440 Historic Events for February 25
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| 1907 |
Birth |
Shimen Rushkin, Poland, actor (Beau Brummel, Having a Wonderful Time)
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| 1907 |
Birth |
Mary Coyle Chase, playwright (Harvey-Pulitzer Prize)
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| 1907 |
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George Bernard Shaw's "Philanderer," premieres in London
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| 1907 |
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US proclaims protectorate over Dominican Republic
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| 1908 |
Birth |
Frank G Slaughter, author (Sangaree)
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| 1908 |
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1st tunnel under Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens
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| 1909 |
Birth |
Edgar Pangborn, US, sci-fi author (Judgment of Eve, Davy)
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| 1909 |
Birth |
John Evan "Jasper" Weston Mather, writer
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| 1910 |
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Dali Lama flees Tibet from Chinese troop to British-Indies
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| 1910 |
Birth |
Millicent Fenwick, NYC, (Rep-R-NJ 1975-82) (Doonesbury)
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| 1911 |
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Opera "Natoma," premieres in Phila
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Richard Wattis, England, actor (Hobson's Choice, Prince and Showgirl)
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| 1913 |
Birth |
Jim Backus, Cleve, actor (Mr Magoo, Thurston Howell III-Gilligan Is)
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| 1913 |
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16th Amendment ratified, authorizing income tax
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| 1913 |
Birth |
Gert Froebe, Saxony Germany, actor (Goldfinger)
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| 1914 |
Birth |
John Arlott, cricketer (the doyen of cricket commentators and writers)
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| 1914 |
Death |
John Tenniel, British illustrator (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 93
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| 1915 |
Death |
George Mimot, physician (Nobel-1934), dies
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| 1916 |
Birth |
Ralph Baldwin, harness driver (set 11 major world records)
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| 1916 |
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German troops conquer Fort Douaumont near Verdun
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| 1916 |
Birth |
Ian Wallace, British CEO
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| 1917 |
Birth |
Alex Gordon, architect
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| 1917 |
Birth |
Anthony Burgess, essayist/novelist (Clockwork Orange)
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| 1917 |
Birth |
Asta E R Elstak, Suriname/Dutch social worker
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| 1918 |
Birth |
Robert Lorimer "Bobby" Riggs, US tennis star (US Open 1939, 41)
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