What are the important events that happened on June 25? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
June 25: Facts & Myths About This Day
June 25 is the 177th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 189 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is June 12, 2024 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 477,576 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectaheptacontaheptagon’ day.
Cancer is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Pearl is the modern birthstone for this month. Moonstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 218 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,204 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
Do people and celebrities interest you? Discover all the June 25 famous birthdays who share your special day. Learn some fun facts about your birthday! (Sponsored link)
June 25 Historical Events
- 524 –The Franks defeat the Burgundians in the Battle of Vézeronce.
- 1910 –The 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.
- 1935 –Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Colombia are established.
- 1938 –Dr. Douglas Hyde is inaugurated as the first President of Ireland.
- 1944 –The final page of the comic Krazy Kat was 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 Berlin airlift begins.
- 1960 –Two cryptographers working for the United States National Security Agency left for vacation to Mexico, and from there defected to the Soviet Union.
- 1982 –Greece abolishes the head shaving of recruits in the military.
- 1996 –The Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia kills 19 U.S. servicemen.
Who were born on June 25?
- 1612 –John Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (d. 1634)
- 1928 –Michel Brault, Quebec film director, screenwriter and producer
- 1929 –Eric Carle, American author
- 1946 –Roméo Dallaire, Dutch-born Canadian senator
- 1950 –Nitza Saul, Israeli actress Jean and Marc V. La Banca (twins)
- 1959 –Paris Themmen, American actor
- 1975 –Chenoa, Argentine-born Spanish singer
- 1975 –Michele Merkin, American model
- 1975 –Natasha Klauss, Colombian actress
- 1986 –Megan Burns, English actress and singer
Who died on June 25?
- 1579 –Hatano Hideharu, Japanese warlord and samurai (b. 1541)
- 1634 –John Marston, English playwright (b. 1576)
- 1665 –Archduke Sigismund Francis of Austria (b. 1630)
- 1673 –Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan, Captain-Lieutenant of the Musketeers of the Guard under Louis XIV of France (b. c. 1611)
- 1686 –Simon Ushakov, Russian painter (b. 1626)
- 1798 –Thomas Sandby, English architect (b. 1721)
- 1979 –Dave Fleischer, American animator, film director and film producer (b. 1894)
- 2007 –Jeeva, Indian film director (b. 1963)
- 2009 –Farrah Fawcett, American actress (b. 1947)
- 2011 –Goff Richards, British brass band music composer/arranger
Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters RLADEZJABIVHE? Check your answers here: Word finder RLADEZJABIVHE. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)