What Happened on September 25, 2005

Historical Events

President's Cup

Presidents Cup Golf, Robert Trent Jones GC: Chris DiMarco, Jim Furyk and Phil Mickelson unbeaten as US beat International team, 18½–15½

F1 World Champion

Spanish Renault driver Fernando Alonso takes 3rd place in the Brazilian Grand Prix at Autódromo José Carlos Pace to clinch his first Formula 1 World Drivers Championship


Famous Weddings

  • American "Gremlins" actor Zach Galligan (41) weds Ling-Ling Hu Ingerick at New York City's Yale Club in New York City; divorce in 2010

Famous Deaths

Don Adams (1923-2005)

American comedian and Emmy Award-winning actor (Get Smart; Tennessee Tuxedo; The Bill Dana Show), dies from complications of lymphoma at 82

  • Friedrich Peter, Austrian politician (b. 1921)
  • George Archer, American golfer (US Masters 1969), dies of Burkitt's lymphoma at 65
  • Georges Arvanitas, French jazz pianist and organist, dies at 74
  • Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Pakistani critic and linguist (b. 1912)
  • M. Scott Peck, American psychiatrist and writer (The Road Less Traveled), dies at 69
  • Urie Bronfenbrenner, American psychologist (b. 1917)
Died in 2005 2005 Highlights

About September 25, 2005

Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 18 years, 6 months and 29 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Libra

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: Gold Digger - Kanye West Featuring Jamie Foxx
  • UK #1 Song: Don't Cha - Pussycat Dolls Ft. Busta Rhymes