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Adams won three consecutive Emmy Awards for his performance in the series (1967–1969).
Notable Deaths on September 25
2005 — Don Adams
American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1923)
September 25 has 121 recorded notable deaths across history, from 1066 to 2023. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
121 source records
1066 – 2023
Today in history
Major events on September 25
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- 1926 The international Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery is first signed. Source
- 1775 American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec sets off to join the American invasion. Source
- 1962 The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is formally proclaimed. Ferhat Abbas is elected President of the provisional government. Source
- 1956 TAT-1, the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system, is inaugurated. Source
Did you know
Jean de Carrouges became famous in medieval France for fighting in one of the last judicial duels permitted by the French king and the Parlement of Paris.
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Erich Maria Remarque was able to use his literary success and fame to relocate to Switzerland as a refugee, and to the United States, where he became a naturalized citizen.
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A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Watson as the 17th most cited psychologist of the 20th century.
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Frank Fay is best known as the first husband of actress Barbara Stanwyck.
More major people who died on September 25
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1396
Jean de Carrouges
French knight (born 1330)
Sir Jean de Carrouges IV was a French knight who governed estates in Normandy as a vassal of Count Pierre d'Alençon and who served under Admiral Jean de Vienne in several campaigns against the Kingdom of England.
1970
Erich Maria Remarque
German-Swiss author and translator (born 1898)
Erich Maria Remarque was a German novelist. His 1928 landmark novel All Quiet on the Western Front, which was based on his experience in the Imperial German Army during World War I, was an international bestseller which…
1958
John B. Watson
American psychologist and academic (born 1878)
John Broadus Watson was an American psychologist who popularized the scientific theory of behaviorism, establishing it as a psychological school.
1961
Frank Fay
American actor and singer (born 1897)
Frank Fay was an American vaudeville comedian, film actor, and stage actor. Considered an important pioneer in comedy, he has been referred to as "the first stand-up".
1901
Arthur Fremantle
English general and politician, Governor of Malta (born 1835)
General Sir Arthur James Lyon Fremantle was a British Army officer best known for his travels through the United States during the American Civil War.
1621
Mary Sidney
English writer (born 1561)
Mary Herbert, Countess of Pembroke was among the first Englishwomen to gain notice for her poetry and her literary patronage.
1617
Francisco Suárez
Spanish priest, philosopher, and theologian (born 1548)
Francisco Suárez was a Spanish Jesuit priest, philosopher and theologian, one of the leading figures of the School of Salamanca movement.
1918
Mikhail Alekseyev
Russian general (born 1857)
Mikhail Vasilyevich Alekseyev was an Imperial Russian Army general during World War I and the Russian Civil War.
2012
John Bond
English footballer and manager (born 1932)
John Frederick Bond was an English professional football player and manager. He played from 1950 until 1966 for West Ham United, making 444 appearances in all competitions and scoring 37 goals.
1995
Annie Elizabeth Delany
American dentist and author (born 1891)
Annie Elizabeth "Bessie" Delany was an American dentist and civil rights pioneer.
1941
Foxhall P. Keene
American polo player, golfer, and race car driver (born 1867)
Foxhall Parker Keene was an American thoroughbred race horse owner and breeder, a world and Olympic gold medallist in polo, and an amateur tennis player.
2016
Arnold Palmer
American golfer (born 1929)
Arnold Daniel Palmer was an American professional golfer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most charismatic players in the sport's history.
2012
Andy Williams
American singer (born 1927)
Howard Andrew Williams was an American singer. He recorded 43 albums in his career, of which 15 have been gold certified and three platinum certified. He was also nominated for six Grammy Awards.
1943
Alexander Hall
Scottish-Canadian soccer player (born 1880)
Alexander Noble Hall, sometimes known as Sandy Hall, was a professional soccer player who played as a centre forward in the Scottish League for Dunfermline Athletic, Dundee, Motherwell, and St Bernard's.
2003
George Plimpton
American writer and literary editor (born 1927)
George Ames Plimpton was an American writer. He is known for his sports writing, for helping found The Paris Review, as well as his patrician accent.
2016
José Fernández
Cuban-American baseball player (born 1992)
José Delfín Fernández Gómez was a Cuban-born American professional baseball right-handed pitcher who played four seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).
1615
Arbella Stuart
English noblewoman and woman of letters (born 1575)
Lady Arbella Stuart was an English noblewoman who was considered a possible successor to Elizabeth I.
1367
Jakushitsu Genkō
Japanese poet (born 1290)
Jakushitsu Genkō was a Japanese Rinzai master, poet, flute player, and first abbot of Eigen-ji. His poetry is considered to be among the finest of Zen poetry.
1066
Harald Hardrada
Norwegian king (born 1015)
Harald "Hardrada" Sigurdsson, also known as Harald III, was King of Norway from 1046 to 1066. He unsuccessfully claimed the Danish throne until 1064 and the English throne in 1066.