Page 2: Historical Events In February - 25

1727  Armand-Louis Couperin, composer on this day in history.   

1731  On February - 25 simon Stijl, Frisian physician/writer   

1732  On this day in history robert Hudson, composer   

1735  On this day in history ernst William Wolf, composer   

1746  Cumberlands troops occupy Aberdeen on this day in history.   

1751  First performing monkey exhibited in America, NYC (admission 1¢) on February - 25.   

1751  On February - 25 1st performing monkey exhibited in America, NYC (admission 1 cent)   

1778  Jose Francisco de San Martin, liberated Argentina, Chile and Peru on this day in history.   

1788  Mateo Ferrer, composer on this day in history.   

1791  1st Bank of US chartered on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history gerrit Schimmelpenninck, Dutch earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam   

1797  Colonel William Tate and his force of 1000-1500 soldiers surrender after the Last Invasion of Britain on February - 25.   

1799  Congress passes first federal quarantine legislation on this day in history.   

1799  On this day in history 1st federal forestry legislation authorizes purchase of timber land   

1803  On this day in history 1,800 sovereign German states unite into 60 states   

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

1807  George Alfred Trenholm, Secy Treas (Confederacy), died in 1876 on February - 25.   

1808  On February - 25 james Bowen, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1886   

1809  George Washington Cullom, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1892 on February - 25.   

1811  On February - 25 carl Schuberth, composer   

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

1815  On this day in history robert Hall Chilton, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1879   

1826  On February - 25 piotr A von der Pahlen, military governor of St Petersburg, dies at 60   

1828  John Quincy Adam's son John marries in the White House on February - 25.   

1828  On this day in history john Quincy Adam's son John marries in White House   

1830  On this day in history victor Hugo's "Hernani" premieres in Paris   

1832  On February - 25 theodorus J I Arnold, bibliographer (Bibliotheca Belgian)   

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

1836  On this day in history samuel Colt patents first revolving barrel multishot firearm   

1836  On this day in history samuel Colt patents 1st revolving barrel multishot firearm   

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

1837  1st US electric printing press patented by Thomas Davenport on this day in history.   

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1398  Xuande, Emperor of China (d. 1435) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 February - 25 birth of pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (d. 1718)   

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

1682  On February - 25 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  On February - 25 death of dafydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd   

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 February - 25 death of william Lilye, English classical scholar   

1536  Death of Berthold Haller, German-born reformer (b. 1492) on February - 25.   

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 February - 25.