September 25 facts for kids

September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 97 days remain until the end of the year. This page tells you about important events that happened on September 25th throughout history. You'll also find out about famous people who were born or passed away on this day, and special holidays celebrated around the world.

Historical Events on September 25

Early History (Before 1600)

• In 275, the Roman Senate chose an emperor for the very last time. They elected Marcus Claudius Tacitus, who was 75 years old.
• In 762, a group called the Alids, led by Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya, began a revolt against the Abbasid Caliphate.
• In 1066, King Harold II of England defeated Harald Hardrada, the invading King of Norway, at the Battle of Stamford Bridge.
• In 1237, England and Scotland signed the Treaty of York, which set their common border.
• In 1396, Ottoman Emperor Bayezid I defeated a Christian army at the Battle of Nicopolis.
• In 1513, Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa became one of the first Europeans to see the Pacific Ocean.
• In 1555, the Peace of Augsburg was signed. This agreement helped end religious conflicts in the Holy Roman Empire between Catholics and Protestants.

From 1601 to 1900

• In 1690, Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick, the first newspaper in the Americas, was published. It only came out once!
• In 1768, the country of Nepal became united.
• In 1775, during the American Revolution, Ethan Allen surrendered to British forces after trying to capture Montreal.
• Also in 1775, Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec began its journey.
• In 1789, the United States Congress passed twelve changes to the Constitution. Ten of these became the Bill of Rights, which protects important freedoms.
• In 1790, four famous opera groups from Anhui, China, performed in Beijing for the Qianlong Emperor's 80th birthday. This helped bring Anhui opera to the capital.
• In 1804, the Teton Sioux Native American tribe demanded a "toll" from the Lewis and Clark Expedition to let them travel further upriver.
• In 1868, the Imperial Russian steam frigate Alexander Nevsky was shipwrecked off the coast of Jutland.
• In 1890, the United States Congress created Sequoia National Park, a beautiful area known for its giant trees.

From 1901 to Today

• In 1906, Leonardo Torres Quevedo showed off his invention, the Telekino, in Spain. He used it to guide an electric boat from over 2 kilometers away, which was a very early form of wireless remote control!
• In 1911, an explosion destroyed the French battleship Liberté.
• In 1912, the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism was founded in New York City.
• In 1915, World War I: The Second Battle of Champagne began.
• In 1918, World War I: The Battle of Megiddo ended. This was a major victory for the British Army.
• In 1926, the international Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery was first signed, aiming to end slavery worldwide.
• In 1937, during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Chinese Eighth Route Army won a small but important victory at the Battle of Pingxingguan.
• In 1944, World War II: British soldiers from the 1st Airborne Division had to leave Arnhem after a tough battle.
• In 1955, the Royal Jordanian Air Force was created.
• In 1956, TAT-1, the first telephone cable system that went across the Atlantic Ocean, was officially opened.
• In 1957, Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, was integrated with the help of the United States Army. This was a big step in the Civil Rights Movement.
• In 1959, Solomon Bandaranaike, the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, was badly wounded and died the next day.
• In 1962, the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria was officially announced.
• Also in 1962, the North Yemen Civil War began.
• In 1963, Lord Denning released the UK government's official report on the Profumo affair.
• In 1964, the Mozambican War of Independence against Portugal started.
• In 1969, the agreement to create the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation was signed.
• In 1974, Dr. Frank Jobe performed the first ulnar collateral ligament replacement surgery, now famous as Tommy John surgery, on baseball player Tommy John.
• In 1977, about 4,200 people ran in the very first Chicago Marathon.
• In 1978, PSA Flight 182, a Boeing 727, crashed in San Diego after hitting a small plane. All 135 people on Flight 182, both people in the small plane, and seven people on the ground died.
• In 1981, Belize joined the United Nations.
• In 1983, 38 prisoners from the IRA escaped from Maze Prison using a hijacked food truck.
• In 1987, Fijian Governor-General Penaia Ganilau was overthrown in a coup d'état led by Lieutenant Colonel Sitiveni Rabuka.
• In 1992, NASA launched the Mars Observer probe.
• In 2003, a strong 8.3 magnitude earthquake hit offshore Hokkaidō, Japan.

