February 25th, 1916

Born on February 25th, 1916

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 39,000 days old!

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What happened on February 25th, 1916?

February 25th, 1916

World War I: In the Battle of Verdun, a German unit captures Fort Douaumont, keystone of the French defences, without a fight.

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What else 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.

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

Born on February 25th, 1916

75

Reinhard Bendix

German-American sociologist

*February 25th, 1916, Berlin †February 28th, 1991, Berkeley

86

José Cibrián

Argentine actor

*February 25th, 1916, Buenos Aires †December 28th, 2002, Buenos Aires

72

Warde Donovan

American actor (1916-1988)

*February 25th, 1916, Los Angeles †April 16th, 1988, Los Angeles

85

Lauran Paine

American writer

*February 25th, 1916, Duluth †December 1st, 2001, Fort Jones

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 25th?

87

Robert Étienne

French historian and classical archaeologist (1921–2009)

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

37

Eva Avila

Canadian singer, songwriter and actress

*February 25th, 1987, Gatineau

70

Karl May

German author (1842-1912)

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

80

Oktay Sinanoğlu

Turkish chemist (1935-2015)

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

69

Bernard Bosson

French politician (1948-2017)

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

58

George Harrison

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

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

90

Ernst Ludwig

German politician (1927-2017)

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

87

Tom Courtenay

English actor

*February 25th, 1937, Kingston upon Hull

76

Anthony Burgess

English writer and composer (1917–1993)

*February 25th, 1917, Harpurhey †November 22nd, 1993, St John's Wood

88

Paul Elvstrøm

Danish yachtsman

*February 25th, 1928, Hellerup †December 7th, 2016, Hellerup

63

Hermann Gröhe

German politician

*February 25th, 1961, Uedem

39

Joakim Noah

American–French basketball player

*February 25th, 1985, New York City

23

Lin Fangling

Chinese badminton player

*February 25th, 2001, Wenchang

92

Brenda Joyce

American film actress (1917-2009)

*February 25th, 1917, Excelsior Springs †July 4th, 2009, Santa Monica

25

Gianluigi Donnarumma

Italian association football player

*February 25th, 1999, Castellammare di Stabia

75

Amin Maalouf

Francophone Lebanese writer based in France

*February 25th, 1949, Beirut

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

56

Sandrine Kiberlain

French actress and singer

*February 25th, 1968, Boulogne-Billancourt

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Born in 1916

89

Phil Brown

American actor (1916–2006)

*April 30th, 1916, Cambridge †February 9th, 2006, Woodland Hills

100

Jean Rouverol

American actress and screenwriter

*July 8th, 1916, St. Louis †March 24th, 2017, Dover

89

Geoffrey Keen

English actor (1916–2005)

*August 21st, 1916, Wallingford †November 3rd, 2005, Northwood

101

Harry Huskey

American computer design pioneer (1916-2017)

*January 19th, 1916, Whittier †April 9th, 2017, Santa Cruz

79

François Mitterrand

21st President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995

*October 26th, 1916, Jarnac †January 8th, 1996, 7th arrondissement of Paris

71

Jackie Gleason

American comedian and actor (1916-1987)

*February 26th, 1916, Brooklyn †June 24th, 1987, Fort Lauderdale

103

Kirk Douglas

American stage and film actor (1916–2020)

*December 9th, 1916, Amsterdam †February 5th, 2020, Beverly Hills

101

Jacque Fresco

American futurist and self-described social engineer

*March 13th, 1916, Brooklyn †May 18th, 2017, Sebring

88

Francis Crick

British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of DNA

*June 8th, 1916, Northampton †July 28th, 2004, La Jolla

107

Friedrich Grade

German engineer and naval officer

*March 29th, 1916, Büdelsdorf †October 13th, 2023, Bornheim

101

Bernard Lewis

British-American historian (1916–2018)

*May 31st, 1916, London †May 19th, 2018, Voorhees Township

79

Harold Wilson

British politician

*March 11th, 1916, Huddersfield †May 24th, 1995, London

104

Olivia de Havilland

English and American actress (1916–2020)

*July 1st, 1916, Tokyo †July 26th, 2020, 16th arrondissement of Paris

93

Vitaly Ginzburg

Russian physicist

*September 21st, 1916, Moscow †November 8th, 2009, Moscow

84

Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000

*April 17th, 1916, Baḷangoḍa †October 10th, 2000, Colombo

87

Maurice Wilkins

New Zealand-born English physicist and biologist

*December 15th, 1916, Pongaroa †October 5th, 2004, Blackheath

101

Sam Beazley

British actor

*March 29th, 1916, Kensington †June 12th, 2017, London

100

João Havelange

Brazilian businessman and athlete (1916-2016)

*May 8th, 1916, Rio de Janeiro †August 16th, 2016, Rio de Janeiro

89

Edward Heath

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974

*July 9th, 1916, Broadstairs †July 17th, 2005, Salisbury

77

Mark Stevens

American actor (1916–1994)

*December 13th, 1916, Cleveland †September 15th, 1994, Spain

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Public holidays on February 25th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast days) which are celebrated on February 25th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1916 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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