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June 16, 1925

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Notable Births

Jean d'Ormesson

1925Jean d'Ormesson, French journalist and author (died 2017)[†]

Jean Bruno Wladimir François-de-Paule Lefèvre d'Ormesson was a French writer and novelist. He authored forty books, was the director of Le Figaro from 1974 to 1977, as well as the dean of the Académie Française, to which he was elected in 1973, until his death, in addition to his service as president of the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences within UNESCO (1992–1997). A major public figure in France, known for his art de la conversation, Jean d'Ormesson was saluted as "the best of the French spirit" by President Emmanuel Macron upon his death.

Otto Muehl

1925Otto Muehl, Austrian-Portuguese painter and director (died 2013)[†]

Otto Muehl was an Austrian artist and convicted sex criminal, who was known as one of the co-founders as well as a main participant of Viennese Actionism and for founding the Friedrichshof Commune.

Notable Deaths

Chittaranjan Das

1925Chittaranjan Das, Indian lawyer and politician (born 1870)[†]

Chittaranjan Das, popularly called Deshbandhu, was a Bengali freedom fighter, political activist and lawyer during the Indian Independence Movement and mentor of Subhas Chandra Bose. He was the founder-leader of the Swaraj Party in undivided Bengal during the period of British Colonial rule in India. His name is abbreviated as C. R. Das. He was closely associated with a number of literary societies and wrote poems, apart from numerous articles and essays.

Historical Events

Artek (camp)

1925Artek, the most famous Young Pioneer camp of the Soviet Union, is established.[†]

Artek is an international children's center on the Black Sea in the town of Gurzuf located on the Crimean Peninsula, near Ayu-Dag. It was established on 16 June 1925 as the V. I. Lenin All-Union Pioneer Camp