February 25

Events

 * - The  adopts, effectively making him his successor.
 * - s.
 * - holds the first  meeting as.
 * - and his force of 1000-1500 soldiers surrender after the
 * - receives an   for the.
 * 1836  - US Showman  exhibits African American slave.
 * - First electric printing press patented by.
 * -, a from , is sworn into the , becoming the first  ever to sit in the.
 * - incorporates the.
 * -, the eldest of six daughters of , becomes the first reigning of.
 * - places a 1 cent per    on, becoming the first  to levy a.
 * -, capital of the , by.
 * - Glacier Bay National Monument (now ) is established in.
 * - of  becomes the first holder of a  license from the.
 * - obtains the German citizenship by, opening the opportunity for him to run in the 1932 election for.
 * - The is launched, becoming the first custom-built.
 * - : First general & physical protest against Nazi anti-Jewish behaviour & -laws (Amsterdam)
 * - : declares war on.
 * - The takes control of government in  and the period of the Third Republic ends.
 * - The first are held in,.
 * - is made premier of.
 * - In his speech   leader  denounces the actions of.
 * - gives $5 million to an   as ransom for the passengers and crew of a hijacked.
 * - The first unit of the, first commercial station in , goes online.
 * - The Suriname government ( elected after gaining independance from the Netherlands in 1975 ) was overthrown by a military coup which was initiated with the bombing of the police station from an army ship of the coast of the nations capital; Paramaribo
 * - :  of the  flees the nation after 20 years of rule;  becomes the first  woman president.
 * - : An i hits an  military barracks in,  killing 28  from.
 * - : about 613 civilians killed by n armed forces during the conflict in region of
 * - : In the in the  city of,  opens fire with an assault rifle, killing 29  worshippers and injuring 125 more before being subdued and beaten to death by survivors. Subsequent rioting kills 26 more  and 9.
 * - The   is declared financially bankrupt.
 * - The world's estimated reaches 6.5 billion.

Births

 * -, Emperor of China (d. )
 * -, German writer (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, French-born English dramatist (d. )
 * -, Italian anatomist (d. )
 * -, German adventurer and writer (d. )
 * -, Italian writer (d. )
 * -, Chancellor of France (d. )
 * 1714  -, British admiral (d. )
 * -, German poet (d. )
 * -, first Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada (d. )
 * -, Argentine general and liberator of South America (d. )
 * -, French painter, graphic artist and sculptor (d. )
 * -, German writer (d. )
 * -, fourth (d. )
 * -, Australian cricketer (d. )
 * 1855  -, Portuguese poet (d. )
 * -, economic historian (d. )
 * -, Italian tenor (d. )
 * -, Austrian musicologist (d. )
 * -, Countess of Athlone (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * - Dame, English pianist (d. )
 * 1890  -, Soviet politician (d. )
 * -, American basketball coach (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (d. )
 * -, American novelist (d. )
 * -, American fashion editor and politician (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1913  -, German actor (d. )
 * -, English cricket journalist (d. )
 * -, German sociologist (d. )
 * -, English author (d. )
 * -, American athlete (d. )
 * 1918  -, American tennis player (d. )
 * 1918  -, Greek pianist (d. )
 * -, Austrian neuroscientist
 * -, Canadian author (d. )
 * -, Canadian statesman (d. )
 * -, American musician
 * -, American comedy writer
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1929  -, American bandleader (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * 1934  -, American golfer (d. )
 * -, American talk show host
 * -, English actor
 * 1937  -, American broadcast journalist
 * 1937  -, widow of
 * -, American actress
 * 1938  -, Australian runner
 * -, American sports broadcaster
 * 1940  -, American baseball player
 * 1940  -, American baseball player
 * -, American actress
 * -, English musician (d. )
 * 1943  -, Brazilian footballer
 * -, French singer
 * 1945  -, English singer
 * -, German dramatist
 * 1946  -, French executive director of
 * -, American athlete
 * 1947  -, American bass guitarist
 * -, Indian actor
 * 1948  -, Italian writer
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, Irish director
 * 1950  - ,
 * 1950  -, Spanish alpine skier (d. )
 * -, Jamaican runner
 * 1951  -, American sportscaster
 * 1951  -, Dominican baseball player
 * -, Irish motorcycle racer (d. )
 * 1952  -, Swedish politician
 * -, former
 * 1953  -, South Korean actor
 * -, American musician
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, Welsh musician
 * -, Maltese-born singer and songwriter
 * 1960  -, German field hockey player
 * -, American race car driver (d. )
 * 1961  -, American football player
 * -, German kayaker
 * -, English comedian
 * 1964  -, American football player
 * -, American comedian
 * -, American actor
 * 1966  -, Kenyan athlete (d. )
 * 1966  -, American actress
 * 1966  -, American reporter and television personality
 * -, French actress
 * 1968  -, Greek Cypriot singer
 * -, Australian soccer player
 * -, English actress
 * -, American actor
 * 1971  -, American disc jockey
 * 1971  -, Canadian musician
 * -, American singer
 * 1973  -, American actor
 * 1973  -, Spanish singer
 * -, American comedian and actress
 * 1976  -, American actress, writer, model, and musician
 * 1976  -, American keyboardist and member of
 * -, English singer
 * 1977  -, South Korean actress
 * 1977  -, American footballer
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, American model
 * 1981  -, Indian actor
 * 1981  -, South Korean footballer
 * 1981  -, American beauty queen and  contestant
 * -, Irish footballer
 * 1982  -, Russian ice hockey player
 * 1982  -, American singer
 * 1982  -, American model and professional wrestler
 * -, Brazilian-born Croatian footballer
 * -, American director and actor
 * 1984  -, Brazilian singer
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1985  -, New Zealand rugby player
 * -, American actor
 * 1986  -, English actors
 * 1986  -, Swedish singer
 * -, Canadian singer
 * -, American actor

Deaths

 * -, English classical scholar
 * -, German-born reformer (b. )
 * -, Japanese diplomat and tutor of (suicide) (b. )
 * -, Queen of Portugal and France (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, Austrian general (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, Flemish scholar (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Chinese writer (b. )
 * -, English architect (b. )
 * -, English actress and writer (b. )
 * -, French diplomat and writer (b. )
 * -, British colonial statesman (b. )
 * -, German writer (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Irish poet (b. )
 * -, American clergyman, educator, and lexicographer (b. )
 * -, German-born journalist (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Belgian racing driver (b. )
 * -, French serial killer (b. )
 * -, American baseball player and manager (b. )
 * -, Brazilian writer and photographer (b. )
 * -, American physician, (b. )
 * -, Russian scientist (b. )
 * -, American gangster (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, American sports businessman (b. )
 * -, American painter (b. )
 * -, Swedish chemist, (b. )
 * -, American Black Muslim leader (b. )
 * -, American general (b. )
 * -, American playwright (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American-born actor and singer (b. )
 * -, American-born mass killer (b. )
 * 1994  -, American boxer (b. )
 * -, Cambodian-born actor (b. )
 * -, American chemist, (b. )
 * -, Australian cricketer (b. )
 * -, Irish Chief Justice (b. )
 * 2003  -, Italian actor (b. )
 * -, Canadian inventor (b. )
 * -, English founder of Amnesty International (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 2006  -, English footballer (b. )
 * -, c/o USS Nautilus submarine, US Congressman (b. )
 * -, c/o USS Nautilus submarine, US Congressman (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * national day.
 * , special holiday in the.