On This Day in History for September 25
Events in History
- 303 On a voyage preaching the gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France.
- 953 Ratherius becomes bishop of Luik
- 955 Bishop Ratherius of Luik flees
- 1066 Battle of Stamford Bridge: English army under King Harold II defeat invading Norwegians led by King Harald Hardrada and Harold's brother Tostig, who were both killed
- 1093 Anselmo d'Aosta, Italian Benedictine monk seated as Anselm of Canterbury, Archbisop of Canterbury
- 1212 Emperor Frederik II ends Golden Degree (Bohemia)
- 1237 Treaty of York signed between kings Henry III of England and Alexander II of Scotland which establishes a boundary between the two countries (mostly unchanged in modern times)
- 1340 England & France sign disarmament treaty
- More Events in History
Henry Pelham
Fletcher Christian
William Faulkner
Ethel Rosenberg
Robert MuldoonWeddings in History
- 1845 Confederate army Nathan Bedford Forrest (24) weds Presbyterian minister's daughter Mary Ann Montgomery (18) in Hernando, Mississippi
- 1873 Frontiersman and gunfighter Wild Bill Hickok supposedly marries Calamity Jane according to the latter's daughter (disputed)
- 1889 Prime Minister of Canada Robert Borden (34) weds Laura Bond
More Weddings & Divorces in History
Pope Clement VII
Klaus Barbie
Wangari MaathaiSeptember in History
Airship Bomb Crew Meet their Match in Policeman
They dropped their bombs and planned to escape, but the German airship crew hadn’t reckoned on the tenacity of a lone British policeman on his bike.
September 24, 1916
Turin Shroud: Holy Relic or Fake?
For 600 years controversy has raged over the Turin Shroud, said to be Christ’s burial cloth. But thousands gazed in awe when, on this day, it went on display.
September 25, 1933
Operation Magic Carpet
Jews arrive in Israel after being evacuated from their home countries
September 25, 1950
'I Have Heard The Voice of Adolf Hitler . . .'
Hitler's speech threatening Czechoslovakia was broadcast on this day. Among those listening to the ‘mad dog of Europe’ was a journalist in an American hotel.
September 26, 1938