Famous Personalities Born In September - 25
Friday, 17 October 2025
1358 On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1408)
1525 On this day in history birth of steven Borough, English explorer (d. 1584)
1593 On this day in history birth of matthew Merian, the Elder, engraver/bookseller
1599 Francesco Borromini, Italian architect (d. 1667) was born on September - 25.
1612 Mark Zuesius Boxhorn, Dutch historian was born on September - 25.
1644 On September - 25 birth of ole Rømer, Danish astronomer (d. 1710)
1683 On September - 25 birth of jean-Philippe Rameau, Dijon France, composer (Traite) (baptized)
1711 Qianlong Emperor of China (d. 1799) was born on September - 25.
1714 Jean-Benoit Leclair, composer was born on September - 25.
1725 On September - 25 birth of nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, designed & built 1st automobile
1729 Christian G Heyne, German archaeologist was born on this day in history.
1738 On September - 25 birth of nicholas Van Dyke, American lawyer and President of Delaware (d. 1789)
1741 On this day in history birth of vaclav Pichl, composer
1744 On September - 25 birth of frederik Willem II, king of Prussia (1786-97)
1752 On this day in history birth of carl Stenborg, composer
1764 On this day in history birth of fletcher Christian, English Bounty mutineer (d. 1793)
1766 On this day in history birth of armand-Emmanuel, duc de Richelieu, French PM (1815-18, 1820-21)
1773 Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (d. 1856) was born on this day in history.
1780 On September - 25 birth of jason Fairbanks, American murderer (d. 1801)
1782 On this day in history birth of charles Robert Maturin, Irish playwright and novelist (d. 1824)
1785 On September - 25 birth of george Frederic Pinto, composer
1793 On this day in history birth of felicia Dorothea Hermans, poet
1796 On September - 25 birth of antoine-Louis Barye, French sculptor (d. 1875)
1798 On September - 25 birth of henri Scheffer, painter
1798 JBAL Leonce Elie de Beaumont, French mine engineer/geologist was born on September - 25.
1805 Henry P Scholte, Dutch/US vicar/founder (Pella colony in Iowa) was born on this day in history.
1822 Adolph Wilhelm August Friedrich von Steinwehr, Brig Gen (Union vol) was born on this day in history.
1823 Thomas John Wood, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 was born on this day in history.
1829 William Michael Rossetti, civil servant was born on this day in history.
1830 On September - 25 birth of karl Klindworth, pianist/conductor
1832 On September - 25 birth of william Le Baron Jenney, US, architect/"father of skyscraper"
1839 On this day in history birth of karl A von Zittel, German geologist/paleontologist (Libya)
1839 On September - 25 birth of [Wilhel]Mina JPR Kruseman, writer/feminist
1852 On this day in history birth of cornelis J Snijders, supreme commander of Dutch Navy (1910-18)