On this day: 25 September

Selected events and births on 25 September, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1237 – Henry III of England and Alexander II of Scotland signed the Treaty of York, establishing the Anglo-Scottish border, which mostly remains the same today. Read more: Henry III of England Alexander II of Scotland Treaty of York
• 1790 – Peking opera was born with the introduction of Hui opera to Beijing by the "Four Great Anhui Troupes" in honour of the Qianlong Emperor's 80th birthday. Read more: Peking opera Hui opera Qianlong Emperor
• 1890 – Sequoia National Park was established to conserve giant sequoia trees in an area affected by logging in the southern Sierra Nevada in California. Read more: Sequoia National Park Sequoiadendron giganteum Sierra Nevada
• 1977 – About 4,200 people took part in the first modern Chicago Marathon. Read more: Chicago Marathon
• 1981 – Sandra Day O'Connor became the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Read more: Sandra Day O'Connor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
• 1990 – The Ram Rath Yatra, a political–religious rally organised to erect a temple to the Hindu deity Rama on the site of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, began in the Indian state of Gujarat. Read more: Ram Rath Yatra Rama Babri Masjid

Born on this day

• 1939 – David S. Mann, American lawyer and politician, Mayor of Cincinnati Read more: David S. Mann List of mayors of Cincinnati
• 1943 – Robert Gates, American lieutenant, academic, and politician, 22nd United States Secretary of Defense Read more: Robert Gates United States Secretary of Defense
• 1945 – Kathleen Brown, American lawyer and politician, 29th California State Treasurer Read more: Kathleen Brown California State Treasurer
• 1953 – Richard Harvey, English mandolin player, keyboard player, and composer Read more: Richard Harvey (composer) Mandolin
• 1956 – W. Daniel Hillis, American computer scientist, engineer, and author, founded the Thinking Machines Corporation Read more: Danny Hillis Thinking Machines Corporation
• 1956 – Jamie Hyneman, American special effects designer and television host, founded M5 Industries Read more: Jamie Hyneman M5 Industries
• 1995 – Todd Hazelwood, Australian race car driver Read more: Todd Hazelwood
• 1997 – Antonia Gentry, American actress Read more: Antonia Gentry
• 2000 – Lilas Ikuta, Japanese singer and songwriter Read more: Lilas Ikuta
• 2001 – Cade Cunningham, American basketball player Read more: Cade Cunningham
• 2003 – Bella Ramsey, English actor Read more: Bella Ramsey
• 2009 – Leah Jeffries, American actress Read more: Leah Jeffries

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