So you want to have a drink but you aren't sure why? Here are some GREAT reasons to call your friends over and have a party.

September 25th


- Armed Forces Day or Revolution Day (Mozambique)
- Christian Feast Day:

September 25th


- 2008 - China launches the spacecraft Shenzhou 7.
- 2003 - A magnitude-8.0 earthquake strikes just offshore Hokkaid?, Japan.
- 2002 - The Vitim event, a possible bolide impact in Siberia, Russia.
- 1996 - The last of the Magdalene Asylums closes in Ireland.
- 1983 - Maze Prison escape: 38 republican prisoners, armed with 6 handguns, hijack a prison meals lorry and smash their way out of the Maze prison. It is the largest prison escape since WWII and in British history.
- 1981 - Sandra Day O'Connor becomes the 102nd person sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and the first woman to hold the office.
- 1981 - Belize joins the United Nations.
- 1978 - PSA Flight 182, a Boeing 727-214, collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 and crashes in San Diego, California, resulting in the deaths of 144 people.
- 1977 - About 4,200 people take part in the first running of the Chicago Marathon.
- 1972 - In a referendum, the people of Norway reject membership of the European Community.
- 1970 - Cease-fire between Jordan and the Fedayeen ends fighting triggered by four hijackings on September 6 and 9.
- 1962 - The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is formally proclaimed. Ferhat Abbas is elected President of the provisional government.
- 1959 - Solomon Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka is mortally wounded by a Buddhist monk, Talduwe Somarama, and dies the next day.
- 1957 - Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, is integrated by the use of United States Army troops.
- 1956 - TAT-1, the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system, is inaugurated.
- 1955 - The Royal Jordanian Air Force is founded.
- 1944 - World War II: Surviving elements of the British 1st Airborne Division withdraw from Arnhem in the Netherlands, thus ending the Battle of Arnhem and Operation Market Garden.
- 1942 - World War II: Swiss Police Instruction of September 25, 1942 – this instruction denied entry into Switzerland to Jewish refugees.
- 1929 - Jimmy Doolittle performs the first blind flight from Mitchel Field proving that full instrument flying from take off to landing is possible.
- 1915 - World War I: The Second Battle of Champagne begins.
- 1912 - Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is founded in New York, New York.
- 1911 - Ground is broken for Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1906 - In the presence of the king and before a great crowd, Leonardo Torres Quevedo successfully demonstrates the invention of the Telekino in the port of Bilbao, guiding a boat from the shore, in what is considered the birth of the remote control.
- 1868 - The Imperial Russian steam frigate Alexander Neuski is shipwrecked off Jutland while carrying Grand Duke Alexei of Russia.
- 1846 - U.S. forces led by Zachary Taylor capture the Mexican city of Monterrey.
- 1804 - The Teton Sioux (a subdivision of the Lakota) demand one of the boats from the Lewis and Clark Expedition as a toll for moving further upriver.
- 1789 - The U.S. Congress passes twelve amendments to the United States Constitution: the Congressional Apportionment Amendment (which was never ratified), the Congressional Compensation Amendment, and the ten that are known as the Bill of Rights.
- 1775 - Ethan Allen surrenders to British forces after attempting to capture Montreal during the Battle of Longue-Pointe. At the same time, Benedict Arnold and his expeditionary company set off from Fort Western, bound for Quebec City (Invasion of Canada (1775)).
- 1690 - Publick Occurrences Both Foreign and Domestick, the first newspaper to appear in the Americas, is published for the first and only time.
- 1555 - The Peace of Augsburg is signed in Augsburg by Charles V and the princes of the Schmalkaldic League.
- 1513 - Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa reaches what would become known as the Pacific Ocean.
- 1396 - Ottoman Emperor Bayezid I defeats a Christian army at the Battle of Nicopolis.
- 1066 - The Battle of Stamford Bridge marks the end of the Viking invasions of England.
- 303 - On a voyage preaching the gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France.
- 275 - In Rome, (after the assassination of Aurelian), the Senate proclaims Marcus Claudius Tacitus Emperor.

