February 25th, 1509

Born on February 25th, 1509

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 188,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 19 days, exactly on August 13th, 2026, people who were born on February 25th, 1509 will be 189,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on February 25th?

February 25th, 1994

Israeli physician Baruch Goldstein opened fire on Palestinian Muslims praying at the mosque in Hebron's Cave of the Patriarchs, killing 29 people and wounding 125 others.

February 25th, 1986

Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda were ousted from power by the non-violent People Power Revolution, with Corazon Aquino succeeding as president.

February 25th, 1980

The first prime minister of independent Suriname, Henck Arron (pictured), was deposed in a military coup led by Dési Bouterse.

February 25th, 1951

After being postponed due to World War II, the inaugural edition of the Pan American Games opened in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

February 25th, 1948

Fearful of civil war and Soviet intervention in recent unrest, President Edvard Beneš (pictured) ceded control of the government to the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.

February 25th, 1933

USS Ranger (pictured), the United States Navy's first purpose-built aircraft carrier, was launched.

February 25th, 1870

Mississippi senator Hiram Rhodes Revels became the first African American to be seated in the U.S. Congress.

February 25th, 1866

Miners in Calaveras County, California, discovered a human skull that was taken to show that humans had existed during the Pliocene, a thesis that was later disproved.

February 25th, 1843

Royal Navy captain Lord George Paulet began a five-month occupation of the Hawaiian Islands.

February 25th, 1705

George Frideric Handel's opera Nero premiered in Hamburg.

February 25th, 0628

Khosrow II, the last great king of the Sasanian Empire, was overthrown by his son Kavad II.

February 25th, 2026

Four people are killed and several more are injured when Cuban Border Guard Troops confront and open fire on a US-registered speedboat violating Cuban waters.

February 25th, 2015

At least 310 people are killed in avalanches in northeastern Afghanistan.

February 25th, 2009

Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 crashes during landing at the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Netherlands, primarily due to a faulty radio altimeter, resulting in the death of nine passengers and crew including all three pilots.

February 25th, 1999

Alitalia Flight 1553 crashes at Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport in Genoa, Italy, killing four.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 25th

Same year
Born in 1509

54

John Calvin

French Protestant reformer (1509–1564)

*July 10th, 1509, Noyon †May 27th, 1564, Geneva

69

Wolrad II, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg

Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg (1539-1578)

*March 27th, 1509, Bad Arolsen †April 15th, 1578, Eilhausen

52

Joachim I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

German prince

*August 7th, 1509, Dessau †December 6th, 1561, Dessau

85

Pasquale Cicogna

Doge of Venice (1509-1595)

*May 27th, 1509, Venice †April 2nd, 1595, Venice

37

Étienne Dolet

French translator and scholar (1509-1546)

*August 3rd, 1509, Orléans †August 3rd, 1546, Paris

57

Jean Goujon

French artist

*November 30th, 1509, Rouen †November 30th, 1566, Bologna

82

Gian Girolamo Albani

Italian cardinal (1509-1591)

*January 3rd, 1509, Bergamo †April 25th, 1591, Rome

71

Giovanni Morone

Cardinal

*January 25th, 1509, Milan †December 1st, 1580, Rome

63

Ippolito II d'Este

Catholic cardinal

*August 25th, 1509, Ferrara †December 2nd, 1572, Rome

51

Melchor Cano

Spanish theologian (1509-1560)

*January 6th, 1509, Tarancón †September 30th, 1560, Toledo

26

John of Leiden

Anabaptist leader, King of Munster (1509-1536)

*February 2nd, 1509, Zevenhoven †January 22nd, 1536, Münster

49

Cornelius Wischaven

*October 2nd, 1509, Mechelen †August 25th, 1559, Loreto

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Public holidays on February 25th

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1509 is a normal year and no leap year.

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