Historical Events In September - 25
Tuesday, 23 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 this day in history.
1984 On this day in history walter Pidgeon, actor (Forbidden Planet, Mrs Miniver), dies at 87
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 On September - 25 ben Sajet, physician/politician, dies at 99
1987 Emlyn Williams, actor/director (I Accuse, Ivanhoe, Scarf), dies at 81 on September - 25.
1988 On September - 25 florence Griffith Joyner runs Olympic record 100m in 10.54s
1988 Billy Carter, Pres Carter's brother Billy, dies of cancer at 51 on this day in history.
1990 On September - 25 saddam Hussein warns US will repeat Vietnam experience
1990 On this day in history uN Security Council vote 14-1 to impose air embargo against Iraq
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 September - 25 john Richard Ravensdale, historian, dies at 73
1995 On this day in history bessie Annie Elizabeth Delany, dentist writer, dies at 104
1996 Betty Phyllis Gathergood, curator, dies at 80 on this day in history.
2005 On September - 25 polish parliamentary election.
2006 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 on this day in history.
2007 Microsoft released Halo 3, made by Bungie 3.3 Million copies have been sold and helped sell over 500,000 Xbox360's on this day in history.
2012 50 Taiwanese ships clash with the Japan Coast Guard in waters off the Senkaku Islands on this day in history.
2013 On this day in history oracle Team USA defeats Team New Zealand 9-8 to win the America's Cup
2017 First ever woman graduates from the US Marine Corps' Infantry Officer Course on September - 25.
2017 Uber's licence to operate is not renewed by Transport for London in the UK, citing problems with background checks on September - 25.
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 this day in history.
2017 On September - 25 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.
2018 On September - 25 uS fashion company Michael Kors buys Italian brand versace for $2.1 billion
2018 Comedian Bill Cosby sentenced to 3-10 years in jail for 2004 sexual assault, first celebrity to be jailed in the #MeToo era on September - 25.
2018 US President Trump criticizes Globalism and Iran speaking at the UN General Assembly on September - 25.
2018 Instagram’s co-founders, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger resign from Instagram and parent company Facebook on this day in history.
2018 On this day in history swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven loses a confidence vote after election results in a hung parliament
2019 Chinese President Xi Jinping opens Beijing's new Daxing International Airport designed by Zaha Hadid on September - 25.