 1981 — Rocco Baldelli, American baseball player and manager Read more
- 1981 — Jason Bergmann, American baseball player Read more
- 1981 — Lee Norris, American actor Read more
- 1980 — Chris Owen, American actor Read more
- 1980 — T.I., American rapper, songwriter, producer, and actor Read more
- 1979 — Kyle Bennett, American BMX rider (died 2012) Read more
- 1979 — Rashad Evans, American mixed martial artist and wrestler Read more
- 1979 — Jason Koumas, Welsh footballer Read more
- 1978 — Joe Cotton, Canadian-New Zealand singer Read more
- 1978 — Roudolphe Douala, Cameroonian footballer Read more
Died on September 25
- 2023 — David McCallum, Scottish actor (born 1933) Read more
- 2017 — Jan Tříska, Czech actor (born 1936) Read more
- 2016 — José Fernández, Cuban-American baseball player (born 1992) Read more
- 2016 — Arnold Palmer, American golfer (born 1929) Read more
- 2016 — Nahid Hattar, Jordanian writer and political activist (born 1960) Read more
- 2015 — Claudio Baggini, Italian Roman Catholic prelate (born 1936) Read more
- 2015 — John Galvin, American general (born 1929) Read more
- 2015 — Tom Kelley, American baseball player and manager (born 1944) Read more
- 2015 — Moti Kirschenbaum, Israeli journalist (born 1939) Read more
- 2014 — Ulrick Chérubin, Haitian-Canadian educator and politician (born 1943) Read more
- 2014 — Sulejman Tihić, Bosnian lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1951) Read more
- 2014 — Dorothy Tyler-Odam, English high jumper (born 1920) Read more
- 2013 — Ron Fenton, English footballer, coach, and manager (born 1940) Read more
- 2013 — Choi In-ho, South Korean author and screenwriter (born 1945) Read more
- 2013 — José Montoya, American poet and academic (born 1932) Read more
- 2013 — Billy Mure, American guitarist and composer (born 1915) Read more
- 2013 — Pablo Verani, Italian-Argentinian lawyer and politician (born 1938) Read more
- 2013 — Bennet Wong, Canadian psychiatrist and academic, co-founded Haven Institute (Gabriola Island, Canada) (born 1930) Read more
- 2012 — Billy Barnes, American composer and songwriter (born 1927) Read more
- 2012 — John Bond, English footballer and manager (born 1932) Read more
- 2012 — Eric Ives, English historian and academic (born 1931) Read more
- 2012 — Alonso Lujambio, Mexican academic and politician (born 1962) Read more
- 2012 — Andy Williams, American singer (born 1927) Read more
- 2011 — Wangari Maathai, Kenyan environmentalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1940) Read more
- 2009 — Alicia de Larrocha, Spanish pianist (born 1923) Read more
- 2009 — Pierre Falardeau, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1946) Read more
- 2008 — Derog Gioura, Nauruan politician, 23rd President of Nauru (born 1932) Read more
- 2007 — Haidar Abdel-Shafi, Palestinian physician and politician (born 1919) Read more
- 2007 — André Emmerich, German-American art dealer (born 1924) Read more
- 2006 — Jeff Cooper, American target shooter and author (born 1920) Read more
- 2006 — John M. Ford, American author and poet (born 1957) Read more
- 2005 — Don Adams, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1923) Read more
- 2005 — Madeline-Ann Aksich, Canadian businesswoman and philanthropist (born 1956) Read more
- 2005 — George Archer, American golfer (born 1939) Read more
- 2005 — Urie Bronfenbrenner, Russian-American psychologist and ecologist (born 1917) Read more
- 2005 — Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Pakistani linguist and critic (born 1912) Read more
- 2005 — M. Scott Peck, American psychiatrist and author (born 1936) Read more
- 2005 — Friedrich Peter, Austrian lawyer and politician (born 1921) Read more
- 2003 — Aqila al-Hashimi, Iraqi translator and politician (born 1953) Read more
- 2003 — Herb Gardner, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1934) Read more
Holidays & observances
Armed Forces Day or Revolution Day (Mozambique); Bangladeshi Immigration Day (United States); Christian feast day:
Abadir and Iraja and Companions (Coptic Church); Christian feast day:
Aunarius (Aunacharius); Christian feast day:
Anathalon (Archdiocese of Milan); Christian feast day:
Cadoc; Christian feast day:
Ceolfrith; Christian feast day:
Cleopas; Christian feast day:
Euphrosyne of Alexandria; Christian feast day:
Finbarr; Christian feast day:
Fermin of Amiens; Christian feast day:
Lancelot Andrewes (Church of England); Christian feast day:
Sergius of Radonezh (repose); Christian feast day:
September 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Events, births and deaths from Wikipedia contributors, “September 25”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Lists are selections; the full record lives at the source.