On June 25, 2009, Michael Jackson, one of the most
commercially successful entertainers in history, died
at the age of 50 at his home in Los Angeles, California,
after suffering from cardiac arrest caused by a fatal
combination of drugs given to him by his personal
doctor.

Judy Garland (Frances Ethel Gumm)
(June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969)

   
1939

Donald McNichol Sutherland  (17 July 1935 – 20 June 2024)

Sutherland received numerous accolades, including a Primetime
Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Critics Choice
Award. He has been cited as one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. In 2017, he received
an Academy Honorary Award.              

Sutherland rose to fame after starring in films such as The Dirty
Dozen (1967), M*A*S*H (1970 below), and Kelly’s Heroes (1970). 
He died after a long illness in Miami.
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Willie Howard Mays Jr. (May 6, 1931 – June 18, 2024)

Willie Mays was a professional baseball center fielder. Regarded
as one of the greatest players ever, Mays ranks second behind
only Babe Ruth on most all-time lists, including those of The
Sporting News and ESPN. Mays played in the National League
between 1951 and 1973 for the New York / San Francisco Giants
and New York Mets.

More than 1,000 people taking a pleasure trip on New York City’s
East River were drowned or burned to death when a fire swept
through the boat. This was one of the United States’ worst
maritime disasters.

The riverboat-style steamer General Slocum was built in 1890
and used mostly as a vehicle for taking large groups on day
outings. On June 15, the St. Mark’s German Lutheran Church
assembled a group of 1,360 people, mostly children and teachers,
for their annual Sunday School picnic.

The picnic was to take place at Locust Point in the Bronx after
a cruise up the East River on the General Slocum.

At about 9 a.m., the dangerously overcrowded boat left its dock
in Manhattan with Captain William Van Schaik in charge. As the
boat passed 83rd Street, accounts indicate that a child spotted
a fire in a storeroom.