Famous Personalities Born In February - 25
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
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 Walraad, the Elder, Dutch fieldmarshall/earl of Nassau-Usingen was born on this day in history.
1643 Ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95) was born on this day in history.
1663 On February - 25 birth of pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (d. 1718)
1680 On this day in history birth of philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer
1682 Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist (d. 1771) was born on this day in history.
1692 Karl Ludwig, Freiherr von Pöllnitz, German adventurer and writer (d. 1775) was born on this day in history.
1707 On this day in history birth of carlo Goldoni, Italy, lawyer/playwright (Belisario, Love of 3 Oranges)
1714 Sir Hyde Parker, 5th Baronet, British admiral (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.
1714 René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, Chancellor of France (d. 1792) was born on this day in history.
1725 Armand-Louis Couperin, Paris France, organist/composer (Notre Dame) was born on February - 25.
1725 Karl Wilhelm Ramler, German poet (Geistliche Kantaten) was born on February - 25.
1727 Armand-Louis Couperin, composer was born on this day in history.
1731 On February - 25 birth of simon Stijl, Frisian physician/writer
1732 On this day in history birth of robert Hudson, composer
1735 On this day in history birth of ernst William Wolf, composer
1752 John Graves Simcoe, first Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada (d. 1806) was born on this day in history.
1778 On February - 25 birth of jose Francisco de San Martin, liberated Argentina, Chile and Peru
1788 On February - 25 birth of mateo Ferrer, composer
1794 Gerrit Schimmelpenninck, Dutch earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam was born on February - 25.
1807 George Alfred Trenholm, Secy Treas (Confederacy), died in 1876 was born on this day in history.
1808 On this day in history birth of james Bowen, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1886
1809 On this day in history birth of george Washington Cullom, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1892
1811 Carl Schuberth, composer was born on this day in history.
1814 Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian national poet/painter (3/9 NS) [OS] was born on February - 25.
1815 Robert Hall Chilton, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1879 was born on this day in history.
1832 On February - 25 birth of theodorus J I Arnold, bibliographer (Bibliotheca Belgian)
1833 Clement Anselm Evans, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1911 was born on February - 25.
1833 On February - 25 birth of julie Verstraete-Lacquet, Flemish actress
1840 On this day in history birth of alexis Hollander, composer
1840 Otto Liebmann, German philosopher (Climax of Theories) was born on this day in history.
1841 On February - 25 birth of pierre Auguste Renoir, Limoges France, Impressionist painter/sculptor
1842 On February - 25 birth of karl May, German writer (Old Shatterhand/Winnetou)