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On This Day · The 176th day of the year

June 25

As calendar dates go, June 25 keeps a short memory — its record stays close to the present. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♋ZodiacCancer ◈BirthstonePearl ❀Birth flowerRose

Cancer is the sign for June 25 — read more on the Cancer page, or see June's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on June 25?

June 25 is the 176th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1788 and 2022. Famous people born on June 25 include George Orwell, Sonia Sotomayor and Yann Martel.

Released on June 25

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Movie F1

2024

  • Game Until Then
  • Game Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble

2021

  • TV Sex/Life

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1788

    Virginia

  2. 1906

    Pittsburgh

  3. 1940

    World War II

  4. 1948

    United States Congress

  5. 1950

    Korean War

  6. 1960

    Cryptography

  7. 1975

    Mozambique

  8. 1975

    Indira Gandhi

  9. 1978

    Rainbow flag (LGBTQ)

  10. 2022

    Oslo

Famous birthday twins

Born on June 25

George Orwell

b. 1903

Sonia Sotomayor

b. 1954

Yann Martel

b. 1963

Jari Puikkonen

b. 1959

Kep Enderby

b. 1926

Ricky Gervais

b. 1961

Antoni Gaudí

b. 1852

Eva Bayer-Fluckiger

b. 1951

Deaths

  • 2011Annie Easley
  • 2009Michael Jackson
  • 1984Michel Foucault
  • 1767Georg Philipp Telemann
  • 1031Emperor Shengzong of Liao
  • 635Emperor Gaozu of Tang

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

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