What happened on June 25? There are more than 258 events that were made this day in history. Here are the important historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
Interesting Facts & Myths About June 25
June 25 is the 177th day of the year 2024. There are 189 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday. This day falls under the 26th week of the year 2024.
On this day in Glenns Ferry, Idaho 83623 sunrise will occur at 06:02 AM and sunset will occur at 09:26 PM (local time).
The zodiac sign of a person born on this day is Cancer. The modern birthstone for this month is Pearl while the mystical birthstone is Moonstone.
According to the Chinese calendar, there are 218 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year (January 29, 2025).
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Historical Events For June 25
- 253Pope Cornelius is executed (beheaded) at Centumcellae.
- 524The Franks defeat the Burgundians in the Battle of Vézeronce.
- 841In 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.
- 1530At the Diet of Augsburg the Augsburg Confession is presented to the Holy Roman Emperor by the Lutheran princes and Electors of Germany.
- 1678Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia is the first woman awarded a doctorate of philosophy when she graduates from the University of Padua.
- 1741Maria Theresa of Austria is crowned Queen of Hungary.
- 1786Gavriil Pribylov discovers St. George Island of the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea.
- 1788Virginia becomes the 10th state to ratify the United States Constitution.
- 1876Battle of the Little Bighorn and the death of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer.
- 1906Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania millionaire Harry Thaw shoots and kills prominent architect Stanford White.
- 1910The 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.
- 1913American Civil War veterans begin arriving at the Great Reunion of 1913.
- 1935Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Colombia are established.
- 1938Dr. Douglas Hyde is inaugurated as the first President of Ireland.
- 1944The final page of the comic Krazy Kat was published, exactly two months after its author George Herriman died.
- 1944World War II: The Battle of Tali-Ihantala, the largest battle ever fought in the Nordic Countries, begins.
- 1947The Diary of a Young Girl (better known as The Diary of Anne Frank) is published.
- 1948The Berlin airlift begins.
- 1949Long-Haired Hare, starring Bugs Bunny, is released in theaters.
- 1950The Korean War begins with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea.
- 1960Two cryptographers working for the United States National Security Agency left for vacation to Mexico, and from there defected to the Soviet Union.
- 1967Broadcasting of the first live global satellite television program: Our World
- 1975Mozambique achieves independence.
- 1975The State of Emergency is declared in India.
- 1976Missouri 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.
- 1978The rainbow flag representing gay pride is flown for the first time in the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade.
- 1981Microsoft is restructured to become an incorporated business in its home state of Washington.
- 1982Greece abolishes the head shaving of recruits in the military.
- 1991Croatia and Slovenia declare their independence from Yugoslavia.
- 1993Kim Campbell is chosen as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and becomes the first female Prime Minister of Canada.
- 1996The Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia kills 19 U.S. servicemen.
- 1997An unmanned Progress spacecraft collides with the Russian space station Mir.
- 1997The Soufrière Hills volcano in Montserrat erupts resulting in the death of 19 people.
- 1998In Clinton v. City of New York, the United States Supreme Court decides that the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 is unconstitutional.
- 2006Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier, is kidnapped by Palestinian militants in a cross-border raid from the Israeli territory.
Who Were Born On June 25?
