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 February - 25 birth of cesário Verde, Portuguese poet (d. 1886)   

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

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

1860  William James Ashley, English economic-historian was born on this day in history.   

1866  On this day in history birth of benedetto Croce, Italy, humanist/historian/editor/philosopher   

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

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

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

1889  Homer S. Ferguson, United States Senator (d. 1982) was born on February - 25.   

1890  On February - 25 birth of myra Hess, London England, concert pianist   

1894  Ernst Friedrich, Breslau Germany, pacifist (War Against War!) was born on February - 25.   

1894  On this day in history 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  DeBenneville "Bert" Bell, PA, NFL owner/commissioner/HOF (Eagles) was born on this day in history.   

1895  Henri Martelli, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  Leo J Weisgerber, German linguist was born on this day in history.   

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  On February - 25 birth of [Herbert] Zeppo Marx, NYC, comedian/actor (Marx Brothers)   

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 February - 25.   

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

1553  On February - 25 death of hirate Masahide, Japanese diplomat and tutor of Oda Nobunaga (suicide) (b. 1492)   

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