Year 1206
Qutb-ud-din Aibak became the Sultan of Delhi.
JUNE 25
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25 June: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 25 June.
Observances & Special Days
Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas
The Government of India has declared June 25 as “Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas” (Constitution Killing Day) to mark the imposition of the Emergency by then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975.
World Vitiligo Day
Global Beatles Day
Year 1932
India played its first official test match at the Lord’s Cricket Ground, London.
Year 1940
World War II – France formally surrendered to Germany.
Year 1947
1st edition of the ‘The Diary Of A Young Girl’ also known as ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ got published.
Year 1975
On the advice of the Indira Gandhi-led Congress government, the President of India, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, declared an emergency in the country.
Year 1975
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declares a state of internal emergency in India.
Year 1983
India won the Cricket World Cup.
Year 1993
Kim Campbell became the first female PM of Canada.
Year 1997
An unmanned Progress spacecraft collides with the Russian space station Mir.
Year 1997
The National Hockey League approved expansion franchises for Nashville (1998), Atlanta (1999), Columbus (2000), and Minneapolis-Saint Paul (2000).
Year 1998
In Clinton v. City of New York, the United States Supreme Court decides that the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 is unconstitutional.
Year 2017
The World Health Organization estimates that Yemen has over 200,000 cases of cholera.
Born 1728
Shah Alam II, the sixteenth Mughal Emperor.
Born 1869
Damodar Hari Chapekar, an Indian revolutionary.
Born 1900
Louis Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India and the first Governor-General of independent India.
Born 1903
George Orwell, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic.
Born 1924
Madan Mohan, an Indian music director.
Born 1931
Vishwanath Pratap Singh, the 8th Prime Minister of India.
Born 1974
Karisma Kapoor, an Indian film actress.
Born 1900
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, English admiral and politician, 44th Governor-General of India (d. 1979)
Born 1996
Sione Mata'utia, Australian rugby league player
Born 1996
Lele Pons, Latina-American Internet personality
Born 1998
Kyle Chalmers, Australian swimmer
Born 2006
Mckenna Grace, American actress
Died 1922
Satyendranath Dutta, an Indan-Bengali poet.
Died 1997
Jacques-Yves Cousteau, a French naval officer, and explorer.
Died 2007
Jeeva, Indian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (b. 1963)
Died 2009
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer.