Historical Events In February - 25

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

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

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

1927  Gdanks & Polish accord concerning traffic through Polish corridor on this day in history.  

1930  Check photographing device patented on this day in history.  

1932  On February - 25 immigrant Adolf Hitler gets German citizenship  

1933  USS Ranger the first genuine aircraft carrier christened on February - 25.  

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

1934  Daniel Protheroe, composer, dies at 67 on February - 25.  

1937  The birth of Tom Courtenay, Actor on this day in history.  

1938  On this day in history british Lord Halifax becomes Foreign Minister  

1939  On this day in history first Anderson bomb shelter in Britain erected in an Islington garden  

1939  On this day in history the first 'Anderson' air raid shelters are erected, in London  

1939  1st Anderson bomb shelter in Britain erected in an Islington garden on this day in history.  

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

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  Boston Bruins set NHL record of 23-game unbeaten streak (15-0-8) on this day in history.  

1942  On this day in history leo Ascher, composer, dies at 61  

1943  On February - 25 vietminh forms Indo Chinese Democratic Front  

1944  US first Army completes invasion plan on February - 25.  

1944  On this day in history uS 1st Army completes invasion plan  

1945  Sgt. Aubrey Cosens (Queen's Own Rifles of Canada) awarded the Victoria Cross at the Goch-Calear Road, Germany on February - 25.  

1945  US aircraft carriers attack Tokyo on February - 25.  

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

1948  Communists seize Czechoslovakia/C Gottwald becomes premier on February - 25.  

1949  WAC Corporal rocket achieves height of 400k (record) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1953  On February - 25 jesus Garcia Leoz, composer, dies at 49  

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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  Walraad, the Elder, Dutch fieldmarshall/earl of Nassau-Usingen was born on February - 25.  

1643  Ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95) was born on February - 25.  

1663  On February - 25 birth of pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (d. 1718)  

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

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

1247  On February - 25 hendrik IV, duke of Limburg/earl of Bergen (1226-47), dies  

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  Death of Berthold Haller, German-born reformer (b. 1492) on this day in history.  

1553  Death of Hirate Masahide, Japanese diplomat and tutor of Oda Nobunaga (suicide) (b. 1492) on this day in history.  

1558  Death of Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Portugal and France (b. 1498) on this day in history.