Page 6: Historical Events In February - 25

1926  Francisco Franco becomes General of Spain on February - 25.   

1926  On this day in history kwo-Min-Tang (Guomindang) declares war on government/warlords   

1927  On February - 25 gdansk &Polish accord concerning traffic through Polish corridor   

1927  On February - 25 gdanks & Polish accord concerning traffic through Polish corridor   

1930  On this day in history check photographing device patented   

1932  Immigrant Adolf Hitler gets German citizenship on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history uSS Ranger the first genuine aircraft carrier christened   

1933  1st genuine aircraft carrier christened, USS Ranger on this day in history.   

1934  On February - 25 daniel Protheroe, composer, dies at 67   

1937  On February - 25 the birth of Tom Courtenay, Actor   

1938  On February - 25 british Lord Halifax becomes Foreign Minister   

1939  First Anderson bomb shelter in Britain erected in an Islington garden on February - 25.   

1939  The first 'Anderson' air raid shelters are erected, in London on February - 25.   

1939  On February - 25 1st Anderson bomb shelter in Britain erected in an Islington garden   

1940  1st televised (W2XBS, NYC) hockey game (Rangers vs Canadians) on this day in history.   

1941  February strike against persecution of Jews, in Amsterdam on February - 25.   

1941  The birth of David Puttnam, English film producer on February - 25.   

1941  On this day in history boston Bruins set NHL record of 23-game unbeaten streak (15-0-8)   

1942  On February - 25 leo Ascher, composer, dies at 61   

1943  On this day in history vietminh forms Indo Chinese Democratic Front   

1944  US first Army completes invasion plan on this day in history.   

1944  On February - 25 uS 1st Army completes invasion plan   

1945  On this day in history sgt. Aubrey Cosens (Queen's Own Rifles of Canada) awarded the Victoria Cross at the Goch-Calear Road, Germany   

1945  On this day in history uS aircraft carriers attack Tokyo   

1947  On February - 25 friedrich Paschen, German physicist, dies at 82   

1948  On this day in history communists seize Czechoslovakia/C Gottwald becomes premier   

1949  On February - 25 wAC Corporal rocket achieves height of 400k (record)   

1950  On February - 25 "Your Show of Shows" with Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca premieres on NBC Writers include Mel Brooks, Neil Simon & Woody Allen   

1951  On February - 25 the first Pan American Games open (Buenos Aires Argentina)   

1951  "Michael Todd's Peep Show" closes at Winter Garden NYC after 278 perf on February - 25.   

1952  6th Winter Olympics games close at Oslo, Norway on this day in history.   

1952  6th Winter Olympic games close at Oslo, Norway on February - 25.   

1953  "Wonderful Town" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 559 perfs on this day in history.   

1953  Jesus Garcia Leoz, composer, dies at 49 on February - 25.   

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

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

1635  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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