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*[[1591]] – [[Friedrich Spee]], German poet and author (d. 1635)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Lib/Spee-Friedrich.htm |title=Friedrich Spee (Hymn-Writer) |publisher=Bach Cantatas Website |location= |accessdate=17 June 2020}}</ref> |
*[[1591]] – [[Friedrich Spee]], German poet and author (d. 1635)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Lib/Spee-Friedrich.htm |title=Friedrich Spee (Hymn-Writer) |publisher=Bach Cantatas Website |location= |accessdate=17 June 2020}}</ref> |
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*[[1643]] – [[Ahmed II]], Ottoman sultan (d. 1695)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Naima |first=Mustafa |authorlink=Mustafa Naima |title=Ahmad II |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition |volume=1 |year=1986 |page=268}}</ref> |
*[[1643]] – [[Ahmed II]], Ottoman sultan (d. 1695)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Naima |first=Mustafa |authorlink=Mustafa Naima |title=Ahmad II |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition |volume=1 |year=1986 |page=268}}</ref> |
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*[[1663]] – [[Peter Anthony Motteux]], French-English author, playwright and translator (d. 1718)<ref>{{cite |
*[[1663]] – [[Peter Anthony Motteux]], French-English author, playwright and translator (d. 1718)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last=Hopkins |first=David |origyear=23 September 2004 |date=25 May 2006 |title=Motteux, Peter Anthony [formerly Pierre-Antoine Le Motteux] |id=19423 }}</ref> |
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*[[1670]] – [[Maria Margarethe Kirch]], German astronomer and mathematician (d. 1720)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/ |
*[[1670]] – [[Maria Margarethe Kirch]], German astronomer and mathematician (d. 1720)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biograph-y/Maria-Kirch |title=Maria Kirch |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |accessdate=17 June 2020}}</ref> |
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*[[1682]] – [[Giovanni Battista Morgagni]], Italian anatomist and pathologist (d. 1771)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Giovanni-Battista-Morgagni |title=Giovanni Battista Morgagni |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |accessdate=17 June 2020}}</ref> |
*[[1682]] – [[Giovanni Battista Morgagni]], Italian anatomist and pathologist (d. 1771)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Giovanni-Battista-Morgagni |title=Giovanni Battista Morgagni |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |accessdate=17 June 2020}}</ref> |
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*[[1707]] – [[Carlo Goldoni]], Italian playwright and composer (d. 1793)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carlo-Goldoni |title=Carlo Goldoni |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |accessdate=17 June 2020}}</ref> |
*[[1707]] – [[Carlo Goldoni]], Italian playwright and composer (d. 1793)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carlo-Goldoni |title=Carlo Goldoni |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |accessdate=17 June 2020}}</ref> |
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*[[1913]] – [[Jim Backus]], American actor and screenwriter; the voice of ''[[Mr. Magoo]]'' (d. 1989)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://walkoffame.com/jim-backus/ |title=Jim Backus |work=Hollywood Walk of Fame |publisher=Hollywood Chamber of Commerce |location=Los Angeles |accessdate=5 June 2020}}</ref> |
*[[1913]] – [[Jim Backus]], American actor and screenwriter; the voice of ''[[Mr. Magoo]]'' (d. 1989)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://walkoffame.com/jim-backus/ |title=Jim Backus |work=Hollywood Walk of Fame |publisher=Hollywood Chamber of Commerce |location=Los Angeles |accessdate=5 June 2020}}</ref> |
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* 1913 – [[Gert Fröbe]], German actor; title role in ''[[Goldfinger (film)|Goldfinger]]'' (d. 1988)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gert-Frobe |title=Gert Fröbe |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |accessdate=5 June 2020}}</ref> |
