September 25Tacitus275 After the assassination of Aurelian, Tacitus (depicted) was chosen by the Senate to succeed him as Roman emperor.1066 Harold Godwinson defeated King HaraldIII of Norway and his English ally Tostig Godwinson at the Battle of Stamford Bridge, ending the last Norse invasion of the British Isles.1775 American Revolutionary War: Ethan Allen and a small force of American and Quebec militia failed to capture the city of Montreal from British forces.1800 French Revolutionary Wars: After U.S. ships became involved, French forces abandoned their invasion of the Batavian island of Curaao.1990 The Ram Rath Yatra, a politicalreligious rally organised to erect a temple to the Hindu deity Rama on the site of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, began in the Indian state of Gujarat.Oliver Loving (d.1867)Silvana Pampanini (b.1925)Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (b.1955)Jos Fernndez (d.2016)More anniversaries: September 24September 25September 26ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout