June 25

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2020 (Thursday)

2019 (Tuesday)

2018 (Monday)

2017 (Sunday)

2016 (Saturday)

2015 (Thursday)

June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 189 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

• 253 – Pope Cornelius is executed (beheaded) at Centumcellae.
• 524 – The Franks defeat the Burgundians in the Battle of Vézeronce.
• 841 – In the Battle of Fontenay-en-Puisaye, forces led by Charles the Bald and Louis the German defeat the armies of Lothair I of Italy and Pepin II of Aquitaine.
• 1530 – At the Diet of Augsburg the Augsburg Confession is presented to the Holy Roman Emperor by the Lutheran princes and Electors of Germany.
• 1678 – Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia is the first woman awarded a doctorate of philosophy when she graduates from the University of Padua.
• 1741 – Maria Theresa of Austria is crowned Queen of Hungary.
• 1786 – Gavriil Pribylov discovers St. George Island of the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea.
• 1788 – Virginia becomes the 10th state to ratify the United States Constitution.
• 1876 – Battle of the Little Bighorn and the death of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer.
• 1906 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania millionaire Harry Thaw shoots and kills prominent architect Stanford White.
• 1910 – The United States Congress passes the Mann Act, which prohibits interstate transport of females for “immoral purposes”; the ambiguous language would be used to selectively prosecute people for years to come.
• 1913 – American Civil War veterans begin arriving at the Great Reunion of 1913.
• 1935 – Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Colombia are established.
• 1938 – Dr. Douglas Hyde is inaugurated as the first President of Ireland.
• 1944 – World War II: The Battle of Tali-Ihantala, the largest battle ever fought in the Nordic Countries, begins.
• 1944 – The final page of the comic Krazy Kat was published, exactly two months after its author George Herriman died.
• 1947 – The Diary of a Young Girl (better known as The Diary of Anne Frank) is published.
• 1948 – The Berlin airlift begins.
• 1949 – Long-Haired Hare, starring Bugs Bunny, is released in theaters.
• 1950 – The Korean War begins with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea.
• 1960 – Two cryptographers working for the United States National Security Agency left for vacation to Mexico, and from there defected to the Soviet Union.
• 1967 – Broadcasting of the first live global satellite television program: Our World
• 1975 – The State of Emergency is declared in India.
• 1975 – Mozambique achieves independence.
• 1976 – Missouri Governor Kit Bond issues an executive order rescinding the Extermination Order, formally apologizing on behalf of the state of Missouri for the suffering it had caused to the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
• 1978 – The rainbow flag representing gay pride is flown for the first time in the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade.
• 1981 – Microsoft is restructured to become an incorporated business in its home state of Washington.
• 1982 – Greece abolishes the head shaving of recruits in the military.
• 1991 – Croatia and Slovenia declare their independence from Yugoslavia.
• 1993 – Kim Campbell is chosen as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and becomes the first female Prime Minister of Canada.
• 1996 – The Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia kills 19 U.S. servicemen.
• 1997 – An unmanned Progress spacecraft collides with the Russian space station Mir.
• 1997 – The Soufrière Hills volcano in Montserrat erupts resulting in the death of 19 people.
• 1998 – In Clinton v. City of New York, the United States Supreme Court decides that the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 is unconstitutional.
• 2006 – Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier, is kidnapped by Palestinian militants in a cross-border raid from the Israeli territory.

