Page 7: Historical Events In September - 25
Saturday, 18 January 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 Leopold III, king of Belgium (1934-51), dies on September - 25.
1984 Walter Pidgeon, actor (Forbidden Planet, Mrs Miniver), dies at 87 on September - 25.
1985 Akali Dal wins Punjab State election in India on September - 25.
1985 On this day in history albert Moeschinger, composer, dies at 88
1986 Antonin Scalia appointed to the Supreme Court on September - 25.
1986 On this day in history ben Sajet, physician/politician, dies at 99
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 this day in history.
1988 On this day in history billy Carter, Pres Carter's brother Billy, dies of cancer at 51
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 September - 25 klaus Barbie, Gestapo chief of Lyon, dies of cancer at 77
1994 John Richard Ravensdale, historian, dies at 73 on September - 25.
1995 Bessie Annie Elizabeth Delany, dentist writer, dies at 104 on September - 25.
1996 Betty Phyllis Gathergood, curator, dies at 80 on this day in history.
2005 Polish parliamentary election on September - 25.
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 September - 25.
2007 Microsoft released Halo 3, made by Bungie 3.3 Million copies have been sold and helped sell over 500,000 Xbox360's on September - 25.
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 First ever woman graduates from the US Marine Corps' Infantry Officer Course on September - 25.
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 September - 25.
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 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
2018 On this day in history instagram’s co-founders, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger resign from Instagram and parent company Facebook
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