What happened this day in history September 25

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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