Historical Events In February - 25

1727  Armand-Louis Couperin, composer on this day in history.  

1731  On this day in history simon Stijl, Frisian physician/writer  

1732  Robert Hudson, composer on February - 25.  

1735  On this day in history ernst William Wolf, composer  

1746  On February - 25 cumberlands troops occupy Aberdeen  

1751  First performing monkey exhibited in America, NYC (admission 1¢) on this day in history.  

1751  On February - 25 1st performing monkey exhibited in America, NYC (admission 1 cent)  

1778  Jose Francisco de San Martin, liberated Argentina, Chile and Peru on this day in history.  

1788  Mateo Ferrer, composer on February - 25.  

1791  On February - 25 1st Bank of US chartered  

1793  US President George Washington and his department heads hold their first Cabinet meeting on February - 25.  

1793  On February - 25 1st cabinet meeting (At George Washington's home)  

1794  Gerrit Schimmelpenninck, Dutch earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam on this day in history.  

1797  Colonel William Tate and his force of 1000-1500 soldiers surrender after the Last Invasion of Britain on February - 25.  

1799  Congress passes first federal quarantine legislation on this day in history.  

1799  On this day in history 1st federal forestry legislation authorizes purchase of timber land  

1803  On this day in history 1,800 sovereign German states unite into 60 states  

1804  Jefferson nominated for President at Democratic-Republican caucus on this day in history.  

1807  On this day in history george Alfred Trenholm, Secy Treas (Confederacy), died in 1876  

1808  James Bowen, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1886 on this day in history.  

1809  On February - 25 george Washington Cullom, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1892  

1811  Carl Schuberth, composer on this day in history.  

1814  On February - 25 taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian national poet/painter (3/9 NS) [OS]  

1815  Robert Hall Chilton, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1879 on February - 25.  

1826  On this day in history piotr A von der Pahlen, military governor of St Petersburg, dies at 60  

1828  On this day in history john Quincy Adam's son John marries in the White House  

1828  On February - 25 john Quincy Adam's son John marries in White House  

1830  On February - 25 victor Hugo's "Hernani" premieres in Paris  

1832  Theodorus J I Arnold, bibliographer (Bibliotheca Belgian) on this day in history.  

1833  On February - 25 clement Anselm Evans, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1911  

1836  Samuel Colt patents first revolving barrel multishot firearm on this day in history.  

1836  On February - 25 samuel Colt patents 1st revolving barrel multishot firearm  

1837  The first US electric printing press patented by Thomas Davenport on this day in history.  

1837  On February - 25 1st US electric printing press patented by Thomas Davenport  

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1398  Xuande, Emperor of China (d. 1435) was born on this day in history.  

1591  On this day in history birth of friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635)  

1635  Walraad, the Elder, Dutch fieldmarshall/earl of Nassau-Usingen was born on February - 25.  

1643  On February - 25 birth of ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95)  

1663  Pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (d. 1718) was born on this day in history.  

1680  Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer was born on this day in history.  

1682  On February - 25 birth of giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist (d. 1771)  

1692  Karl Ludwig, Freiherr von Pöllnitz, German adventurer and writer (d. 1775) was born on February - 25.  

0779  Walburgis, Anglo-Saxon abbess/saint (Walpurgis Night), dies on this day in history.  

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

1522  On February - 25 death of william Lilye, English classical scholar  

1536  On this day in history 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 February - 25.  

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