Page 7: Historical Events In September - 25
Friday, 04 April 2025
1981 Sandra Day O'Connor sworn in as first female supreme court justice on this day in history.
1982 Penn prison guard George Banks kills 13 (5 were his own children) on this day in history.
1983 On September - 25 leopold III, king of Belgium (1934-51), dies
1984 Walter Pidgeon, actor (Forbidden Planet, Mrs Miniver), dies at 87 on September - 25.
1985 Akali Dal wins Punjab State election in India on this day in history.
1985 Albert Moeschinger, composer, dies at 88 on September - 25.
1986 Antonin Scalia appointed to the Supreme Court on this day in history.
1986 Ben Sajet, physician/politician, dies at 99 on September - 25.
1987 On this day in history 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 Billy Carter, Pres Carter's brother Billy, dies of cancer at 51 on this day in history.
1990 On this day in history 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 On September - 25 "Good & Evil" premiers on ABC TV
1991 On this day in history klaus Barbie, Gestapo chief of Lyon, dies of cancer at 77
1994 John Richard Ravensdale, historian, dies at 73 on this day in history.
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 On this day in history polish parliamentary election.
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 September - 25 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 September - 25.
2013 On this day in history oracle Team USA defeats Team New Zealand 9-8 to win the America's Cup
2017 On this day in history first ever woman graduates from the US Marine Corps' Infantry Officer Course
2017 On September - 25 uber's licence to operate is not renewed by Transport for London in the UK, citing problems with background checks
2017 Ex-New York congressman Anthony Weiner sentenced to 21 months in jail for sexting underage girl on this day in history.
2017 On this day in history 92% of Iraqi kurds vote in favour of independence in controversial referendum
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 this day in history.
2018 US fashion company Michael Kors buys Italian brand versace for $2.1 billion on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
2018 US President Trump criticizes Globalism and Iran speaking at the UN General Assembly on this day in history.
2018 Instagram’s co-founders, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger resign from Instagram and parent company Facebook on September - 25.
2018 Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven loses a confidence vote after election results in a hung parliament on September - 25.
2019 Chinese President Xi Jinping opens Beijing's new Daxing International Airport designed by Zaha Hadid on this day in history.