- 1242Beatrice of England, Duchess of Brittany (d. 1275)
- 1328William Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, English military leader (d. 1397)
- 1560Wilhelm Fabry, German surgeon (d. 1634)
- 1612John Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (d. 1634)
- 1715Joseph-François Foulon, French politician (d. 1789)
- 1726Thomas Pennant, British naturalist (d. 1798)
- 1755Princess Natalia Alexeievna of Russia (d. 1776)
- 1814Gabriel Auguste Daubrée, French geologist (d. 1896)
- 1852Antoni Gaudí, Spanish architect (d. 1926)
- 1858Georges Courteline, French dramatist (d. 1929)
- 1860Gustave Charpentier, French composer (d. 1956)
- 1863Emile Francqui, Belgian soldier and diplomat (d. 1935)
- 1864Walther Nernst, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1941)
- 1865Robert Henri, American painter (d. 1929)
- 1884Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, German art promoter (d. 1979)
- 1886General Henry “Hap” Arnold, American General of the Army and of the Air Force (d. 1950)
- 1887Frigyes Karinthy, Hungarian writer and journalist (d. 1938)
- 1887George Abbott, American playwright (d. 1995)
- 1894Hermann Oberth, German physicist (d. 1989)
- 1900Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, British Viceroy of India (d. 1979)
- 1901Harold Roe Bartle, American lawyer, and politician, mayor of Kansas City, MO (d. 1974)
- 1902Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu of Japan, brother of Emperor Hirohito (Emperor Shōwa) (d. 1953)
- 1903Anne Revere, American actress (d. 1990)
- 1903George Orwell, British writer (d. 1950)
- 1907J. Hans D. Jensen, German physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1973)
- 1908Willard Van Orman Quine, American philosopher (d. 2000)
- 1911William Howard Stein, American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1980)
- 1912William T. Cahill, Governor of New Jersey (d. 1996)
- 1913Cyril Fletcher, British comedian (d. 2005)
- 1921Celia Franca, Canadian ballet dancer (d. 2007)
- 1923Nicholas Mosley, British writer
- 1923Sam Francis, America painter (d. 1994)
- 1924Sidney Lumet, American film director (d. 2011)
- 1925June Lockhart, American actress
- 1926Ingeborg Bachmann, Austrian writer (d. 1973)
- 1927Chuck Smith, senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa
- 1928Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov, Russian physicist, Nobel laureate
- 1928Bill Russo, American jazz composer (d. 2003)
- 1928Michel Brault, Quebec film director, screenwriter and producer
- 1928Peyo, Belgian illustrator (d. 1992)
- 1929Eric Carle, American author
- 1930George Murdock, American actor
- 1930Mary Beth Peil, American singer
- 1932Peter Blake, British pop artist
- 1933Álvaro Siza Vieira, Portuguese architect
- 1933James Meredith, American civil rights activist
- 1934Beatriz Sheridan, Mexican actress and director (d. 2006)
- 1934Jack W. Hayford, fourth president of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
- 1935Eddie Floyd, American soul singer
- 1936Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie, Indonesian politician, President (1998-1999)
- 1939Allen Fox, American tennis player
- 1939Harold Melvin, American singer (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes) (d. 1997)
- 1940A.J. Quinnell, British writer (d. 2005)
- 1940Clint Warwick, English bassist (The Moody Blues) (d. 2004)
- 1941Denys Arcand, Canadian film director
- 1942Michel Tremblay, Canadian playwright
- 1942Nikiforos Diamandouros, Greek academic and European Ombudsman
- 1942Willis Reed, American basketball player
- 1944Robert Charlebois, Canadian singer
- 1945Carly Simon, American singer and songwriter
- 1946Ian McDonald, English saxophonist (King Crimson, Foreigner)
- 1946Roméo Dallaire, Dutch-born Canadian senator
- 1947Jimmie Walker, American actor
- 1949Patrick Tambay, French racing driver
- 1950Nitza Saul, Israeli actress Jean and Marc V. La Banca (twins)
- 1952Alan Green, Northern Irish BBC Sport broadcaster and commentator
- 1952Tim Finn, New Zealand singer and songwriter
- 1954Daryush Shokof, Iranian filmmaker
- 1954David Paich, American keyboardist, singer and songwriter (Toto)
- 1954Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
- 1956Anthony Bourdain, American chef and author
