Tukuk-OS📅 June 25
13 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on June 25? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2022 — Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russian forces captured the city of Sievierodonetsk, Ukraine, after six weeks of fighting.
Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)Battle of Sievierodonetsk (2022)Sievierodonetsk
- 2013 — In response to a Freedom of Information Act request, the CIA acknowledged the existence of Area 51 (diagram pictured), a secretive U.S. Air Force facility in Nevada and a subject of various UFO, and other, conspiracy theories.
Freedom of Information Act (United States)Central Intelligence AgencyArea 51
- 2009 — Singer Michael Jackson died as a result of the combination of drugs in his body.
- 1978 — The rainbow flag (original version pictured) representing gay pride was first flown at the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day parade.
Rainbow flag (LGBTQ)Pride (LGBTQ culture)San Francisco Pride
- 1967 — More than an estimated 400 million people viewed Our World, the first live international satellite television production.
- 1960 — Two cryptographers working for the U.S. National Security Agency left on vacation to Mexico, and proceeded to defect to the Soviet Union.
CryptographyNational Security AgencyMartin and Mitchell defection
- 1950 — The Korean War began with North Korean forces launching a pre-dawn raid over the 38th parallel into South Korea.
Korean WarCircles of latitude between the 35th parallel north and the 40th parallel north
- 1950 — The United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 82 condemning the North Korean invasion of South Korea.
United Nations Security CouncilUnited Nations Security Council Resolution 82
- 1944 — World War II: U.S. Navy and Royal Navy ships bombarded Cherbourg, France, to support U.S. Army units engaged in the Battle of Cherbourg.
- 1940 — Second World War: Operation Aerial, an evacuation of nearly 200,000 Allied soldiers from French ports, was completed.
- 1926 — French police arrested Los Errantes, while they were preparing to assassinate Spanish king Alfonso XIII, as part of a mass raid against Spanish immigrants in Paris.
- 1910 — The United States Congress passed the Mann Act, which prohibited the interstate transport of females for "immoral purposes".
- 1658 — Anglo-Spanish War: The largest battle ever fought on Jamaica, the three-day Battle of Rio Nuevo, began.
Births
- 2006 — Mckenna Grace, American actress, singer and songwriter
- 2005 — Kylie Cantrall, American actress, singer, songwriter, dancer, and social media personality
- 2002 — Benson Boone, American singer-songwriter
- 2001 — Philip Broberg, Swedish professional ice hockey player
- 1998 — Kyle Chalmers, Australian swimmer
- 1996 — Pietro Fittipaldi, Brazilian-American race car driver
- 1990 — Andi Eigenmann, Filipino actress
- 1988 — Jhonas Enroth, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1988 — Miguel Layún, Mexican footballer
- 1988 — Therese Johaug, Norwegian cross-country skier
- 1986 — Aya Matsuura, Japanese singer and actress
- 1985 — Karim Matmour, Algerian footballer
Deaths
- 2024 — Sika Anoa‘i, American Samoan professional wrestler (born 1945)
- 2024 — Bill Cobbs, American actor (born 1934)
- 2023 — Simon Crean, Australian trade union leader and politician (born 1949)
- 2019 — Eurig Wyn, Welsh politician (born 1944)
- 2016 — Adam Small, South African writer of apartheid-period (born 1936)
- 2015 — Patrick Macnee, English actor (born 1922)
- 2015 — Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni, Egyptian-Armenian patriarch (born 1940)
- 2014 — Nigel Calder, English journalist, author, and screenwriter (born 1931)
- 2014 — Ana María Matute, Spanish author and academic (born 1925)
- 2014 — Ivan Plyushch, Ukrainian agronomist and politician (born 1941)
- 2013 — George Burditt, American screenwriter and producer (born 1923)
- 2013 — Catherine Gibson, Scottish swimmer (born 1931)
Observances & holidays
- Arbor Day (Philippines)
- Christian feast day: David of Munktorp
- Christian feast day: Dorothea of Montau
- Christian feast day: Eurosia
- Christian feast day: Maximus (Massimo) of Turin
- Christian feast day: Moluag
- Christian feast day: Our Lady of Medjugorje
- Christian feast day: Philipp Melanchthon (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America)
- Christian feast day: Presentation of the Augsburg Confession (Lutheran)
- Christian feast day: Prosper of Aquitaine
- Christian feast day: Prosper of Reggio
- Christian feast day: William of Montevergine
- Christian feast day: June 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Mozambique from Portugal in 1975.
- Independence Day (Croatia)
- National Catfish Day (United States)
- Statehood Day (Slovenia)
- Statehood Day (Virginia)
- Teacher's Day (Guatemala)
- World Vitiligo Day
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