Historical Events In February - 25

1908  On this day in history 1st tunnel under Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens   

1908  Frank G Slaughter, author (Sangaree) on this day in history.   

1909  On February - 25 edgar Pangborn, US, sci-fi author (Judgment of Eve, Davy)   

1910  Dali Lama flees Tibet from Chinese troop to British-Indies on this day in history.   

1910  On February - 25 millicent Fenwick, NYC, (Rep-R-NJ 1975-82) (Doonesbury)   

1911  On February - 25 opera "Natoma," premieres in Phila   

1912  On this day in history marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.   

1912  Richard Wattis, England, actor (Hobson's Choice, Prince & Showgirl) on February - 25.   

1913  16th Amendment ratified, authorizing income tax on February - 25.   

1913  On February - 25 gert Froebe, Saxony Germany, actor (Goldfinger)   

1914  On February - 25 john Arlott, cricketer (the doyen of cricket commentators & writers)   

1914  John Tenniel, British illustrator (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 93 on this day in history.   

1915  George Mimot, physician (Nobel-1934), dies on February - 25.   

1916  German troops conquer Fort Douaumont near Verdun on February - 25.   

1916  Ian Wallace, British CEO on February - 25.   

1917  On February - 25 laconia, a Cunard ship. Sunk by torpedo attack from German U-boat U50 on the return journey from the USA to Liverpool while about 150 miles north west of the Fastnet Rock. There was a crew of 217 and she was carrying 75 passengers. 12 people were killed, 6 crew and 6 passengers.   

1917  The birth of Anthony Burgess, English novelist on this day in history.   

1917  Alex Gordon, architect on this day in history.   

1918  Henry Norwood Ewell, Harrisburg Pa, 4x100m runner (Olympic-gold-1948) on this day in history.   

1919  On February - 25 league of Nations set up by Paris Treaty   

1919  Oregon is first state to tax gasoline (1¢ per gallon) on February - 25.   

1919  F de Jong Edz, Dutch historian on this day in history.   

1920  The NSDAP - National Socialist German Workers Party - publishes a 25-point program in Munich. The party has 60 members. Hitler begins making speeches, drawing thousands; he builds the Nazi Party and the S.A. Stormtroopers, a private army on February - 25.   

1920  On February - 25 antony Duff, diplomat   

1920  Aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1921  Georgian SSR proclaimed on February - 25.   

1921  On this day in history jack Haley (Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz) marries Florence McFadden.   

1922  On this day in history henri-Desire Landru, French sex murderer, guillotined at 52   

1923  On February - 25 bread in Berlin rises to 2,000 mark   

1924  On this day in history marie Boyd scores 156 points in Maryland HS basketball game (163-3)   

1925  On February - 25 glacier Bay National Monument established in Alaska   

1925  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Beatrix Loughran   

1925  US male Figure Skating championship won by Nathaniel Niles on this day in history.   

1925  Pedro Miguel Marques y Garcia, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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1398  On this day in history birth of xuande, Emperor of China (d. 1435)   

1591  On this day in history birth of friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635)   

1635  On February - 25 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 February - 25 birth of pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (d. 1718)   

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

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

1692  On this day in history birth of karl Ludwig, Freiherr von Pöllnitz, German adventurer and writer (d. 1775)   

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

1246  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1536  Death of Berthold Haller, German-born reformer (b. 1492) on February - 25.   

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.