Births

• 1242 – Beatrice of England, Duchess of Brittany (d. 1275)
• 1328 – William Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, English military leader (d. 1397)
• 1560 – Wilhelm Fabry, German surgeon (d. 1634)
• 1612 – John Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (d. 1634)
• 1715 – Joseph-François Foulon, French politician (d. 1789)
• 1726 – Thomas Pennant, British naturalist (d. 1798)
• 1755 – Princess Natalia Alexeievna of Russia (d. 1776)
• 1814 – Gabriel Auguste Daubrée, French geologist (d. 1896)
• 1852 – Antoni Gaudí, Spanish architect (d. 1926)
• 1858 – Georges Courteline, French dramatist (d. 1929)
• 1860 – Gustave Charpentier, French composer (d. 1956)
• 1863 – Emile Francqui, Belgian soldier and diplomat (d. 1935)
• 1864 – Walther Nernst, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1941)
• 1865 – Robert Henri, American painter (d. 1929)
• 1884 – Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, German art promoter (d. 1979)
• 1886 – Henry H. Arnold, American General of the Army and of the Air Force (d. 1950)
• 1887 – George Abbott, American playwright (d. 1995)
• 1887 – Frigyes Karinthy, Hungarian writer and journalist (d. 1938)
• 1894 – Hermann Oberth, German physicist (d. 1989)
• 1900 – Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, British Viceroy of India (d. 1979)
• 1901 – Harold Roe Bartle, American lawyer, and politician, mayor of Kansas City, MO (d. 1974)
• 1902 – Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu of Japan, brother of Emperor Hirohito (Emperor Shōwa) (d. 1953)
• 1903 – George Orwell, British writer (d. 1950)
• 1903 – Anne Revere, American actress (d. 1990)
• 1907 – J. Hans D. Jensen, German physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1973)
• 1908 – Willard Van Orman Quine, American philosopher (d. 2000)
• 1911 – William Howard Stein, American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1980)
• 1912 – William T. Cahill, Governor of New Jersey (d. 1996)
• 1913 – Cyril Fletcher, British comedian (d. 2005)
• 1921 – Celia Franca, Canadian ballet dancer (d. 2007)
• 1923 – Nicholas Mosley, British writer
• 1923 – Sam Francis, America painter (d. 1994)
• 1924 – Sidney Lumet, American film director (d. 2011)
• 1925 – June Lockhart, American actress
• 1926 – Ingeborg Bachmann, Austrian writer (d. 1973)
• 1927 – Chuck Smith, senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa
• 1928 – Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov, Russian physicist, Nobel laureate
• 1928 – Michel Brault, Quebec film director, screenwriter and producer
• 1928 – Peyo, Belgian illustrator (d. 1992)
• 1928 – Bill Russo, American jazz composer (d. 2003)
• 1929 – Eric Carle, American author
• 1930 – George Murdock, American actor
• 1930 – Mary Beth Peil, American singer
• 1932 – Peter Blake, British pop artist
• 1933 – James Meredith, American civil rights activist
• 1933 – Álvaro Siza Vieira, Portuguese architect
• 1934 – Jack W. Hayford, fourth president of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
• 1934 – Beatriz Sheridan, Mexican actress and director (d. 2006)
• 1935 – Eddie Floyd, American soul singer
• 1936 – Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie, Indonesian politician, President (1998-1999)
• 1939 – Allen Fox, American tennis player
• 1939 – Harold Melvin, American singer (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes) (d. 1997)
• 1940 – A.J. Quinnell, British writer (d. 2005)
• 1940 – Clint Warwick, English bassist (The Moody Blues) (d. 2004)
• 1941 – Denys Arcand, Canadian film director
• 1942 – Nikiforos Diamandouros, Greek academic and European Ombudsman
• 1942 – Willis Reed, American basketball player
• 1942 – Michel Tremblay, Canadian playwright
• 1944 – Robert Charlebois, Canadian singer
• 1945 – Carly Simon, American singer and songwriter
• 1946 – Roméo Dallaire, Dutch-born Canadian senator
