440 Historic Events for February 25
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| 779 |
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Walburgis, Anglo-Saxon abbess/saint (Walpurgis Night), dies
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| 1095 |
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Council of Rockingham: bishop Anselmus vs King William II Rufus
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| 1247 |
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Hendrik IV, duke of Limburg/earl of Bergen (1226-47), dies
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| 1358 |
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Dalmati‰ flees Venice
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| 1495 |
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Djem Sultan, son of Turkish sultan Mehmed II, dies at 35
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| 1497 |
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Italians troops reconquer Taranto on France
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| 1502 |
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Austrian emperor Maximilian I reformats govt machine
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| 1540 |
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Francisco V squez de Coronado searches for 7 cities of Cibola M‚xico
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| 1570 |
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Pius V excommunicates Elizabeth, absolves her subjects from allegiance
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| 1601 |
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Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth
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| 1602 |
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Everard van Reyd, Dutch historian, dies at about 51
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| 1605 |
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Portuguese garrison on Ambon surrenders to Admiral Van der Haghen
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| 1623 |
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Duke Maximilian I of Bavaria becomes monarch of Palts
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| 1634 |
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Van Friedland/Mecklenburg, general-admiral, dies at 50
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| 1634 |
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Albrecht WE baron von Wallenstein, German duke, murdered at 50
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| 1634 |
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Irish captain Walter Devereaux kills duke Wallenstein
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| 1635 |
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Walraad, the Elder, Dutch fieldmarshall/earl of Nassau-Usingen
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| 1643 |
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Ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95)
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| 1643 |
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Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at 60
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| 1643 |
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Dutch US colonists kill Algonquin-indians
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| 1667 |
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Abraham Crijnssens fleet reach Fort Willoughby on Suriname River
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| 1680 |
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Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer
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| 1682 |
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Alessandro Stradella, Italian violist/composer, murdered at 37
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| 1707 |
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Carlo Goldoni, Italy, lawyer/playwright (Belisario, Love of 3 Oranges)
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| 1713 |
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Frederik I, King of Prussia (1701-13), dies at 55
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