1794
Science
Birth of Jeanne Villepreux-Power
Born in Juillac, Limousin, France, to a shoemaker father and a linen-worker mother.
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22 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1900
Literature
Born in St. Louis, Missouri
Sally Benson was born Sara Mahala Redway Smith in St. Louis, Missouri, on September 25, 1900.
View details1903
Aviation
Born in Waverly, Kansas
Olive Ann Beech was born on September 25, 1903, in Waverly, Kansas, to Frank Mellor and Susan (Mellor) Mellor.
View details1906
Arts
Born in London
Phyllis Isobella Gross (later Pearsall) was born in Upper Norwood, South London, on 25 September 1906.
View details1908
Arts
Birth of Jacqueline Audry
Jacqueline Audry was born on September 25, 1908, in Orange, Vaucluse, France.
View details1912
Science
Birth of Virginia Lacy Jones
Virginia Lacy Jones was born on September 25, 1912, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to a family that valued education.
View details1929
Science
Birth of Barbara Walters
Barbara Jill Walters was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on September 25, 1929.
View details1941
1945
Activism
Reported first woman to descend into a French coal mine
During an ILO‑related tour, reportedly becomes the first woman to descend into a French coal mine.
View details1957
Activism
Little Rock Nine become first Black students to attend Central High, with Bates as advisor
Escorted by the 101st Airborne, the Little Rock Nine complete their first full day at Central High, with Bates as their advisor and spokesperson.
View details1960
1978
Literature
Roswitha Memorial Medal of Bad Gandersheim
Awarded the Roswitha Memorial Medal for achievements in literature.
View details1981
Law
Sworn in as first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court
Becomes the 102nd Justice, serving until 2006.
View details1981
Law
First woman sworn in to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court
Sandra Day O’Connor is sworn in as the 102nd justice, becoming the first woman ever to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
View details1998
Medicine
Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award
Rowley received the Lasker Award for discovering chromosomal translocations cause leukemia and other cancers, enabling molecular cancer diagnosis.
View details1999
Arts
First female head writer of Saturday Night Live credited on air
Tina Fey became the first female head writer on SNL, breaking a gender barrier.
View details2000
Science
First Indigenous Australian to win individual Olympic gold
Freeman won 400m gold at Sydney 2000, Australia's 100th Olympic gold and the first individual Olympic gold for an Indigenous Australian.
View details2010
Politics
First Black woman Labour leadership candidate
On 25 September 2010, Diane Abbott’s candidacy in Labour’s leadership contest made her the party’s first Black woman leadership contender.
View details2014
Sports
Death of Dorothy Tyler in Sanderstead, Surrey
Dorothy Tyler died in Sanderstead, Surrey on September 25, 2014.
View details2018
Activism
Receives Global Goals Changemaker Award
Global Goals Awards honor Nadia Murad with the Global Goals Changemaker Award in New York.
View details2021
Activism
Death of Marie Wilcox
Marie Desma Wilcox died at age 87, having completed the first comprehensive Wukchumni dictionary.
View details2024
Science
Mira Murati announces stepping down from OpenAI CTO role
Murati announced her resignation as OpenAI CTO on September 25, 2024, ending a transformative era.
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