* 1913 – [[Gert Fröbe]], German actor; title role in ''[[Goldfinger (film)|Goldfinger]]'' (d. 1988)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gert-Frobe |title=Gert Fröbe |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |accessdate=5 June 2020}}</ref> |
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*[[1917]] – [[Anthony Burgess]], English author, playwright, and critic (d. 1993)<ref>{{cite |
*[[1917]] – [[Anthony Burgess]], English author, playwright, and critic (d. 1993)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last=Ratcliffe |first=Michael |orig-year=23 September 2004 |date=23 September 2010 |title=Wilson, John Burgess [pseud. Anthony Burgess] (1917–1993) |id=51526}}</ref> |
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*[[1918]] – [[Bobby Riggs]], American tennis player; winner of three major titles, 1939–1941 (d. 1995)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Riggs |title=Bobby Riggs |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |accessdate=5 June 2020}}</ref> |
*[[1918]] – [[Bobby Riggs]], American tennis player; winner of three major titles, 1939–1941 (d. 1995)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Riggs |title=Bobby Riggs |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |accessdate=5 June 2020}}</ref> |
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*[[1919]] – [[Monte Irvin]], American baseball player and executive (d. 2016)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/monte-irvin-hall-of-fame-baseball-star-who-began-in-negro-leagues-dies-at-96/2016/01/12/f7a16e44-b968-11e5-b682-4bb4dd403c7d_story.html |last=Schudel |first=Matt |title=Monte Irvin, Hall of Fame baseball star who began in Negro leagues, dies at 96 |newspaper=The Washington Post |issn=0190-8286 |date=12 January 2016 |accessdate=3 June 2020}}</ref> |
*[[1919]] – [[Monte Irvin]], American baseball player and executive (d. 2016)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/monte-irvin-hall-of-fame-baseball-star-who-began-in-negro-leagues-dies-at-96/2016/01/12/f7a16e44-b968-11e5-b682-4bb4dd403c7d_story.html |last=Schudel |first=Matt |title=Monte Irvin, Hall of Fame baseball star who began in Negro leagues, dies at 96 |newspaper=The Washington Post |issn=0190-8286 |date=12 January 2016 |accessdate=3 June 2020}}</ref> |
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February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 309 days remain until the end of the year (310 in leap years).
It is the feast day of Saint Walpurga and is a day of national significance in Hungary, Kuwait, the Philippines and Suriname. Among famous events on the day have been the patent for Samuel Colt's revolver (1836); the first African American sworn into the United States Senate (1870); Hitler obtaining German citizenship so he could run for public office (1932); the construction in an Islington garden of the first Anderson shelter (1939); Nikita Khrushchev's denunciation of Stalin (1956); and the disbandment of the Warsaw Pact (1991).
People born on 25 February include José de San Martín (1788), the first President of Peru; Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841); operatic tenor Enrico Caruso (1873); actor Tom Courtenay (1937); musician George Harrison (1943); and eight-time Olympic champion Birgit Fischer (1962). Among those who have died on the day are Albrecht von Wallenstein, Austrian general in the Thirty Years War (1634); Christopher Wren, English architect who designed St Paul's Cathedral (1723); Paul Reuter, founder of the Reuters news agency (1899); Prohibition Era gangster Bugs Moran (1957); acclaimed playwright Tennessee Williams (1983); and record-breaking Australian cricketer Don Bradman (2001).
Events
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Hiram_Rhodes_Revels_-_Brady-Handy-%28restored%29.png/175px-Hiram_Rhodes_Revels_-_Brady-Handy-%28restored%29.png)
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Tom_Courtenay_Berlin_2015.jpg/150px-Tom_Courtenay_Berlin_2015.jpg)
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/George_Harrison_1974.jpg/175px-George_Harrison_1974.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Don_Quarrie.jpg/150px-Don_Quarrie.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Birgit_Fischer_und_Freya_Hoffmeister.jpg/200px-Birgit_Fischer_und_Freya_Hoffmeister.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Ed_Balls_2.jpg/150px-Ed_Balls_2.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Tennessee_Williams_NYWTS.jpg/175px-Tennessee_Williams_NYWTS.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Don_Bradman_1930.jpg/150px-Don_Bradman_1930.jpg)
