Historical Events on February 25, Special Events on This Day
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What Happened on February 25th This Day in History
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1991 | Disbandment of the Warsaw Pact at a meeting of its members in Budapest. |
| 1986 | People Power Revolution: President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos flees the nation after 20 years of rule; Corazon Aquino becomes the Philippines' first woman president. |
| 1980 | The government of Suriname is overthrown by a military coup led by Dési Bouterse. |
| 1956 | In his speech On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences, Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union, denounces Stalin. |
| 1951 | The first Pan American Games are officially opened in Buenos Aires by Argentine President Juan Perón. |
| 1948 | In a coup d'état led by Klement Gottwald, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia takes control of government in Prague to end the Third Czechoslovak Republic. |
| 1947 | The formal abolition of Prussia is proclaimed by the Allied Control Council, the Prussian government having already been abolished by the Preußenschlag of 1932. |
| 1947 | Soviet NKVD forces in Hungary abduct Béla Kovács—secretary-general of the majority Independent Smallholders' Party—and deport him to the USSR in defiance of Parliament. His arrest is an important turning point in the Communist takeover of Hungary. |
| 1941 | The outlawed Communist Party of the Netherlands organises a general strike in German-occupied Amsterdam to protest against Nazi persecution of Dutch Jews. |
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| 1933 | Launch of the USS Ranger at Newport News, Virginia. It is the first purpose-built aircraft carrier to be commissioned by the US Navy. |
| 1932 | Hitler, having been stateless for seven years, obtains German citizenship when he is appointed a Brunswick state official by Dietrich Klagges, a fellow Nazi. As a result, Hitler is able to run for Reichspräsident in the 1932 election. |
| 1921 | Georgian capital Tbilisi falls to the invading Russian forces after heavy fighting and the Russians declare the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic. |
| 1918 | German forces capture Tallinn to virtually complete the occupation of Estonia. |
| 1916 | In the Battle of Verdun, a German unit captures Fort Douaumont, keystone of the French defences, without a fight. |
| 1912 | Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. |
| 1875 | Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency. |
| 1870 | Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, is sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in Congress. |
| 1843 | Lord George Paulet occupies the Kingdom of Hawaii in the name of Great Britain in the Paulet Affair (1843). |
| 1836 | Samuel Colt is granted a United States patent for his revolver firearm. |
| 1336 | Four thousand defenders of Pilenai commit mass suicide rather than be taken captive by the Teutonic Knights. |
| 628 | Khosrow II, the last great Shah of the Sasanian Empire (Iran), is overthrown by his son Kavadh II. |
| 138 | Roman emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius as his son, effectively making him his successor. |
Famous People Born on February 25
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| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1918 | Bobby Riggs, American tennis player; winner of three major titles, 1939–1941 (d. 1995) |
| 1869 | Phoebus Levene, Russian-American biochemist and physician (d. 1940) |
| 1947 | Lee Evans, American sprinter and athletics coach; two gold medals and world 400m record at 1968 Olympics (d. 2021) |
| 1873 | Enrico Caruso, Italian-American tenor; the most popular operatic tenor of the early 20th century and the first great recording star. (d. 1921) |
| 1475 | Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick, last male member of the House of York (d. 1499) |
| 1917 | Anthony Burgess, English author, playwright, and critic (d. 1993) |
| 1855 | Cesário Verde, Portuguese poet and author (d. 1886) |
| 1921 | Pierre Laporte, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec (d. 1970) |
| 1938 | Farokh Engineer, Indian international cricketer; successful as batsman and wicketkeeper |
| 1921 | Andy Pafko, American baseball player and manager (d. 2013) |
Famous People Deaths On February 25
Here is a list of some famous peope who died on February 25. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1865 | Otto Ludwig, German author, playwright, and critic (b. 1813) |
| 1912 | William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (b. 1852) |
| 1634 | Albrecht von Wallenstein, Austrian general and politician (b. 1583) |
| 2015 | Harve Bennett, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1930) |
| 1852 | Thomas Moore, Irish poet and lyricist (b. 1779) |
| 1878 | Townsend Harris, American merchant, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Japan (b. 1804) |
| 1841 | Philip P. Barbour, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 12th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1783) |
| 1655 | Daniël Heinsius, Flemish poet and scholar (b. 1580) |
| 1547 | Vittoria Colonna, marchioness of Pescara (b. 1490) |
| 1997 | Andrei Sinyavsky, Russian journalist and publisher (b. 1925) |
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