Historical Events In February - 25

1838  Canadian militia routs American republican sympathizers on Fighting Island, in the Detroit River on February - 25.  

1838  London pedestrian walks 20 miles backward then forward in 8 hours on this day in history.  

1839  On this day in history seminoles &black allies shipped from Tampa Bay FL, to the West  

1839  On February - 25 seminoles & black allies shipped from Tampa Bay Florida, to West  

1840  On this day in history alexis Hollander, composer  

1841  On February - 25 the birth of Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French artist  

1841  Pierre Auguste Renoir, Limoges France, Impressionist painter/sculptor on February - 25.  

1842  On this day in history karl May, German writer (Old Shatterhand/Winnetou)  

1847  On this day in history state University of Iowa is approved  

1847  John Watson, Canada, philosopher (Objective Idealism) on February - 25.  

1851  Ferdinand Simon Gassner, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1852  Thomas Moore, writer (Utopia), dies on February - 25.  

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

1856  On this day in history charles Lang Freer, art collector; endowed Freer Gallery [or 1876]  

1859  1st use of "insanity plea" to prove innocence on this day in history.  

1860  Menso Kamerlingh Onnes, painter/water colors painter on February - 25.  

1862  Congress establishes the US Bureau of Engraving &Printing on this day in history.  

1862  Paper currency (greenbacks) introduced in US by President Abraham Lincoln on February - 25.  

1862  On February - 25 congress forms US Bureau of Engraving & Printing  

1863  Congress creates national banking system, comptroller of currency on this day in history.  

1865  Otto Ludwig, German writer (Zwischen Himmel und Erde), dies at 47 on February - 25.  

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

1868  On February - 25 andrew Johnson impeached for violation of the Tenure of Office act  

1868  On this day in history anthony J Block, Dutch lawyer (strafproces)  

1870  Hiram Revels, Mississippi, is sworn in as first black member of Congress (Senator) on this day in history.  

1870  On February - 25 hiram Revels, is sworn in as 1st black member of Congress (Sen-R-MS)  

1871  Oliver Samuel Campbell, tennis champ (US Open-1890) on this day in history.  

1873  On this day in history the birth of Enrico Caruso, Italian operatic tenor  

1873  Enrico Caruso, Naples Italy, operatic tenor (Faust) on February - 25.  

1875  Kiowa Indians under Lone Wolf (Guipago) surrender at Ft Sill on this day in history.  

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

1879  Congress passed first Timberland Protection Act on February - 25.  

1879  Congress passed 1st Timberland Protection Act on February - 25.  

1879  Otakar Ostrcil, composer on this day in history.  

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1398  On this day in history birth of xuande, Emperor of China (d. 1435)  

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 February - 25.  

1680  Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer was born on February - 25.  

1682  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist (d. 1771)  

1692  On February - 25 birth of karl Ludwig, Freiherr von Pöllnitz, German adventurer and writer (d. 1775)  

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

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  On this day in history death of william Lilye, English classical scholar  

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  Death of Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Portugal and France (b. 1498) on February - 25.