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25 September 2031
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
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.1990 political–religious rally in India
Anniversary
1983 - In one of the largest prison escapes in British history, 38 Provisional Irish Republican Army prisoners hijacked a meals lorry and broke out of HM Prison Maze in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.1983 prison break in Northern Ireland
Anniversary
1981 - Sandra Day O'Connor (pictured) became the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.American lawyer, politician and judge (1930–2023)
Anniversary
1978 - While on approach to San Diego International Airport, Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182, a Boeing 727, collided with a Cessna 172, killing all 137 people on board both aircraft, along with 7 more on the ground.Airport serving San Diego, California, US
Anniversary
1977 - About 4,200 people took part in the first modern Chicago Marathon.Annual footrace held in Chicago, Illinois, US
Historical events
History
2018 - Bill Cosby is sentenced to three to ten years in prison for aggravated sexual assault.American entertainer (born 1937)
History
2003 - The 8.3 Mw Hokkaidō earthquake strikes just offshore Hokkaidō, Japan.Earthquake in Japan
History
1998 - PauknAir Flight 4101, a British Aerospace 146, crashes near Melilla Airport in Melilla, Spain, killing 38 people.1998 aviation accident
History
1997 - NASA launches Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-86 to the Mir space station.Space Shuttle orbiter (1985–2011)
History
1992 - NASA launches the Mars Observer. Eleven months later, the probe would fail while preparing for orbital insertion.American space and aeronautics agency
History
1987 - Fijian Governor-General Penaia Ganilau is overthrown in a coup d'état led by Lieutenant colonel Sitiveni Rabuka.President of Fiji from 1987 to 1993
History
1985 - 3 civilians killed by alleged supporters of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Larnaca yacht killings.Official representative of Palestinians
History
1983 - Thirty-eight IRA prisoners, armed with six handguns, hijack a prison meals lorry and smash their way out of the Maze Prison.1983 prison break in Northern Ireland
History
1978 - PSA Flight 182, a Boeing 727, collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 and crashes in San Diego, killing all 135 aboard Flight 182, both occupants of the Cessna, as well as seven people on the ground.1978 mid-air collision over California
Notable births
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Notable deaths
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Sky
Moon phase
First Quarter
64.3% illuminated
Lunar age: 8.7 days
Sun zodiac
Libra
2.23 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Moon zodiac
Capricorn
21.34 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.