Famous Birthdays In February - 25

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

1855  George Bonnor, cricketer (big-hitting Aussie batter 1880-1888) was born on February - 25.  

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 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 February - 25.  

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 February - 25.  

1876  Charles Freer, art collector; endowed Freer Gallery [or 1856] was born on this day in history.  

1877  Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian musicologist (d. 1935) was born on this day in history.  

1879  On this day in history birth of otakar Ostrcil, composer  

1881  On February - 25 birth of william Foster, Mass, Communist Pres candidate (1924,28,32)  

1882  On February - 25 birth of jozef Goossenaerts, Flemish philologist (Language boundary)  

1883  Princess Alice of Albany, Countess of Athlone (d. 1981) was born on this day in history.  

1885  On February - 25 birth of sylvia Brett, Lady Brooke, Ranee of Sarawak (d. 1971)  

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  On this day in history birth of myra Hess, London England, concert pianist  

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 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 this day in history birth of henri Martelli, composer  

1896  John J McClellan, (Sen-D-Ark) was born on February - 25.  

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  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  On February - 25 birth of oscar Cullmann, Swiss theologist (Das Petrusproblem)  

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0779  Walburgis, Anglo-Saxon abbess/saint (Walpurgis Night), dies on February - 25.  

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

1247  Hendrik IV, duke of Limburg/earl of Bergen (1226-47), dies on February - 25.  

1495  On February - 25 djem Sultan, son of Turkish sultan Mehmed II, dies at 35  

1522  On February - 25 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)