Historical Events In February - 25

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

1731  On February - 25 simon Stijl, Frisian physician/writer  

1732  Robert Hudson, composer on this day in history.  

1735  On this day in history ernst William Wolf, composer  

1746  Cumberlands troops occupy Aberdeen on this day in history.  

1751  On this day in history first performing monkey exhibited in America, NYC (admission 1¢)  

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

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

1788  Mateo Ferrer, composer on this day in history.  

1791  On February - 25 1st Bank of US chartered  

1793  US President George Washington and his department heads hold their first Cabinet meeting on this day in history.  

1793  On this day in history 1st cabinet meeting (At George Washington's home)  

1794  On this day in history gerrit Schimmelpenninck, Dutch earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam  

1797  On February - 25 colonel William Tate and his force of 1000-1500 soldiers surrender after the Last Invasion of Britain  

1799  On February - 25 congress passes first federal quarantine legislation  

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

1803  On February - 25 1,800 sovereign German states unite into 60 states  

1804  On February - 25 jefferson nominated for President at Democratic-Republican caucus  

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

1808  On February - 25 james Bowen, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1886  

1809  George Washington Cullom, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1892 on this day in history.  

1811  On February - 25 carl Schuberth, composer  

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

1815  On this day in history robert Hall Chilton, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1879  

1826  Piotr A von der Pahlen, military governor of St Petersburg, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1828  John Quincy Adam's son John marries in the White House on February - 25.  

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

1830  Victor Hugo's "Hernani" premieres in Paris on February - 25.  

1832  Theodorus J I Arnold, bibliographer (Bibliotheca Belgian) on February - 25.  

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

1836  Samuel Colt patents first revolving barrel multishot firearm on February - 25.  

1836  On this day in history samuel Colt patents 1st revolving barrel multishot firearm  

1837  The first US electric printing press patented by Thomas Davenport on February - 25.  

1837  1st US electric printing press patented by Thomas Davenport on this day in history.  

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1398  On February - 25 birth of xuande, Emperor of China (d. 1435)  

1591  On February - 25 birth of friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635)  

1635  On February - 25 birth of walraad, the Elder, Dutch fieldmarshall/earl of Nassau-Usingen  

1643  On this day in history birth of ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95)  

1663  On February - 25 birth of pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (d. 1718)  

1680  On this day in history birth of philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer  

1682  On this day in history 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  Hendrik IV, duke of Limburg/earl of Bergen (1226-47), dies on this day in history.  

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  Death of Berthold Haller, German-born reformer (b. 1492) on this day in history.  

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

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