- 1956Boris Trajkovski, President of the Republic of Macedonia (d. 2004)
- 1959Jari Puikkonen, Finnish ski jumper
- 1959Paris Themmen, American actor
- 1960Craig Johnston, Australian footballer
- 1961Ricky Gervais, English comedian, actor and writer
- 1961Timur Bekmambetov, Kazakh-born director, producer and screenwriter
- 1962Phill Jupitus, English comedian and broadcaster
- 1963Doug Gilmour, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1963George Michael, English singer and songwriter
- 1963John Benjamin Hickey, American actor
- 1963Yann Martel, Spanish-born Canadian novelist
- 1964Dell Curry, American basketball player
- 1964Emma Suárez, Spanish actress
- 1964Greg Raymer, American professional poker player
- 1964Johnny Herbert, English race car driver
- 1964Zeng Jinlian, tallest woman ever, at 8 ft. 1.75 in. (d. 1982)
- 1966Dikembe Mutombo, Democratic Republic of the Congo basketball player
- 1968Vaios Karagiannis, Greek footballer
- 1969Matt Gallant, American television host
- 1969Zim Zum, American musician
- 1970Aaron Sele, American baseball player
- 1970Ariel Gore, American journalist and novelist
- 1970Erki Nool, Estonian decathlete
- 1970Lucy Benjamin, British actress
- 1970Roope Latvala, Finnish guitarist (Children of Bodom)
- 1971Angela Kinsey, American actress
- 1971Michael Tucker, American baseball player
- 1971Neil Lennon, Northern Irish footballer
- 1971Santiago de Tezanos, Uruguayan architect
- 1971Scott Maslen, English actor
- 1972Carlos Delgado, Puerto Rican baseball player
- 1973Jamie Redknapp, English footballer
- 1973Milan Hnilička, Czech ice hockey player
- 1974Jim LaMarca, American bass guitarist (Chimaira)
- 1974Karisma Kapoor, Indian actress
- 1974Nisha Ganatra, Canadian film director
- 1975Albert Costa, Spanish tennis player
- 1975Chenoa, Argentine-born Spanish singer
- 1975Linda Cardellini, American actress
- 1975Michele Merkin, American model
- 1975Natasha Klauss, Colombian actress
- 1975Vladimir Kramnik, Russian chess player
- 1976Carlos Nieto, Argentine-born Italian rugby player
- 1976José Cancela, Uruguayan footballer
- 1977Lola Ponce, Argentine-born Italian singer, actress and model
- 1978Aftab Shivdasani, Indian Bollywood actor
- 1978Aramis Ramirez, Dominican baseball player
- 1978Layla El, British dancer, model and professional wrestler
- 1978Luke Scott, American baseball player
- 1978Marcus Stroud, American football player
- 1979Busy Philipps, American actress
- 1979Hirooki Goto, Japanese professional wrestler
- 1979La La, American actress and television personality
- 1979Richard Hughes, Scottish footballer
- 1980Nozomi Takeuchi, Japanese actress
- 1981Pooja Umashanker, Indian actress
- 1981Sheridan Smith, English actress
- 1981Simon Ammann, Swiss ski jumper
- 1982Mikhail Youzhny, Russian tennis player
- 1982Rain, Korean singer and actor
- 1983Todd Cooper, English swimmer
- 1984Indigo, American actress
- 1984Lauren Bush-Lauren, American model and fashion designer
- 1985Daniel Bard, American baseball player
- 1985Karim Matmour, Algerian soccer player
- 1986Aya Matsuura, Japanese singer
- 1986Charlie Davies, American soccer player
- 1986Megan Burns, English actress and singer
- 1993Barney Clark, English actor
- 2002Mason Vale Cotton, American actor
Who Died On June 25?
- 253Pope Cornelius
- 635Emperor Gāozǔ, first Emperor of the Chinese Táng Dynasty (b. 566)
- 1134King Niels of Denmark (b. 1064)
- 1218Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, French crusader (b. 1160)
- 1291Eleanor of Provence, queen consort of Henry III of England (b. abt. 1223)
- 1483Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers, English writer
- 1522Franchinus Gaffurius, Italian composer (b. 1451)
- 1533Mary Tudor, English-born Queen consort of Louis XII of France (b. 1496)
- 1579Hatano Hideharu, Japanese warlord and samurai (b. 1541)
- 1593Michele Mercati, Italian physician and gardener (b. 1541)
- 1634John Marston, English playwright (b. 1576)
- 1638Juan Pérez de Montalbán, Spanish writer (b. 1602)
- 1665Archduke Sigismund Francis of Austria (b. 1630)
- 1669François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (b. 1616)
- 1671Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Italian astronomer (b. 1598)