September 25th


- 1994 - Jansen Panettiere, American actor
- 1993 - Megan Corletto, American actress
- 1992 - Keauna McLaughlin, American figure skater
- 1990 - Mao Asada, Japanese figure skater
- 1990 - Zac Fox, English actor
- 1989 - Jordan Gavaris, Canadian actor
- 1986 - Greg Mighall, English musician
- 1986 - Marten Strauch, German rugby player
- 1985 - Calvin Johnson, American football player
- 1984 - Rashad McCants, American basketball player
- 1984 - Esther Baxter, American model
- 1984 - Cherine Anderson, Jamaican actress
- 1984 - Annabelle Wallace, English actress
- 1983 - Terrance Pennington, American football player
- 1983 - Donald Glover, American actor and comedian
- 1982 - Kany García, Puerto Rican singer-songwritter
- 1982 - Hyun Bin, South Korean actor
- 1981 - Rocco Baldelli, American baseball player
- 1981 - Jason Bergmann, American baseball player
- 1981 - Van Hansis, American actor
- 1981 - Sarah Jayne Dunn, English actress
- 1981 - Shane Tutmarc, American songwriter and musician
- 1980 - T.I., American rapper
- 1980 - Chris Owen, American actor
- 1980 - Elio Germano, Italian actor
- 1979 - Jason Koumas, Welsh footballer
- 1979 - Jean-René Lisnard, French tennis player
- 1979 - Rashad Evans, American mixed martial artist
- 1978 - Roudolphe Douala, Cameroonian footballer
- 1978 - Ricardo Gardner, Jamaican footballer
- 1978 - Rossif Sutherland, Canadian actor
- 1978 - Jodie Kidd, English model
- 1978 - Joe Cotton, Canadian pop singer
- 1978 - Ryan Leslie, American music producer and singer
- 1978 - Joel Pineiro, Puerto Rican baseball player
- 1977 - Clea DuVall, American actress
- 1977 - Mike Krahulik, Illustrator
- 1977 - Joel Moore, American actor
- 1977 - Wil Nieves, Puerto Rican baseball player
- 1977 - Kiyoshi Ijichi, Japanese drummer (Asian Kung-Fu Generation)
- 1976 - Chauncey Billups, American basketball player
- 1976 - Charlotte Ayanna, American actress
- 1976 - Santigold, American singer
- 1976 - Chiara Siracusa, Maltese singer
- 1975 - Matt Hasselbeck, American football player
- 1975 - Maya Sansa, Italian actress
- 1975 - Dat Nguyen, American football player
- 1975 - Daniel Hyde, British actor
- 1975 - Declan Donnelly, British actor, television presenter and musician
- 1974 - Daniel Kessler, American musician
- 1974 - Frank Leder, German fashion designer
- 1974 - Bente Elin Lilleøkseth, Norwegian politician
- 1974 - Robbie Mears, Australian rugby league player
- 1974 - Eric Moss, American football player
- 1974 - Víctor Pacheco, Colombian footballer
- 1974 - Olivier Dacourt, French professional footballer
- 1974 - Joel Prpic, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1974 - Javier Rosas Sierra, Mexican athlete
- 1974 - Kemel Thompson, Jamaican athlete
- 1974 - Igor Bogdanovi?, Serbian footballer
- 1974 - Bill Bowler, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1974 - Richie Edwards, British bassist
- 1974 - John Granville, American diplomat (d. 2008)
- 1974 - Tye Harvey, American pole vaulter
- 1974 - Paul Hurst, English footballer
- 1973 - Bridgette Wilson, American actress
- 1973 - Tijani Babangida, Nigerian footballer
- 1973 - Bridget Marquardt, American model
- 1971 - John Lynch, American football player
- 1971 - Brian Dunkleman, American actor
- 1971 - Jessie Wallace, English actress
- 1970 - Aja Kong, Japanese professional wrestler
- 1970 - Kerri Kendall, American model
- 1970 - Curtis Buckley, American football player
- 1970 - Misa Shimizu, Japanese actress
- 1970 - Dean Ween, American musician (Ween)
- 1969 - Catherine Zeta-Jones, Welsh actress
- 1969 - Heather Stewart-Whyte, British supermodel
- 1969 - Hal Sparks, American actor
- 1969 - Hansie Cronje, South African cricketer (d. 2002)
- 1969 - Bill Simmons, American sportswriter
- 1968 - Will Smith, American actor and rapper
- 1968 - John Worsfold, Australian rules football coach
- 1968 - Prince Johan-Friso of Orange-Nassau
- 1968 - John A. List, American economist
- 1967 - Kim Issel, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1967 - Melissa De Sousa, American actress
- 1966 - Jason Flemyng, English actor
- 1966 - Todd Philcox, American football player
- 1965 - Rob Schmidt, American director
- 1965 - Dave Rundle, South African cricketer
- 1965 - Scottie Pippen, American basketball player
- 1965 - Matt Battaglia, American actor
- 1965 - Herminia Bouza, Cuban javelin thrower
- 1965 - Anne Roumanoff, French humorist
- 1965 - Saffron Henderson, Canadian voice actress
- 1965 - Gordon Currie, Canadian actor
- 1964 - Anita Barone, American actress
- 1964 - Chris Impellitteri, American musician (Impellitteri)
- 1964 - Kikuko Inoue, Japanese singer and voice actress (seiy?)
