Page 2: 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  On this day in history robert Hudson, composer   

1735  Ernst William Wolf, composer on February - 25.   

1746  Cumberlands troops occupy Aberdeen on February - 25.   

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 February - 25.   

1778  On February - 25 jose Francisco de San Martin, liberated Argentina, Chile and Peru   

1788  Mateo Ferrer, composer on February - 25.   

1791  On February - 25 1st Bank of US chartered   

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

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

1794  On February - 25 gerrit Schimmelpenninck, Dutch earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam   

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

1799  On February - 25 congress passes first federal quarantine legislation   

1799  On February - 25 1st federal forestry legislation authorizes purchase of timber land   

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

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  James Bowen, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1886 on February - 25.   

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  Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian national poet/painter (3/9 NS) [OS] on February - 25.   

1815  Robert Hall Chilton, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1879 on this day in history.   

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

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

1832  On February - 25 theodorus J I Arnold, bibliographer (Bibliotheca Belgian)   

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

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

1836  Samuel Colt patents 1st revolving barrel multishot firearm on this day in history.   

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

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

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1398  Xuande, Emperor of China (d. 1435) was born on February - 25.   

1591  On this day in history 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  Ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95) was born on February - 25.   

1663  Pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (d. 1718) was born on February - 25.   

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

1682  Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist (d. 1771) was born on February - 25.   

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 February - 25.   

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

1247  On this day in history hendrik IV, duke of Limburg/earl of Bergen (1226-47), dies   

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 February - 25 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)