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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.

Novità del giorno : 25 Giugno

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).

Citazione del giorno : 25 Giugno

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

Compleanni : 25 Giugno

Antoni Gaudí, Architetto catalano (1852)
Georges Courteline, Drammaturgo francese (1858)
Gustave Charpentier, Compositore francese (1860)
Walther Nernst, Chimico tedesco, Premio Nobel (1864)
George Abbott, Produttore, regista, drammaturgo, sceneggiatore americano (1887)
Louis Mountbatten, Viceré dell'India (1900)
George Orwell, Scrittore inglese (1903)
J. Hans D. Jensen, Fisico tedesco, premio Nobel (1907)
William Howard Stein, Chimico americano, premio Nobel (1911)
Sidney Lumet, Regista americano (1924)
Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov, Fisico russo, Premio Nobel (1928)
Peyo, Autore di fumetti belga (Les Schtroumpfs, Johan et Pirlouit, Benoît Brisefer) (1928)
Robert Charlebois, Cantante del Quebec (1944)
Ian McDonald, Musicista inglese (1946)
Daryush Shokof, Regista iraniano (1954)
Jari Puikkonen, Ski jumper finlandese (1959)
George Michael, Cantante inglese (1963)
Jamie Redknapp, Calciatore inglese (1973)
Karisma Kapoor, Attrice indiana (1974)
Simon Ammann, Ski jumper svizzero (1981)
Mason Vale Cotton, Attore americano (2002)

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George Custer, Ufficiale dell'esercito degli Stati Uniti (1876)
Sadi Carnot, Uomo politico francese (1894)
Michel Foucault, Filosofo francese (1984)
Ernest Walton, Fisico irlandese, Premio Nobel (1995)
Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Esploratore, scienziato e regista francese (1997)
Lounès Matoub, Cantante berbero (1998)
Farrah Fawcett, Attrice americana (2009)
Michael Jackson, Cantante americano (2009)
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