- 138 – Roman emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius as his son, effectively making him his successor.[1]
- 628 – Khosrow II, the last great Shah of the Sasanian Empire (Iran), is overthrown by his son Kavadh II.[2]
- 1336 – Four thousand defenders of Pilenai commit mass suicide rather than be taken captive by the Teutonic Knights.[3]
- 1836 – Samuel Colt is granted a United States patent for his revolver firearm.[4]
- 1843 – Lord George Paulet occupies the Kingdom of Hawaii in the name of Great Britain in the Paulet Affair (1843).[5]
- 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.[6]
- 1875 – Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.[7]
- 1912 – Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.[8]
- 1916 – In the Battle of Verdun, a German unit captures Fort Douaumont, keystone of the French defences, without a fight.[9]
- 1918 – German forces capture Tallinn to virtually complete the occupation of Estonia.[10]
- 1921 – Georgian capital Tbilisi falls to the invading Russian forces after heavy fighting and the Russians declare the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.[11]
- 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.[12]
- 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.[13]
- 1939 – As part of British air raid precautions, the first of 2.5 million Anderson shelters is constructed in a garden in Islington, north London.[14]
- 1941 – The outlawed Communist Party of the Netherlands organises a general strike in German-occupied Amsterdam to protest against Nazi persecution of Dutch Jews.[15]
- 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.[16]
- 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.[17]
- 1951 – The first Pan American Games are officially opened in Buenos Aires by Argentine President Juan Perón.[18]
- 1956 – In his speech On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences, Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union, denounces Stalin.[19]
- 1980 – The government of Suriname is overthrown by a military coup led by Dési Bouterse.[20]
- 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.[21]
- 1991 – Disbandment of the Warsaw Pact at a meeting of its members in Budapest.[22]
Births
pre-19th century
- 1259 – Infanta Branca of Portugal, daughter of King Afonso III of Portugal and Urraca of Castile (d. 1321)[23]
- 1337 – Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg (d. 1383)[24]
- 1475 – Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick, last male member of the House of York (d. 1499)[25]
- 1540 – Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton, English aristocrat and courtier (d. 1614)[26]
- 1543 – Sharaf Khan Bidlisi, Emir of Bitlis (d. 1603)[27]
- 1591 – Friedrich Spee, German poet and author (d. 1635)[28]
- 1643 – Ahmed II, Ottoman sultan (d. 1695)[29]
- 1663 – Peter Anthony Motteux, French-English author, playwright and translator (d. 1718)[30]
- 1670 – Maria Margarethe Kirch, German astronomer and mathematician (d. 1720)[31]
- 1682 – Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist and pathologist (d. 1771)[32]
- 1707 – Carlo Goldoni, Italian playwright and composer (d. 1793)[33]
- 1714 – René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, French lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of France (d. 1792)[34]
- 1728 – John Wood, the Younger, English architect, designed the Royal Crescent (d. 1782)[35]
- 1752 – John Graves Simcoe, English-Canadian general and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (d. 1806)[36]
- 1755 – François René Mallarmé, French lawyer and politician (d. 1835)[37]
- 1778 – José de San Martín, Argentinian general and politician, 1st President of Peru (d. 1850)[38]
19th century
- 1806 – Emma Catherine Embury, American author and poet (d. 1863)[39]
- 1809 – John Hart, English-Australian politician, 10th Premier of South Australia (d. 1873)[40]
- 1812 – Carl Christian Hall, Danish lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Denmark (d. 1888)[41]
- 1816 – Giovanni Morelli, Italian historian and critic (d. 1891)[42]
- 1833 – John St. John, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Kansas (d. 1916)[43]
- 1841 – Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French painter and sculptor (d. 1919)[44]
