February 25th, 1718

Born on February 25th, 1718

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 111,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 174 days, exactly on October 18th, 2024, people who were born on February 25th, 1718 will be 112,000 days old!

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What happened on February 25th?

February 25th, 2009

At their headquarters in Pilkhana, members of the Bangladesh Rifles began a mutiny that resulted in 82 deaths.

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 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, 2015

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

February 25th, 2009

Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 crashed 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 Day
Who's birthday is on February 25th?

70

Karl May

German author (1842-1912)

*February 25th, 1842, Hohenstein-Ernstthal †March 30th, 1912, Radebeul

37

Eva Avila

Canadian singer, songwriter and actress

*February 25th, 1987, Gatineau

86

Carlo Goldoni

Italian playwright (1707-1793)

*February 25th, 1707, Venice †February 6th, 1794, Paris

69

Bernard Bosson

French politician (1948-2017)

*February 25th, 1948, Annecy †May 13th, 2017, 8th arrondissement of Lyon

80

Oktay Sinanoğlu

Turkish chemist (1935-2015)

*February 25th, 1935, Bari †April 19th, 2015, Miami

87

Robert Étienne

French historian and classical archaeologist (1921–2009)

*February 25th, 1921, Mérignac †January 4th, 2009, Bordeaux

78

René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou

French politician (1714-1792)

*February 25th, 1714, Montpellier †July 29th, 1792, Le Thuit

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

23

Lin Fangling

Chinese badminton player

*February 25th, 2001, Wenchang

39

Joakim Noah

American–French basketball player

*February 25th, 1985, New York City

63

Hermann Gröhe

German politician

*February 25th, 1961, Uedem

25

Gianluigi Donnarumma

Italian association football player

*February 25th, 1999, Castellammare di Stabia

38

Jameela Jamil

British comedian, actress, presenter and activist

*February 25th, 1986, Hampstead

33

Ben Fero

Turkish rapper

*February 25th, 1991, Bonn

31

Afro B

British DJ and singer-songwriter

*February 25th, 1993, Greenwich

87

Tom Courtenay

English actor

*February 25th, 1937, Kingston upon Hull

87

Friedrich Harkort

German industrialist (1793-1880)

*February 25th, 1793, Haus Harkorten †March 6th, 1880, Hombruch

90

Ernst Ludwig

German politician (1927-2017)

*February 25th, 1927, Ulm †May 24th, 2017, Ulm

56

Sandrine Kiberlain

French actress and singer

*February 25th, 1968, Boulogne-Billancourt

75

Amin Maalouf

Francophone Lebanese writer based in France

*February 25th, 1949, Beirut

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Born in 1718

80

Christian Friedrich Exner

German architect

*May 13th, 1718, Lampertswalde †September 1st, 1798, Dresden

80

Maria Gaetana Agnesi

Italian mathematician and philanthropist (1718-1799)

*May 16th, 1718, Milan †January 9th, 1799, Milan

62

Mariana Victoria of Spain

Infanta of Spain by birth, later regent of Portugal

*March 31st, 1718, Madrid †January 15th, 1781, Palace of Ajuda

27

Anna Leopoldovna

Regent and Grand Duchess of Russia (1718-1746)

*December 18th, 1718, Rostock †March 19th, 1746, Kholmogory

72

Israel Putnam

American Revolutionary War general (1718–1790)

*January 7th, 1718, Danvers †May 29th, 1790, Brooklyn

53

John Canton

British physicist

*July 31st, 1718, Stroud †March 22nd, 1772, London

64

William Hunter

British anatomist and physician (1718-1783)

*May 23rd, 1718, East Kilbride †March 30th, 1783, London

76

Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg

German music critic, music-theorist and composer

*November 21st, 1718, Wendemark †May 22nd, 1795, Berlin

53

Johann Berenberg

Hamburg merchant banker (1718-1772)

*March 12th, 1718, Hamburg †March 2nd, 1772, Hamburg

76

Paul Rabaut

French pastor (1718-1794)

*January 29th, 1718, Bédarieux †September 25th, 1794, Nîmes

68

Tommaso Maria Ghilini

Italian catholic cardinal and archbishop

*August 5th, 1718, Alessandria †April 3rd, 1787, Turin

71

Nicolas-Sylvestre Bergier

French Catholic theologian

*December 31st, 1718, Darney †April 9th, 1790, Paris

81

Elizabeth Montagu

British social reformer, patron of the arts, hostess, literary critic, and writer; (1718-1800)

*October 2nd, 1718, York †August 25th, 1800, London

74

Alexander Roslin

Swedish painter (1718–1793)

*July 15th, 1718, Malmö Sankt Petri församling †July 5th, 1793, Paris

80

Antoine de Chézy

French engineer

*September 1st, 1718, Châlons-en-Champagne †October 5th, 1798, Paris

80

Johann Gottlieb Bosseck

German canon

*April 3rd, 1718, Leipzig †June 7th, 1798, Leipzig

65

Angelius Johann Daniel Aepinus

German philosopher

*May 10th, 1718, Rostock †February 28th, 1784, Rostock

90

Saverio Bettinelli

Italian Jesuit writer (1718-1808)

*July 18th, 1718, Mantua †September 13th, 1808, Mantua

70

Wilhelm Christian Justus Chrysander

German theologian

*December 9th, 1718, Halberstadt †December 10th, 1788, Kiel

35

Joseph Coulon de Jumonville

French Canadian military officer killed at the start of the Seven Years' War (1718-1754)

*September 8th, 1718, Quebec City †May 28th, 1754, Fayette County

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1718 is a normal year and no leap year.

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