February 25th, 1947

Born on February 25th, 1947

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What happened on February 25th, 1947?

February 25th, 1947

Soviet NKVD forces in Hungary abduct Béla Kovács—secretary-general of the majority Independent Smallholders' Party—and deport him to the USSR in defiance of Parliament. His arrest is an important turning point in the Communist takeover of Hungary.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NKVD

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, 1947

74

Anne Beatts

American writer

*February 25th, 1947, Buffalo †April 7th, 2021, West Hollywood

45

Jorge Donn

Argentine ballet dancer

*February 25th, 1947, El Palomar †November 30th, 1992, Lausanne

77

Doug Yule

American musician

*February 25th, 1947, Mineola

73

Ryo Kawasaki

Japanese jazz guitarist (1947-2020)

*February 25th, 1947, Suginami-ku †April 13th, 2020, Tallinn

77

Rik De Lisle

American radio host

*February 25th, 1947, Milwaukee

77

Richard French

Canadian politician and academic

*February 25th, 1947, Montreal

53

Sebastián Fleitas

Paraguayan footballer (1947-2000)

*February 25th, 1947, Asunción †April 14th, 2000, Madrid

74

Lee Evans

American track and field athlete

*February 25th, 1947, Madera †May 19th, 2021, Lagos

77

Bill Ratner

American voice actor

*February 25th, 1947, Saint Paul

77

Ali Kocatepe

Turkish composer

*February 25th, 1947, İzmir

70

Bernhard Lampe

German engineer and professor of control engineering (1947-2017)

*February 25th, 1947, Parchim †August 11th, 2017

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Who's birthday is on February 25th?

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

37

Eva Avila

Canadian singer, songwriter and actress

*February 25th, 1987, Gatineau

75

Amin Maalouf

Francophone Lebanese writer based in France

*February 25th, 1949, Beirut

80

Oktay Sinanoğlu

Turkish chemist (1935-2015)

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

70

Karl May

German author (1842-1912)

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

60

Néstor Kirchner

President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007

*February 25th, 1950, Río Gallegos †October 27th, 2010, El Calafate

63

Hermann Gröhe

German politician

*February 25th, 1961, Uedem

87

Robert Étienne

French historian and classical archaeologist (1921–2009)

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

87

Tom Courtenay

English actor

*February 25th, 1937, Kingston upon Hull

61

Gabriela Sima

Austrian opera singer (1955-2016)

*February 25th, 1955, Innsbruck †April 27th, 2016, Vienna

78

Jean Todt

Former FIA President, UN SG's Special Envoy for Road Safety

*February 25th, 1946, Pierrefort

39

Joakim Noah

American–French basketball player

*February 25th, 1985, New York City

23

Lin Fangling

Chinese badminton player

*February 25th, 2001, Wenchang

56

Sandrine Kiberlain

French actress and singer

*February 25th, 1968, Boulogne-Billancourt

78

Elkie Brooks

English singer

*February 25th, 1946, Broughton

75

Ric Flair

American retired professional wrestler (''Nature Boy'')

*February 25th, 1949, Memphis

90

Ernst Ludwig

German politician (1927-2017)

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

38

Jameela Jamil

British comedian, actress, presenter and activist

*February 25th, 1986, Hampstead

25

Gianluigi Donnarumma

Italian association football player

*February 25th, 1999, Castellammare di Stabia

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Born in 1947

76

Rodney Williams

Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (born 1947)

*November 2nd, 1947, Swetes

76

Hillary Clinton

American politician and diplomat (born 1947)

*October 26th, 1947, Edgewater Hospital

77

Ulf Brunnberg

Actor

*April 7th, 1947, Bromma parish

69

Gregg Allman

American musician

*December 8th, 1947, Saint Thomas Hospital †May 27th, 2017, Richmond Hill

76

Hans-Jürgen Kreische

German association football player and manager

*July 19th, 1947, Dresden

69

David Bowie

English musician and actor (1947–2016)

*January 8th, 1947, Brixton †January 10th, 2016, Manhattan

77

Wiranto

Indonesian politician

*April 4th, 1947, Yogyakarta City

76

Stephen King

American writer (born 1947)

*September 21st, 1947, Portland

76

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer

*August 5th, 1947, Melbourne

76

Kjell Magne Bondevik

33rd Prime Minister of Norway

*September 3rd, 1947, Molde Municipality

76

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)

*July 30th, 1947, Thal

76

Paul Yule

German-American archaeologist

*August 18th, 1947, Minneapolis

77

Mitt Romney

United States Senator from Utah since 2019

*March 12th, 1947, Detroit

76

Dilma Rousseff

President of Brazil from 2011 to 2016 (born 1947)

*December 14th, 1947, Belo Horizonte

77

Ulrich Manthe

German legal scientist and legal historian

*April 8th, 1947, Homburg

76

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

French virologist and Nobel laureate, co-discoverer of HIV

*July 30th, 1947, Paris

77

Robert Kiyosaki

American finance author and investor

*April 8th, 1947, Hilo

68

Johan Cruyff

Dutch footballer and manager (1947–2016)

*April 25th, 1947, Amsterdam †March 24th, 2016, Barcelona

77

Glenn Close

American actress

*March 19th, 1947, Greenwich

77

Edward James Olmos

American actor

*February 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

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