Deaths on June 25

Ronald Gene Simmons

Died on June 25, 1990

Ronald Gene Simmons, American sergeant and murderer (b. 1940)

Ronald Gene Simmons Sr. (July 15, 1940 – June 25, 1990) was an American spree killer who killed 16 people over a week-long period in Arkansas in 1987. A retired military serviceman, Simmons murdered fourteen members of his family, including a daughter he had sexually abused and the child he had fathered with her, as well as a former co-worker, and a stranger; he also wounded four others.

Simmons was sentenced to death sixteen times, and after refusing to appeal his sentence, was executed in Arkansas on June 25, 1990.

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Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War.
8 Aug

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Iraq occupies Kuwait and the state is annexed to Iraq. This would lead to the Gulf War shortly afterward.
23 Aug

Gulf War
Saddam Hussein appears on Iraqi state television with a number of Western "guests" (actually hostages) to try to prevent the Gulf War.
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Iraq declares Kuwait to be its newest province.
28 Nov

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British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher resigns as leader of the Conservative Party and the prime ministry, and is succeeded as both by John Major.

Deaths on June 25

Ronald Gene Simmons

Died on June 25, 1990

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