Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In February - 25

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

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  Charles Lang Freer, art collector; endowed Freer Gallery [or 1876] was born on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history birth of menso Kamerlingh Onnes, painter/water colors painter   

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

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

1868  On this day in history birth of anthony J Block, Dutch lawyer (strafproces)   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1879  Otakar Ostrcil, composer was born on February - 25.   

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

1882  Jozef Goossenaerts, Flemish philologist (Language boundary) was born on February - 25.   

1883  On this day in history birth of princess Alice of Albany, Countess of Athlone (d. 1981)   

1885  On this day in history birth of sylvia Brett, Lady Brooke, Ranee of Sarawak (d. 1971)   

1887  On this day in history birth of leonard Carey, England, actor (Laughter)   

1888  On this day in history birth of john Foster Dulles, US Secretary of State (1953-59)   

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  Ernst Friedrich, Breslau Germany, pacifist (War Against War!) was born on this day in history.   

1894  Howard Wendell, Poland, actor (4 Skulls of Jonathan Drake) was born on February - 25.   

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

1900  Jed Harris, producer/director (Billy Rose Show, Operation Mad Ball) was born on this day in history.   

1901  On February - 25 birth of federico Ghisi, composer   

1901  [Herbert] Zeppo Marx, NYC, comedian/actor (Marx Brothers) was born on February - 25.   

1902  Max Kommerell, German literary/author (Die Gefangenen) was born on this day in history.   

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

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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 February - 25.   

1495  Djem Sultan, son of Turkish sultan Mehmed II, dies at 35 on February - 25.   

1522  Death of William Lilye, English classical scholar on this day in history.   

1536  On February - 25 death of berthold Haller, German-born reformer (b. 1492)   

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

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