Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In February - 25

1847  John Watson, Canada, philosopher (Objective Idealism) was born on February - 25.   

1855  George Bonnor, cricketer (big-hitting Aussie batter 1880-1888) was born on this day in history.   

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

1856  On February - 25 birth of charles Lang Freer, art collector; endowed Freer Gallery [or 1876]   

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

1860  On this day in history birth of william James Ashley, English economic-historian   

1866  Benedetto Croce, Italy, humanist/historian/editor/philosopher was born on February - 25.   

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

1871  On this day in history birth of oliver Samuel Campbell, tennis champ (US Open-1890)   

1873  On this day in history birth of enrico Caruso, Naples Italy, operatic tenor (Faust)   

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

1877  Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian musicologist (d. 1935) was born on February - 25.   

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  Jozef Goossenaerts, Flemish philologist (Language boundary) was born on this day in history.   

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  Leonard Carey, England, actor (Laughter) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 February - 25.   

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 February - 25.   

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

1895  On this day in history birth of deBenneville "Bert" Bell, PA, NFL owner/commissioner/HOF (Eagles)   

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

1896  On this day in history birth of john J McClellan, (Sen-D-Ark)   

1898  William Thomas Astbury, English physicist/chemist (textiles) was born on this day in history.   

1899  Leo J Weisgerber, German linguist was born on February - 25.   

1900  Jed Harris, producer/director (Billy Rose Show, Operation Mad Ball) was born on February - 25.   

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

1901  [Herbert] Zeppo Marx, NYC, comedian/actor (Marx Brothers) was born on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history birth of max Kommerell, German literary/author (Die Gefangenen)   

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28

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  Hendrik IV, duke of Limburg/earl of Bergen (1226-47), dies on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of berthold Haller, German-born reformer (b. 1492)   

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 this day in history.