Page 2: Historical Events In 2025
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
Jan 30 PostNord, the Danish postal service, formally ends letter deliveries entirely, shifting exclusively to packages; the government agency was established in 1624 [1] 


Feb 01 Indian chess prodigy Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha, from Madhya Pradesh, is recorded as becoming youngest player to earn official FIDE (International Chess Federation) rating at 3 years, 7 months and 20 days old, besting November 2024 youngesr record holder Anish Sarkar, by about a month 


Feb 04 22nd known lethal US military strike in international waters of suspected drug smuggling vessel results in the deaths of four in the eastern Pacific Ocean. 


Feb 04 At least 11 people (and the perpetrator) are killed and another 15 are injured after a gunman opens fire at an adult education centre in Örebro, Sweden, the deadliest mass shooting in the country's history 


Feb 04 China–United States trade war: China announces export controls and increased tariffs on certain American imports in retaliation for Donald Trump's imposition of tariffs on Chinese goods. 


Feb 04 Donald Trump announces that the United States will take control of the Gaza Strip in an agreement with Israel, and that the U.S. military will be in charge of Gaza's reconstruction 


Feb 06 In this year, MLS Cup: Inter Miami claims their inaugural championship with 3-1 win over Vancouver Whitecaps at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida 


Feb 08 magnitude 7.5 earthquake off of Japan's northeast coast leads to building damage and triggers a brief tsunami warning 


Feb 09 2025 Liechtenstein general election: The Patriotic Union, led by Brigitte Haas, retains its plurality of 10 seats in the Landtag. 


Feb 09 The Baltic states complete synchronization of their power grids with continental Europe's grid, disconnecting from Russia's grid. 


Feb 11 Bulgaria's government steps down following weeks of mass protests against its economic policies and corruption [1]. 


Feb 12 "Zootopia 2" is recorded as becoming the quickest PG-rated film to reach $1 Billion at the box office worldwide [1]. 


Feb 12 Klaus Iohannis steps down as President of Romania, making him the inaugural Romanian president to do so post-revolution 


Feb 12 Konstantinos Tasoulas is elected President of Greece by the Hellenic Parliament after four rounds in the 2025 Greek presidential election. 


Feb 14 Father and son gunmen kill least 15 and wound dozens at a Jewish “Chanukah by the Sea” celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia; police kill the elder shooter [1]. 


Feb 15 Three US military strikes in international waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean sink three suspected drug smuggling vessels and kill eight crewmen; the 23rd, 24th, and 25th missions since September. 


Feb 17 26th US military lethal strike in international waters of a suspected drug smuggling vessel results in the deaths of four 


Feb 17 Thousands of dinosaur footprints dating back 210 million years are are discovered on a mountain in Stelvio National Park in northern Italy [1]. 


Feb 18 27th and 28th US military strikes in international waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean sink two suspected drug smuggling vessels and kill five, bringing total deaths in the program to over 100. 


Feb 18 Egypt announces the discovery of Thutmose II's tomb by a joint British-Egyptian team, the inaugural royal tomb to be discovered since Tutankhamun's in 1922. It is the 15th and final pharaoh tomb from the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt to have been are discovered by archeologists. 


Feb 18 Following a constitutional reform, Nicaragua is recorded as becoming a diarchy with spouses Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo as co-presidents 


Feb 18 Vladimir Putin announces that Russia and the United States have officially agreed to restore diplomatic relations.[68] A four-hour summit between the US and Russia is held in Saudi Arabia 


Feb 28 Mexican passenger train derails near Nizanda, Oaxaca, and partially plummets down an embankment, killing at least 13, and injuring 100 of the 250 passengers and crew members aboard 


Feb 30 PostNord, the Danish postal service, formally ends letter deliveries entirely, shifting exclusively to packages; the government agency was established in 1624 [1]. 


Mar 01 Indian chess prodigy Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha, from Madhya Pradesh, is recorded as becoming youngest player to earn official FIDE (International Chess Federation) rating at 3 years, 7 months and 20 days old, besting November 2024 youngesr record holder Anish Sarkar, by about a month 


Mar 04 22nd known lethal US military strike in international waters of suspected drug smuggling vessel results in the deaths of four in the eastern Pacific Ocean. 


Mar 06 In this year, MLS Cup: Inter Miami claims their inaugural championship with 3-1 win over Vancouver Whitecaps at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 


Mar 08 magnitude 7.5 earthquake off of Japan's northeast coast leads to building damage and triggers a brief tsunami warning 


Mar 11 2025 Greenlandic general election: The center-right Democrats become the largest party, defeating the incumbent Inuit Ataqatigiit 


Mar 11 Balochistan Liberation Army militants blow up railway tracks and hijack the Jaffar Express train bound from Quetta to Peshawar, taking 450 people hostages including both security personnel and civilians. 


Mar 11 Bulgaria's government steps down following weeks of mass protests against its economic policies and corruption [1]. 


Mar 11 The former President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, is arrested in the Philippines after being served an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity 


Mar 12 "Zootopia 2" is recorded as becoming the quickest PG-rated film to reach $1 Billion at the box office worldwide [1]. 


Mar 14 Father and son gunmen kill least 15 and wound dozens at a Jewish “Chanukah by the Sea” celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia; police kill the elder shooter [1]. 


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