- 1964 - Joey Saputo, Canadian businessman and sports executive
- 1964 - Gary Ayles, British racing driver
- 1964 - Maria Doyle Kennedy, Irish actress and singer
- 1963 - Keely Shaye Smith, American journalist
- 1963 - Tate Donovan, American actor
- 1963 - Mikael Persbrandt, Swedish actor
- 1962 - Aida Turturro, American actress
- 1962 - Kalthoum Sarrai, Tunisian television reporter (d. 2010)
- 1962 - Shreela Ghosh, Indian actress
- 1961 - Heather Locklear, American actress and model
- 1960 - Igor Belanov, Ukrainian footballer
- 1960 - Eduardo Yáñez, Mexican actor
- 1960 - Sonia Benezra, Canadian television host
- 1958 - Michael Madsen, American actor
- 1958 - Randy Kerber, American composer
- 1958 - Eamonn Healy, Irish chemist
- 1957 - Ian Reddington, English actor
- 1956 - Jamie Hyneman, American visual effects technician
- 1955 - Steven Severin, British musician (Siouxsie and the Banshees)
- 1955 - Amyr Klink, Brazilian explorer
- 1955 - Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, German footballer
- 1955 - Zucchero, Italian musician
- 1955 - Ludo Coeck, Belgian footballer (d. 1985)
- 1954 - Sylvester Croom, American college football coach
- 1954 - Juande Ramos, Spanish Football Manager
- 1953 - Richard Harvey, British musician and composer (Gryphon)
- 1952 - Jimmy Garvin, American professional wrestler
- 1952 - Colin Friels, Scottish actor
- 1952 - Christopher Reeve, American actor (d. 2004)
- 1952 - Gloria Jean Watkins, American scholar
- 1952 - Cherríe Moraga, American writer
- 1952 - Tommy Norden, American actor
- 1952 - Anson Williams, American actor and director
- 1951 - Mark Hamill, American actor
- 1951 - Bob McAdoo, American basketball player
- 1951 - Pedro Almodóvar, Spanish film director, screenwriter, and producer
- 1948 - Mimi Kennedy, American actress
- 1947 - Giannos Kranidiotis, Greek diplomat and politician (d. 1999)
- 1947 - Cheryl Tiegs, American model
- 1947 - Cecil Womack, American musician
- 1947 - Firmine Richard, French actress
- 1946 - Felicity Kendal, British actress
- 1946 - Bryan MacLean, American musician and songwriter (Love) (d. 1998)
- 1946 - Jerry Penrod, American bass player
- 1945 - Dee Dee Warwick, American singer (d. 2008)
- 1945 - Carol Vadnais, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1945 - Kathleen Brown, American politician
- 1944 - Michael Douglas, American actor and producer
- 1944 - Grayson Shillingford, West Indian cricket bowler
- 1944 - Doris Matsui, American politician
- 1943 - Robert Gates, American Secretary of Defense
- 1943 - Robert Walden, American actor
- 1943 - John Locke, American musician (d. 2006)
- 1943 - Josh Taylor, American actor
- 1939 - David S. Mann, American politician
- 1939 - Feroz Khan, Indian actor (d. 2009)
- 1938 - Jonathan Motzfeldt, Greenlander statesman (d. 2010)
- 1936 - Juliet Prowse, South African actress and dancer (d. 1996)
- 1934 - Jean Sorel, French actor
- 1933 - Hubie Brown, American basketball coach and broadcaster
- 1933 - Erik Darling, American folk singer/songwriter (d. 2008)
- 1933 - Brian Murphy, British actor
- 1933 - Ian Tyson, Canadian singer-songwriter and rancher
- 1932 - Glenn Gould, Canadian pianist and composer (d. 1982)
- 1932 - Terry Medwin, Welsh retired footballer
- 1932 - Adolfo Suárez, Prime Minister of Spain (1977–1981)
