Page 3: 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 February - 25.   

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

1839  Seminoles & black allies shipped from Tampa Bay Florida, to West on this day in history.   

1840  On February - 25 alexis Hollander, composer   

1841  The birth of Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French artist on this day in history.   

1841  On February - 25 pierre Auguste Renoir, Limoges France, Impressionist painter/sculptor   

1842  Karl May, German writer (Old Shatterhand/Winnetou) on this day in history.   

1847  State University of Iowa is approved on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history george Bonnor, cricketer (big-hitting Aussie batter 1880-1888)   

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

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

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

1862  On this day in history congress establishes the US Bureau of Engraving &Printing   

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

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

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

1865  On February - 25 otto Ludwig, German writer (Zwischen Himmel und Erde), dies at 47   

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

1868  On this day in history andrew Johnson impeached for violation of the Tenure of Office act   

1868  On February - 25 anthony J Block, Dutch lawyer (strafproces)   

1870  On this day in history hiram Revels, Mississippi, is sworn in as first black member of Congress (Senator)   

1870  Hiram Revels, is sworn in as 1st black member of Congress (Sen-R-MS) on this day in history.   

1871  On February - 25 oliver Samuel Campbell, tennis champ (US Open-1890)   

1873  The birth of Enrico Caruso, Italian operatic tenor on February - 25.   

1873  On this day in history enrico Caruso, Naples Italy, operatic tenor (Faust)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1879  Otakar Ostrcil, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

1635  Walraad, the Elder, Dutch fieldmarshall/earl of Nassau-Usingen was born on this day in history.   

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

1663  On this day in history birth of pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (d. 1718)   

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 this day in history birth of karl Ludwig, Freiherr von Pöllnitz, German adventurer and writer (d. 1775)   

0779  On this day in history walburgis, Anglo-Saxon abbess/saint (Walpurgis Night), dies   

1246  On this day in history death of dafydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd   

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

1495  On February - 25 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  Death of Berthold Haller, German-born reformer (b. 1492) on February - 25.   

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

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