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What happened in history on this day: June 25?
On June 25 in ...
- 1951 - CBS transmits the first commercial color TV broadcast, an hour-long special hosted by Arthur Godfrey, from New York to Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, and Washington DC.
- 1955 - NBC-TV airs The Imogene Coca Show for the last time.
- 1957 - NBC-TV airs the last The Armstrong Circle Theatre TV show in the USA.
- 1957 - NBC-TV airs The Jonathan Winters Show for the final time.
- 1989 - NBC airs the final episode of the TV sitcom Day By Day.
- 1990 - CBS-TV airs The Dave Thomas Comedy Show for the last time.
- 1993 - NBC airs the final Late Night with David Letterman TV show.
Births on June 25
- 1887 - Birth of George Abbott in Forestville, New York, USA; producer (Damn Yankees, Pajama Game).
- 1893 - Birth of Charlotte Greenwood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Oklahoma, Moon over Miami).
- 1906 - Birth of Roger Livesey; actor (Drums, Life and Death of Colonel Blimp).
- 1924 - Birth of Sidney Lumet in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; director (Group, Pawnbroker, Fail Safe).
- 1925 - Birth of June Lockhart in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Lassie, Lost in Space, Petticoat Junction).
- 1933 - Birth of Gary Crosby in California, USA; actor (Bill Dana Show, Adam 12, Chase).
- 1935 - Birth of Laurent Terzieff in Paris, France; actor (Head Over Heels, Milky Way).
- 1939 - Birth of Barbara Montgomery; actress (Amen, Evergreen).
- 1947 - Birth of Jimmie Walker in the Bronx, New York, USA; comedian/actor (JJ - Good Times, At Ease).
- 1948 - Birth of Michael Lembeck in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Max - One Day at a Time, Friends, Major Dad).
- 1949 - Birth of Brenda Sykes in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; actress (Ozzie's Girls, Getting Straight).
- 1949 - Birth of Kene Holliday in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Tyler - Matlock, Carter Country).
- 1949 - Birth of Phyllis George-Brown in Denton, Texas, USA; Miss America (1971), actress/sportscaster (NFL Today, New Candid Camera).
- 1961 - Birth of Ricky Gervais; actor/writer (BBC's The Office, Extras).
- 1964 - Birth of Erica Gimpel; actress (ER, Profiler, Fame).
- 1971 - Birth of Angela Kinsey; actress (The Office).
- 1975 - Birth of Linda Cardellini; actress (ER).
- 1979 - Birth of Busy Philipps; actress (ER, Dawson's Creek).
Deaths on June 25
- 1976 - Death of Johnny Mercer at age 66 of brain cancer; songwriter/singer and broadcast personality (wrote the lyrics to more than 1,000 songs, including "That old Black Magic", "Swinging on a Star", "Accentuate the Positive", "Hooray for Hollywood", "Days of Wine and Roses", received 19 Academy Award nominations), co-founder of Capitol Records (1942).
- 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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