• 1946 – Ian McDonald, English saxophonist (King Crimson, Foreigner)
• 1947 – Jimmie Walker, American actor
• 1949 – Patrick Tambay, French racing driver
• 1950 – Nitza Saul, Israeli actress Jean and Marc V. La Banca (twins)
• 1952 – Tim Finn, New Zealand singer and songwriter
• 1952 – Alan Green, Northern Irish BBC Sport broadcaster and commentator
• 1954 – David Paich, American keyboardist, singer and songwriter (Toto)
• 1954 – Daryush Shokof, Iranian filmmaker
• 1954 – Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
• 1956 – Anthony Bourdain, American chef and author
• 1956 – Boris Trajkovski, President of the Republic of Macedonia (d. 2004)
• 1959 – Jari Puikkonen, Finnish ski jumper
• 1959 – Paris Themmen, American actor
• 1960 – Craig Johnston, Australian footballer
• 1961 – Ricky Gervais, English comedian, actor and writer
• 1962 – Phill Jupitus, English comedian and broadcaster
• 1963 – Doug Gilmour, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1963 – John Benjamin Hickey, American actor
• 1963 – Yann Martel, Spanish-born Canadian novelist
• 1963 – George Michael, British singer and songwriter
• 1964 – Dell Curry, American basketball player
• 1964 – Johnny Herbert, English race car driver
• 1964 – Greg Raymer, American professional poker player
• 1964 – Emma Suárez, Spanish actress
• 1966 – Dikembe Mutombo, Democratic Republic of the Congo basketball player
• 1968 – Vaios Karagiannis, Greek footballer
• 1969 – Matt Gallant, American television host
• 1969 – Zim Zum, American musician
• 1970 – Lucy Benjamin, British actress
• 1970 – Ariel Gore, American journalist and novelist
• 1970 – Roope Latvala, Finnish guitarist (Children of Bodom)
• 1970 – Erki Nool, Estonian decathlete
• 1971 – Angela Kinsey, American actress
• 1971 – Neil Lennon, Northern Irish footballer
• 1971 – Scott Maslen, English actor
• 1971 – Santiago de Tezanos, Uruguayan architect
• 1971 – Michael Tucker, American baseball player
• 1972 – Carlos Delgado, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1973 – Milan Hnilička, Czech ice hockey player
• 1973 – Jamie Redknapp, English footballer
• 1974 – Nisha Ganatra, Canadian film director
• 1974 – Karisma Kapoor, Indian actress
• 1974 – Jim LaMarca, American bass guitarist (Chimaira)
• 1975 – Linda Cardellini, American actress
• 1975 – Chenoa, Argentine-born Spanish singer
• 1975 – Albert Costa, Spanish tennis player
• 1975 – Natasha Klauss, Colombian actress
• 1975 – Vladimir Kramnik, Russian chess player
• 1975 – Michele Merkin, American model
• 1976 – José Cancela, Uruguayan footballer
• 1976 – Carlos Nieto, Argentine-born Italian rugby player
• 1977 – Lola Ponce, Argentine-born Italian singer, actress and model
• 1978 – Layla El, British dancer, model and professional wrestler
• 1978 – Aramis Ramirez, Dominican baseball player
• 1978 – Luke Scott, American baseball player
• 1978 – Aftab Shivdasani, Indian Bollywood actor
• 1978 – Marcus Stroud, American football player
• 1979 – Hirooki Goto, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1979 – Richard Hughes, Scottish footballer
• 1979 – La La, American actress and television personality
• 1979 – Busy Philipps, American actress
• 1980 – Nozomi Takeuchi, Japanese actress
• 1981 – Simon Ammann, Swiss ski jumper
• 1981 – Sheridan Smith, English actress
• 1981 – Pooja Umashanker, Indian actress
• 1982 – Mikhail Youzhny, Russian tennis player
• 1982 – Rain, Korean singer and actor
• 1983 – Todd Cooper, English swimmer
• 1984 – Lauren Bush, American model and fashion designer
• 1984 – Indigo, American actress
• 1985 – Daniel Bard, American baseball player
• 1985 – Karim Matmour, Algerian soccer player
• 1986 – Megan Burns, English actress and singer
• 1986 – Charlie Davies, American soccer player
• 1986 – Aya Matsuura, Japanese singer
• 1991 – Aaron Reese, American Sailor
• 1993 – Barney Clark, English actor
• 2002 – Mason Vale Cotton, American actor