- 1842 – Karl May, German author, poet, and playwright (d. 1912)[45]
- 1845 – George Reid, Scottish-Australian lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1918)[46]
- 1855 – Cesário Verde, Portuguese poet and author (d. 1886)[47]
- 1856 – Karl Gotthard Lamprecht, German historian and academic (d. 1915)[48]
- 1856 – Mathias Zdarsky, Czech-Austrian skier, painter, and sculptor (d. 1940)[49]
- 1857 – Robert Bond, Canadian politician; first Prime Minister of Newfoundland (d. 1927)[50]
- 1860 – William Ashley, English historian and academic (d. 1927)[51]
- 1865 – Andranik, Armenian general (d. 1927)[52]
- 1866 – Benedetto Croce, Italian philosopher and politician (d. 1952)[53]
- 1869 – Phoebus Levene, Russian-American biochemist and physician (d. 1940)[54]
- 1873 – Enrico Caruso, Italian-American tenor; the most popular operatic tenor of the early 20th century and the first great recording star. (d. 1921)[55]
- 1877 – Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian musicologist and scholar (d. 1935)[56]
- 1881 – William Z. Foster, American union leader and politician (d. 1961)[57]
- 1881 – Alexei Rykov, Russian politician, Premier of Russia (d. 1938)[58]
- 1883 – Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (d. 1981)[59]
- 1885 – Princess Alice of Battenberg, mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (d. 1969)[60]
- 1888 – John Foster Dulles, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 52nd United States Secretary of State (d. 1959)[61]
- 1890 – Myra Hess, English pianist and educator (d. 1965)[62]
- 1894 – Meher Baba, Indian spiritual master (d. 1969)[63]
- 1898 – William Astbury, physicist and molecular biologist (d. 1961)[64]
1901–1925
- 1901 – Vince Gair, Australian politician, 27th Premier of Queensland (d. 1980)[65]
- 1901 – Zeppo Marx, American comedian (the youngest of the Marx Brothers) and theatrical agent (d. 1979)[66]
- 1903 – King Clancy, Canadian ice hockey player, referee, and coach; rated one of the 100 greatest NHL players (d. 1986)[67]
- 1905 – Perry Miller, American historian, author, and academic (d. 1963)[68]
- 1906 – Mary Coyle Chase, American journalist and playwright; author of Harvey (d. 1981)[69]
- 1907 – Sabahattin Ali, Turkish journalist, author, and poet (d. 1948)[70]
- 1908 – Mary Locke Petermann, cellular biochemist (d. 1975)[71][72]
- 1908 – Frank G. Slaughter, American physician and author (d. 2001)[73]
- 1910 – Millicent Fenwick, American journalist and politician (d. 1992)[74]
- 1913 – Jim Backus, American actor and screenwriter; the voice of Mr. Magoo (d. 1989)[75]
- 1913 – Gert Fröbe, German actor; title role in Goldfinger (d. 1988)[76]
- 1917 – Anthony Burgess, English author, playwright, and critic (d. 1993)[77]
- 1918 – Bobby Riggs, American tennis player; winner of three major titles, 1939–1941 (d. 1995)[78]
- 1919 – Monte Irvin, American baseball player and executive (d. 2016)[79]
- 1920 – Philip Habib, American academic and diplomat, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (d. 1992)[80]
- 1921 – Pierre Laporte, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec (d. 1970)[81]
- 1921 – Andy Pafko, American baseball player and manager (d. 2013)[82]
- 1922 – Molly Reilly, Canadian aviator (d. 1980)[83][84]
- 1924 – Hugh Huxley, English-American biologist and academic (d. 2013)[85]
- 1925 – Shehu Shagari, former President of Nigeria (d. 2018)[86]
- 1925 – Lisa Kirk, American actress and singer (d. 1990)[87]
1926–1950
- 1926 – Masatoshi Gündüz Ikeda, Japanese-Turkish mathematician and academic; developed algebraic number theory (d. 2003)[88]
- 1927 – Ralph Stanley, American bluegrass singer and banjo player; member of International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame (d. 2016)[89]
- 1928 – Paul Elvstrøm, Danish yachtsman; winner of four Olympic gold medals, 1948–1960 (d. 2016)[90]
- 1928 – A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., prominent African-American civil rights advocate, author, and federal court judge (d. 1998)[91]
- 1928 – Larry Gelbart, American author and screenwriter; creator and producer of M*A*S*H TV series (d. 2009)[92]
- 1928 – Richard G. Stern, American author and academic (d. 2013)[93]
- 1932 – Tony Brooks, English racing driver; six Formula One victories, second in 1959 World Championship[94]
- 1932 – Faron Young, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist; member of Country Music Hall of Fame (d. 1996)[95]
