February 25th, 1821

Born on February 25th, 1821

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 74,000 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

47

Taras Shevchenko

Ukrainian poet and artist (1814–1861)

*February 25th, 1814, Moryntsi †March 10th, 1861, Saint Petersburg

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

58

George Harrison

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

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

78

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

French painter and sculptor (1841–1919)

*February 25th, 1841, Limoges †December 3rd, 1919, Cagnes-sur-Mer

23

Lin Fangling

Chinese badminton player

*February 25th, 2001, Wenchang

39

Joakim Noah

American–French basketball player

*February 25th, 1985, New York City

87

Friedrich Harkort

German industrialist (1793-1880)

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

63

Hermann Gröhe

German politician

*February 25th, 1961, Uedem

25

Gianluigi Donnarumma

Italian association football player

*February 25th, 1999, Castellammare di Stabia

87

Tom Courtenay

English actor

*February 25th, 1937, Kingston upon Hull

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

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

86

Benedetto Croce

Italian philosopher (1866-1952)

*February 25th, 1866, Pescasseroli †November 20th, 1952, Naples

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Born in 1821

59

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Russian novelist (1821–1881)

*November 11th, 1821, Mariinsky Hospital for the Poor †January 28th, 1881, Saint Petersburg

73

Hermann von Helmholtz

German physicist and physiologist (1821-1894)

*August 31st, 1821, Potsdam †September 8th, 1894, Charlottenburg

74

Philipp Ludwig von Seidel

German mathematician

*October 24th, 1821, Zweibrücken †August 13th, 1896, Munich

46

Charles Baudelaire

French poet and critic (1821–1867)

*April 9th, 1821, Paris †August 31st, 1867, Paris

79

Theodor Löbbecke

German pharmacist and malacologist

*March 4th, 1821, Hückeswagen †January 18th, 1901, Düsseldorf

75

William Jervois

British Army general

*September 10th, 1821, Cowes †August 17th, 1897, Hampshire

72

John Abbott

3rd Prime Minister of Canada (1821-1893)

*March 12th, 1821, Saint-André-Est †October 30th, 1893, Montreal

58

Gustave Flaubert

French novelist (1821–1880)

*December 12th, 1821, Rouen †May 8th, 1880, Croisset

54

John C. Breckinridge

Vice president of the United States from 1857 to 1861

*January 16th, 1821, Lexington †May 17th, 1875, Lexington

56

Nikolay Nekrasov

Russian poet, writer, critic, editor and publisher

*November 28th, 1821, Nemyriv †January 8th, 1878, Saint Petersburg

89

Mary Baker Eddy

American founder of Christian Science (1821–1910)

*July 16th, 1821, Bow †December 3rd, 1910, Chestnut Hill

80

Rudolf Virchow

German doctor, anthropologist, public health activist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist and politician (1821-1902)

*October 13th, 1821, Świdwin †September 5th, 1902, Berlin

69

Richard Francis Burton

British explorer, geographer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer, and diplomat (1821–1890)

*March 19th, 1821, Torquay †October 20th, 1890, Trieste

94

Charles Tupper

6th Prime Minister of Canada (1821-1915)

*July 2nd, 1821, Amherst †October 30th, 1915, Bexleyheath

89

Elizabeth Blackwell

American physician, abolitionist, women's rights activist (1821-1910)

*February 3rd, 1821, Bristol †May 31st, 1910, Hastings

81

Alexander Andrae

German politician

*December 17th, 1821, Hanover †March 13th, 1903, Szczecin

87

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip

Dutch-Belgian painter (1821-1909)

*May 31st, 1821, Amsterdam †February 28th, 1909, Ixelles - Elsene

32

Alexis de Garaudé

French composer (1821-1854)

*October 27th, 1821, Choisy-le-Roi †August 6th, 1854, Paris

80

Charles d'Abbadie d'Arrast

French politician.

*December 15th, 1821, Toulouse †December 23rd, 1901, Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry

84

Bartolomé Mitre

President of Argentina (1821-1906)

*June 26th, 1821, Buenos Aires †January 19th, 1906, Buenos Aires

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1821 is a normal year and no leap year.

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