Page 7: Historical Events In February - 25

1954  Abdul Nasser appointed Egyptian premier on February - 25.   

1955  Marij Kogoj, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1956  On February - 25 khrushchev denounces Stalin at 20th Soviet Party Conference   

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

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

1957  On February - 25 kurt von Wolfurt, composer, dies at 76   

1960  On this day in history john Cage's "Music for Amplified Toy Pianos," premieres   

1960  On this day in history everhardus J van Romondt, Dutch Antillean minister, dies at 51   

1961  On this day in history niagara ends St Bonaventura's 99-game home basketball win streak   

1962  India Congress Party wins elections on this day in history.   

1962  Robert Kennedy visits Netherlands on this day in history.   

1962  On February - 25 wilhelm Pessler, German sociologist, dies at 81   

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

1964  On this day in history 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  Syrian military coup under Hafiz al-Assad on this day in history.   

1967  On February - 25 john Griggs, actor (Joey Bishop Show), dies at 57   

1968  On this day in history 430 Unification Church couples wed in Korea   

1968  On February - 25 makarios re-elected President of Cyprus   

1968  On February - 25 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 February - 25.   

1969  Jan Zajic, Czech student, self incinerates on this day in history.   

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  Ontario Hydro opens $75 million Pickering nuclear power plant; has been the largest single producer of electricity in the world on this day in history.   

1972  Paul McCartney releases "Give Ireland back to the Irish" single on this day in history.   

1973  Juan Corona sentenced to 25 life sentences for 25 murders on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history elijah Muhammad, leader of Nation of Islam, dies in Chicago at 78   

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 February - 25 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  On this day in history birth of xuande, Emperor of China (d. 1435)   

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 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 February - 25 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  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  Death of Hirate Masahide, Japanese diplomat and tutor of Oda Nobunaga (suicide) (b. 1492) on February - 25.   

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