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Notable anniversaries in history for today: June 25
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Sidney Lumet in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; director (Group, Pawnbroker, Fail Safe).
- 100th: 1924 - K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1023 Thomana.
- 90th: 1934 - New York Yankees' pitcher John Broaca ties record by striking out five times.
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of David Paich; rock musician (Toto - "Hold the Line").
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Erica Gimpel; actress (ER, Profiler, Fame).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Mario Calire; rock musician (Wallflowers).
- 25th: 1999 - The San Antonio Spurs defeat the New York Knicks 78-77 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals to take home the title in a strike-shortened season.
- 20th: 2004 - Eric Clapton raises about $7.5 million for a drug addiction center he set up in the Caribbean. Some highlights of the sale:
- the "Blackie" Fender Stratocaster guitar that Clapton played from 1970-1985 sells for $1 million (record price for a guitar),
- a 1964 cherry-red Gibson guitar sells for $847,000 (record price for a Gibson guitar),
- a 1939 Martin accoustic guitar that Clapton played on his "Unplugged" album sells for $800,000 (record price for a Martin guitar).
- 15th: 2009 - Death of Michael Jackson at age 50 of heart failure at his home in Beverly Hills, California, USA; music superstar ("Beat It", "Billie Jean"; "Thriller" is the world's best-selling record of all time with sales of over 50 million, dubbed the "King of Pop", won 13 Grammy Awards, had 13 number one singles).
- 15th: 2009 - Death of Farrah Fawcett at age 62 of anal cancer in Santa Monica, California, USA; actress (Charlies' Angels TV show).
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