Year 1983
Thirty-eight IRA prisoners, armed with six handguns, hijack a prison meals lorry and smash their way out of the Maze Prison.
SEPTEMBER 25
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25 September: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 25 September.
Year 1992
NASA launches the Mars Observer. Eleven months later, the probe would fail while preparing for orbital insertion.
Year 2003
The 8.3 Mw Hokkaidō earthquake strikes just offshore Hokkaidō, Japan.
Year 2018
Bill Cosby is sentenced to three to ten years in prison for aggravated sexual assault.
Born 1899
Udumalai Narayana Kavi, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 1981)
Born 1916
Deendayal Upadhyaya, Indian economist, sociologist, and journalist (d. 1968)
Born 1920
Satish Dhawan, Indian engineer (d. 2002)
Born 1939
Feroz Khan, Indian actor, director, and producer (d. 2009)
Born 1940
Tim Severin, Indian-English explorer, historian, and author
Born 1946
Bishan Singh Bedi, Indian cricketer and coach
Died 1986
Darshan Singh Canadian, Indian-Canadian trade union leader and activist (b. 1917)
Died 1990
Prafulla Chandra Sen, Indian accountant and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of West Bengal (b. 1897)