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1929 – 2025Violeta Barrios de Chamorro (1929-2025)Died 14 June 2025, aged 95Nicaraguan newspaper publisher and politician who was president from 1990 to 1997, Central America's first woman head of state.
1931 – 2025Alfred Brendel (1931-2025)Died 17 June 2025, aged 94Austrian pianist and writer whose recordings, especially of Beethoven, secured a reputation as one of the century's great interpreters.
1931 – 2025Maurice Gee (1931-2025)Died 12 June 2025, aged 93New Zealand novelist known for realist evocations of New Zealand life and for fantastical tales for young readers, notably the Plumb trilogy.
1935 – 2025D. Wayne Lukas (1935-2025)Died 28 June 2025, aged 89American horse trainer whose runners won fifteen Triple Crown races and twenty Breeders' Cup events.
1938 – 2025Frederick Forsyth (1938-2025)Died 9 June 2025, aged 86British thriller writer whose journalistic style and fast plots, from The Day of the Jackal onward, redefined the political thriller.
1940 – 2025Edmund White (1940-2025)Died 3 June 2025, aged 85American writer whose acclaimed work chronicled gay life in America and the impact of HIV/AIDS on it.
1942 – 2025Brian Wilson (1942-2025)Died 11 June 2025, aged 82American songwriter and producer who co-founded the Beach Boys and, with Pet Sounds, expanded what a pop record could be.
1949 – 2025Marc Garneau (1949-2025)Died 4 June 2025, aged 76Canadian naval officer, astronaut and politician, the first Canadian citizen to travel into space in 1984.
2025French Open 2025Men: Carlos Alcaraz · Women: Coco GauffAlcaraz defeated Sinner in an epic five-set final. Coco Gauff won her first French Open, becoming the first American women's champion in 10 years.
2025Sly Stone diesAged 82The band leader dies in Los Angeles.
2025The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson diesAged 82The band's creative leader dies.
2025Air India flight 171 crashes in AhmedabadOne survivor from 242 on boardAir India flight 171 crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad on 12 June 2025. Only one of the 242 people on board survived, and between 19 and 33 people were reported killed on the ground.
2025No Kings protests draw millions across the United StatesFive million in June, nearly seven million in OctoberDemonstrations against President Donald Trump, known as the No Kings protests, were held across the United States and abroad on 14 June 2025, drawing more than five million participants. A second wave on 18 October drew almost seven million.
2025Florida Panthers win a second consecutive Stanley CupSix games over the Edmonton OilersThe Florida Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers in six games on 17 June 2025 to win their second straight Stanley Cup.
2025KPop Demon Hunters becomes Netflix's most-watched filmNumber one within two months of releaseKPop Demon Hunters began streaming on Netflix on 20 June 2025 and within two months became the most-watched film in the platform's history. The animated musical follows a K-pop trio who are secretly demon hunters.
2025Oklahoma City Thunder win the NBA FinalsA first title since relocating from SeattleThe Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Indiana Pacers in game seven on 22 June 2025 for their first championship since the franchise moved from Seattle.
2025United States strikes Iranian nuclear sitesBunker-buster bombs during the Twelve-Day WarDuring the Israel-Iran conflict, the US military struck Iranian nuclear sites with bunker-buster bombs on 22 June 2025. The extent of the damage was disputed, and Israel and Iran agreed a ceasefire two days later.
2025Wedding to Rute Cardoso -- 22 June 2025On 22 June 2025, Jota married his long-term partner Rute Cardoso in a ceremony in Porto. He described himself as 'the luckiest man in the world' in his final Instagram post, sharing photographs from the celebration. The couple had three young children together: Dinis (aged four), Duarte (aged two) and a baby daughter born in November 2024.
2025Vera C. Rubin Observatory releases its first imagesA telescope that photographs the entire visible skyThe first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory were released publicly on 23 June 2025. The observatory photographs the entire visible sky on a repeating survey.
2025Axiom Mission 4 launches to the space stationThirty-one countries represented in the science programmeAxiom Mission 4 launched to the International Space Station on 25 June 2025 under commander Peggy Whitson, with Shubhanshu Shukla of India, Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski of Poland and Tibor Kapu of Hungary. Shukla became the second Indian national in space. The mission returned on 15 July.
2025Anna Wintour steps down as editor of American VogueAfter thirty-seven years in the postAnna Wintour announced on 26 June 2025 that she was stepping down as editor in chief of American Vogue after some 37 years, while remaining the magazine's global editorial director.