On June 25, history records 38 notable events, 211 famous births and 115 deaths, spanning the years 524 to 1900.
Events on this day include: The Franks are defeated by the Burgundians in the Battle of Vézeronce. (524); In the Battle of Fontenay-en-Puisaye, forces led by Charles the Bald and Louis the German defeat the armies of Lothair I of Italy and Pepin II of Aquitaine. (841).
Notable people born on June 25 include Beatrice of England (1242), William de Montagu, 2nd Earl of Salisbury (1328), Joanna II of Naples (1373).
Notable figures who died on this day include Emperor Gaozu of Tang (635), Gerard, Count of Auvergne (841), Ricwin of Nantes (841).
Events on 25 June 38
See all →In the Battle of Fontenay-en-Puisaye, forces led by Charles the Bald and Louis the German defeat the armies of Lothair I of Italy and Pepin II of Aquitaine.
At the Diet of Augsburg the Augsburg Confession is presented to the Holy Roman Emperor by the Lutheran princes and Electors of Germany.
Spanish forces fail to retake Jamaica at the Battle of Rio Nuevo during the Anglo-Spanish War.
Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia is the first woman awarded a doctorate of philosophy when she graduates from the University of Padua.
Gavriil Pribylov discovers St. George Island of the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea.
Battle of the Little Bighorn and the death of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer.
The Taoist monk Wang Yuanlu discovers the Dunhuang manuscripts, a cache of ancient texts that are of great historical and religious significance, in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, China.
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Birthdays on 25 June 211
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Deaths on 25 June 115
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