Page 3: Historical Events In February - 25

1838  On this day in history canadian militia routs American republican sympathizers on Fighting Island, in the Detroit River   

1838  On February - 25 london pedestrian walks 20 miles backward then forward in 8 hours   

1839  Seminoles &black allies shipped from Tampa Bay FL, to the West on this day in history.   

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

1840  Alexis Hollander, composer on this day in history.   

1841  On February - 25 the birth of Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French artist   

1841  Pierre Auguste Renoir, Limoges France, Impressionist painter/sculptor on February - 25.   

1842  On this day in history karl May, German writer (Old Shatterhand/Winnetou)   

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

1847  John Watson, Canada, philosopher (Objective Idealism) on February - 25.   

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

1852  Thomas Moore, writer (Utopia), dies on February - 25.   

1855  George Bonnor, cricketer (big-hitting Aussie batter 1880-1888) on this day in history.   

1856  Charles Lang Freer, art collector; endowed Freer Gallery [or 1876] on this day in history.   

1859  On this day in history 1st use of "insanity plea" to prove innocence   

1860  On February - 25 menso Kamerlingh Onnes, painter/water colors painter   

1862  Congress establishes the US Bureau of Engraving &Printing on February - 25.   

1862  Paper currency (greenbacks) introduced in US by President Abraham Lincoln on February - 25.   

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

1863  On this day in history congress creates national banking system, comptroller of currency   

1865  On February - 25 otto Ludwig, German writer (Zwischen Himmel und Erde), dies at 47   

1866  On this day in history benedetto Croce, Italy, humanist/historian/editor/philosopher   

1868  On February - 25 andrew Johnson impeached for violation of the Tenure of Office act   

1868  On February - 25 anthony J Block, Dutch lawyer (strafproces)   

1870  On this day in history hiram Revels, Mississippi, is sworn in as first black member of Congress (Senator)   

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

1871  On this day in history oliver Samuel Campbell, tennis champ (US Open-1890)   

1873  On February - 25 the birth of Enrico Caruso, Italian operatic tenor   

1873  Enrico Caruso, Naples Italy, operatic tenor (Faust) on this day in history.   

1875  On this day in history kiowa Indians under Lone Wolf (Guipago) surrender at Ft Sill   

1876  On this day in history charles Freer, art collector; endowed Freer Gallery [or 1856]   

1879  Congress passed first Timberland Protection Act on February - 25.   

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

1879  Otakar Ostrcil, composer on February - 25.   

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1398  Xuande, Emperor of China (d. 1435) was born on February - 25.   

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 February - 25.   

1643  Ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95) was born on February - 25.   

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

1680  Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer was born on February - 25.   

1682  On February - 25 birth of giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist (d. 1771)   

1692  Karl Ludwig, Freiherr von Pöllnitz, German adventurer and writer (d. 1775) was born on this day in history.   

0779  On February - 25 walburgis, Anglo-Saxon abbess/saint (Walpurgis Night), dies   

1246  Death of Dafydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd on this day in history.   

1247  On this day in history hendrik IV, duke of Limburg/earl of Bergen (1226-47), dies   

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  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 this day in history.   

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