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Tuesday, 23 December 2025
1983 Alberto Evaristo Ginastera, Argentine composer (Panambi), dies at 67 on this day in history. 
1984 STS 41-D launch attempt scrubbed because of computer problem on June - 25.
1984 On this day in history michel Foucault, philosoph (History of Sexuality), dies of AIDs at 57
1985 On June - 25 fireworks factory near Hallett, OK explodes (21 die)
1986 On this day in history gery Florizoone, Flemish poet, dies at 63
1987 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1987 On this day in history boudleaux Bryant, song writer (for Everly Bros), dies at 67
1988 On this day in history axis Sally, [Mildred E Gillars], US nazi propagandist (WW II), dies
1989 On this day in history first US postmark dedicated to Lesbian & Gay Pride (Stonewall, NYC)
1990 120ø F in Phoenix Arizona on this day in history.
1990 On this day in history nBC decides to air episodes of "Quantum Leep" for 5 straight days
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 On this day in history 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 Louis-Robert Casterman, Belgian publisher (Kuifje), dies at 74 on June - 25.
1995 Warren Earl Burger, Supreme Court Justice, dies of heart failure at 78 on this day in history.
1996 Nicholas John, dramaturge, dies at 43 on this day in history.
1997 Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Fren oceanographer, dies of heart attack at 87 on June - 25.
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 this day in history.
2007 On June - 25 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 this day in history 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 33 Syrian army officers defect to Turkey on June - 25.
2013 37 people are killed after a gold mine collapses in the Central African Republic on this day in history.
2014 On June - 25 luis Suárez is charged with biting at the 2014 FIFA World Cup
2017 On this day in history tanker carrying fuel bursts into flames near Ahmedpur East, Pakistan, killing more than 200 people
2017 On June - 25 the World Health Organization estimates that Yemen has over 200,000 cases of cholera.
2018 UK House of Commons votes for a controversial third Heathrow runway on June - 25.
2018 General Strike in Argentina in response to austerity measures required by an IMF loan on June - 25.
2018 On June - 25 californian Governor Jerry Brown declares State of Emergency for wildfire spread over 8,200 acres in Lake County
