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Today is Friday, September 25

Public Holidays on September 25

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Religious Observances on September 25

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On This Day in History — September 25

  • 2003 — The 8.3 Mw Hokkaidō earthquake strikes just offshore Hokkaidō, Japan.
  • 1992 — NASA launches the Mars Observer, 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.
  • 1983 — Maze Prison escape: Thirty-eight IRA prisoners, armed with six handguns, hijack a prison meals lorry and smash their way out of the Maze prison.
  • 1981 — Belize joins the United Nations.
  • 1978 — PSA Flight 182, a Boeing 727, collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 and crashes in San Diego, killing 144 people.
  • 1977 — About 4,200 people take part in the first running of the Chicago Marathon.

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Notable Births on September 25

  • 1996 — Anett Vilipuu, Estonian footballer
  • 1993 — Toby Greene, Australian footballer
  • 1992 — Zoël Amberg, Swiss race car driver
  • 1992 — Kerrod Holland, Australian rugby league player
  • 1992 — Massimo Luongo, Australian footballer
  • 1992 — Keauna McLaughlin, American figure skater

Notable Deaths on September 25

  • 2016 — José Fernández, Cuban-American baseball player (b. 1992)
  • 2016 — Arnold Palmer, American golfer (b. 1929)
  • 2016 — Nahid Hattar, Jordanian writer and political activist (b. 1960)
  • 2015 — Claudio Baggini, Italian Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1936)
  • 2015 — John Galvin, American general (b. 1929)
  • 2015 — Tom Kelley, American baseball player and manager (b. 1944)

Sports on September 25

  • WNBA: Indiana Fever @ Minnesota Lynx — Scheduled
  • NHL: Chicago Blackhawks @ St. Louis Blues — Scheduled
  • NFL: Atlanta Falcons @ Green Bay Packers — Scheduled
  • NHL: Edmonton Oilers @ Vancouver Canucks — Scheduled
  • MLB: Los Angeles Angels @ Seattle Mariners — Scheduled
  • MLB: Houston Astros @ Athletics — Scheduled

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Tomorrow is Saturday, September 26

Public Holidays on September 26

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On This Day in History — September 26

  • 2014 — A mass kidnapping occurs in Iguala, Mexico.
  • 2009 — Typhoon Ketsana hits the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 700 fatalities.
  • 2008 — Swiss pilot and inventor Yves Rossy becomes first person to fly a jet engine-powered wing across the English Channel.
  • 2005 — The PBS Kids Channel is shut down and replaced by a joint network with Comcast called Sprout.
  • 2002 — An overcrowded Senegalese ferry, MV Le Joola, capsizes off the coast of the Gambia killing more than 1,000.
  • 2000 — Anti-globalization protests in Prague (some 20,000 protesters) turn violent during the IMF and World Bank summits.

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Notable Births on September 26

  • 2002 — Alex Smith, American football player
  • 2000 — Princess Salma bint Abdullah, Jordanian princess
  • 1995 — Miloš Veljković, Serbian footballer
  • 1994 — Lucas Gafarot, Spanish footballer
  • 1994 — Jack Conger, American swimmer
  • 1993 — Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, American basketball player

Notable Deaths on September 26

  • 2015 — Eudóxia Maria Froehlich, Brazilian zoologist (b. 1928)
  • 2015 — Sidney Phillips, American soldier, physician, and author (b. 1924)
  • 2015 — Ana Seneviratne, Sri Lankan police officer and diplomat (b. 1927)
  • 2014 — Jim Boeke, American football player and coach (b. 1938)
  • 2014 — Sam Hall, American screenwriter (b. 1921)
  • 2014 — Gerald Neugebauer, American astronomer and physicist (b. 1932)

Sports on September 26

  • College Football: Northwestern Wildcats @ Indiana Hoosiers — Scheduled
  • NHL: Dallas Stars @ Minnesota Wild — Scheduled
  • MLB: Texas Rangers @ Minnesota Twins — Scheduled
  • NHL: Winnipeg Jets @ Colorado Avalanche — Scheduled
  • MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks @ San Diego Padres — Scheduled
  • MLB: Houston Astros @ Athletics — Scheduled

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