Daily Calendar for Friday, September 25, 2026
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Friday, September 25, 2026
Born
- Francesco Borromini (architect) –
- Ole Roemer (astronomer) –
- Thomas Hunt Morgan (geneticist) –
- William Faulkner (author) –
- Robert Brackman (artist) –
- Marl Rothko (artist) –
- Shel Silverstein (author, humorist) –
- Barbara Walters (broadcast journalist ) –
- Juliet Prowse (actress) –
- Michael Douglas (actor) –
- Cheryl Tiegs (model) –
- Mark Hamill (actor) –
- Christopher Reeve (actor) –
- Heather Locklear (actress) –
- Will Smith (actor) –
- Catherine Zeta Jones (actress) –
- Matthew Hasselbeck (football player) –
- Antonia Gentry (actress) –
Died
- Felix-Gabriel Marchand (Quebec premier) –
- Mary Astor (actress) –
- George Plimpton (writer) –
- Don Adams (actor) –
- Andy Williams (singer) –
Events
- Vasco Núñez de Balboa crossed Isthmus of Panama and sighted the Pacific Ocean –
- Publick Occurrences became the first newspaper in the United States”“ –
- Zachary Taylor’s troops captured the Mexican city of Monterrey –
- Congress established Yosemite National Park in California –
- TAT-1 first transatlantic telephone cable to link North America and U.K. –
- Sandra Day O’Connor was sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, the first woman to hold the office –
- An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 hit northern Peru –
- A 20-foot wide, 3,699-pound pumpkin pie was baked and presented at the New Bremen, Ohio, annual Pumpkinfest. It was certified as the world’s largest pumpkin pie. –
- A 3.4-magnitude earthquake shook New Hampshire about 10 miles north of the capital city of Concord –
Weather
- Cut Bank, Montana, recorded 4 degrees below zero F. –
- Early snow flurries, Fort Wayne, Indiana –