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Significance of 25th June:



World Vitiligo Day is observed on June 25th each year to raise awareness about vitiligo, a chronic skin disorder that causes depigmentation. The theme for World Vitiligo Day 2025 is "Innovation for Every Skin, Powered by AI". 


1932- Janardan Gyanoba Navle was the name of the player who faced the first ball in India's first Test match on June 25, 1932 at the historic Lord's ground in England. He was also India's first Test wicket-keeper.

1947- The Diary of a Young Girl (better known as The Diary of Anne Frank) is published.

1975- Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declares  a state of internal emergency in India.

1983-  A historic day for Indian Cricket when Team India under the captaincy of legendary cricketer Kapil Dev lifted the World Cup trophy.

1993- Kim Campbell is sworn in as the first female Prime Minister of Canada.

2022- The prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina inaugurates the longest bridge of Bangladesh, Padma Bridge.



Famous people who had responded birthdays on this day:

1908- Sucheta Kripalani was an Indian politician and independence activist. She was India's first female Chief Minister, serving as the head of the Uttar Pradesh government from 1963 to 1967.

1927- Narendra Dhar Jayal was an Indian mountaineer and was the founder principal of the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI). 

1931- Vishwanath Pratap Singh was an Indian politician who served as the prime minister of India from 2 December 1989 to 10 November 1990.

1951- Satish Ravilal Shah is an Indian actor. He is best known for his comic roles in films like Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983), Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi (1984) etc.

1986- Sudha Singh is an Indian Olympic athlete in the 3000 metres steeplechase event.



Famous people who have death anniversaries on this day:

1922- Satyendranath Dutta a Bengali poet and author, is considered the wizard of rhymes ('ছন্দের জাদুকর).

1941- Gurusaday Dutt was a civil servant, folklorist, and writer. He was the founder of the Bratachari Movement in the 1930s.

1960- Sudhindranath Dutta was an Indian poet, essayist, journalist and critic. He is one of the most notable poets after the Tagore-era in Bengali literature.

2006- Basanti Dulal Nagchaudhuri was an Indian Nuclear scientist and Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. He is known as one of the pioneers of nuclear physics in India.

2009- Bela Mukhopadhyay was an Indian singer and the wife of singer and music director Hemanta Mukherjee.

2009- Michael Joseph Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, dancer and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century.

2020- Nimai Bhattacharya was a writer of Bengali literature who died in Kolkata at the age of 89. He wrote more than 150 books, one of the most lauded of which was Memsaheb.

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