Birthday September 25, 1644 Olaus Roemer, 1st to accurately measured speed of light
Birthday September 25, 1657 Imre Thokoly, Hungarian patriot, opposed Habsburg rule
Birthday September 25, 1683 Jean Phillippe Rameau, French composer (baptized)
Birthday September 25, 1725 Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, designed & built 1st automobile
Birthday September 25, 1766 Armand-Emmanuel, duc de Richelieu, French PM (1815-18, 1820-21)
Birthday September 25, 1877 Plutarco El¡as Calles, Mexican revolutionary, president (1924-28)
Birthday September 25, 1897 William Faulkner is born
Birthday September 25, 1897 William Faulkner, US author (Sound & the Fury) (Nobel 1949)
Birthday September 25, 1903 Mark Rothko, painter
Birthday September 25, 1905 Red Smith, Pulitzer Prize-winning sports columnist, reporter
Birthday September 25, 1906 Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian composer
Birthday September 25, 1918 Phil Rizzuto, NY Yankee
Birthday September 25, 1926 Aldo Ray, Actor
Birthday September 25, 1931 Barbara Walters, in Boston Mass - 1st Network news anchor woman
Birthday September 25, 1936 Juliet Prowse, in Bombay India
Birthday September 25, 1943 Robert Walden, Actor
Birthday September 25, 1944 Michael Douglas born
Birthday September 25, 1944 Michael Douglas, Actor-producer
Birthday September 25, 1945 Cathy Burns
Birthday September 25, 1949 Mimi Kennedy, in Rochester NY
Birthday September 25, 1952 Mark Hamill, (Star Wars)
Birthday September 25, 1952 Christopher Reeve, Actor (Superman)
Birthday September 25, 1961 Heather Locklear, Jack LaLanne spokesperson
History September 25, 1493 Columbus sailed on his second voyage to America
History September 25, 1513 Vasco Nu¤ez de Balboa is the 1st European to see the Pacific Ocean
History September 25, 1639 1st printing press in America
History September 25, 1690 Publick Occurrences 1st American newspaper publish 1st & last ed
History September 25, 1775 Ethan Allen is captured
History September 25, 1775 American Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen captured
History September 25, 1789 Congress proposes the Bill of Rights
History September 25, 1789 Bill of Rights passes Congress
History September 25, 1804 12th amendment to the US constitution regulating judicial power
History September 25, 1864 Confederate president visits General Hood in Georgia
History September 25, 1867 Cattle pioneer Oliver Loving dies of gangrene
History September 25, 1890 Congress establishes Yosemite National Park
History September 25, 1890 Mormon pres Woodruff issued a Manifesto formally renouncing polygamy
History September 25, 1894 Grover Cleveland pardons bigamists, adulterers, polygamists and unlawful cohabitants
History September 25, 1915 The Battle of Loos begins
History September 25, 1919 Pres Wilson became seriously ill & collapsed after a speech
History September 25, 1926 Henry Ford announces the five day work week
History September 25, 1929 Yankee manager Miller Huggins dies at 50
History September 25, 1934 Lou Gehrig plays in his 1500th consecutive game
History September 25, 1942 Gestapo headquarters targeted in Norway
History September 25, 1956 1st transatlantic telephone cable goes into operation
History September 25, 1959 Eisenhower and Khrushchev meet for talks
History September 25, 1959 Little Augie Pisano is murdered
History September 25, 1965 Fifty-nine-year-old Satchel Paige pitches three innings
History September 25, 1966 Smallest Yankee stadium crowd 413 see White Sox win 4-1
History September 25, 1969 Congressional opponents of Nixon Vietnam policy renew opposition
History September 25, 1970 The Partridge Family premieres on ABC television
History September 25, 1973 3-man crew of Skylab II make safe splashdown in Pacific after 59 days
History September 25, 1978 Pacific SW Airlines Boeing 727 & a Cessna private plane collide
History September 25, 1978 Mid-air collision kills 153
History September 25, 1981 O'Connor takes seat on Supreme Court
History September 25, 1981 Sandra Day O'Connor sworn in as 1st female supreme court justice
