February 25th, 1585

Born on February 25th, 1585

Weekday

Monday

February 25th, 1585 was a Monday.

Age

441

People born on February 25th, 1585 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 441 years old this year (2026).

Zodiac

♓

Pisces (The Fish)

February 20th, 1585 - March 20th, 1585

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 161,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 777 days, exactly on September 10th, 2028, people who were born on February 25th, 1585 will be 162,000 days old!

161,223 Days

23,031 Weeks

5,297 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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

Born on February 25th, 1585

Johannes Ardüser

Swiss mathematician (1585-1665)

*February 25th, 1585, Parpan †March 26th, 1665, Zürich

Pieter van den Broecke

Dutch cloth merchant in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC)

*February 25th, 1585, Antwerp †December 1st, 1640, Strait of Malacca

Same year
Born in 1585

Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu

French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)

*September 9th, 1585, Paris †December 4th, 1642, Paris

Heinrich Schütz

German composer and organist (1585–1672)

*October 18th, 1585, Bad Köstritz †November 6th, 1672, Dresden

Cornelius Jansen

Bishop and theologian (1585-1638)

*October 28th, 1585, Acquoy †May 6th, 1638, Ypres

Hendrick Avercamp

Dutch painter (1585-1634)

*January 27th, 1585, Amsterdam †May 15th, 1634, Kampen

Johann Georg I, Elector of Saxony

Elector of Saxony

*March 5th, 1585, Dresden †October 8th, 1656, Dresden

Krzysztof Radziwiłł

Lithuanian noble and politician

*March 22nd, 1585, Biržai †September 19th, 1640, Svėdasai

Johann Heermann

German poet hymn-writer (1585-1647)

*October 11th, 1585, Rudna, Lower Silesian Voivodeship †February 17th, 1647, Leszno

Adam von Herberstorff

Politician (1585-1629)

*April 15th, 1585, Schloss Kalsdorf †September 11th, 1629, Schloss Ort

Francesco Cornaro

Doge of Venice (1585-1656)

*March 6th, 1585, Venice †June 5th, 1656, Venice

Herman op den Graeff

"Mennonite lord bishop" of Krefeld, in 1632 delegate to the Krefeld Mennonite Church Delegation and signer of the Dordrecht Confession of Faith that year

*November 26th, 1585, Kerken †December 27th, 1642, Krefeld