Tukuk-OS📅 September 25
18 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on September 25? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 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.
- 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.
- 1981 — Sandra Day O'Connor (pictured) became the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Sandra Day O'ConnorAssociate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
- 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.
San Diego International AirportPacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182Boeing 727
- 1977 — About 4,200 people took part in the first modern Chicago Marathon.
- 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.
- 1957 — United States Army troops escorted nine students as Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas was integrated.
United States ArmyLittle Rock NineLittle Rock Central High School
- 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.
- 1911 — An explosion of badly degraded propellant charges on board the French battleship Liberté detonated the forward ammunition magazines and destroyed the ship.
- 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.
- 1800 — French Revolutionary Wars: After U.S. ships became involved, French forces abandoned their invasion of the Batavian island of Curaçao.
French Revolutionary WarsInvasion of Curaçao (1800)Batavian Republic
- 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.
- 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.
American Revolutionary WarEthan AllenBattle of Longue-Pointe
- 1396 — Ottoman wars in Europe: Ottoman forces under Bayezid I defeated a Christian alliance led by Sigismund of Hungary near present-day Nikopol, Bulgaria.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 275 — After the assassination of Aurelian, Tacitus (depicted) was chosen by the Senate to succeed him as Roman emperor.
Births
- 2009 — Leah Jeffries, American actress
- 2003 — Bella Ramsey, English actor
- 2001 — Cade Cunningham, American basketball player
- 2000 — Lilas Ikuta, Japanese singer and songwriter
- 1997 — Antonia Gentry, American actress
- 1995 — Todd Hazelwood, Australian race car driver
- 1993 — Brandin Cooks, American football player
- 1993 — Toby Greene, Australian footballer
- 1992 — Zoël Amberg, Swiss race car driver
- 1992 — Massimo Luongo, Australian footballer
- 1992 — Keauna McLaughlin, American figure skater
- 1992 — Rosalía, Spanish singer-songwriter
Deaths
- 2023 — David McCallum, Scottish actor (born 1933)
- 2017 — Jan Tříska, Czech actor (born 1936)
- 2016 — José Fernández, Cuban-American baseball player (born 1992)
- 2016 — Arnold Palmer, American golfer (born 1929)
- 2016 — Nahid Hattar, Jordanian writer and political activist (born 1960)
- 2015 — Claudio Baggini, Italian Roman Catholic prelate (born 1936)
- 2015 — John Galvin, American general (born 1929)
- 2015 — Tom Kelley, American baseball player and manager (born 1944)
- 2015 — Moti Kirschenbaum, Israeli journalist (born 1939)
- 2014 — Ulrick Chérubin, Haitian-Canadian educator and politician (born 1943)
- 2014 — Sulejman Tihić, Bosnian lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1951)
- 2014 — Dorothy Tyler-Odam, English high jumper (born 1920)
Observances & holidays
- Armed Forces Day or Revolution Day (Mozambique)
- Bangladeshi Immigration Day (United States)
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's 1974 speech at the United NationsUnited 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)
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