Historical Events In February - 25

1727  On February - 25 armand-Louis Couperin, composer   

1731  Simon Stijl, Frisian physician/writer on February - 25.   

1732  Robert Hudson, composer on this day in history.   

1735  Ernst William Wolf, composer on February - 25.   

1746  Cumberlands troops occupy Aberdeen on February - 25.   

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

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

1778  Jose Francisco de San Martin, liberated Argentina, Chile and Peru on February - 25.   

1788  Mateo Ferrer, composer on this day in history.   

1791  On this day in history 1st Bank of US chartered   

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

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

1794  Gerrit Schimmelpenninck, Dutch earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam on this day in history.   

1797  On February - 25 colonel William Tate and his force of 1000-1500 soldiers surrender after the Last Invasion of Britain   

1799  On February - 25 congress passes first federal quarantine legislation   

1799  On February - 25 1st federal forestry legislation authorizes purchase of timber land   

1803  1,800 sovereign German states unite into 60 states on February - 25.   

1804  On February - 25 jefferson nominated for President at Democratic-Republican caucus   

1807  On this day in history george Alfred Trenholm, Secy Treas (Confederacy), died in 1876   

1808  On this day in history james Bowen, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1886   

1809  George Washington Cullom, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1892 on this day in history.   

1811  Carl Schuberth, composer on February - 25.   

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

1815  On this day in history 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 February - 25.   

1828  John Quincy Adam's son John marries in the White House on this day in history.   

1828  John Quincy Adam's son John marries in White House on this day in history.   

1830  Victor Hugo's "Hernani" premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

1832  Theodorus J I Arnold, bibliographer (Bibliotheca Belgian) on February - 25.   

1833  On February - 25 clement Anselm Evans, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1911   

1836  Samuel Colt patents first revolving barrel multishot firearm on February - 25.   

1836  On February - 25 samuel Colt patents 1st revolving barrel multishot firearm   

1837  The first US electric printing press patented by Thomas Davenport on February - 25.   

1837  On February - 25 1st US electric printing press patented by Thomas Davenport   

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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  Walraad, the Elder, Dutch fieldmarshall/earl of Nassau-Usingen was born on February - 25.   

1643  On February - 25 birth of ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95)   

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  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist (d. 1771)   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1558  On February - 25 death of eleanor of Austria, Queen of Portugal and France (b. 1498)