This day in History - September 25

424 Historic Events for September 25
1991 Death Klaus Barbie, Gestapo chief of Lyon, dies of cancer at 77
1992 Event Gregory Kingsley, 12, wins right to divorce his parents and live with his foster parents, he takes name Shawn Russ
1992 Event US Mars Observer launched from Space shuttle
1992 Event "Barry Manilow's Showstoppers" opens at Paramount NYC
1992 Event China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC
1992 Event Jimmy Connors beats Martina Navratilova
1992 Event Sparky Anderson ties Hughie Jennings as Detroit's winningest manager
1992 Event Opening Main-Donau canal (North Sea-Black Sea)
1994 Death Kitty Masters, actress, dies at 92
1994 Death John Richard Ravensdale, historian, dies at 73
1994 Death Ludwig Ferdinand von Hohenzollern, Germ prince of Prussia, dies at 86
1994 Event Oliver McCall TKOs Lennox Lewis in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
1994 Death Mark Alexander Abrams, market Researcher, dies at 88
1995 Death Bessie Annie Elizabeth Delany, dentist writer, dies at 104
1995 Death Dave Bowen, footballer, dies at 67
1995 Death Dorothy Dickson, actress/dancer (Paying the Piper), dies at 102
1996 Death Betty Phyllis Gathergood, curator, dies at 80
1996 Death Nicu Ceausescu, playboy, dies at 45
1997 Event STS 86 (Atlantis 20) launches into orbit
1997 Event WNBA announces it will add Detroit and Wash DC franchises
1997 Event "ER" is performed live on TV
1997 Event Britain's Andy Green sets jet-powered car record (714 mph)
1997 Event Marv Albert plea bargains in assault case
1997 Death Sayed Mutawli ad Imam scholar/broadcaster-Darsh, dies at 66