Famous people born on September 25 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is September 25, you share it with Barbara Walters, Christopher Reeve, Will Smith — and you were born under Libra, the sign of the charming, fair-minded, and a natural peacemaker.
Birthday basics for September 25
Libra ♎
Zodiac sign
Sapphire
Birthstone
Aster
Birth flower
268th
Day of the year
September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years), with 97 days still to come.
Famous people born on September 25
Barbara Walters — American television journalist and pioneering interviewer (born 1929).
Christopher Reeve — American actor who starred as Superman (born 1952).
Will Smith — American actor and rapper (born 1968).
Also sharing the day:
William Faulkner (b. 1897) — Nobel Prize-winning American novelist of the fictional Yoknapatawpha County.
Michael Douglas (b. 1944) — Oscar-winning American actor and producer.
Catherine Zeta-Jones (b. 1969) — Welsh actress who shares this exact birthday with husband Michael Douglas, 25 years apart.
September 25 in history
1513 — Explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas.
1890 — Sequoia National Park was established in California to protect its giant sequoia trees.
1981 — Sandra Day O'Connor was sworn in as the first woman justice on the United States Supreme Court.
1690 — Publick Occurrences, the first multi-page newspaper in the American colonies, was printed in Boston.
1789 — Congress approved twelve constitutional amendments; ten became the Bill of Rights.
1956 — TAT-1, the first transatlantic telephone cable, went into service between Scotland and Newfoundland.
September 25 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is September 25?
Anyone born on September 25 is a Libra — charming, fair-minded, and a natural peacemaker.
What is the birthstone for September 25?
The birthstone for a September 25 birthday is Sapphire, and the birth flower is the Aster.
Who is the most famous person born on September 25?
Barbara Walters is among the best known — American television journalist and pioneering interviewer (born 1929).
What happened on September 25?
In 1513, Explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas.
What day of the year is September 25?
September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years), with 97 days still to come.
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