Page 7: Historical Events In June - 25
Saturday, 29 March 2025
1983 Alberto Evaristo Ginastera, Argentine composer (Panambi), dies at 67 on June - 25.
1984 On June - 25 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 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 On June - 25 the USSR begins major changes to its economy to make it more like a Western economy
1987 On June - 25 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 On June - 25 first US postmark dedicated to Lesbian & Gay Pride (Stonewall, NYC)
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 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 this day in history 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 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 Louis-Robert Casterman, Belgian publisher (Kuifje), dies at 74 on this day in history.
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 Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Fren oceanographer, dies of heart attack at 87 on June - 25.
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 On this day in history groundbreaking of the Chicago Spire.
2007 On June - 25 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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 The World Health Organization estimates that Yemen has over 200,000 cases of cholera on June - 25.
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 this day in history.
2018 Californian Governor Jerry Brown declares State of Emergency for wildfire spread over 8,200 acres in Lake County on this day in history.