February 25
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February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 309 days remaining until the end of the year (310 in leap years).
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Events [change]
- 138 – Roman Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his heir.
- 1336 - 4,000 defenders of the Pilenai commit mass suicide rather than be taken captive by the Teutonic Knights.
- 1570 – Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England.
- 1793 - George Washington holds the first cabinet meeting held by a President of the United States.
- 1831 - Battle of Oloynka Grochowska, part of the Polish November Uprising against the Russian Empire.
- 1836 – Samuel Colt is granted a US patent for the Colt revolver.
- 1843 - Provisional Cessation of the Hawaiian or Sandwich Islands is established by Lord George Paulet.
- 1848 - The Provisional Government in revolutionary France, by Louis Blanc's motion, guarantees workers right.
- 1856 – A peace conference begins in Paris after the Crimean War.
- 1866 - Miners at Calaveras County, California, discover what is now called the Calaveras Skull.
- 1870 – Hiram Rhodes Revels becomes the first African American to serve in the US Congress.
- 1875 - Guangxu Emperor of China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.
- 1912 - Marie-Adelaide, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, at age 17, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
- 1917 – The British steamship RMS Laconia is sunk by a German U-boat off the south coast of Ireland, killing 12 people.
- 1921 – Tbilisi, capital city of the Democratic Republic of Georgia, is occupied by Bolshevist Russia.
- 1933 - The USS Ranger is launched. it is the first US ship built only as an aircraft carrier.
- 1941 - February Strike: In occupied Amsterdam, a general strike is declared in response to increased anti-Jewish measures by the Nazis.
- 1945 - World War II: Turkey declares war on Germany.
- 1947 – The State of Prussia ceases to exist.
- 1948 - The Communist Party takes control of Czechoslovakia.
- 1951 – The first Pan American Games are held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- 1954 – Gamal Abdel Nasser becomes President of Egypt.
- 1956 – Nikita Krushchev denounces the cult of personality of Joseph Stalin.
- 1964 – Cassius Clay, later known as Muhammad Ali, becomes heavyweight boxing champion, defeating Sonny Liston.
- 1968 – South Korean troops kill 135 people in Vietnam.
- 1969 - In Prague, Jan Zajic sets himself on fire in an act of protest against the Communist government. He dies of his injuries.
- 1980 – Suriname's government is overthrown in a coup in the capital city Paramaribo.
- 1983 – The Statute of Autonomy for the Canary Islands is approved.
- 1986 – People Power Revolution: In the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos is forced to resign after a rule of over 20 years. Corazon Aquino becomes President, the first Asian woman in that position.
- 1988 – Roh Tae-woo becomes President of South Korea.
- 1990 - Violeta Chamorro is elected President of Nicaragua, defeating Daniel Ortega.
- 1991 - End of the Warsaw Pact.
- 1991 – Gulf War: An Iraqi scud missile hits a US military barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, killing 28 reservists from Pennsylvania.
- 1992 – Khojaly Massacre: Armenian forces kill 613 Azerbaijani civilians in Nagorno Karabakh.
- 1994 – In the West Bank town of Hebron, Baruch Goldstein kills 29 Palestinian worshippers, before being killed.
- 1995 - The first Screen Actors Guild Awards are awarded in Los Angeles, California.
- 2001 - Non-reformed Communists win the election in Moldova.
- 2003 – Roh Moo-hyun becomes President of South Korea.
- 2008 – Lee Myung-bak becomes President of South Korea.
- 2009 – Bangladeshi Border Guards kill 74 people in Dhaka, including 50 army officers.
- 2009 – Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 crashes near Amsterdam, killing 9 people.
- 2010 – Viktor Yanukovich becomes President of Ukraine, succeeding Viktor Yushchenko.
- 2011 – The Fianna Fail-led government in the Republic of Ireland, under Brian Cowen, suffers a heavy defeat in the general election. Enda Kenny is elected to serve as the next Taoiseach.
- 2013 - Park Geunhye becomes the first female President of South Korea.