Deaths

• 253 – Pope Cornelius
• 635 – Emperor Gāozǔ, first Emperor of the Chinese Táng Dynasty (b. 566)
• 1134 – King Niels of Denmark (b. 1064)
• 1218 – Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, French crusader (b. 1160)
• 1291 – Eleanor of Provence, queen consort of Henry III of England (b. abt. 1223)
• 1483 – Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers, English writer
• 1522 – Franchinus Gaffurius, Italian composer (b. 1451)
• 1533 – Mary Tudor, English-born Queen consort of Louis XII of France (b. 1496)
• 1579 – Hatano Hideharu, Japanese warlord and samurai (b. 1541)
• 1593 – Michele Mercati, Italian physician and gardener (b. 1541)
• 1634 – John Marston, English playwright (b. 1576)
• 1638 – Juan Pérez de Montalbán, Spanish writer (b. 1602)
• 1665 – Archduke Sigismund Francis of Austria (b. 1630)
• 1669 – François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (b. 1616)
• 1673 – Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan, Captain-Lieutenant of the Musketeers of the Guard under Louis XIV of France (b. c. 1611)
• 1671 – Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Italian astronomer (b. 1598)
• 1686 – Simon Ushakov, Russian painter (b. 1626)
• 1715 – Jean du Casse, French admiral (b. 1646)
• 1767 – Georg Philipp Telemann, German composer (b. 1681)
• 1792 – Thomas Peters, one of the founding fathers of Sierra Leone (b. 1738)
• 1798 – Thomas Sandby, English architect (b. 1721)
• 1822 – E. T. A. Hoffmann, German writer (b. 1776)
• 1838 – François Nicolas Benoît, Baron Haxo, French general (b. 1774)
• 1861 – Abd-ul-Mejid I, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1823)
• 1866 – Alexander von Nordmann, Finnish zoologist (b. 1803)
• 1868 – Carlo Matteucci, Italian physicist (b. 1811)
• 1870 – David Heaton, American Congressional Representative (b. 1823)
• 1875 – Antoine-Louis Barye, French sculptor (b. 1796)
• 1876 – George Armstrong Custer, American Army officer (b. 1839)
• 1876 – Thomas Custer, American Army officer, two-time Medal of Honor recipient, brother of George Armstrong Custer (b. 1845)
• 1876 – Boston Custer, American guide, forager, packer and scout, brother of George Armstrong Custer (b. 1848)
• 1876 – James C. Calhoun, American Army Lieutenant, brother-in-law of George Armstrong Custer (b. 1845)
• 1876 – Myles Keogh, Irish soldier of fortune, veteran of the American Civil War (b. 1840)
• 1882 – François Jouffroy, French sculptor (b. 1806)
• 1884 – Hans Rott, Austrian composer (b. 1858)
• 1916 – Thomas Eakins, American artist (b. 1844)
• 1918 – Jake Beckley, American baseball player (b. 1867)
• 1922 – Satyendranath Dutta, Bengali poet (b. 1882)
• 1937 – Colin Clive, British actor (b. 1900)
• 1944 – Lucha Reyes, Mexican mariachi singer (b. 1906)
• 1948 – William C. Lee, U.S. Army general, known as the "father of the U.S. Airborne" (b. 1895)
• 1949 – Buck Freeman, American baseball player (b. 1871)
• 1950 – Muiris Ó Súilleabháin, Irish author (b. 1904)
• 1959 – Charles Starkweather, American spree killer (b. 1938)
• 1960 – Tommy Corcoran, American baseball player (b. 1869)
• 1971 – John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr, Scottish physician, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1880)
• 1972 – Jan Matulka, American painter (b. 1890)
• 1974 – Cornelius Lanczos, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1893)
• 1976 – Johnny Mercer, American songwriter (b. 1909)
• 1979 – Dave Fleischer, American animator, film director and film producer (b. 1894)
• 1979 – Philippe Halsman, American photographer (b. 1906)
• 1983 – Alberto Ginastera, Argentine composer (b. 1916)
• 1984 – Michel Foucault, French philosopher (b. 1926)
• 1985 – Morris Mason, American murderer (b. 1954)
• 1987 – Boudleaux Bryant, American songwriter (b. 1920)
• 1988 – Hillel Slovak, Israeli-born American guitarist (Anthym, What Is This?, Red Hot Chili Peppers) (b. 1962)
• 1990 – Ronald Gene Simmons, American mass murderer (b. 1940)
• 1992 – Jerome Brown, American football player (b. 1965)
• 1995 – Ernest Walton, Irish physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1903)
• 1996 – Sir Arthur Snelling, British ambassador (b. 1914)
• 1997 – Jacques-Yves Cousteau, French explorer (b. 1910)
• 1998 – Lounès Matoub, Algerian Berber Kabyle singer (b. 1956)
• 1999 – Fred Feast, English actor (b. 1929)
• 2002 – Jean Corbeil, Canadian politician (b. 1934)
• 2003 – Lester Maddox, American politician, 75th Governor of Georgia (b. 1915)
• 2005 – John Fiedler, American actor (b. 1925)
• 2005 – Kazım Koyuncu, Laz (in Turkey) musician and revolutionist (b.1971)
• 2006 – Jaap Penraat, Dutch architect (b. 1918)
• 2007 – Mahasti, Iranian singer (b. 1946)
• 2007 – J. Fred Duckett, American sports announcer and teacher (b. 1933)
• 2007 – Jeeva, Indian film director (b. 1963)
• 2008 – Lyall Watson, South African anthropologist and writer (b. 1939)
• 2009 – Farrah Fawcett, American actress (b. 1947)
• 2009 – Michael Jackson, American singer and pop icon (b. 1958)
• 2009 – Sky Saxon, American singer (The Seeds) (b. 1937)
• 2009 – Anil Wilson, Indian educationist (b. 1947)
• 2009 – Yasmine, Belgian singer (b. 1972)
• 2010 – Alan Plater, English playwright (b. 1935)
• 2010 – Richard B. Sellars, American business executive (b. 1915)
• 2011 – Margaret Tyzack, English actress (b. 1931)
• 2011 – Goff Richards, British brass band music composer/arranger

Holidays and observances

• Arbor Day (Philippines)
• Christian Feast Day:
  • Eurosia
  • Prosper of Aquitaine
  • Prosper of Reggio
  • William of Montevergine
  • June 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Mozambique from Portugal in 1975.
• National Catfish Day (United States)
• Statehood Day (Croatia)
• Statehood Day (Slovenia)
• Statehood Day (Virginia)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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