Summary of the Day ✨ 25 June (25/06)
Thousands of Kenyans storm Parliament in protest against the new Finance Bill while Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates the country’s longest bridge, the Padma Bridge. In global conflicts, Russia captures Sievierodonetsk in Ukraine after heavy fighting, while a suspected Islamist attack kills two in Oslo, and a plane crash in Cambodia claims all 22 lives aboard.
Historical Events 📜
- 2024: Thousands of people storm Kenya’s Parliament Buildings protesting the passing of the government’s 2024/25 Finance Bill.
- 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.
- 2007: PMTair Flight 241 crashes in the Dâmrei Mountains in Kampot Province, Cambodia, killing all 22 people on board.
- 1998: In Clinton v. City of New York, the United States Supreme Court decides that the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 is unconstitutional.
- 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).
- 1996: The Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia kills 19 U.S. servicemen.
- 1996: American rapper Jay-Z releases his debut album, Reasonable Doubt.
- 1993: Kim Campbell is sworn in as the first female Prime Minister of Canada.
- 1992: Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-50, the first shuttle mission to carry Extended Duration Orbiter hardware.
- 1991: The breakup of Yugoslavia begins when Slovenia and Croatia declare their independence from Yugoslavia.
- 1981: Microsoft is restructured to become an incorporated business in its home state of Washington.
- 1978: The rainbow flag representing gay pride is flown for the first time during the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade.
Famous Births 👶
- 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
- 1983: Marc Janko, Austrian footballer
- 1982: Rain, South Korean singer and actor
- 1982: Mikhail Youzhny, Russian tennis player
- 1981: Simon Ammann, Swiss ski jumper
Notable 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)
- 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)
- 2013: Robert E. Gilka, American photographer and journalist (born 1916)
- 2013: Harry Parker, American rower and coach (born 1935)
- 2013: Mildred Ladner Thompson, American journalist (born 1918)
- 2013: Green Wix Unthank, American soldier and judge (born 1923)
Holidays & Observances 🎉
- Arbor Day (Philippines)
- Christian feast day:
David of Munktorp - Christian feast day:
Eurosia - Christian feast day:
Maximus (Massimo) of Turin - 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)