Births [change]
- 1398 – Emperor Xuande of China (d. 1435)
- 1591 – Friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635)
- 1643 – Ahmed II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1695)
- 1651 - Johann Philipp Krieger, German Barocque composer and organist (d. 1725)
- 1682 - Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist (d. 1771)
- 1707 – Carlo Goldoni, Italian writer (d. 1793)
- 1708 - Felix Benda, Bohemian composer and organist (d. 1768)
- 1714 – Rene Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, French chancellor (d. 1792)
- 1727 - Armand-Louis Couperin, French composer (d. 1789)
- 1752 – John Graves Simcoe, British territorial governor of Upper Canada (d. 1806)
- 1778 – Jose de San Martin, Argentine independence leader, hero in many South American countries (d. 1850)
- 1812 - Carl Christian Hall, Danish statesman (d. 1888)
- 1816 - Giovanni Morelli, Italian art critic and political figure (d. 1891)
- 1833 – John St. John, Governor of Kansas (d. 1916)
- 1841 – Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French impressionist painter (d. 1919)
- 1842 – Karl May, German writer (d. 1912)
- 1845 – George Reid, 4th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1918)
- 1856 - Karl Gotthard Lamprecht, German historian (d. 1915)
- 1859 - John Burke, Governor of North Dakota (d. 1937)
- 1861 – Rudolf Steiner, Austrian philosopher and educator (d. 1925)
- 1866 - Benedetto Croce, Italian philosopher, humanist, historian and politician (d. 1952)
- 1871 – Lesya Ukrainka, Ukrainian writer and poet (d. 1913)
- 1873 – Enrico Caruso, Italian tenor (d. 1921)
- 1881 - Alexei Rykov, Soviet politician (d. 1938)
- 1883 - Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (d. 1981)
- 1885 – Princess Alice of Battenberg (d. 1969)
- 1888 – John Foster Dulles, 52nd United States Secretary of State (d. 1959)
- 1889 - Homer S. Ferguson, United States Senator for Michigan (d. 1982)
- 1890 – Myra Hess, English pianist (d. 1965)
- 1890 – Vyacheslav Molotov, Soviet politician (d. 1986)
- 1894 - Meher Baba, Indian spiritual figure (d. 1969)
- 1901 – Zeppo Marx, American actor (d. 1979)
- 1903 - King Clancy, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1986)
- 1906 - Boris Papandopulo, Croatia composer and conductor (d. 1991)
- 1906 - Domingo Ortega, Spanish matador (d. 1988)
- 1910 - Millicent Fenwick, American politician (d. 1992)
- 1913 – Jim Backus, American actor (d. 1989)
- 1917 – Anthony Burgess, English author (d. 1993)
- 1918 – Bobby Riggs, American tennis player (d. 1995)
- 1920 - Sun Myung Moon, Korean religious leader (d. 2012)
- 1921 – Pierre Laporte, Canadian statesman (d. 1970)
- 1924 - Hugh Huxley, British biologist
- 1928 – Larry Gelbart, American screenwriter (d. 2009)
- 1929 - Tommy Newsom, American bandleader (d. 2007)
- 1932 – Tony Brooks, British racing driver
- 1935 – Sally Jessy Raphael, American talk show host
- 1937 – Tom Courtenay, British actor
- 1937 – Bob Schieffer, American broadcast journalist
- 1940 – Ron Santo, American baseball player (d. 2010)
- 1943 – George Harrison, English songwriter, guitarist and member of the Beatles (d. 2001)
- 1943 – Wilson da Silva Piazza, Brazilian footballer
- 1946 - Jean Todt, French Formula One executive
- 1947 - Giuseppe Betori, Archbishop of Florence
- 1947 - Marc Sautet, French writer, teacher, and philosopher (d. 1998)
- 1947 – Lee Evans, American athlete
- 1947 - Doug Yule, American musician
- 1950 – Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina (d. 2010)
- 1950 - Francisco Fernandez Ochoa, Spanish alpine skier (d. 2006)
- 1951 – Don Quarrie, Jamaican runner
- 1952 - Joey Dunlop, British motorcycle racer (d. 2000)
- 1953 – Jose Maria Aznar, Spanish politician, former Prime Minister of Spain
- 1954 - Gerardo Pelusso, Uruguayan football manager
- 1955 – Camille Theriault, Canadian politician, 29th Premier of New Brunswick
- 1958 - Kevin Gray, American actor
- 1958 – Kurt Rambis, American basketball player
- 1961 - Chris Pitman, American keyboardist
- 1964 – Lee Evans, British comedian
- 1965 - Veronica Webb, American supermodel and actress
- 1967 – Ed Balls, British politician
- 1971 – Sean Astin, American actor
