Historical Events In February - 25

1838  Canadian militia routs American republican sympathizers on Fighting Island, in the Detroit River on this day in history.   

1838  On this day in history london pedestrian walks 20 miles backward then forward in 8 hours   

1839  Seminoles &black allies shipped from Tampa Bay FL, to the West on this day in history.   

1839  Seminoles & black allies shipped from Tampa Bay Florida, to West on this day in history.   

1840  On February - 25 alexis Hollander, composer   

1841  On this day in history the birth of Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French artist   

1841  On February - 25 pierre Auguste Renoir, Limoges France, Impressionist painter/sculptor   

1842  Karl May, German writer (Old Shatterhand/Winnetou) on February - 25.   

1847  State University of Iowa is approved on February - 25.   

1847  John Watson, Canada, philosopher (Objective Idealism) on this day in history.   

1851  Ferdinand Simon Gassner, composer, dies at 53 on February - 25.   

1852  Thomas Moore, writer (Utopia), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1859  On February - 25 1st use of "insanity plea" to prove innocence   

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

1862  Congress establishes the US Bureau of Engraving &Printing on February - 25.   

1862  Paper currency (greenbacks) introduced in US by President Abraham Lincoln on February - 25.   

1862  On February - 25 congress forms US Bureau of Engraving & Printing   

1863  On February - 25 congress creates national banking system, comptroller of currency   

1865  Otto Ludwig, German writer (Zwischen Himmel und Erde), dies at 47 on February - 25.   

1866  Benedetto Croce, Italy, humanist/historian/editor/philosopher on this day in history.   

1868  On this day in history andrew Johnson impeached for violation of the Tenure of Office act   

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

1870  On February - 25 hiram Revels, Mississippi, is sworn in as first black member of Congress (Senator)   

1870  On February - 25 hiram Revels, is sworn in as 1st black member of Congress (Sen-R-MS)   

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

1873  The birth of Enrico Caruso, Italian operatic tenor on this day in history.   

1873  On February - 25 enrico Caruso, Naples Italy, operatic tenor (Faust)   

1875  On this day in history kiowa Indians under Lone Wolf (Guipago) surrender at Ft Sill   

1876  Charles Freer, art collector; endowed Freer Gallery [or 1856] on this day in history.   

1879  Congress passed first Timberland Protection Act on February - 25.   

1879  Congress passed 1st Timberland Protection Act on this day in history.   

1879  On February - 25 otakar Ostrcil, composer   

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1398  On February - 25 birth of xuande, Emperor of China (d. 1435)   

1591  Friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635) was born on February - 25.   

1635  Walraad, the Elder, Dutch fieldmarshall/earl of Nassau-Usingen was born on this day in history.   

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

1663  On February - 25 birth of pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (d. 1718)   

1680  On February - 25 birth of philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer   

1682  Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist (d. 1771) was born on February - 25.   

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

0779  Walburgis, Anglo-Saxon abbess/saint (Walpurgis Night), dies on February - 25.   

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  On this day in history djem Sultan, son of Turkish sultan Mehmed II, dies at 35   

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

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

1553  On February - 25 death of hirate Masahide, Japanese diplomat and tutor of Oda Nobunaga (suicide) (b. 1492)   

1558  On February - 25 death of eleanor of Austria, Queen of Portugal and France (b. 1498)