Historical Events In February - 25

1838  Canadian militia routs American republican sympathizers on Fighting Island, in the Detroit River on February - 25.   

1838  London pedestrian walks 20 miles backward then forward in 8 hours on this day in history.   

1839  Seminoles &black allies shipped from Tampa Bay FL, to the West on February - 25.   

1839  On February - 25 seminoles & black allies shipped from Tampa Bay Florida, to West   

1840  On this day in history alexis Hollander, composer   

1841  On this day in history the birth of Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French artist   

1841  Pierre Auguste Renoir, Limoges France, Impressionist painter/sculptor on this day in history.   

1842  Karl May, German writer (Old Shatterhand/Winnetou) on February - 25.   

1847  State University of Iowa is approved on February - 25.   

1847  John Watson, Canada, philosopher (Objective Idealism) on this day in history.   

1851  Ferdinand Simon Gassner, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1852  On February - 25 thomas Moore, writer (Utopia), dies   

1855  George Bonnor, cricketer (big-hitting Aussie batter 1880-1888) on February - 25.   

1856  On February - 25 charles Lang Freer, art collector; endowed Freer Gallery [or 1876]   

1859  1st use of "insanity plea" to prove innocence on February - 25.   

1860  Menso Kamerlingh Onnes, painter/water colors painter on this day in history.   

1862  On February - 25 congress establishes the US Bureau of Engraving &Printing   

1862  On this day in history paper currency (greenbacks) introduced in US by President Abraham Lincoln   

1862  Congress forms US Bureau of Engraving & Printing on this day in history.   

1863  Congress creates national banking system, comptroller of currency on February - 25.   

1865  Otto Ludwig, German writer (Zwischen Himmel und Erde), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1866  Benedetto Croce, Italy, humanist/historian/editor/philosopher on February - 25.   

1868  On this day in history andrew Johnson impeached for violation of the Tenure of Office act   

1868  Anthony J Block, Dutch lawyer (strafproces) on February - 25.   

1870  Hiram Revels, Mississippi, is sworn in as first black member of Congress (Senator) on February - 25.   

1870  Hiram Revels, is sworn in as 1st black member of Congress (Sen-R-MS) on February - 25.   

1871  Oliver Samuel Campbell, tennis champ (US Open-1890) on this day in history.   

1873  On this day in history the birth of Enrico Caruso, Italian operatic tenor   

1873  On this day in history enrico Caruso, Naples Italy, operatic tenor (Faust)   

1875  Kiowa Indians under Lone Wolf (Guipago) surrender at Ft Sill on February - 25.   

1876  On February - 25 charles Freer, art collector; endowed Freer Gallery [or 1856]   

1879  On February - 25 congress passed first Timberland Protection Act   

1879  Congress passed 1st Timberland Protection Act on February - 25.   

1879  On this day in history otakar Ostrcil, composer   

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1398  On this day in history birth of xuande, Emperor of China (d. 1435)   

1591  Friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 February - 25.   

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 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 this day in history.   

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 February - 25 death of hirate Masahide, Japanese diplomat and tutor of Oda Nobunaga (suicide) (b. 1492)   

1558  Death of Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Portugal and France (b. 1498) on February - 25.