Hisdates•ComPage 7: Historical Events In June - 25
Friday, 29 August 2025
1983 Alberto Evaristo Ginastera, Argentine composer (Panambi), dies at 67 on June - 25. 
1984 On this day in history sTS 41-D launch attempt scrubbed because of computer problem
1984 On June - 25 michel Foucault, philosoph (History of Sexuality), dies of AIDs at 57
1985 On June - 25 fireworks factory near Hallett, OK explodes (21 die)
1986 Gery Florizoone, Flemish poet, dies at 63 on this day in history.
1987 Pope John Paul II receives Austrian Pres Kurt Waldheim on this day in history.
1987 The USSR begins major changes to its economy to make it more like a Western economy on this day in history.
1987 Boudleaux Bryant, song writer (for Everly Bros), dies at 67 on June - 25.
1988 On June - 25 axis Sally, [Mildred E Gillars], US nazi propagandist (WW II), dies
1989 First US postmark dedicated to Lesbian & Gay Pride (Stonewall, NYC) on June - 25.
1990 120ø F in Phoenix Arizona on June - 25.
1990 NBC decides to air episodes of "Quantum Leep" for 5 straight days on this day in history.
1990 On June - 25 the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right of an individual, whose wishes are clearly made, to refuse life-sustaining medical treatment. The 5-4 ruling upholding the right to die was made in the Curzan vs. Missouri case.
1990 On June - 25 peggy Glanville-Hicks, Australian composer (Triad), dies at 77
1991 Slovenia & Croatia declare independence from Yugoslavia on June - 25.
1992 James Stirling, Scottish D-Day parachutist/architect, dies on this day in history.
1993 On this day in history canada elected its first woman as prime minister. Kim Campbell was Canada’s 19th prime minister, governing until October 25, 1993 when the Progressive-Conservative party was royally defeated.
1994 On this day in history louis-Robert Casterman, Belgian publisher (Kuifje), dies at 74
1995 On June - 25 warren Earl Burger, Supreme Court Justice, dies of heart failure at 78
1996 Nicholas John, dramaturge, dies at 43 on this day in history.
1997 On June - 25 jacques-Yves Cousteau, Fren oceanographer, dies of heart attack at 87
2006 On this day in history warren Buffett donates over US$30 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
2007 Following the wettest jun on record, Sheffield and South Yorkshire are affected by flooding. Much of Sheffield, Doncaster and Rotherham is flooded when the River Don breaches its banks on June - 25.
2007 On this day in history groundbreaking of the Chicago Spire.
2007 Intense heatwaves begin to hit Southeast Europe as temperatures reach 46c in Bulgaria and Greece on June - 25.
2007 On June - 25 wWE wrestler Chris Benoit, his wife Nancy Benoit, and son Daniel, are found dead as the result of a murder-suicide that took place over the previous weekend.
2012 On June - 25 33 Syrian army officers defect to Turkey
2013 On this day in history 37 people are killed after a gold mine collapses in the Central African Republic
2014 Luis Suárez is charged with biting at the 2014 FIFA World Cup on this day in history.
2017 Tanker carrying fuel bursts into flames near Ahmedpur East, Pakistan, killing more than 200 people on this day in history.
2017 The World Health Organization estimates that Yemen has over 200,000 cases of cholera on this day in history.
2018 On June - 25 uK House of Commons votes for a controversial third Heathrow runway
2018 General Strike in Argentina in response to austerity measures required by an IMF loan on June - 25.
2018 Californian Governor Jerry Brown declares State of Emergency for wildfire spread over 8,200 acres in Lake County on June - 25.