Page 7: Historical Events In February - 25

1954  Abdul Nasser appointed Egyptian premier on February - 25.   

1955  On February - 25 marij Kogoj, composer, dies at 59   

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

1957  Buddy Holly &the Crickets record "That'll Be the Day" on February - 25.   

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

1957  On this day in history kurt von Wolfurt, composer, dies at 76   

1960  On this day in history john Cage's "Music for Amplified Toy Pianos," premieres   

1960  Everhardus J van Romondt, Dutch Antillean minister, dies at 51 on February - 25.   

1961  Niagara ends St Bonaventura's 99-game home basketball win streak on February - 25.   

1962  India Congress Party wins elections on February - 25.   

1962  Robert Kennedy visits Netherlands on this day in history.   

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

1963  On February - 25 beatles release their first single in US "Please Please Me"   

1964  On February - 25 austrian chancellor Alfons Gorbach resigns   

1964  On this day in history cassius Clay, a 7-1 underdog, TKOs champion Sonny Liston in the 7th round to win the world heavyweight title   

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

1966  Syrian military coup under Hafiz al-Assad on this day in history.   

1967  John Griggs, actor (Joey Bishop Show), dies at 57 on February - 25.   

1968  On February - 25 430 Unification Church couples wed in Korea   

1968  On February - 25 makarios re-elected President of Cyprus   

1968  On this day in history camille Huysmans, Belgian premier (1946-47), dies at 96   

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

1969  On February - 25 mariner 6 launched for fly-by of Mars   

1969  Jan Zajic, Czech student, self incinerates on this day in history.   

1970  Mark Rothko, abstract expressionist (Green on Blue), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1973  Juan Corona sentenced to 25 life sentences for 25 murders on this day in history.   

1975  On February - 25 elijah Muhammad, leader of Nation of Islam, dies in Chicago at 78   

1976  On this day in history 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 February - 25.   

1977  Soyuz 24 returns to Earth on February - 25.   

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

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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  On this day in history birth of walraad, the Elder, Dutch fieldmarshall/earl of Nassau-Usingen   

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 February - 25.   

1680  On this day in history birth of philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer   

1682  On this day in history 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 this day in history walburgis, Anglo-Saxon abbess/saint (Walpurgis Night), dies   

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 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 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.