Holidays Calendar for September 25, 2020
Revolution Day, also known as Armed Forces Day, is a public holiday in Mozambique celebrated on September 25. It commemorates the day the Mozambican War of Independence officially started in 1964.
Hammer DeRoburt Day is a public holiday in Nauru. Celebrated on September 25, it was established to honor the country’s first president. Prior to 2020 the holiday was named National Youth Day.
National Youth Day is a public holiday in the Turks and Caicos Islands observed on the last Friday in September. It is celebrated to honor the youth of the Turks and Caicos Islands that represents the future of the nation.
On the last Friday in September, citizens of the Marshall Islands celebrate Manit Day, also known as Culture Day or Custom Day. This public holiday celebrates Marshallese culture and heritage.
On September 25, the Swiss celebrate the feast of Saint Nicholas of Flüe (Bruderklausenfest). It is dedicated to a Swiss hermit, mystic and ascetic who was canonized in 1947 by Pope Pius XII and is the patron saint of Switzerland.
World Pharmacists Day is a global professional holiday observed annually on September 25. It was created to celebrate about four million people working in the pharmaceutical field around the globe and highlight their contribution to global health.
International Ataxia Awareness Day (IAAD) is observed every September 25 to raise awareness of a rare neurological disease among stakeholders and the general public, as well as to support people with ataxia, their families and caretakers.
Our dreams are what gives us the reason to move forward and hope for the future. On September 25, dreamers around the globe celebrate World Dream Day and encourage others not to be afraid of dreaming and making their dreams a reality.
World Lung Day is celebrated annually on September 25. It was created to raise awareness of the importance of lung health and educate the general public on the ways to prevent the most common respiratory diseases.
Sport Purple for Platelets Day is an annual awareness campaign held on the last Friday of September. It was launched to raise awareness of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), an autoimmune disorder characterized by a low platelet count and, as a result, an increased risk of bleeding from the skin or mucous membranes.
National Research Administrator Day is an unofficial professional day observed annually on September 25. It was created to recognize the contribution of research administrators and managers to supporting research.
Arbor Day in the United States Virgin Islands is celebrated on the last Friday in September. The holiday originated in the late 19th century in the American state of Nebraska, it is celebrated to help people appreciate the importance of trees for our environment.
Save the Koala Day is observed annually on the last Friday of September. It was created to raise awareness of the dangers that koalas face on a daily basis and highlight the importance of conserving their natural habitat.
September 25 is National Harki Day (also known as Day of National Recognition for the Harkis) in France. This observance was introduced in 2001 and it commemorates Harki, Muslim Algerian loyalists who served in French Army during the Algerian War (1954-1962).
Bangladeshi Immigrant Day is observed in the state of New York on September 25. It was inaugurated to recognize the contributions of Bangladeshi Americans to New York and commemorate Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s 1974 speech in Bengali at the United Nations.
The AFL Grand Final is an Australian rules football match played on the last Saturday of September to determine the premier for the Australian Football League season. It takes place in Melbourne, and the day before the match is a public holiday in the state of Victoria.
September 25 is National Comic Book Day in the USA. This day is very important to all comic book fans, lovers and collectors.
National Lobster Day is celebrated more than once a year: some observe it on June 15, others prefer the date of September 25. Although the most popular way to eat lobster is boiled and dipped in melted butter, National Lobster Day is a perfect occasion for you to try something new.
September 25 is a holiday for all of you seafood lovers out there. It is the National Crab Meat Newburg Day.
If you love Mexican food (and who doesn’t?), go out to your favorite Mexican restaurant on September 25 to celebrate National Quesadilla Day. This unofficial holiday was created to honor one of the most iconic Mexican dishes.
Western world is familiar with sandwiches, while butterbords are unknown. However, they are known in Germany, where this special dish comes from. This dish saw a steady decline but since 1999 it's being revived by celebrating Butterbrod Day on the last Friday in September.
Festivals on September 25, 2020
- Kyiv Tattoo Collection in Kyiv, Ukraine
- Odesa International Film Festival in Odesa, Ukraine
- Galway International Oyster & Seafood Festival in Galway, Ireland
- Oktoberfest in Canada in Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada
- Burning Seed in Matong, Australia
- Sochi Jazz Festival in Sochi, Russia
- Les Francos de Montréal in Montreal, Canada
- Dublin Book Festival in Dublin, Ireland
- Gothenburg Book Fair in Gothenburg, Sweden
- Vancouver International Film Festival in Vancouver, Canada
- Dublin Theatre Festival in Dublin, Ireland
- Nairobi International Book Fair in Nairobi, Kenya
- viennacontemporary in Vienna, Austria
- Zurich Film Festival in Zurich, Switzerland
- Sofia International Film Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria
This Day in History
- 2012 Died: Andy Williams, American singer and television host. He recorded 43 albums in his career, of which 15 have been gold certified and three platinum certified.
- 2011 Died: Wangari Maathai, Kenyan environmental and political activist. In 2004 she received the Nobel Peace Prize for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace.
- 2003 Born: Bella Ramsey, English actor. They are known for their break-out role as Lyanna Mormont in Game of Thrones and Ellie in The Last of Us.