- 1934 – Tony Lema, American golfer; winner of the 1964 Open Championship (d. 1966)[96]
- 1935 – Oktay Sinanoglu, Turkish physical chemist and molecular biophysicist; two-time nominee for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (d. 2015)[97]
- 1937 – Tom Courtenay, award-winning English actor[98]
- 1937 – Bob Schieffer, American political author, journalist and TV interviewer[99]
- 1938 – Herb Elliott, Australian 1500 metres runner; 1960 Olympic champion and world record holder[100]
- 1938 – Farokh Engineer, Indian international cricketer; successful as batsman and wicketkeeper[101]
- 1940 – Ron Santo, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2010)[102]
- 1941 – David Puttnam, English film producer and academic[103]
- 1943 – George Harrison, English singer-songwriter, guitarist and film producer; lead guitarist of The Beatles (d. 2001)[104]
- 1944 – François Cevert, French racing driver (d. 1973)[105]
- 1946 – Jean Todt, French racing driver and team manager; FIA President, 2009–2021[106]
- 1947 – Lee Evans, American sprinter and athletics coach; two gold medals and world 400m record at 1968 Olympics[107]
- 1949 – Amin Maalouf, Lebanese-French journalist and author[108]
- 1950 – Francisco Fernández Ochoa, Spanish skier; 1972 Olympic slalom champion (d. 2006)[109]
- 1950 – Neil Jordan, Irish film director, screenwriter and author[110]
- 1950 – Néstor Kirchner, Argentinian politician; 51st President of Argentina, 2003–2007 (d. 2010)[111]
1951–2000
- 1951 – Don Quarrie, Jamaican sprinter and coach; four Olympic medals and two world records[112]
- 1952 – Joey Dunlop, Northern Irish motorcycle road racing champion; holds record for most wins (26) at the Isle of Man TT (d. 2000)[113]
- 1953 – José María Aznar, Spanish politician; Prime Minister of Spain, 1996–2004[114]
- 1958 – Kurt Rambis, American basketball player and coach; four-time NBA Finals champion[115]
- 1962 – Birgit Fischer, German kayaker; winner of eight Olympic gold medals[116]
- 1963 – Paul O'Neill, American baseball player and sportscaster; five-time World Series champion[117]
- 1967 – Ed Balls, British politician; Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer[118]
- 1968 – Oumou Sangaré, Grammy Award-winning Malian Wassoulou musician[119]
- 1971 – Sean Astin, American actor, director and producer[120]
- 1974 – Dominic Raab, British politician; First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs[121]
- 1981 – Park Ji-sung, South Korean footballer; the most successful Asian player with 19 career trophies[122]
- 1982 – Flavia Pennetta, Italian tennis player; winner of the 2015 US Open[123]
- 1988 – Tom Marshall, British photo colouriser and artist[124]
- 1999 – Gianluigi Donnarumma, Italian international footballer; youngest goalkeeper to play for Italy[125]
Deaths
pre-19th century
- 806 – Tarasios, patriarch of Constantinople[126]
- 891 – Fujiwara no Mototsune, Japanese regent (b. 836)[127]
- 1522 – William Lily, English scholar and educator (b. 1468)[128]
- 1536 – Berchtold Haller, German-Swiss theologian and reformer (b. 1492)[129][130]
- 1547 – Vittoria Colonna, marchioness of Pescara (b. 1490)[131]
- 1601 – Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1566)[132]
- 1634 – Albrecht von Wallenstein, Austrian general and politician (b. 1583)[133]
- 1655 – Daniël Heinsius, Flemish poet and scholar (b. 1580)[134]
- 1682 – Alessandro Stradella, Italian composer (b. 1639)[135]
- 1710 – Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut, French soldier and explorer (b. 1639)[136]
- 1713 – Frederick I of Prussia (b. 1657)[137]
- 1723 – Christopher Wren, English architect, designed St Paul's Cathedral (b. 1632)[138]
- 1756 – Eliza Haywood, English actress and poet (b. 1693)[139]
- 1796 – Samuel Seabury, American bishop (b. 1729)[140]
19th century
- 1805 – Thomas Pownall, English politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (b. 1722)[141]
- 1819 – Francisco Manoel de Nascimento, Portuguese-French poet and educator (b. 1734)[142]
- 1822 – William Pinkney, American politician and diplomat, 7th United States Attorney General (b. 1764)[143]
- 1841 – Philip Pendleton Barbour, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 12th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1783)[144]
- 1850 – Daoguang Emperor of China (b. 1782)[145]
- 1852 – Thomas Moore, Irish poet and lyricist (b. 1779)[146]
