Historical Events In February - 25

1926  Francisco Franco becomes General of Spain on February - 25.   

1926  On this day in history kwo-Min-Tang (Guomindang) declares war on government/warlords   

1927  On February - 25 gdansk &Polish accord concerning traffic through Polish corridor   

1927  On this day in history gdanks & Polish accord concerning traffic through Polish corridor   

1930  On this day in history check photographing device patented   

1932  Immigrant Adolf Hitler gets German citizenship on February - 25.   

1933  USS Ranger the first genuine aircraft carrier christened on February - 25.   

1933  On this day in history 1st genuine aircraft carrier christened, USS Ranger   

1934  Daniel Protheroe, composer, dies at 67 on February - 25.   

1937  The birth of Tom Courtenay, Actor on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history british Lord Halifax becomes Foreign Minister   

1939  First Anderson bomb shelter in Britain erected in an Islington garden on this day in history.   

1939  On February - 25 the first 'Anderson' air raid shelters are erected, in London   

1939  1st Anderson bomb shelter in Britain erected in an Islington garden on February - 25.   

1940  1st televised (W2XBS, NYC) hockey game (Rangers vs Canadians) on February - 25.   

1941  On this day in history february strike against persecution of Jews, in Amsterdam   

1941  The birth of David Puttnam, English film producer on this day in history.   

1941  On February - 25 boston Bruins set NHL record of 23-game unbeaten streak (15-0-8)   

1942  Leo Ascher, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1943  On February - 25 vietminh forms Indo Chinese Democratic Front   

1944  US first Army completes invasion plan on this day in history.   

1944  On February - 25 uS 1st Army completes invasion plan   

1945  On February - 25 sgt. Aubrey Cosens (Queen's Own Rifles of Canada) awarded the Victoria Cross at the Goch-Calear Road, Germany   

1945  On this day in history uS aircraft carriers attack Tokyo   

1947  On February - 25 friedrich Paschen, German physicist, dies at 82   

1948  Communists seize Czechoslovakia/C Gottwald becomes premier on February - 25.   

1949  WAC Corporal rocket achieves height of 400k (record) on February - 25.   

1950  "Your Show of Shows" with Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca premieres on NBC Writers include Mel Brooks, Neil Simon & Woody Allen on this day in history.   

1951  The first Pan American Games open (Buenos Aires Argentina) on this day in history.   

1951  "Michael Todd's Peep Show" closes at Winter Garden NYC after 278 perf on February - 25.   

1952  6th Winter Olympics games close at Oslo, Norway on this day in history.   

1952  On February - 25 6th Winter Olympic games close at Oslo, Norway   

1953  "Wonderful Town" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 559 perfs on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history jesus Garcia Leoz, composer, dies at 49   

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

1591  On February - 25 birth of friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635)   

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

1643  Ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95) was born on February - 25.   

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  Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist (d. 1771) was born on this day in history.   

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

0779  On this day in history walburgis, Anglo-Saxon abbess/saint (Walpurgis Night), dies   

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

1247  On February - 25 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  On this day in history death of william Lilye, English classical scholar   

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

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

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