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Famous Birthdays In February - 25

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

1398 Xuande, Emperor of China (d. 1435) was born on this day in history.

1591 Friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635) was born on this day in history.

1635 On this day in history birth of walraad, the Elder, Dutch fieldmarshall/earl of Nassau-Usingen

1643 On this day in history birth of ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95)

1663 On this day in history birth of pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (d. 1718)

1680 Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer was born on this day in history.

1682 On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist (d. 1771)

1692 Karl Ludwig, Freiherr von Pöllnitz, German adventurer and writer (d. 1775) was born on this day in history.

1707 On this day in history birth of carlo Goldoni, Italy, lawyer/playwright (Belisario, Love of 3 Oranges)

1714 Sir Hyde Parker, 5th Baronet, British admiral (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.

1714 On this day in history birth of rené Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, Chancellor of France (d. 1792)

1725 On this day in history birth of armand-Louis Couperin, Paris France, organist/composer (Notre Dame)

1725 Karl Wilhelm Ramler, German poet (Geistliche Kantaten) was born on this day in history.

1727 On this day in history birth of armand-Louis Couperin, composer

1731 Simon Stijl, Frisian physician/writer was born on this day in history.

1732 On this day in history birth of robert Hudson, composer

1735 On this day in history birth of ernst William Wolf, composer

1752 John Graves Simcoe, first Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada (d. 1806) was born on this day in history.

1778 On this day in history birth of jose Francisco de San Martin, liberated Argentina, Chile and Peru

1788 On this day in history birth of mateo Ferrer, composer

1794 Gerrit Schimmelpenninck, Dutch earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam was born on this day in history.

1807 George Alfred Trenholm, Secy Treas (Confederacy), died in 1876 was born on this day in history.

1808 On this day in history birth of james Bowen, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1886

1809 On this day in history birth of george Washington Cullom, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1892

1811 On this day in history birth of carl Schuberth, composer

1814 On this day in history birth of taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian national poet/painter (3/9 NS) [OS]

1815 Robert Hall Chilton, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1879 was born on this day in history.

1832 On this day in history birth of theodorus J I Arnold, bibliographer (Bibliotheca Belgian)

1833 Clement Anselm Evans, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1911 was born on this day in history.

1833 On this day in history birth of julie Verstraete-Lacquet, Flemish actress

1840 Alexis Hollander, composer was born on this day in history.

1840 On this day in history birth of otto Liebmann, German philosopher (Climax of Theories)

1841 Pierre Auguste Renoir, Limoges France, Impressionist painter/sculptor was born on this day in history.

1842 Karl May, German writer (Old Shatterhand/Winnetou) was born on this day in history.

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Famous Deaths In February - 25

Famous People Died On This Day In History

1246 On this day in history death of dafydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd

1247 On this day in history hendrik IV, duke of Limburg/earl of Bergen (1226-47), dies

1495 Djem Sultan, son of Turkish sultan Mehmed II, dies at 35 on this day in history.

1522 Death of William Lilye, English classical scholar on this day in history.

1536 On this day in history death of berthold Haller, German-born reformer (b. 1492)

1553 On this day in history death of hirate Masahide, Japanese diplomat and tutor of Oda Nobunaga (suicide) (b. 1492)

1558 Death of Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Portugal and France (b. 1498) on this day in history.

1601 Death of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth on this day in history.