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September 25

September 25's record stretches 470 years, from 1513 to 1983. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

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Libra is the sign for September 25 — read more on the Libra page, or see September's birthstone & birth flower.

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What happened on September 25?

September 25 is the 268th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1513 and 1983. Famous people born on September 25 include Jean-Philippe Rameau, Sandro Pertini and Mary Allen Wilkes.

Released on September 25

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

2025

  • Game Hades II
  • Game Agatha Christie: Death on the Nile
  • Game Tokyo Xtreme Racer
  • Game Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
  • Game Silent Hill f

2023

  • TV Renegade Immortal
  • TV Twinkling Watermelon

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1513

    Vasco Núñez de Balboa

  2. 1775

    American Revolutionary War

  3. 1890

    Sequoia National Park

  4. 1915

    World War I

  5. 1944

    World War II

  6. 1962

    North Yemen civil war

  7. 1962

    Algeria

  8. 1977

    Chicago Marathon

  9. 1981

    Belize

  10. 1983

    Maze Prison escape

Famous birthday twins

Born on September 25

Jean-Philippe Rameau

b. 1683

Sandro Pertini

b. 1896

Mary Allen Wilkes

b. 1937

Qianlong Emperor

b. 1711

Lu Xun

b. 1881

William Faulkner

b. 1897

Will Smith

b. 1968

Catherine Zeta-Jones

b. 1969

Deaths

  • 2016Arnold Palmer
  • 2011Wangarĩ Maathai
  • 1997Jean Françaix
  • 1983Leopold III of Belgium
  • 1970Erich Maria Remarque
  • 1941Foxhall P. Keene

Holidays & observances

  • —Armed Forces Day or Revolution Day (Mozambique)
  • —Bangladeshi Immigration Day (United States)
  • —Christian feast day: Abadir and Iraja and Companions (Coptic Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Aunarius (Aunacharius)
  • —Christian feast day: Anathalon (Archdiocese of Milan)
  • —Christian feast day: Cadoc
  • —Christian feast day: Ceolfrith
  • —Christian feast day: Cleopas

The factual record above — event titles, dates, names, and observances — is drawn from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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