Historical Events In June - 25
Thursday, 28 March 2024
1983 Alberto Evaristo Ginastera, Argentine composer (Panambi), dies at 67 on June - 25.
1984 STS 41-D launch attempt scrubbed because of computer problem on this day in history.
1984 Michel Foucault, philosoph (History of Sexuality), dies of AIDs at 57 on this day in history.
1985 On this day in history fireworks factory near Hallett, OK explodes (21 die)
1986 Gery Florizoone, Flemish poet, dies at 63 on June - 25.
1987 On June - 25 pope John Paul II receives Austrian Pres Kurt Waldheim
1987 The USSR begins major changes to its economy to make it more like a Western economy on June - 25.
1987 On June - 25 boudleaux Bryant, song writer (for Everly Bros), dies at 67
1988 Axis Sally, [Mildred E Gillars], US nazi propagandist (WW II), dies on this day in history.
1989 On June - 25 first US postmark dedicated to Lesbian & Gay Pride (Stonewall, NYC)
1990 On this day in history 120ø F in Phoenix Arizona
1990 On this day in history nBC decides to air episodes of "Quantum Leep" for 5 straight days
1990 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 on June - 25.
1990 Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Australian composer (Triad), dies at 77 on this day in history.
1991 Slovenia & Croatia declare independence from Yugoslavia on June - 25.
1992 On June - 25 james Stirling, Scottish D-Day parachutist/architect, dies
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 June - 25 louis-Robert Casterman, Belgian publisher (Kuifje), dies at 74
1995 On this day in history warren Earl Burger, Supreme Court Justice, dies of heart failure at 78
1996 Nicholas John, dramaturge, dies at 43 on June - 25.
1997 On June - 25 jacques-Yves Cousteau, Fren oceanographer, dies of heart attack at 87
2006 Warren Buffett donates over US$30 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on June - 25.
2007 On June - 25 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.
2007 Groundbreaking of the Chicago Spire on June - 25.
2007 On this day in history intense heatwaves begin to hit Southeast Europe as temperatures reach 46c in Bulgaria and Greece.
2007 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 on June - 25.
2012 On this day in history 33 Syrian army officers defect to Turkey
2013 37 people are killed after a gold mine collapses in the Central African Republic on June - 25.
2014 Luis Suárez is charged with biting at the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June - 25.
2017 On this day in history tanker carrying fuel bursts into flames near Ahmedpur East, Pakistan, killing more than 200 people
2017 The World Health Organization estimates that Yemen has over 200,000 cases of cholera on this day in history.
2018 On this day in history 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 On this day in history californian Governor Jerry Brown declares State of Emergency for wildfire spread over 8,200 acres in Lake County