A day to support peace and non-violence throughout the world. Observed on the opening day of the annual regular session of the United Nations.
Daily Calendar for Sunday, September 21, 2025
Born
- Louis Joliet (explorer) –
- Francis Hopkinson (judge) –
- Margaret Taylor (U.S. First Lady) –
- Sir Edmund William Gosse (poet) –
- H.G. Wells (writer) –
- Henry Lewis Stimson (politician) –
- Chuck Jones (Bugs Bunny animator) –
- Larry Hagman (actor) –
- Don Felder (musician) –
- Stephen King (author) –
- Bill Murray (actor) –
- Dave Coulier (actor) –
- David James Elliot (actor) –
- Cheryl Hines (actress) –
- Luke Wilson (actor) –
- John Kitna (football player) –
- Virginia Ruano Pascual (tennis player) –
- Jana Kandarr (tennis player) –
- Maggie Grace (actress) –
Died
- Sir Walter Scott (poet) –
- Florence Griffith Joyner (Olympic gold medalist) –
- Alice Ghostley (actress) –
- Richard D. Trentlage (American jingle writer) –
Events
- The New York Sun’s Frank Church replied, Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. –
- Stonehenge was sold to a local landowner for 6,600 pounds –
- J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit published –
- The NFL’s longest punt, 98 yards, came off the foot of Steve O’Neal of the NY Jets –
- The NY Jets competed against the Cleveland Browns in the first televised NFL Monday Night Football game –
- Belize becomes fully independent from Great Britain –
- Canada’s “toonie” coin unveiled –
- John F. Kennedy, Jr. married Carolyn Bessette –
- Singer Billy Joel was honored with a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame –
Weather
- The hurricane that came to be known as the Long Island Express slammed into Long Island at 60 mph –
- The Blue Hills Observatory in Milton, Massachusetts, had a sustained wind of 121 mph, with a peak gust of 186 mph –
- Hurricane Georges struck Puerto Rico –
- Hurricane Igor struck Newfoundland and Labrador –