History September 25, 1982 Penn prison guard George Banks kills 13 (5 were his own children)
History September 25, 2004 Formula One racetrack in Shanghai prepares for its grand opening
History September 25, 2005 IRA officially disarms
September 25, 1644 Olaus Roemer, 1st to accurately measured speed of light
September 25, 1657 Imre Thokoly, Hungarian patriot, opposed Habsburg rule
September 25, 1683 Jean Phillippe Rameau, French composer (baptized)
September 25, 1725 Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, designed & built 1st automobile
September 25, 1766 Armand-Emmanuel, duc de Richelieu, French PM (1815-18, 1820-21)
September 25, 1877 Plutarco El¡as Calles, Mexican revolutionary, president (1924-28)
September 25, 1897 William Faulkner is born
September 25, 1897 William Faulkner, US author (Sound & the Fury) (Nobel 1949)
September 25, 1903 Mark Rothko, painter
September 25, 1905 Red Smith, Pulitzer Prize-winning sports columnist, reporter
September 25, 1906 Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian composer
September 25, 1918 Phil Rizzuto, NY Yankee
September 25, 1926 Aldo Ray, Actor
September 25, 1931 Barbara Walters, in Boston Mass - 1st Network news anchor woman
September 25, 1936 Juliet Prowse, in Bombay India
September 25, 1943 Robert Walden, Actor
September 25, 1944 Michael Douglas born
September 25, 1944 Michael Douglas, Actor-producer
September 25, 1945 Cathy Burns
September 25, 1949 Mimi Kennedy, in Rochester NY
September 25, 1952 Mark Hamill, (Star Wars)
September 25, 1952 Christopher Reeve, Actor (Superman)
September 25, 1961 Heather Locklear, Jack LaLanne spokesperson
September 25, 1493 Columbus sailed on his second voyage to America
September 25, 1513 Vasco Nu¤ez de Balboa is the 1st European to see the Pacific Ocean
September 25, 1639 1st printing press in America
September 25, 1690 Publick Occurrences 1st American newspaper publish 1st & last ed
September 25, 1775 Ethan Allen is captured
September 25, 1775 American Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen captured
September 25, 1789 Congress proposes the Bill of Rights
September 25, 1789 Bill of Rights passes Congress
September 25, 1804 12th amendment to the US constitution regulating judicial power
September 25, 1864 Confederate president visits General Hood in Georgia
September 25, 1867 Cattle pioneer Oliver Loving dies of gangrene
September 25, 1890 Congress establishes Yosemite National Park
September 25, 1890 Mormon pres Woodruff issued a Manifesto formally renouncing polygamy
September 25, 1894 Grover Cleveland pardons bigamists, adulterers, polygamists and unlawful cohabitants
September 25, 1915 The Battle of Loos begins
September 25, 1919 Pres Wilson became seriously ill & collapsed after a speech
September 25, 1926 Henry Ford announces the five day work week
September 25, 1929 Yankee manager Miller Huggins dies at 50
September 25, 1934 Lou Gehrig plays in his 1500th consecutive game
September 25, 1942 Gestapo headquarters targeted in Norway
September 25, 1956 1st transatlantic telephone cable goes into operation
September 25, 1959 Eisenhower and Khrushchev meet for talks
September 25, 1959 Little Augie Pisano is murdered
September 25, 1965 Fifty-nine-year-old Satchel Paige pitches three innings
September 25, 1966 Smallest Yankee stadium crowd 413 see White Sox win 4-1
September 25, 1969 Congressional opponents of Nixon Vietnam policy renew opposition
September 25, 1970 The Partridge Family premieres on ABC television
September 25, 1973 3-man crew of Skylab II make safe splashdown in Pacific after 59 days
September 25, 1978 Pacific SW Airlines Boeing 727 & a Cessna private plane collide
September 25, 1978 Mid-air collision kills 153
September 25, 1981 O'Connor takes seat on Supreme Court
September 25, 1981 Sandra Day O'Connor sworn in as 1st female supreme court justice
September 25, 1982 Penn prison guard George Banks kills 13 (5 were his own children)
September 25, 2004 Formula One racetrack in Shanghai prepares for its grand opening
September 25, 2005 IRA officially disarms