Page 7: Historical Events In June - 25
Saturday, 08 November 2025
1983 On June - 25 alberto Evaristo Ginastera, Argentine composer (Panambi), dies at 67 

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 Fireworks factory near Hallett, OK explodes (21 die) on June - 25. 

1986 On this day in history gery Florizoone, Flemish poet, dies at 63 

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 On this day in history boudleaux Bryant, song writer (for Everly Bros), dies at 67 

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 June - 25. 

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 this day in history. 

1990 Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Australian composer (Triad), dies at 77 on this day in history. 

1991 On this day in history slovenia & Croatia declare independence from Yugoslavia 

1992 On June - 25 james Stirling, Scottish D-Day parachutist/architect, dies 

1993 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 on June - 25. 

1994 On June - 25 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 On this day in history nicholas John, dramaturge, dies at 43 

1997 On this day in history 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 this day in history. 

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 On this day in history intense heatwaves begin to hit Southeast Europe as temperatures reach 46c in Bulgaria and Greece. 

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 June - 25 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 June - 25. 

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 On this day in history general Strike in Argentina in response to austerity measures required by an IMF loan 

2018 Californian Governor Jerry Brown declares State of Emergency for wildfire spread over 8,200 acres in Lake County on June - 25. 

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