Page 2: Historical Events In February - 25

1727  Armand-Louis Couperin, composer on February - 25.   

1731  Simon Stijl, Frisian physician/writer on February - 25.   

1732  Robert Hudson, composer on this day in history.   

1735  Ernst William Wolf, composer on February - 25.   

1746  Cumberlands troops occupy Aberdeen on February - 25.   

1751  First performing monkey exhibited in America, NYC (admission 1¢) on February - 25.   

1751  1st performing monkey exhibited in America, NYC (admission 1 cent) on this day in history.   

1778  Jose Francisco de San Martin, liberated Argentina, Chile and Peru on February - 25.   

1788  On this day in history mateo Ferrer, composer   

1791  1st Bank of US chartered on this day in history.   

1793  US President George Washington and his department heads hold their first Cabinet meeting on this day in history.   

1793  On this day in history 1st cabinet meeting (At George Washington's home)   

1794  Gerrit Schimmelpenninck, Dutch earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam on February - 25.   

1797  Colonel William Tate and his force of 1000-1500 soldiers surrender after the Last Invasion of Britain on February - 25.   

1799  Congress passes first federal quarantine legislation on this day in history.   

1799  1st federal forestry legislation authorizes purchase of timber land on February - 25.   

1803  1,800 sovereign German states unite into 60 states on February - 25.   

1804  On February - 25 jefferson nominated for President at Democratic-Republican caucus   

1807  On this day in history george Alfred Trenholm, Secy Treas (Confederacy), died in 1876   

1808  On February - 25 james Bowen, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1886   

1809  On this day in history george Washington Cullom, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1892   

1811  Carl Schuberth, composer on February - 25.   

1814  Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian national poet/painter (3/9 NS) [OS] on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history robert Hall Chilton, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1879   

1826  Piotr A von der Pahlen, military governor of St Petersburg, dies at 60 on February - 25.   

1828  John Quincy Adam's son John marries in the White House on February - 25.   

1828  John Quincy Adam's son John marries in White House on this day in history.   

1830  On this day in history victor Hugo's "Hernani" premieres in Paris   

1832  Theodorus J I Arnold, bibliographer (Bibliotheca Belgian) on this day in history.   

1833  Clement Anselm Evans, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1911 on this day in history.   

1836  Samuel Colt patents first revolving barrel multishot firearm on February - 25.   

1836  On this day in history samuel Colt patents 1st revolving barrel multishot firearm   

1837  The first US electric printing press patented by Thomas Davenport on this day in history.   

1837  On this day in history 1st US electric printing press patented by Thomas Davenport   

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1398  On February - 25 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 this day in history.   

1643  On February - 25 birth of ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95)   

1663  On this day in history 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  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  On February - 25 death of dafydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd   

1247  Hendrik IV, duke of Limburg/earl of Bergen (1226-47), dies on February - 25.   

1495  Djem Sultan, son of Turkish sultan Mehmed II, dies at 35 on this day in history.   

1522  Death of William Lilye, English classical scholar on February - 25.   

1536  On this day in history death of berthold Haller, German-born reformer (b. 1492)   

1553  Death of Hirate Masahide, Japanese diplomat and tutor of Oda Nobunaga (suicide) (b. 1492) on February - 25.   

1558  Death of Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Portugal and France (b. 1498) on this day in history.