Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In February - 25

1847  On this day in history birth of john Watson, Canada, philosopher (Objective Idealism)   

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

1855  On this day in history birth of cesário Verde, Portuguese poet (d. 1886)   

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

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

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

1866  Benedetto Croce, Italy, humanist/historian/editor/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1873  On February - 25 birth of enrico Caruso, Naples Italy, operatic tenor (Faust)   

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 this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history 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 February - 25 birth of princess Alice of Albany, Countess of Athlone (d. 1981)   

1885  Sylvia Brett, Lady Brooke, Ranee of Sarawak (d. 1971) was born on February - 25.   

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

1894  Ernst Friedrich, Breslau Germany, pacifist (War Against War!) was born on this day in history.   

1894  On February - 25 birth of howard Wendell, Poland, actor (4 Skulls of Jonathan Drake)   

1894  Meher Baba, Indian spiritual leader (d. 1969) was born on this day in history.   

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

1895  Henri Martelli, composer was born on February - 25.   

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

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  On this day in history birth of jed Harris, producer/director (Billy Rose Show, Operation Mad Ball)   

1901  Federico Ghisi, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  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  On this day in history death of dafydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd   

1247  On February - 25 hendrik IV, duke of Limburg/earl of Bergen (1226-47), dies   

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 February - 25.   

1553  Death of Hirate Masahide, Japanese diplomat and tutor of Oda Nobunaga (suicide) (b. 1492) on February - 25.   

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