Historical Events In February - 25

1727  On February - 25 armand-Louis Couperin, composer   

1731  On February - 25 simon Stijl, Frisian physician/writer   

1732  On February - 25 robert Hudson, composer   

1735  On this day in history ernst William Wolf, composer   

1746  On February - 25 cumberlands troops occupy Aberdeen   

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

1751  On February - 25 1st performing monkey exhibited in America, NYC (admission 1 cent)   

1778  Jose Francisco de San Martin, liberated Argentina, Chile and Peru on this day in history.   

1788  Mateo Ferrer, composer on February - 25.   

1791  On February - 25 1st Bank of US chartered   

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

1793  On February - 25 1st cabinet meeting (At George Washington's home)   

1794  On this day in history gerrit Schimmelpenninck, Dutch earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam   

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  On this day in history 1st federal forestry legislation authorizes purchase of timber land   

1803  1,800 sovereign German states unite into 60 states on this day in history.   

1804  Jefferson nominated for President at Democratic-Republican caucus on February - 25.   

1807  George Alfred Trenholm, Secy Treas (Confederacy), died in 1876 on February - 25.   

1808  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1815  On February - 25 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 this day in history.   

1828  On this day in history john Quincy Adam's son John marries in the White House   

1828  On February - 25 john Quincy Adam's son John marries in White House   

1830  On February - 25 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  On February - 25 samuel Colt patents first revolving barrel multishot firearm   

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

1837  On this day in history the first US electric printing press patented by Thomas Davenport   

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

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1398  On February - 25 birth of xuande, Emperor of China (d. 1435)   

1591  Friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635) was born on February - 25.   

1635  On this day in history birth of walraad, the Elder, Dutch fieldmarshall/earl of Nassau-Usingen   

1643  Ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95) was born on this day in history.   

1663  Pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (d. 1718) was born on February - 25.   

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 this day in history birth of karl Ludwig, Freiherr von Pöllnitz, German adventurer and writer (d. 1775)   

0779  Walburgis, Anglo-Saxon abbess/saint (Walpurgis Night), dies on February - 25.   

1246  On this day in history 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 February - 25.   

1522  On this day in history death of william Lilye, English classical scholar   

1536  Death of Berthold Haller, German-born reformer (b. 1492) on this day in history.   

1553  On this day in history death of hirate Masahide, Japanese diplomat and tutor of Oda Nobunaga (suicide) (b. 1492)   

1558  On this day in history death of eleanor of Austria, Queen of Portugal and France (b. 1498)