Page 5: Historical Events In February - 25

1908  On February - 25 1st tunnel under Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens   

1908  Frank G Slaughter, author (Sangaree) on this day in history.   

1909  Edgar Pangborn, US, sci-fi author (Judgment of Eve, Davy) on this day in history.   

1910  Dali Lama flees Tibet from Chinese troop to British-Indies on February - 25.   

1910  On February - 25 millicent Fenwick, NYC, (Rep-R-NJ 1975-82) (Doonesbury)   

1911  On February - 25 opera "Natoma," premieres in Phila   

1912  On February - 25 marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.   

1912  Richard Wattis, England, actor (Hobson's Choice, Prince & Showgirl) on February - 25.   

1913  On February - 25 16th Amendment ratified, authorizing income tax   

1913  On February - 25 gert Froebe, Saxony Germany, actor (Goldfinger)   

1914  John Arlott, cricketer (the doyen of cricket commentators & writers) on this day in history.   

1914  John Tenniel, British illustrator (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 93 on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history george Mimot, physician (Nobel-1934), dies   

1916  On this day in history german troops conquer Fort Douaumont near Verdun   

1916  Ian Wallace, British CEO on this day in history.   

1917  On February - 25 laconia, a Cunard ship. Sunk by torpedo attack from German U-boat U50 on the return journey from the USA to Liverpool while about 150 miles north west of the Fastnet Rock. There was a crew of 217 and she was carrying 75 passengers. 12 people were killed, 6 crew and 6 passengers.   

1917  The birth of Anthony Burgess, English novelist on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history alex Gordon, architect   

1918  On this day in history henry Norwood Ewell, Harrisburg Pa, 4x100m runner (Olympic-gold-1948)   

1919  On February - 25 league of Nations set up by Paris Treaty   

1919  Oregon is first state to tax gasoline (1¢ per gallon) on this day in history.   

1919  F de Jong Edz, Dutch historian on February - 25.   

1920  The NSDAP - National Socialist German Workers Party - publishes a 25-point program in Munich. The party has 60 members. Hitler begins making speeches, drawing thousands; he builds the Nazi Party and the S.A. Stormtroopers, a private army on this day in history.   

1920  Antony Duff, diplomat on February - 25.   

1920  Aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician, dies at 73 on February - 25.   

1921  Georgian SSR proclaimed on February - 25.   

1921  On this day in history jack Haley (Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz) marries Florence McFadden.   

1922  On this day in history henri-Desire Landru, French sex murderer, guillotined at 52   

1923  Bread in Berlin rises to 2,000 mark on this day in history.   

1924  Marie Boyd scores 156 points in Maryland HS basketball game (163-3) on February - 25.   

1925  On this day in history glacier Bay National Monument established in Alaska   

1925  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Beatrix Loughran   

1925  US male Figure Skating championship won by Nathaniel Niles on February - 25.   

1925  On this day in history pedro Miguel Marques y Garcia, composer, dies at 81   

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

1591  Friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635) was born on February - 25.   

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

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

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

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  Death of Dafydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd on February - 25.   

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

1536  On February - 25 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)