- 1865 – Otto Ludwig, German author, playwright, and critic (b. 1813)[147]
- 1870 – Henrik Hertz, Danish poet and playwright (b. 1797)[148]
- 1877 – Jung Bahadur Rana, Nepalese ruler (b. 1816)[149]
- 1878 – Townsend Harris, American merchant, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Japan (b. 1804)[150]
- 1899 – Paul Reuter, German-English journalist and businessman, founded Reuters (b. 1816)[151]
1901–1950
- 1906 – Anton Arensky, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1861)[152]
- 1910 – Worthington Whittredge, American painter and educator (b. 1820)[153]
- 1911 – Friedrich Spielhagen, German author, theorist, and translator (b. 1829)[154]
- 1912 – William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (b. 1852)[155]
- 1914 – John Tenniel, English illustrator (b. 1820)[156]
- 1915 – Charles Edwin Bessey, American botanist, author, and academic (b. 1845)[157]
- 1920 – Marcel-Auguste Dieulafoy, French archaeologist and engineer (b. 1844)[158]
- 1928 – William O'Brien, Irish journalist and politician (b. 1852)[159]
- 1934 – Elizabeth Gertrude Britton, American botanist and academic (b. 1857)[160]
- 1934 – John McGraw, American baseball player and manager (b. 1873)[161]
- 1945 – Mário de Andrade, Brazilian author, poet, and photographer (b. 1893)[162]
- 1950 – George Minot, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1885)[163]
1951–2000
- 1953 – Sergei Winogradsky, Ukrainian-Russian microbiologist and ecologist (b. 1856)[164]
- 1957 – Mark Aldanov, Russian author and critic (b. 1888)[165]
- 1957 – Bugs Moran, American mob boss (b. 1893)[166]
- 1963 – Melville J. Herskovits, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1895)[167]
- 1964 – Alexander Archipenko, Ukrainian sculptor and illustrator (b. 1887)[168]
- 1964 – Grace Metalious, American author (b. 1924)[169]
- 1970 – Mark Rothko, Latvian-American painter and academic (b. 1903)[170]
- 1971 – Theodor Svedberg, Swedish chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1884)[171]
- 1972 – Gottfried Fuchs, German-Canadian Olympic soccer player (b. 1889)[172]
- 1975 – Elijah Muhammad, American religious leader (b. 1897)[173]
- 1978 – Daniel James, Jr., American general and pilot (b. 1920)[174]
- 1980 – Robert Hayden, American poet and academic (b. 1913)[175]
- 1983 – Tennessee Williams, American playwright, and poet (b. 1911)[176]
- 1996 – Haing S. Ngor, Cambodian-American physician and author (b. 1940)[177]
- 1997 – Andrei Sinyavsky, Russian journalist and publisher (b. 1925)[178]
- 1998 – W. O. Mitchell, Canadian author and playwright (b. 1914)[179]
- 1999 – Glenn T. Seaborg, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912)[180]
21st century
- 2001 – A. R. Ammons, American poet and critic (b. 1926)[181]
- 2001 – Don Bradman, Australian international cricketer; holder of world record batting average (b. 1908)[182][183]
- 2005 – Peter Benenson, English lawyer, founded Amnesty International (b. 1921)[184]
- 2008 – Hans Raj Khanna, Indian judge and advocate; upholder of civil liberties (b. 1912)[185]
- 2010 – Ihsan Dogramaci, Turkish pediatrician and academic (b. 1915)[186]
- 2012 – Louisiana Red, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1932)[187]
- 2015 – Harve Bennett, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1930)[188]
- 2015 – Eugenie Clark, American biologist and academic; noted ichthyologist (b. 1922)[189]
- 2020 – Dmitry Yazov, last Marshal of the Soviet Union (b. 1924)[190]
Holidays and observances
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Christian feast day
- Æthelberht of Kent[191][192]
- Blessed Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás[193]
- Gerland of Agrigento[194]
- John Roberts, writer and missionary[195]
- Blessed Maria Adeodata Pisani[196]
- Saint Walpurga (she was canonised on 1 May c. 870 and Walpurgis Night is celebrated 30 April)[197]
Others
- Kitano Baika-sai or "Plum Blossom Festival" (Kitano Tenman-gu Shrine, Kyoto, Japan)[198]
- Memorial Day for the Victims of the Communist Dictatorships (Hungary)[199]
- National Day (Kuwait)[200]
- People Power Day (Philippines)[201]
- Revolution Day in Suriname[202]
- Soviet Occupation Day (Georgia)[203]
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- "On This Day". BBC.
- The New York Times: On This Day
- "Historical Events on February 25". OnThisDay.com.
- "Today in Canadian History". Canada Channel.