Famous Births on September 25

Before 1900

• 1599 – Francesco Borromini, a famous Swiss-Italian architect who designed many beautiful buildings.
• 1644 – Ole Rømer, a Danish astronomer who was the first to measure the speed of light.
• 1683 – Jean-Philippe Rameau, a French composer and music theorist.
• 1711 – Qianlong Emperor of China, who ruled for a very long time.
• 1764 – Fletcher Christian, an English sailor known for the mutiny on the Bounty.
• 1862 – Billy Hughes, who became the 7th Prime Minister of Australia.
• 1866 – Thomas Hunt Morgan, an American biologist who won a Nobel Prize for his work in genetics.
• 1877 – Plutarco Elías Calles, a Mexican general and President.
• 1881 – Lu Xun, a very important Chinese author and critic.
• 1896 – Sandro Pertini, who became the 7th President of Italy.
• 1897 – William Faulkner, a famous American novelist and short story writer who won a Nobel Prize in Literature.

From 1901 to Today

• 1903 – Mark Rothko, a Latvian-American painter known for his large, colorful abstract paintings.
• 1906 – Dmitri Shostakovich, a famous Russian pianist and composer.
• 1917 – Phil Rizzuto, an American baseball player and sportscaster.
• 1929 – Ronnie Barker, a popular English actor and screenwriter.
• 1929 – Barbara Walters, a pioneering American journalist and TV host.
• 1932 – Glenn Gould, a brilliant Canadian pianist.
• 1932 – Adolfo Suárez, the first Prime Minister of Spain after its transition to democracy.
• 1944 – Michael Douglas, a well-known American actor and producer.
• 1946 – Felicity Kendal, an English actress.
• 1949 – Pedro Almodóvar, a famous Spanish director and producer.
• 1951 – Mark Hamill, an American actor, famous for playing Luke Skywalker in Star Wars.
• 1952 – Christopher Reeve, an American actor, famous for playing Superman.
• 1955 – Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, a famous German footballer.
• 1956 – Jamie Hyneman, an American special effects designer and TV host, known from MythBusters.
• 1961 – Heather Locklear, an American actress.
• 1965 – Scottie Pippen, a legendary American basketball player.
• 1968 – Will Smith, a very popular American actor, producer, and rapper.
• 1969 – Catherine Zeta-Jones, a famous Welsh actress.
• 1975 – Declan Donnelly, a popular English entertainer.
• 1976 – Chauncey Billups, an American basketball player.
• 1983 – Donald Glover, an American actor, rapper (Childish Gambino), producer, and screenwriter.
• 1990 – Mao Asada, a famous Japanese figure skater.
• 1992 – Rosalía, a popular Spanish singer-songwriter.
• 2001 – Cade Cunningham, an American basketball player.
• 2009 – Leah Jeffries, an American actress.

Notable Deaths on September 25

Before 1900

• 1066 – Harald Hardrada, the King of Norway, died in battle.
• 1506 – Philip I of Castile, a Spanish king.
• 1534 – Pope Clement VII.
• 1849 – Johann Strauss I, a famous Austrian composer.

From 1901 to Today

• 1917 – Thomas Ashe, an Irish rebel commander, died while protesting for his beliefs.
• 1928 – Richard F. Outcault, an American cartoonist who created The Yellow Kid.
• 1933 – Ring Lardner, an American journalist and author.
• 1970 – Erich Maria Remarque, a German-Swiss author who wrote All Quiet on the Western Front.
• 1980 – John Bonham, the drummer for the famous rock band Led Zeppelin.
• 1983 – Leopold III of Belgium, a former King of Belgium.
• 1987 – Mary Astor, an American actress.
• 1991 – Klaus Barbie, a German SS captain known as the "Butcher of Lyon."
• 1999 – Marion Zimmer Bradley, an American author.
• 2005 – Don Adams, an American actor, famous for playing Maxwell Smart in Get Smart.
• 2009 – Alicia de Larrocha, a Spanish pianist.
• 2011 – Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan environmentalist and activist who won the Nobel Peace Prize.
• 2012 – Andy Williams, a popular American singer.
• 2016 – José Fernández, a Cuban-American baseball player.
• 2016 – Arnold Palmer, a legendary American golfer.
• 2023 – David McCallum, a Scottish actor.

Holidays and Observances

• Armed Forces Day or Revolution Day (Mozambique)
• Christian feast day:
  • Abadir and Iraja and Companions (Coptic Church)
  • Aunarius (Aunacharius)
  • Anathalon (Archdiocese of Milan)
  • Cadoc
  • Ceolfrith
  • Cleopas
  • Euphrosyne of Alexandria
  • Finbarr
  • Fermin of Amiens
  • Lancelot Andrewes (Church of England)
  • Sergius of Radonezh (repose)
  • Vincent Strambi
  • September 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Day of National Recognition for the Harkis (France)
• National Research Administrators Day (United States)
• National Youth Day (Nauru)

See also

In Spanish: 25 de septiembre para niños