What are the important events that happened on September 25? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
September 25: Facts & Myths About This Day
September 25 is the 269th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 97 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 12, 2024 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,727,222,400 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectahexacontaenneagon’ day.
Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 126 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,296 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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September 25 Historical Events
275 –
In Rome, (after the assassination of Aurelian), the Senate proclaims Marcus Claudius Tacitus Emperor.
303 –
On a voyage preaching the gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France.
1396 –
Ottoman Emperor Bayezid I defeats a Christian army at the Battle of Nicopolis.
1555 –
The Peace of Augsburg is signed in Augsburg by Charles V and the princes of the Schmalkaldic League.
1804 –
The Teton Sioux (a subdivision of the Lakota) demand one of the boats from the Lewis and Clark Expedition as a toll for moving further upriver.
1911 –
Ground is broken for Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.
1915 –
World War I: The Second Battle of Champagne begins.
1957 –
Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, is integrated by the use of United States Army troops.
1996 –
The last of the Magdalene Asylums closes in Ireland.
2002 –
The Vitim event, a possible bolide impact in Siberia, Russia.
Who were born on September 25?
1782 –
Charles Robert Maturin, Irish playwright and novelist (d. 1824)
1896 –
Sandro Pertini, Italian statesman (d. 1990)
1897 –
William Faulkner, American writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1962)
1922 –
Hammer DeRoburt, Nauruian statesman (d. 1992)
1929 –
Delia Scala, Italian actress (d. 2004)
1956 –
Danny Hillis, American inventor, entrepreneur, scientist, engineer, and author
1956 –
Jamie Hyneman, American visual effects technician
1963 –
Mikael Persbrandt, Swedish actor
1967 –
Melissa De Sousa, American actress
1969 –
Hansie Cronje, South African cricketer (d. 2002)
Who died on September 25?
1900 –
Félix-Gabriel Marchand, premier of Québec (b. 1832)
1933 –
Ring Lardner, American writer (b. 1885)
1980 –
Lewis Milestone, Moldovan film director (b. 1895)
1986 –
Hans Vogt, Norwegian linguist (b. 1909)
1988 –
Billy Carter, brother of Jimmy Carter (b. 1937)
1997 –
Jean Françaix, French composer (b. 1912)
1999 –
Marion Zimmer Bradley, American writer (b. 1930)
2006 –
John M. Ford, American author and poet (b. 1957)
2009 –
Alicia de Larrocha, Catalan pianist (b. 1923)
2010 –
Art Gilmore, American actor (b. 1912)
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