- 1931 - Manouchehr Atashi, Iranian poet (d. 2005)
- 1930 - Shel Silverstein, American humorist and author (d. 1999)
- 1929 - Ronnie Barker, British comedian and actor (d. 2005)
- 1929 - Barbara Walters, American broadcaster
- 1927 - Sir Colin Davis, English conductor
- 1926 - Aldo Ray, American actor (d. 1991)
- 1926 - Jack Hyles, Baptist pastor (d. 2001)
- 1925 - Paul B. MacCready, Jr., American aeronautical engineer (d. 2007)
- 1925 - Silvana Pampanini, Italian actress
- 1923 - Sam Rivers, American musician
- 1922 - Hammer DeRoburt, Nauruian statesman (d. 1992)
- 1921 - Sir Robert Muldoon, Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1992)
- 1920 - Sergei Bondarchuk, Ukrainian-born actor (d. 1994)
- 1917 - Phil Rizzuto, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2007)
- 1917 - Johnny Sain, American baseball player (d. 2006)
- 1916 - Jessica Anderson, Australian author (d. 2010)
- 1911 - Eric Williams, Trinidad and Tobago statesman (d. 1981)
- 1908 - Jacqueline Audry, French film director (d. 1977)
- 1906 - Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian composer (d. 1975)
- 1903 - Mark Rothko, Latvian-born American painter (d. 1970)
- 1901 - Gordon Coventry, Australian rules footballer (d. 1968)
- 1901 - Robert Bresson, French film director (d. 1999)
- 1898 - Robert Brackman American artist (d. 1980)
- 1897 - William Faulkner, American writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1962)
- 1896 - Sandro Pertini, Italian statesman (d. 1990)
- 1889 - C. K. Scott-Moncrieff, Scottish writer and translator (d. 1930)
- 1881 - Lu Xun, Chinese writer (d. 1936)
- 1879 - Lope K. Santos, Filipino writer and labor leader (d. 1963)
- 1867 - Evgenii Miller, Russian counter-revolutionary (d. 1938)
- 1866 - Thomas Hunt Morgan, American geneticist, Nobel laureate (d. 1945)
- 1862 - Léon Boëllmann, French composer (d. 1897)
- 1862 - Billy Hughes, seventh Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1952)
- 1839 - Karl Alfred von Zittel, German palaeontologist (d. 1904)
- 1825 - William Pitt Ballinger, American lawyer and statesman (d. 1888)
- 1816 - Georg August Rudolph, German politician (d. 1893)
- 1798 - Jean-Baptiste Élie de Beaumont, French geologist (d. 1874)
- 1782 - Charles Robert Maturin, Irish playwright and novelist (d. 1824)
- 1780 - Jason Fairbanks, American murderer (d. 1801)
- 1773 - Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (d. 1856)
- 1771 - Nikolay Nikolayevich Raevsky, Russian general (d. 1829)
- 1766 - Armand-Emmanuel du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, French-Russian statesman (d. 1822)
- 1764 - Fletcher Christian, English Bounty mutineer (d. 1793)
- 1744 - Frederick William II of Prussia (d. 1797)
- 1738 - Nicholas Van Dyke, American lawyer and President of Delaware (d. 1789)
- 1725 - Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, French steam vehicle pioneer (d. 1804)
- 1711 - Qianlong Emperor of China (d. 1799)
- 1694 - Henry Pelham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1754)
- 1683 - Jean-Philippe Rameau, French composer (d. 1764)
- 1644 - Ole Rømer, Danish astronomer (d. 1710)
- 1599 - Francesco Borromini, Swiss Italian architect (d. 1667)
- 1525 - Steven Borough, English explorer (d. 1584)
- 1358 - Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1408)