Historical Events In February - 25

1954  Abdul Nasser appointed Egyptian premier on this day in history.  

1955  Marij Kogoj, composer, dies at 59 on February - 25.  

1956  On this day in history khrushchev denounces Stalin at 20th Soviet Party Conference  

1957  Buddy Holly &the Crickets record "That'll Be the Day" on this day in history.  

1957  Buddy Holly & Crickets record "That'll Be the Day" on February - 25.  

1957  Kurt von Wolfurt, composer, dies at 76 on February - 25.  

1960  John Cage's "Music for Amplified Toy Pianos," premieres on February - 25.  

1960  On February - 25 everhardus J van Romondt, Dutch Antillean minister, dies at 51  

1961  Niagara ends St Bonaventura's 99-game home basketball win streak on this day in history.  

1962  On this day in history india Congress Party wins elections  

1962  Robert Kennedy visits Netherlands on this day in history.  

1962  Wilhelm Pessler, German sociologist, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1963  On February - 25 beatles release their first single in US "Please Please Me"  

1964  On February - 25 austrian chancellor Alfons Gorbach resigns  

1964  On February - 25 cassius Clay, a 7-1 underdog, TKOs champion Sonny Liston in the 7th round to win the world heavyweight title  

1964  Alexander Archipenko, sculptor, dies on this day in history.  

1966  On February - 25 syrian military coup under Hafiz al-Assad  

1967  On this day in history john Griggs, actor (Joey Bishop Show), dies at 57  

1968  430 Unification Church couples wed in Korea on this day in history.  

1968  Makarios re-elected President of Cyprus on February - 25.  

1968  On this day in history camille Huysmans, Belgian premier (1946-47), dies at 96  

1969  Beatles begin recording for the Abbey Road album on this day in history.  

1969  Mariner 6 launched for fly-by of Mars on this day in history.  

1969  On February - 25 jan Zajic, Czech student, self incinerates  

1970  Mark Rothko, abstract expressionist (Green on Blue), dies at 66 on February - 25.  

1971  "Oh! Calcutta!" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 1,316 performances on this day in history.  

1972  On this day in history ontario Hydro opens $75 million Pickering nuclear power plant; has been the largest single producer of electricity in the world  

1972  On this day in history paul McCartney releases "Give Ireland back to the Irish" single  

1973  On this day in history juan Corona sentenced to 25 life sentences for 25 murders  

1975  Elijah Muhammad, leader of Nation of Islam, dies in Chicago at 78 on February - 25.  

1976  India announces plans to take action against parents who had more than two children on February - 25.  

1977  Oil tanker explosion west of Honolulu spills 31 million gallons on this day in history.  

1977  On this day in history soyuz 24 returns to Earth  

1978  Daniel "Chappie" James Jr, retired Air Force general, dies at 58 on February - 25.  

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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  On this day in history birth of walraad, the Elder, Dutch fieldmarshall/earl of Nassau-Usingen  

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

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 this day in history.  

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  On February - 25 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  On this day in history djem Sultan, son of Turkish sultan Mehmed II, dies at 35  

1522  On February - 25 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  Death of Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Portugal and France (b. 1498) on February - 25.