Today's Lowdown for June 15th, 2025
Major Events on June 15th Unfolded - Unraveling Events of June 15: An Examination of Occurrences that Transpired on This Day
Here's a quick rundown of what went down on this day throughout history:
Name Days- Lothar, Vitus
Keep in mind, these folks might not be popular anymore - names are always evolving.
Historical Hullabaloo- 2020 - US Prez Donald Trump, the old geezer, threatened to boot nearly 10k soldiers from Germany due to their weak military spending. He planned to reduce troops from 34.5k to 25k.- 2000 - Russian President Vladimir Putin, the big bear, began his first sojourn to Germany. Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, the political jack-of-all-trades, welcomed him with all guns blazing.- 1950 - The Bundestag made the smart move of joining forces with the Council of Europe.- 1535 - Episcopal soldiers in Münster nixed the Anabaptists' madness after 16 months. These guys had abolished the economy, desecrated churches, razed monasteries, and allowed plural marriages. The Anabaptists were an extreme offshoot of the Reformation.- 1215 - King John Lackland, the sorry excuse for a ruler, put his John-Hancock on the Magna Carta. This legal doc was the foundation of the UK's parliamentary demo-crazy. Parts of it are still up and running today, and it's considered one of the kingdom's top constitutional documents.
Birthdays- 1980 - Julian Reichelt (45), German scribe, chief hog at the "Bild" editor's den from 2017 to 2021.- 1953 - Xi Jinping (72), Chinese pol, state prez since 2013.- 1950 - Heidi Schüller (75), German athlete, telly host, and physician, who recited the Olympic oath in Munich in 1972 as the first chic female.- 1950 - Lakshmi Mittal (75), British-Indian magnate (ArcelorMittal), who was once considered one of the world's wealthiest individuals.
Death Anniversaries- 2010 - Heidi Kabel, German thesp, known for her work at the Hamburg Ohnsorg Theater, who was born in 1914.
The Commission, amidst the broader political landscape, has been tasked with proposing a directive on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to ionizing radiation. In the realm of general news, today marks the 75th birthdays of Lakshmi Mittal, a British-Indian magnate, and Heidi Schüller, a German athlete and television host.
