Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In February - 25

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

1855  On this day in history birth of george Bonnor, cricketer (big-hitting Aussie batter 1880-1888)   

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

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

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

1860  William James Ashley, English economic-historian was born on February - 25.   

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

1868  Anthony J Block, Dutch lawyer (strafproces) was born on this day in history.   

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 February - 25.   

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

1877  On this day in history birth of erich von Hornbostel, Austrian musicologist (d. 1935)   

1879  On February - 25 birth of otakar Ostrcil, composer   

1881  William Foster, Mass, Communist Pres candidate (1924,28,32) was born on February - 25.   

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  Sylvia Brett, Lady Brooke, Ranee of Sarawak (d. 1971) was born on this day in history.   

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

1888  John Foster Dulles, US Secretary of State (1953-59) was born on this day in history.   

1889  Homer S. Ferguson, United States Senator (d. 1982) was born on this day in history.   

1890  Myra Hess, London England, concert pianist was born on this day in history.   

1894  Ernst Friedrich, Breslau Germany, pacifist (War Against War!) was born on February - 25.   

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

1894  On this day in history birth of meher Baba, Indian spiritual leader (d. 1969)   

1895  DeBenneville "Bert" Bell, PA, NFL owner/commissioner/HOF (Eagles) was born on February - 25.   

1895  On February - 25 birth of henri Martelli, composer   

1896  John J McClellan, (Sen-D-Ark) was born on this day in history.   

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

1899  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history birth of oscar Cullmann, Swiss theologist (Das Petrusproblem)   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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)