Es passierte an einem 25 June

1876 : Battle of Little Big Horn


On June 25, 1876, 3000 Sioux and Cheyenne warriors led by Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull defeated American troops led by Colonel Custer at Little Big Horn in Montana. The U.S. government was confining Indian tribes to reservations however when it broke treaties with the tribes, these ones decided to fight back.
In Little Big Horn, all the US soldiers were killed and among them, Custer's two brothers and his brother in law.

1942 : Eisenhower became commander of US troops in Europe


On June 25, 1942, General Dwight D. Eisenhower assumed commander of U.S. forces in Europe. He became the supreme commander of the Allies in Europe in 1943 and later became the 34th President of the United States.

1950 : Start of Korean War


On June 25, 1950, North Korea attacked South Korea. The war lasted until 1953. The United States were involved with South Korea while China helped North Korea.

1998 : The Berber singer Lounes Matoub is murdered


On June 25, 1998, the Kabyle singer Lounes Matoub is murdered in the mountains of Algeria. Thousands of people give vent to their anger. An investigation has been requested but it is unlikely that the Algerian State seeks the truth in this matter.

2009 : Death of the King of Pop


On June 25, 2009, the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, died of a bad drug combination. He was 50 years old. He had begun his career at age 5 with his four brothers. The Jackson Five were managed by their father. Michael had then started a solo career and knew an unprecedented international fame.

Tagesaktualität : 25 June

National Catfish Day
June 25 is National Catfish Day in the United States, proclaimed in 1987 by President Ronald Reagan before Congress.
Independence Day in Mozambique
June 25 is Independence Day in Mozambique gained against Portugal in 1975.
Statehood Day in Slovenia and Croatia
June 25 is the Statehood Day in Slovenia and Croatia, which commemorates the Declaration of Independence of the two countries against Yugoslavia in 1991.
In Slovenia, we also celebrate Independence that same day (on Oct 8th for Croatia).

Zitat des Tages : 25 June

Sitting Bull
If we must die, we die defending our rights.

Geburtstage : 25 June

Antoni Gaudí, Catalan architect (1852)
Georges Courteline, French dramatist (1858)
Gustave Charpentier, French composer (1860)
Walther Nernst, German chemist, Nobel laureate (1864)
George Abbott, American producer, director, playwright, screenwriter (1887)
Louis Mountbatten, Viceroy of India (1900)
George Orwell, English writer (1903)
J. Hans D. Jensen, German physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (1907)
William Howard Stein, American chemist, Nobel Prize (1911)
Sidney Lumet, American director (1924)
Peyo, Belgian comics artist (Les Schtroumpfs, Johan et Pirlouit, Benoît Brisefer) (1928)
Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize (1928)
Robert Charlebois, Quebec singer (1944)
Ian McDonald, English musician (1946)
Daryush Shokof, Iranian director (1954)
Jari Puikkonen, Finnish ski jumper (1959)
George Michael, English singer (1963)
Jamie Redknapp, English footballer (1973)
Karisma Kapoor, Indian actress (1974)
Simon Ammann, Swiss ski jumper (1981)
Mason Vale Cotton, American actor (2002)

Sie haben uns verlassen 25 June

George Custer, United States Army officer (1876)
Sadi Carnot, French politician (1894)
Michel Foucault, French philosopher (1984)
Ernest Walton, Irish physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (1995)
Jacques-Yves Cousteau, French explorer, scientist and filmmaker (1997)
Lounès Matoub, Berber singer (1998)
Farrah Fawcett, American actress (2009)
Michael Jackson, American singer (2009)
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