- 2003 Died: Franco Modigliani, Italian-American economist and finance educator. In 1985 he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics for his work on household savings and the dynamics of financial markets.
- 2002 A bolide fell down near the town of Bodaybo in Siberia. The impact was accompanied by a series of flashes that were similar to Tunguska event, only much weaker.
- 1992 NASA launched the Mars Observer, the first U.S. mission to the planet in 17 years. Communication with the spacecraft would be lost three days prior to its orbital insertion.
- 1990 Born: Mao Asada, Japanese former competitive figure skater. She is the 2010 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World champion, and a three-time Four Continents champion.
- 1987 Died: Mary Astor, American actress. Although her career spanned several decades, she may be best remembered for her performance as Brigid O'Shaughnessy in The Maltese Falcon.
- 1986 Died: Nikolay Semyonov, Soviet physicist and chemist. Semyonov was awarded the 1956 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the mechanism of chemical transformation.
- 1983 Born: Donald Glover, American actor, writer, rapper, and comedian. He gained fame for portraying college student Troy Barnes on the NBC sitcom Community.
- 1983 Thirty-eight IRA prisoners, armed with six handguns, hijacked a prison meals lorry and smashed their way out of the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland.
- 1979 Died: Tapio Rautavaara, Finnish singer (bass-baritone), athlete and film actor. He won an Olympic gold medal in the javelin throw in 1948.
- 1978 Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182 en route from Sacramento to San Diego, California collided in mid-air with a private Cessna 172. 144 people (including 7 on the ground) were killed.
- 1977 Born: Clea DuVall, American actress and filmmaker. Her film appearances include The Faculty, But I'm a Cheerleader, Girl, Interrupted, Ghosts of Mars, Zodiac, and more.
- 1970 Died: Erich Maria Remarque, German author, one of the most-read writers of the 20th century. He is best known for his novels All Quiet on the Western Front, Three Comrades, Arch of Triumph etc.
- 1969 Born: Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, American guitarist, songwriter, one of the co-leading guitarists in Guns N' Roses from 2006 until 2014.
- 1969 Born: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Welsh actress. Recognized for her versatility, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Tony Award (as of 2024).
- 1968 Died: Cornell Woolrich, American novelist and short story writer. He was one of the best crime writers of his day, and many of his works were adapted for screen.
- 1968 Born: Will Smith, American actor, rapper and film producer. He has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and four Grammy Awards (as of 2024).
- 1961 Born: Heather Locklear, American actress famous for her role as Amanda Woodward on Melrose Place, for which she received four consecutive Golden Globe nominations.
- 1959 Buddhist monk Talduwe Somarama mortally wounded Solomon Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. Bandaranaike died the next day, and Somarama was hanged on July 7, 1962.
- 1952 Born: Christopher Reeve, American actor, film director, author, activist, best known for portraying the comic book superhero Superman in the original Superman and its sequels.
- 1951 Born: Mark Hamill, American actor, voice actor, and author. He is best known for portraying Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise, beginning with the 1977 film Star Wars (retroactively retitled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope).
- 1949 Born: Pedro Almodóvar, Spanish film director, screenwriter and author. His films are distinguished by melodrama, irreverent humor, bold color, glossy décor, quotations from popular culture, and complex narratives.
- 1944 Born: Michael Douglas, American actor and film producer. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award (as of 2024).
- 1942 A Swiss Police Instruction closed the borders of Switzerland to Jews who tried to escape Nazi persecution. The instruction stated that race alone couldn't be the reason to justify political refuge.
- 1932 Born: Adolfo Suárez, Spanish lawyer and politician, the first democratically elected Prime Minister after the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. He was the key figure in the country's transition to democracy.
- 1915 Born: Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg, American spy. Together with her husband Julius Rosenberg she was executed for conspiracy to commit espionage relating to passing information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union.
- 1906 Spanish engineer Leonardo Torres y Quevedo successfully demonstrated the use of Telekino in presence of the king and before a great crowd in Bilbao, Spain.
- 1897 Born: William Faulkner, American writer, author of novels, short stories and poetry. He is one of the most celebrated American authors and the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.
- 1866 Born: Thomas Hunt Morgan, American biologist, geneticist, and scientific author. In 1933 he was awarded a Nobel Prize for his discoveries elucidating the role that chromosomes play in heredity.
- 1849 Died: Johann Strauss I, Austrian composer of Romantic music who is best known for his waltzes. His most famous piece is the Radetzky March.
- 1790 The Four Great Anhui Troupes introduced Anhui opera to Beijing in honor of the Qianlong Emperor's eightieth birthday. This day is considered to be the birthday of Peking opera.
- 1789 The US Congress approved the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution. After being ratified by the states, these amendments became known as the Bill of Rights.
- 1777 Died: Johann Heinrich Lambert, Swiss mathematician, physicist, and astronomer, remembered for his important contributions to the subjects of mathematics, physics, philosophy, astronomy, and map projections.
- 1690 The first multi-page newspaper in the Americas, Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick, was published by Benjamin Harris. It was shut down by the government before the second issue could be published.