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02/25/1895
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Henri Martelli, composer
Type: Birth
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02/25/1896
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Italian govt decides to attack governor Baratieri of Eritrea
Type: Event
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02/25/1896
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John J McClellan, (Sen-D-Ark)
Type: Birth
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02/25/1897
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Lili K”rber, writer
Type: Birth
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02/25/1898
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William Thomas Astbury, English physicist/chemist (textiles)
Type: Birth
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02/25/1899
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Leo J Weisgerber, German linguist
Type: Birth
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02/25/1899
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Paul Julius von Reuter, founder of the news agency (Reuters), dies
Type: Death
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02/25/1900
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Jed Harris, producer/director (Billy Rose Show, Operation Mad Ball)
Type: Birth
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02/25/1901
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Federico Ghisi, composer
Type: Birth
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02/25/1901
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Jose Rogel, composer, dies at 71
Type: Death
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02/25/1901
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George Cohan's musical "Governor's Son," premieres in NYC
Type: Event
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02/25/1901
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US Steel Corp organized under J P Morgan
Type: Event
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02/25/1901
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[Herbert] Zeppo Marx, NYC, comedian/actor (Marx Brothers)
Type: Birth
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02/25/1902
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Carl Ignaz Franz Umlauf, composer, dies at 77
Type: Death
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02/25/1902
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Max Kommerell, German literary/author (Die Gefangenen)
Type: Birth
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02/25/1902
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Oscar Cullmann, Swiss theologist (Das Petrusproblem)
Type: Birth
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02/25/1904
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Adelle Davis, author (Lets Stay Healthy)/nutritionist (died of cancer)
Type: Birth
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02/25/1904
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J M Synge's "Riders to the Sea" opens at Irish Natl Theater Society
Type: Event
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02/25/1904
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Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Toronto Marlboroughs in 2 games
Type: Event
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02/25/1905
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Neth Workers van Vakverenigingen, (NVV) political party forms
Type: Event
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02/25/1906
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Boris Papandopulo, composer
Type: Birth
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02/25/1906
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Howard Zahniser, Father of Wilderness Act
Type: Birth
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02/25/1906
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Warren Hymer, NYC, actor (Girl From Havana, Meet the Mob)
Type: Birth
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02/25/1906
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Domingo Ortega, Spanish bullfighter
Type: Birth
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02/25/1906
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Anton Stepanovich Arensky, Russian composer/conductor c t, dies at 44
Type: Death
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02/25/1907
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Shimen Rushkin, Poland, actor (Beau Brummel, Having a Wonderful Time)
Type: Birth
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02/25/1907
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Mary Coyle Chase, playwright (Harvey-Pulitzer Prize)
Type: Birth
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02/25/1907
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George Bernard Shaw's "Philanderer," premieres in London
Type: Event
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02/25/1907
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US proclaims protectorate over Dominican Republic
Type: Event
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02/25/1908
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Frank G Slaughter, author (Sangaree)
Type: Birth
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02/25/1908
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1st tunnel under Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens
Type: Event
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02/25/1909
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Edgar Pangborn, US, sci-fi author (Judgment of Eve, Davy)
Type: Birth
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02/25/1909
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John Evan "Jasper" Weston Mather, writer
Type: Birth
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02/25/1910
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Dali Lama flees Tibet from Chinese troop to British-Indies
Type: Event
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02/25/1910
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Millicent Fenwick, NYC, (Rep-R-NJ 1975-82) (Doonesbury)
Type: Birth
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02/25/1911
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Opera "Natoma," premieres in Phila
Type: Event
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02/25/1912
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Richard Wattis, England, actor (Hobson's Choice, Prince and Showgirl)
Type: Birth
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02/25/1913
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Jim Backus, Cleve, actor (Mr Magoo, Thurston Howell III-Gilligan Is)
Type: Birth
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02/25/1913
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16th Amendment ratified, authorizing income tax
Type: Event
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02/25/1913
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Gert Froebe, Saxony Germany, actor (Goldfinger)
Type: Birth
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02/25/1914
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John Arlott, cricketer (the doyen of cricket commentators and writers)
Type: Birth
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02/25/1914
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John Tenniel, British illustrator (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 93
Type: Death
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02/25/1915
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George Mimot, physician (Nobel-1934), dies
Type: Death
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02/25/1916
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Ralph Baldwin, harness driver (set 11 major world records)
Type: Birth
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02/25/1916
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German troops conquer Fort Douaumont near Verdun
Type: Event
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02/25/1916
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Ian Wallace, British CEO
Type: Birth
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02/25/1917
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Alex Gordon, architect
Type: Birth
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02/25/1917
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Anthony Burgess, essayist/novelist (Clockwork Orange)
Type: Birth
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02/25/1917
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Asta E R Elstak, Suriname/Dutch social worker
Type: Birth
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02/25/1918
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Robert Lorimer "Bobby" Riggs, US tennis star (US Open 1939, 41)
Type: Birth
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