Famous Birthdays In February - 25

1847  John Watson, Canada, philosopher (Objective Idealism) was born on February - 25.  

1855  George Bonnor, cricketer (big-hitting Aussie batter 1880-1888) was born on February - 25.  

1855  On February - 25 birth of cesário Verde, Portuguese poet (d. 1886)  

1856  On this day in history birth of charles Lang Freer, art collector; endowed Freer Gallery [or 1876]  

1860  On February - 25 birth of menso Kamerlingh Onnes, painter/water colors painter  

1860  William James Ashley, English economic-historian was born on this day in history.  

1866  On February - 25 birth of benedetto Croce, Italy, humanist/historian/editor/philosopher  

1868  Anthony J Block, Dutch lawyer (strafproces) was born on February - 25.  

1871  Oliver Samuel Campbell, tennis champ (US Open-1890) was born on February - 25.  

1873  Enrico Caruso, Naples Italy, operatic tenor (Faust) was born on this day in history.  

1876  Charles Freer, art collector; endowed Freer Gallery [or 1856] was born on February - 25.  

1877  Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian musicologist (d. 1935) was born on February - 25.  

1879  On this day in history birth of otakar Ostrcil, composer  

1881  On February - 25 birth of william Foster, Mass, Communist Pres candidate (1924,28,32)  

1882  On February - 25 birth of jozef Goossenaerts, Flemish philologist (Language boundary)  

1883  On this day in history birth of princess Alice of Albany, Countess of Athlone (d. 1981)  

1885  On this day in history birth of sylvia Brett, Lady Brooke, Ranee of Sarawak (d. 1971)  

1887  Leonard Carey, England, actor (Laughter) was born on February - 25.  

1888  On February - 25 birth of john Foster Dulles, US Secretary of State (1953-59)  

1889  Homer S. Ferguson, United States Senator (d. 1982) was born on February - 25.  

1890  On February - 25 birth of myra Hess, London England, concert pianist  

1894  Ernst Friedrich, Breslau Germany, pacifist (War Against War!) was born on this day in history.  

1894  On this day in history birth of howard Wendell, Poland, actor (4 Skulls of Jonathan Drake)  

1894  Meher Baba, Indian spiritual leader (d. 1969) was born on February - 25.  

1895  On February - 25 birth of deBenneville "Bert" Bell, PA, NFL owner/commissioner/HOF (Eagles)  

1895  On February - 25 birth of henri Martelli, composer  

1896  John J McClellan, (Sen-D-Ark) was born on February - 25.  

1898  On this day in history birth of william Thomas Astbury, English physicist/chemist (textiles)  

1899  On February - 25 birth of leo J Weisgerber, German linguist  

1900  Jed Harris, producer/director (Billy Rose Show, Operation Mad Ball) was born on this day in history.  

1901  Federico Ghisi, composer was born on February - 25.  

1901  [Herbert] Zeppo Marx, NYC, comedian/actor (Marx Brothers) was born on this day in history.  

1902  Max Kommerell, German literary/author (Die Gefangenen) was born on February - 25.  

1902  Oscar Cullmann, Swiss theologist (Das Petrusproblem) was born on February - 25.  

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0779  Walburgis, Anglo-Saxon abbess/saint (Walpurgis Night), dies on this day in history.  

1246  Death of Dafydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd on this day in history.  

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 February - 25.  

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

1536  Death of Berthold Haller, German-born reformer (b. 1492) on this day in history.  

1553  Death of Hirate Masahide, Japanese diplomat and tutor of Oda Nobunaga (suicide) (b. 1492) on this day in history.  

1558  On this day in history death of eleanor of Austria, Queen of Portugal and France (b. 1498)