Today in History for 25th June 2026

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Historical Events

1912 - British Open Men's Golf, Muirfield: Ted Ray wins wire-to-wire by 4 shots from defending champion Harry Vardon
1919 - Revolt of Spartacus in Hamburg
1934 - NY Yankee Lou Gehrig hits for the cycle beating White Sox 11-2
2018 - Californian Governor Jerry Brown declares State of Emergency for wildfire spread over 8,200 acres in Lake County
2023 - Greek voters re-elect Kyriakos Mitsotakis' New Democracy Party by a landslide

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Famous Birthdays

1612 - John Albert Vasa, Polish bishop, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1634)
1863 - Émile Francqui, Belgian soldier and diplomat, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1935)
1942 - Joe Chambers, American jazz drummer, vibraphonist, and composer, born in Chester, Pennsylvania
1964 - Dell Curry, American basketball guard and broadcaster (NBA Sixth Man of The Year 1994; Charlotte Hornets all-time points leader [9,839]), born in Harrisonburg, Virginia
2004 - Mikhail Shaidorov, Kazakhstani figure skater (2026 Olympic Champion, World silver medalist, Four Continents champion), second Kazakhstani athlete to win gold at a Winter Olympics, born in Almaty, Kazakhstan

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Famous Deaths

1514 - Berta Jacobsdr [Suster Bertken], Dutch hermit, dies at 87
1960 - Tommy Corcoran, American baseball shortstop (MLB shortstop game assist record 14), dies at 91
1978 - Barry Brown, American actor (Frederick Winterbourne-Daisy Miller), dies at 27
2009 - Michael Jackson, American recording artist, dancer and King of Pop ("Thriller"; "Billie Jean"; "Bad"), dies of cardiac arrest at 50
2022 - Bill Woolsey, American swimmer (Olympic gold men's 4×200m freestyle relay 1952, silver 1956), dies at 87

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