Historical Events In September - 25
Friday, 26 April 2024
1981 On September - 25 sandra Day O'Connor sworn in as first female supreme court justice
1982 On September - 25 penn prison guard George Banks kills 13 (5 were his own children)
1983 Leopold III, king of Belgium (1934-51), dies on September - 25.
1984 Walter Pidgeon, actor (Forbidden Planet, Mrs Miniver), dies at 87 on this day in history.
1985 On this day in history akali Dal wins Punjab State election in India
1985 Albert Moeschinger, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.
1986 On September - 25 antonin Scalia appointed to the Supreme Court
1986 Ben Sajet, physician/politician, dies at 99 on this day in history.
1987 On September - 25 emlyn Williams, actor/director (I Accuse, Ivanhoe, Scarf), dies at 81
1988 Florence Griffith Joyner runs Olympic record 100m in 10.54s on September - 25.
1988 On this day in history billy Carter, Pres Carter's brother Billy, dies of cancer at 51
1990 Saddam Hussein warns US will repeat Vietnam experience on September - 25.
1990 UN Security Council vote 14-1 to impose air embargo against Iraq on September - 25.
1991 "Good & Evil" premiers on ABC TV on September - 25.
1991 On September - 25 klaus Barbie, Gestapo chief of Lyon, dies of cancer at 77
1994 On this day in history john Richard Ravensdale, historian, dies at 73
1995 On this day in history bessie Annie Elizabeth Delany, dentist writer, dies at 104
1996 On September - 25 betty Phyllis Gathergood, curator, dies at 80
2005 Polish parliamentary election on this day in history.
2006 On this day in history the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans re-opens 13 months after Hurricane Katrina with extensive repairs, including the largest re-roofing project in the United States.
2007 On this day in history microsoft released Halo 3, made by Bungie 3.3 Million copies have been sold and helped sell over 500,000 Xbox360's.
2012 50 Taiwanese ships clash with the Japan Coast Guard in waters off the Senkaku Islands on this day in history.
2013 Oracle Team USA defeats Team New Zealand 9-8 to win the America's Cup on September - 25.
2017 First ever woman graduates from the US Marine Corps' Infantry Officer Course on September - 25.
2017 On this day in history uber's licence to operate is not renewed by Transport for London in the UK, citing problems with background checks
2017 On September - 25 ex-New York congressman Anthony Weiner sentenced to 21 months in jail for sexting underage girl
2017 92% of Iraqi kurds vote in favour of independence in controversial referendum on September - 25.
2017 Iraqi Kurdistan votes in a referendum to become an independent state, in defiance of Iraq; by October 15, the crisis escalates into a short-lived armed conflict over disputed territories on September - 25.
2018 US fashion company Michael Kors buys Italian brand versace for $2.1 billion on September - 25.
2018 On September - 25 comedian Bill Cosby sentenced to 3-10 years in jail for 2004 sexual assault, first celebrity to be jailed in the #MeToo era
2018 On this day in history uS President Trump criticizes Globalism and Iran speaking at the UN General Assembly
2018 Instagram’s co-founders, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger resign from Instagram and parent company Facebook on September - 25.
2018 On September - 25 swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven loses a confidence vote after election results in a hung parliament
2019 On September - 25 chinese President Xi Jinping opens Beijing's new Daxing International Airport designed by Zaha Hadid