Birthday February 25, 1707 Carlo Goldoni, Italian dramatist (The Love of the Three Oranges)
Birthday February 25, 1778 Jose de San Martin, liberator of Argentina & Chile & Peru
Birthday February 25, 1841 Pierre Auguste Renoir, French Impressionist painter
Birthday February 25, 1848 Railroad baron Edward Harriman is born
Birthday February 25, 1873 Enrico Caruso, operatic tenor in Italy
Birthday February 25, 1873 Enrico Caruso, the greatest tenor who ever lived, is born
Birthday February 25, 1876 Charles Lang Freer, art collector who endowed Freer Gallery
Birthday February 25, 1888 John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State for President Eisenhower
Birthday February 25, 1890 Molotov is born
Birthday February 25, 1895 Bert Bell, commissioner of NFL & team owner
Birthday February 25, 1896 John J. McClellan, former U.S. senator from Arkansas
Birthday February 25, 1904 Adelle Davis, nutritionist & author (Let's Eat Right to Keep Fit)
Birthday February 25, 1908 Frank Slaughter, author
Birthday February 25, 1910 Millicebt Fenwick, ex-congresswoman
Birthday February 25, 1913 Jim Backus, Actor (voice of Mr. Magoo)
Birthday February 25, 1917 Anthony Burgess, essayist & short story writer (A Clockwork Orange)
Birthday February 25, 1936 Linda Cristal, in Buenos Aires Argentina
Birthday February 25, 1938 Diane Baker, in Hollywood Calif
Birthday February 25, 1943 George Harrison, Beatle
Birthday February 25, 1945 Shivadhar Srinivasa Naipaul, Trinidad novelist & essayist
History February 25, 1779 British surrender Fort Sackville
History February 25, 1828 John Quincy Adams' son marries relative at the White House
History February 25, 1862 Legal Tender Act passed
History February 25, 1870 African American congressman sworn in
History February 25, 1916 German troops capture Fort Douaumont (Verdun)
History February 25, 1938 Miami drive-in debuts
History February 25, 1948 Communists take power in Czechoslovakia
History February 25, 1949 Actor Robert Mitchum is released after serving time for marijuana possession
History February 25, 1956 Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes meet
History February 25, 1964 Cassius Clay defeats Sonny Liston
History February 25, 1971 Congress moves to block widening of the war
History February 25, 1972 U.S. troops fight biggest battle in nearly a year
History February 25, 1984 Explosion kills hundreds in Brazil
History February 25, 1986 Marcos flees the Philippines
History February 25, 2004 The Passion of the Christ opens in the United States
February 25, 1707 Carlo Goldoni, Italian dramatist (The Love of the Three Oranges)
February 25, 1778 Jose de San Martin, liberator of Argentina & Chile & Peru
February 25, 1841 Pierre Auguste Renoir, French Impressionist painter
February 25, 1848 Railroad baron Edward Harriman is born
February 25, 1873 Enrico Caruso, operatic tenor in Italy
February 25, 1873 Enrico Caruso, the greatest tenor who ever lived, is born
February 25, 1876 Charles Lang Freer, art collector who endowed Freer Gallery
February 25, 1888 John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State for President Eisenhower
February 25, 1890 Molotov is born
February 25, 1895 Bert Bell, commissioner of NFL & team owner
February 25, 1896 John J. McClellan, former U.S. senator from Arkansas
February 25, 1904 Adelle Davis, nutritionist & author (Let's Eat Right to Keep Fit)
February 25, 1908 Frank Slaughter, author
February 25, 1910 Millicebt Fenwick, ex-congresswoman
February 25, 1913 Jim Backus, Actor (voice of Mr. Magoo)
February 25, 1917 Anthony Burgess, essayist & short story writer (A Clockwork Orange)
February 25, 1936 Linda Cristal, in Buenos Aires Argentina
February 25, 1938 Diane Baker, in Hollywood Calif
February 25, 1943 George Harrison, Beatle
February 25, 1945 Shivadhar Srinivasa Naipaul, Trinidad novelist & essayist
February 25, 1779 British surrender Fort Sackville
February 25, 1828 John Quincy Adams' son marries relative at the White House
February 25, 1862 Legal Tender Act passed
February 25, 1870 African American congressman sworn in
February 25, 1916 German troops capture Fort Douaumont (Verdun)
February 25, 1938 Miami drive-in debuts
February 25, 1948 Communists take power in Czechoslovakia
February 25, 1949 Actor Robert Mitchum is released after serving time for marijuana possession
February 25, 1956 Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes meet
February 25, 1964 Cassius Clay defeats Sonny Liston
February 25, 1971 Congress moves to block widening of the war
February 25, 1972 U.S. troops fight biggest battle in nearly a year
February 25, 1984 Explosion kills hundreds in Brazil
February 25, 1986 Marcos flees the Philippines
February 25, 2004 The Passion of the Christ opens in the United States