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 269^th 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.

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.
• 1066 –
  The Battle of Stamford Bridge marks the end of the Viking invasions of England.
• 1555 –
  The Peace of Augsburg is signed in Augsburg by Charles V and the princes of the Schmalkaldic League.
• 1789 –
  The U.S. Congress passes twelve amendments to the United States Constitution: the Congressional Apportionment Amendment (which was never ratified), the Congressional Compensation Amendment, and the ten that are known as the Bill of Rights.
• 1890 –
  The U.S. Congress establishes Sequoia National Park.
• 1942 –
  World War II: Swiss Police Instruction of September 25, 1942 – this instruction denied entry into Switzerland to Jewish refugees.
• 1959 –
  Solomon Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka is mortally wounded by a Buddhist monk, Talduwe Somarama, and dies the next day.
• 1962 –
  The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria is formally proclaimed. Ferhat Abbas is elected President of the provisional government.
• 1992 –
  NASA launched a $511 million probe to Mars in the first U.S. mission to the planet in 17 years. Eleven months later, the probe would fail.

Who were born on September 25?

• 1711 –
  Qianlong Emperor of China (d. 1799)
• 1946 –
  Jerry Penrod, American bass player
• 1951 –
  Mark Hamill, American actor
• 1952 –
  Cherríe Moraga, American writer
• 1954 –
  Juande Ramos, Spanish Football Manager
• 1960 –
  Eduardo Yáñez, Mexican actor
• 1968 –
  Prince Johan-Friso of Orange-Nassau
• 1970 –
  Misa Shimizu, Japanese actress
• 1974 –
  Bill Bowler, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1974 –
  Javier Rosas Sierra, Mexican athlete

Who died on September 25?

• 1396 –
  Killed at the Battle of Nicopolis: Jean de Vienne, Admiral of France (b. 1341)
• 1534 –
  Pope Clement VII (b. 1478)
• 1617 –
  Emperor Go-Yozei of Japan (b. 1572)
• 1617 –
  Francisco Suarez, Spanish Jesuit theologian (b. 1548)
• 1893 –
  Louise von François, German writer (b. 1817)
• 1901 –
  Arthur Fremantle, British general and American Civil War observer (b. 1835)
• 2003 –
  George Plimpton, American writer and actor (b. 1927)
• 2005 –
  Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Pakistani critic and linguist (b. 1912)
• 2009 –
  Alicia de Larrocha, Catalan pianist (b. 1923)
• 2009 –
  Pierre Falardeau, Canadian director, writer and activist (b. 1946)