- 1673Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan, Captain-Lieutenant of the Musketeers of the Guard under Louis XIV of France (b. c. 1611)
- 1686Simon Ushakov, Russian painter (b. 1626)
- 1715Jean du Casse, French admiral (b. 1646)
- 1767Georg Philipp Telemann, German composer (b. 1681)
- 1792Thomas Peters, one of the founding fathers of Sierra Leone (b. 1738)
- 1798Thomas Sandby, English architect (b. 1721)
- 1822E. T. A. Hoffmann, German writer (b. 1776)
- 1838François Nicolas Benoît, Baron Haxo, French general (b. 1774)
- 1861Abd-ul-Mejid I, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1823)
- 1866Alexander von Nordmann, Finnish zoologist (b. 1803)
- 1868Carlo Matteucci, Italian physicist (b. 1811)
- 1870David Heaton, American Congressional Representative (b. 1823)
- 1875Antoine-Louis Barye, French sculptor (b. 1796)
- 1876Boston Custer, American guide, forager, packer and scout, brother of George Armstrong Custer (b. 1848)
- 1876George Armstrong Custer, American Army officer (b. 1839)
- 1876James C. Calhoun, American Army Lieutenant, brother-in-law of George Armstrong Custer (b. 1845)
- 1876Myles Keogh, Irish soldier of fortune, veteran of the American Civil War (b. 1840)
- 1876Thomas Custer, American Army officer, two-time Medal of Honor recipient, brother of George Armstrong Custer (b. 1845)
- 1882François Jouffroy, French sculptor (b. 1806)
- 1884Hans Rott, Austrian composer (b. 1858)
- 1916Thomas Eakins, American artist (b. 1844)
- 1918Jake Beckley, American baseball player (b. 1867)
- 1922Satyendranath Dutta, Bengali poet (b. 1882)
- 1937Colin Clive, British actor (b. 1900)
- 1944Lucha Reyes, Mexican mariachi singer (b. 1906)
- 1948William C. Lee, U.S. Army general, known as the “father of the U.S. Airborne” (b. 1895)
- 1949Buck Freeman, American baseball player (b. 1871)
- 1950Muiris Ó Súilleabháin, Irish author (b. 1904)
- 1958Alfred Noyes, English poet (b. 1880)
- 1959Charles Starkweather, American spree killer (b. 1938)
- 1960Tommy Corcoran, American baseball player (b. 1869)
- 1971John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr, Scottish physician, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1880)
- 1972Jan Matulka, American painter (b. 1890)
- 1974Cornelius Lanczos, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1893)
- 1976Johnny Mercer, American songwriter (b. 1909)
- 1979Dave Fleischer, American animator, film director and film producer (b. 1894)
- 1979Philippe Halsman, American photographer (b. 1906)
- 1983Alberto Ginastera, Argentine composer (b. 1916)
- 1984Michel Foucault, French philosopher (b. 1926)
- 1985Morris Mason, American murderer (b. 1954)
- 1987Boudleaux Bryant, American songwriter (b. 1920)
- 1988Hillel Slovak, Israeli-born American guitarist (Anthym, What Is This?, Red Hot Chili Peppers) (b. 1962)
- 1990Ronald Gene Simmons, American mass murderer (b. 1940)
- 1992Jerome Brown, American football player (b. 1965)
- 1995Ernest Walton, Irish physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1903)
- 1996Sir Arthur Snelling, British ambassador (b. 1914)
- 1997Jacques-Yves Cousteau, French explorer (b. 1910)
- 1998Lounès Matoub, Algerian Berber Kabyle singer (b. 1956)
- 1999Fred Feast, English actor (b. 1929)
- 2002Jean Corbeil, Canadian politician (b. 1934)
- 2003Lester Maddox, American politician, 75th Governor of Georgia (b. 1915)
- 2005John Fiedler, American actor (b. 1925)
- 2005Kazım Koyuncu, Laz (in Turkey) musician and revolutionist (b.1971)
- 2006Jaap Penraat, Dutch architect (b. 1918)
- 2007J. Fred Duckett, American sports announcer and teacher (b. 1933)
- 2007Jeeva, Indian film director (b. 1963)
- 2007Mahasti, Iranian singer (b. 1946)
- 2008Lyall Watson, South African anthropologist and writer (b. 1939)
- 2009Anil Wilson, Indian educationist (b. 1947)
- 2009Farrah Fawcett, American actress (b. 1947)
- 2009Michael Jackson, American singer and pop icon (b. 1958)
- 2009Sky Saxon, American singer (The Seeds) (b. 1937)
- 2009Yasmine, Belgian singer (b. 1972)
- 2010Alan Plater, English playwright (b. 1935)
- 2010Richard B. Sellars, American business executive (b. 1915)
- 2011Goff Richards, British brass band music composer/arranger
- 2011Margaret Tyzack, English actress (b. 1931)
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