Page 5: Historical Events In February - 25

1908  1st tunnel under Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens on February - 25.   

1908  On this day in history frank G Slaughter, author (Sangaree)   

1909  On February - 25 edgar Pangborn, US, sci-fi author (Judgment of Eve, Davy)   

1910  On February - 25 dali Lama flees Tibet from Chinese troop to British-Indies   

1910  Millicent Fenwick, NYC, (Rep-R-NJ 1975-82) (Doonesbury) on February - 25.   

1911  On February - 25 opera "Natoma," premieres in Phila   

1912  On this day in history marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.   

1912  Richard Wattis, England, actor (Hobson's Choice, Prince & Showgirl) on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history 16th Amendment ratified, authorizing income tax   

1913  On this day in history gert Froebe, Saxony Germany, actor (Goldfinger)   

1914  On February - 25 john Arlott, cricketer (the doyen of cricket commentators & writers)   

1914  On February - 25 john Tenniel, British illustrator (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 93   

1915  George Mimot, physician (Nobel-1934), dies on this day in history.   

1916  German troops conquer Fort Douaumont near Verdun on February - 25.   

1916  On February - 25 ian Wallace, British CEO   

1917  Laconia, a Cunard ship. Sunk by torpedo attack from German U-boat U50 on the return journey from the USA to Liverpool while about 150 miles north west of the Fastnet Rock. There was a crew of 217 and she was carrying 75 passengers. 12 people were killed, 6 crew and 6 passengers on February - 25.   

1917  On this day in history the birth of Anthony Burgess, English novelist   

1917  Alex Gordon, architect on February - 25.   

1918  On February - 25 henry Norwood Ewell, Harrisburg Pa, 4x100m runner (Olympic-gold-1948)   

1919  On February - 25 league of Nations set up by Paris Treaty   

1919  Oregon is first state to tax gasoline (1¢ per gallon) on February - 25.   

1919  On this day in history f de Jong Edz, Dutch historian   

1920  On this day in history the NSDAP - National Socialist German Workers Party - publishes a 25-point program in Munich. The party has 60 members. Hitler begins making speeches, drawing thousands; he builds the Nazi Party and the S.A. Stormtroopers, a private army.   

1920  On this day in history antony Duff, diplomat   

1920  Aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1921  Georgian SSR proclaimed on February - 25.   

1921  Jack Haley (Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz) marries Florence McFadden on this day in history.   

1922  On February - 25 henri-Desire Landru, French sex murderer, guillotined at 52   

1923  Bread in Berlin rises to 2,000 mark on this day in history.   

1924  Marie Boyd scores 156 points in Maryland HS basketball game (163-3) on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history glacier Bay National Monument established in Alaska   

1925  On February - 25 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Beatrix Loughran   

1925  US male Figure Skating championship won by Nathaniel Niles on February - 25.   

1925  Pedro Miguel Marques y Garcia, composer, dies at 81 on February - 25.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1663  Pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (d. 1718) was born on this day in history.   

1680  Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 February - 25.   

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

1246  Death of Dafydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd on February - 25.   

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

1495  On February - 25 djem Sultan, son of Turkish sultan Mehmed II, dies at 35   

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.