Historical Events In February - 25

1727  On February - 25 armand-Louis Couperin, composer   

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

1732  On this day in history robert Hudson, composer   

1735  On February - 25 ernst William Wolf, composer   

1746  Cumberlands troops occupy Aberdeen on this day in history.   

1751  On February - 25 first performing monkey exhibited in America, NYC (admission 1¢)   

1751  On February - 25 1st performing monkey exhibited in America, NYC (admission 1 cent)   

1778  On February - 25 jose Francisco de San Martin, liberated Argentina, Chile and Peru   

1788  Mateo Ferrer, composer on this day in history.   

1791  1st Bank of US chartered on this day in history.   

1793  On February - 25 uS President George Washington and his department heads hold their first Cabinet meeting.   

1793  1st cabinet meeting (At George Washington's home) on this day in history.   

1794  Gerrit Schimmelpenninck, Dutch earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam on February - 25.   

1797  On February - 25 colonel William Tate and his force of 1000-1500 soldiers surrender after the Last Invasion of Britain   

1799  Congress passes first federal quarantine legislation on this day in history.   

1799  1st federal forestry legislation authorizes purchase of timber land on this day in history.   

1803  On this day in history 1,800 sovereign German states unite into 60 states   

1804  On February - 25 jefferson nominated for President at Democratic-Republican caucus   

1807  On February - 25 george Alfred Trenholm, Secy Treas (Confederacy), died in 1876   

1808  James Bowen, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1886 on this day in history.   

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

1811  On this day in history carl Schuberth, composer   

1814  Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian national poet/painter (3/9 NS) [OS] on this day in history.   

1815  Robert Hall Chilton, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1879 on February - 25.   

1826  On February - 25 piotr A von der Pahlen, military governor of St Petersburg, dies at 60   

1828  On this day in history john Quincy Adam's son John marries in the White House   

1828  John Quincy Adam's son John marries in White House on February - 25.   

1830  Victor Hugo's "Hernani" premieres in Paris on February - 25.   

1832  Theodorus J I Arnold, bibliographer (Bibliotheca Belgian) on February - 25.   

1833  Clement Anselm Evans, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1911 on February - 25.   

1836  On February - 25 samuel Colt patents first revolving barrel multishot firearm   

1836  On this day in history samuel Colt patents 1st revolving barrel multishot firearm   

1837  The first US electric printing press patented by Thomas Davenport on this day in history.   

1837  On February - 25 1st US electric printing press patented by Thomas Davenport   

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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 February - 25 birth of ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95)   

1663  Pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (d. 1718) was born on February - 25.   

1680  Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer was born on February - 25.   

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

1692  On February - 25 birth of karl Ludwig, Freiherr von Pöllnitz, German adventurer and writer (d. 1775)   

0779  On February - 25 walburgis, Anglo-Saxon abbess/saint (Walpurgis Night), dies   

1246  On February - 25 death of dafydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd   

1247  Hendrik IV, duke of Limburg/earl of Bergen (1226-47), dies on February - 25.   

1495  On February - 25 djem Sultan, son of Turkish sultan Mehmed II, dies at 35   

1522  Death of William Lilye, English classical scholar on February - 25.   

1536  On February - 25 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 February - 25.