Historical Events In February - 25

1954  On this day in history abdul Nasser appointed Egyptian premier   

1955  On this day in history marij Kogoj, composer, dies at 59   

1956  On this day in history khrushchev denounces Stalin at 20th Soviet Party Conference   

1957  On February - 25 buddy Holly &the Crickets record "That'll Be the Day"   

1957  On this day in history buddy Holly & Crickets record "That'll Be the Day"   

1957  Kurt von Wolfurt, composer, dies at 76 on February - 25.   

1960  John Cage's "Music for Amplified Toy Pianos," premieres on February - 25.   

1960  On February - 25 everhardus J van Romondt, Dutch Antillean minister, dies at 51   

1961  On this day in history niagara ends St Bonaventura's 99-game home basketball win streak   

1962  On February - 25 india Congress Party wins elections   

1962  On this day in history robert Kennedy visits Netherlands   

1962  Wilhelm Pessler, German sociologist, dies at 81 on February - 25.   

1963  Beatles release their first single in US "Please Please Me" on February - 25.   

1964  Austrian chancellor Alfons Gorbach resigns on this day in history.   

1964  Cassius Clay, a 7-1 underdog, TKOs champion Sonny Liston in the 7th round to win the world heavyweight title on February - 25.   

1964  On this day in history alexander Archipenko, sculptor, dies   

1966  On February - 25 syrian military coup under Hafiz al-Assad   

1967  On February - 25 john Griggs, actor (Joey Bishop Show), dies at 57   

1968  430 Unification Church couples wed in Korea on this day in history.   

1968  Makarios re-elected President of Cyprus on February - 25.   

1968  Camille Huysmans, Belgian premier (1946-47), dies at 96 on February - 25.   

1969  Beatles begin recording for the Abbey Road album on this day in history.   

1969  Mariner 6 launched for fly-by of Mars on February - 25.   

1969  Jan Zajic, Czech student, self incinerates on February - 25.   

1970  On February - 25 mark Rothko, abstract expressionist (Green on Blue), dies at 66   

1971  "Oh! Calcutta!" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 1,316 performances on this day in history.   

1972  Ontario Hydro opens $75 million Pickering nuclear power plant; has been the largest single producer of electricity in the world on February - 25.   

1972  Paul McCartney releases "Give Ireland back to the Irish" single on February - 25.   

1973  Juan Corona sentenced to 25 life sentences for 25 murders on February - 25.   

1975  Elijah Muhammad, leader of Nation of Islam, dies in Chicago at 78 on February - 25.   

1976  On February - 25 india announces plans to take action against parents who had more than two children   

1977  Oil tanker explosion west of Honolulu spills 31 million gallons on this day in history.   

1977  Soyuz 24 returns to Earth on this day in history.   

1978  On February - 25 daniel "Chappie" James Jr, retired Air Force general, dies at 58   

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

1591  On February - 25 birth of friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635)   

1635  On February - 25 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  Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer was born on February - 25.   

1682  Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist (d. 1771) was born on February - 25.   

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

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  On February - 25 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 February - 25.