- 1973 – Julio Iglesias, Jr., Spanish singer
- 1974 - Kevin Skinner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1975 – Chelsea Handler, American comedienne and actress
- 1976 - Rashida Jones, American actress
- 1978 - Yazid Mansouri, Algerian footballer
- 1978 - Yuji Nakazawa, Japanese footballer
- 1981 – Shahid Kapoor, Indian actor
- 1981 – Park Ji-Sung, South Korean footballer
- 1982 – Chris Baird, Northern Irish footballer
- 1982 - Bert McCracken, American musician
- 1983 – Eduardo da Silva, Brazilian-Croatian footballer
- 1984 - Xing Huina, Chinese athlete
- 1984 – Craig Mackail-Smith, British footballer
- 1985 – Joakim Noah, American basketball player
- 1987 - Justin Abdelkader, American ice hockey player
- 1987 - Mevlut Erdinc, Turkish footballer
- 1989 - Kana Hanazawa, Japanese voice actress
- 1990 - Younes Belhanda, Moroccan footballer
- 1993 - Christina Kirkman, American actress
- 1997 – Isabelle Fuhrman, American actress
- 1998 – Brendon Baerg, American actor
Deaths [change]
- 1246 – Dafydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd
- 1547 - Vittoria Colonna, Italian poet (b. 1492)
- 1553 - Hirate Masahide, Japanese diplomat (b. 1492)
- 1558 – Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Portugal and France (b. 1498)
- 1601 - Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, English politician (b. 1566)
- 1634 – Albrecht von Wallenstein, Austrian general (b. 1583)
- 1655 – Daniel Heinsius, Flemish scholar (b. 1580)
- 1713 – King Frederick I of Prussia (b. 1657)
- 1715 - Pu Songling, Chinese writer (b. 1640)
- 1723 – Christopher Wren, English architect (b. 1632)
- 1819 - Francisco Manoel de Nascimento, Portuguese poet (b. 1734)
- 1822 - William Pinkney, American statesman and diplomat (b. 1764)
- 1831 – Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, German writer (b. 1752)
- 1850 – Daoguang, Emperor of China (b. 1782)
- 1852 – Thomas Moore, Irish poet (b. 1779)
- 1864 – Anna Harrison, shortest-serving First Lady of the United States (b. 1775)
- 1865 - Otto Ludwig, German writer (b. 1813)
- 1877 - Jang Bahadur Rana, Nepalese ruler (b. 1816)
- 1894 - Steele MacKaye, American playwright, actor and inventor (b. 1842)
- 1899 – Paul Julius Reuter, German journalist (b. 1816)
- 1912 – Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (b. 1852)
- 1922 - Henri Desire Landru, French serial killer (b. 1869)
- 1945 - Mario de Andrade, Brazilian writer and photographer (b. 1893)
- 1950 – George Minot, American physician (b. 1885)
- 1953 - Sergei Winogradsky, Russian scientist (b. 1856)
- 1957 – Bugs Moran, American gangster (b. 1893)
- 1964 - Kenneth Lee Spencer, American opera singer and actor (b. 1913)
- 1964 - Alexander Archipenko, Ukrainian artist and sculptor (b. 1887)
- 1969 - Jan Zajic, Czechoslovakian student (b. 1950)
- 1970 – Mark Rothko, Latvian-American painter (b. 1903)
- 1971 – Theodor Svedberg, Swedish chemist (b. 1884)
- 1975 – Elijah Muhammad, American Muslim leader, Nation of Islam (b. 1897)
- 1983 – Tennessee Williams, American playwright (b. 1911)
- 1993 - Eddie Constantine, American-born actor and singer (b. 1917)
- 1994 – Baruch Goldstein, Israeli army officer (b. 1956)
- 1999 – Glenn T. Seaborg, American chemist (b. 1912)
- 2001 – Sir Donald Bradman, Australian cricketer (b. 1908)
- 2003 – Alberto Sordi, Italian actor (b. 1920)
- 2005 - Peter Benenson, English founder of Amnesty International (b. 1921)
- 2005 - Leo Labine, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1931)
- 2005 - Edward Patten, American singer (b. 1939)
- 2009 – Philip Jose Farmer, American writer (b. 1918)
- 2012 – Maurice Andre, French classical trumpeter (b. 1933)
- 2012 – Red Holloway, American jazz saxophonist (b. 1927)
- 2012 – Erland Josephson, Swedish actor (b. 1923)
- 2012 – Louisiana Red, American blues musician (b. 1932)
- 2013 - Ray O'Connor, 22nd Premier of Western Australia (b. 1926)
- 2013 - C. Everett Koop, American politician and spokesperson (b. 1916)
Observances [change]
- National Day (Kuwait)
- People Power Day (Philippines)
- Soviet Occupation Day (Republic of Georgia)
- Memorial Day for Victims of the Communist dictatorships (Hungary)
