June 25
June 25th is the 176th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 189 days remaining (190 in leap years). It is also the first day of the fourth quarter of the fiscal year in many countries.
Historical events on June 25th
1281: Kublai Khan launches a massive invasion of Japan, but is defeated by a typhoon.
1415: The Battle of Agincourt is fought during the Hundred Years' War, resulting in a decisive English victory.
1815: The Battle of Waterloo is fought, resulting in a French defeat and the end of the Napoleonic Wars.
1853: The Crimean War begins between Russia and an alliance of the United Kingdom, France, the Ottoman Empire, and Sardinia.
1864: The Battle of Petersburg begins during the American Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory.
1940: France surrenders to Germany during World War II.
1950: The Korean War begins.
1965: The Vietnam War begins.
1990: Iraq invades Kuwait, sparking the Gulf War.
2011: The Arab Spring begins, a series of anti-authoritarian protests and uprisings in the Arab world.
People born on June 25th
1903: George Orwell, English author (d. 1950)
1902: Richard Rodgers, American composer (d. 1979)
1926: Mel Brooks, American comedian, actor, filmmaker, and composer
1937: George Carlin, American comedian and actor (d. 2008)
1949: Meryl Streep, American actress
1953: Rick Moranis, Canadian-American actor, comedian, and producer
Holidays and observances on June 25th
- International Day of the Tropics
- National HIV Testing Day (United States)
- Independence Day (Slovenia)
- Statehood Day (North Dakota)
Fun facts about June 25th
- June 25th is the day on which the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707 jetliner took place in 1958.
- June 25th is the day on which the first episode of "Sesame Street" aired in 1969.
- June 25th is the day on which the first successful launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger took place in 1983.
- June 25th is the day on which the Hubble Space Telescope was launched in 1990.
- June 25th is the day on which the first commercial flight of the Airbus A380 superjumbo jet took place in 2007.
Conclusion
June 25th is a day with a rich history, culture, and natural significance. It is a day to remember the important events that have taken place on this date, to celebrate the diverse cultures of the world, and to appreciate the beauty of nature.
Here are more events from this day:
524 –
The Franks are
defeated by the Burgundians in the Battle of Vézeronce.
841 –
In 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.
1258 – War of Saint Sabas:
In the Battle of Acre,
the Venetians defeat
a larger Genoese fleet
sailing to relieve Acre.
1530 –
At the Diet of Augsburg the Augsburg Confession is
presented to the Holy Roman Emperor by
the Lutheran princes
and Electors of Germany.
1658 – Spanish forces
fail to retake Jamaica at
the Battle of Rio Nuevo during
the Anglo-Spanish War.
1678 – Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia is
the first woman awarded a doctorate of philosophy when
she graduates from the University of Padua.
1741 – Maria
Theresa is crowned Queen of Hungary.
1786 – Gavriil
Pribylov discovers St. George Island of
the Pribilof Islands in
the Bering Sea.
1788 – Virginia becomes
the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
1848 –
A photograph of the June Days uprising becomes
the first known instance of photojournalism.
1876 – Battle of the Little Bighorn and
the death of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer.
1900 –
The Taoist monk Wang
Yuanlu discovers the Dunhuang manuscripts, a cache of ancient texts
that are of great historical and religious significance, in the Mogao
Caves of Dunhuang, China.
1906 – Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania millionaire Harry
Thaw shoots
and kills prominent architect Stanford
White.
1910 –
The United States Congress passes
the Mann Act, which prohibits
interstate transport of women or girls for "immoral purposes"; the
ambiguous language would be used to selectively prosecute people for years to
come.
1910 – Igor
Stravinsky's ballet The
Firebird is premiered in Paris, bringing
him to prominence as a composer.
1913 – American Civil War veterans
begin arriving at the Great Reunion of 1913.
1935 – Colombia–Soviet Union relations are
established.
1938 –
Dr. Douglas Hyde is inaugurated as
the first President of Ireland.
1940 – World
War II: The French armistice with
Nazi Germany comes into effect.
1941 –
World War II: The Continuation
War between
the Soviet Union and Finland,
supported by Nazi Germany, began.
1943 – The
Holocaust: Jews in the Częstochowa Ghetto in Poland stage an uprising against
the Nazis.
1943 – The
left-wing German Jewish exile Arthur
Goldstein is murdered in Auschwitz.
1944 –
World War II: The Battle of Tali-Ihantala,
the largest battle ever fought in the Nordic
countries, begins.
1944 – World War
II: United States Navy and British Royal Navy ships bombard Cherbourg to
support United States Army units
engaged in the Battle of Cherbourg.
1944 – The final
page of the comic Krazy Kat is published, exactly two months after
its author George Herriman died.
1947 – The Diary of a Young Girl (better
known as The Diary of Anne Frank) is published.
1948 –
The United States Congress passes
the Displaced Persons Act to
allow World War II refugees to immigrate to the United
States above quota restrictions.
1950 –
The Korean War begins with the
invasion of South Korea by North
Korea.
1960 –
Cold War: Two cryptographers working
for the United States National Security Agency left
for vacation to Mexico, and from there defected to the Soviet Union.
1975 – Mozambique achieves
independence from Portugal.
1975 – Prime
Minister Indira Gandhi declares a state of internal emergency in
India.
1976 – Missouri 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 members of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
1978 –
The rainbow flag representing gay
pride is flown for the first time during the San
Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade.
1981 – Microsoft is
restructured to become an incorporated business in its home state of Washington.
1991 –
The breakup of Yugoslavia begins
when Slovenia and Croatia declare
their independence from Yugoslavia.
1993 – Kim
Campbell is sworn in as the first female Prime Minister of
Canada.
1996 –
The Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi
Arabia kills 19 U.S. servicemen.
1997 –
An uncrewed Progress spacecraft collides
with the Russian space
station Mir.
1997 – The National Hockey League approved
expansion franchises for Nashville (1998), Atlanta (1999), Columbus (2000),
and Minneapolis-Saint Paul (2000).
1998 –
In Clinton v. City of New
York, the United States Supreme Court decides
that the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 is unconstitutional.
2022 –
The prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh
Hasina inaugurates the longest bridge of
Bangladesh, Padma Bridge.
2022 – Russo-Ukrainian War:
The Battle of
Sievierodonetsk ends after weeks of heavy fighting
with the Russian capture of the city, leading to the Battle of Lysychansk.
2022 – Two
people are killed and 21 more injured after a gunman opens fire at three sites
in Oslo in
a suspected Islamist anti-LGBTQ+ attack.
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