Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In February - 25

1847  On February - 25 birth of john Watson, Canada, philosopher (Objective Idealism)   

1855  On February - 25 birth of george Bonnor, cricketer (big-hitting Aussie batter 1880-1888)   

1855  Cesário Verde, Portuguese poet (d. 1886) was born on this day in history.   

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

1860  Menso Kamerlingh Onnes, painter/water colors painter was born on February - 25.   

1860  On February - 25 birth of william James Ashley, English economic-historian   

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

1868  On February - 25 birth of anthony J Block, Dutch lawyer (strafproces)   

1871  On February - 25 birth of oliver Samuel Campbell, tennis champ (US Open-1890)   

1873  Enrico Caruso, Naples Italy, operatic tenor (Faust) was born on this day in history.   

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

1877  On February - 25 birth of erich von Hornbostel, Austrian musicologist (d. 1935)   

1879  Otakar Ostrcil, composer was born on this day in history.   

1881  William Foster, Mass, Communist Pres candidate (1924,28,32) was born on this day in history.   

1882  On this day in history 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  On February - 25 birth of sylvia Brett, Lady Brooke, Ranee of Sarawak (d. 1971)   

1887  On February - 25 birth of leonard Carey, England, actor (Laughter)   

1888  John Foster Dulles, US Secretary of State (1953-59) was born on February - 25.   

1889  On this day in history birth of homer S. Ferguson, United States Senator (d. 1982)   

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

1894  On February - 25 birth of ernst Friedrich, Breslau Germany, pacifist (War Against War!)   

1894  Howard Wendell, Poland, actor (4 Skulls of Jonathan Drake) was born on this day in history.   

1894  On February - 25 birth of meher Baba, Indian spiritual leader (d. 1969)   

1895  On February - 25 birth of deBenneville "Bert" Bell, PA, NFL owner/commissioner/HOF (Eagles)   

1895  On this day in history birth of henri Martelli, composer   

1896  On February - 25 birth of john J McClellan, (Sen-D-Ark)   

1898  On February - 25 birth of william Thomas Astbury, English physicist/chemist (textiles)   

1899  On February - 25 birth of leo J Weisgerber, German linguist   

1900  On February - 25 birth of jed Harris, producer/director (Billy Rose Show, Operation Mad Ball)   

1901  On this day in history birth of federico Ghisi, composer   

1901  On this day in history birth of [Herbert] Zeppo Marx, NYC, comedian/actor (Marx Brothers)   

1902  Max Kommerell, German literary/author (Die Gefangenen) was born on February - 25.   

1902  Oscar Cullmann, Swiss theologist (Das Petrusproblem) was born on this day in history.   

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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  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 this day in history.   

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

1553  Death of Hirate Masahide, Japanese diplomat and tutor of Oda Nobunaga (suicide) (b. 1492) on this day in history.   

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