12 History Lessons + 7 Births & 7 Deaths for September 23, 2025
Today’s History:
- 1122 – The Concordat of Worms ends the Investiture Controversy between the papacy and the Holy Roman Emperor.
- 1846 – Johann G. Galle makes the first observation of Neptune, predicted by Le Verrier and Adams.
- 1905 – The Karlstad Treaty peacefully dissolves the union between Sweden and Norway.
- 1932 – Crown Prince (later King) Faisal proclaims the unification of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Saudi National Day).
- 1951 – King George VI undergoes surgery to remove a cancerous lung.
- 1952 – Richard Nixon delivers the televised “Checkers” speech, saving his spot on the GOP ticket.
- 1955 – An all-white Mississippi jury acquits the killers of Emmett Till after 67 minutes of deliberation.
- 1987 – An Australian court lifts the publication ban on Spycatcher, undermining the UK’s effort to suppress it.
- 2004 – Flooding from Hurricane Jeanne kills thousands in Haiti.
- 2019 – British travel firm Thomas Cook collapses into compulsory liquidation, stranding travelers worldwide.
- 2020 – A Kentucky grand jury indicts one officer for wanton endangerment in the Breonna Taylor case; no charges for her killing.
- 2022 – Russia begins sham annexation “referendums” in occupied regions of Ukraine.
Today’s Birthdays:
- 1943 – Julio Iglesias, Spanish singer and global bestselling recording artist (82).
- 1949 – Bruce Springsteen, American rock icon (“The Boss”) (76).
- 1959 – Jason Alexander, American actor/comedian (Seinfeld) (66).
- 1978 – Anthony Mackie, American actor (Marvel’s Captain America/Falcon) (47).
- 1985 – Hasan Minhaj, American comedian and commentator (Patriot Act, The Daily Show) (40).
- 1988 – Juan Martín del Potro, Argentine tennis Grand Slam champion (37).
- 1997 – John Collins, American NBA forward/center (28).
Today’s Deaths:
- 1939 – Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist, founder of psychoanalysis (83).
- 1973 – Pablo Neruda, Chilean Nobel Prize–winning poet (69).
- 1987 – Bob Fosse, American choreographer/director, multiple Tony and Oscar winner (60).
- 2018 – Charles K. Kao, Nobel Prize–winning pioneer of fiber-optic communications (84).
- 2020 – Juliette Gréco, French singer and actress, icon of post-war Paris (93).
- 2020 – Gale Sayers, American Pro Football Hall of Fame running back (77).
- 2022 – Louise Fletcher, American actress, Oscar winner for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (88).
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